Other Nationalities rugby league team

The Other Nationalities rugby league team was a rugby league representative team that usually consisted of non-English players. They competed in the first ever rugby league international in 1904, against , fielding players from Wales and Scotland. The team was later represented by players from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Other Nationalities team wore green shirts.

History The Other Nationalities rugby league team was initially formed to act as opposition to England in the early days of the sport when international competition was non-existent. Matches were annual and played mid season from the first game in 1904 until 1907, the year of the first ever rugby league tour and the beginning of the sport being played in a country outside of the UK. Games then became more irregular and were mostly played as warm-up games for England ahead of tours. The final England vs Other Nationalities match was played in 1933.

Following the Second World War between 1949 and 1956, the team competed in the European Championship, at the time a double round robin competition between England, Wales, and France. The team won the 1952–53 and 1955–56 tournaments, in addition to three runners-up finishes.

The team did not play again until 1964 when they played their only match in the Southern Hemisphere in a friendly vs Sydney Colts at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match was played as a curtain-raiser to France's third and final test against Australia on their 1964 tour of the country and was arranged in order to boost attendance aimed France's poor performances during the tour. The team was made up of foreign players playing in the NSWRL plus two Frenchmen that missed selection for France's match against Australia.

A year later, the team played a friendly against St Helens celebrating the club's first floodlit match. That year, they also played New Zealand at Selhurst Park as part of the 1965 Kiwi tour of Great Britain and France.

1974 and 1975 marked the team's final appearances, competing in the British County Championship. The team faced Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cumbria, played each team once in both editions of the tournament they competed. The team was made up of players from outside those three counties.

Results

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 5 April 1904 3-9 Other Nationalities Friendly Central Park, Wigan 6,000 2 January 1905 26-11 Other Nationalities Friendly Park Avenue, Bradford 6,000 1 January 1906 3-3 Other Nationalities Friendly Central Park, Wigan 8,000 5 February 1921 33-16 Other Nationalities Friendly Lonsdale Park, Workington 15 October 1924 17-23 Other Nationalities Friendly Headingley, Leeds 3,000 4 February 1926 37-11 Other Nationalities Friendly Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 7,000 20 March 1929 27-20 Other Nationalities Friendly Headingley, Leeds 5,000 7 April 1930 19-35 Other Nationalities Friendly Thrum Hall, Halifax 2,000 1 October 1930 31-18 Other Nationalities Friendly Knowsley Road, St Helens 10,000 30 March 1933 34-27 Other Nationalities Friendly Lonsdale Park, Workington 11,000 19 September 1949 7-13 Other Nationalities 1949-50 European Championship Derwent Park, Workington 17,500 22 October 1949 5-6 Other Nationalities The Park, Abertillery 2,000 15 January 1950 8-3 Other Nationalities Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 25,000 10 December 1950 16-3 Other Nationalities 1950-51 European Championship Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 28,000 31 March 1951 21-27 Other Nationalities St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 5,000 11 April 1951 10-35 Other Nationalities Central Park, Wigan 17,000 3 November 1951 Other Nationalities 17-14 1951-52 European Championship Craven Park, Hull 18,000 1 December 1951 11-22 Other Nationalities The Park, Abertillery 3,386 23 April 1952 31-18 Other Nationalities Central Park, Wigan 20,000 18 October 1952 12-31 Other Nationalities 1952-53 European Championship Fartown Ground, Huddersfield 20,000 23 November 1952 10-29 Other Nationalities Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 18,000 15 April 1953 Other Nationalities 16-18 Wilderspool, Warrington 8,449 7 October 1953 Other Nationalities 30-5 1953-54 European Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford 14,646 18 October 1953 15-10 Other Nationalities Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 12,000 28 November 1953 30-22 Other Nationalities Central Park, Wigan 19,000 12 September 1955 16-33 Other Nationalities 1955-56 European Championship Central Park, Wigan 18,234 19 October 1955 Other Nationalities 32-19 Hilton Park, Leigh 7,000 18 July 1964 Sydney Colts 25-16 Other Nationalities Curtain-raiser to Australia vs France 3rd Test Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 16,731 27 January 1965 Other Nationalities 2-19 St. Helens Friendly (switching on the floodlights) Knowsley Road, St Helens 15,000 18 August 1965 Other Nationalities 7-15 1965 Kiwi Tour Crystal Palace, London 11 September 1974 Lancashire 14-13 Other Nationalities 1974 County Championship The Willows, Salford 2,000 18 September 1974 Yorkshire 22-15 Other Nationalities Craven Park, Hull 25 September 1974 Cumbria 19-12 Other Nationalities Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 25 November 1975 Lancashire 36-7 Other Nationalities 1975 County Championship Knowsley Road, St Helens 29,000 6 December 1975 Yorkshire 16-16 Other Nationalities Odsal Stadium, Bradford 20 December 1975 Cumbria 21-13 Other Nationalities Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness

Player statistics

Name Nationality Date of debut Games Tries Goals Drops Points 4 3 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 12 3 1 0 0 3 12 2 11 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 16 26 0 0 78 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 15 2 0 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 2 3 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 14 13 0 0 39 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 11 5 16 0 47 3 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 13 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 10 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 24 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 22 0 44 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 3 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 6 3 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 3 Source

Other teams Throughout history there have been several other teams created using a similar concept.

Exiles

Combined Nationalities The Combined Nationalities rugby league team a rugby league team created to play an international fixture against France in 1954. The team comprised European-based (or in the case of the United States players, European touring) non-French rugby league footballers.

The team lost 15-19 during the match at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, on Sunday 3 January 1954.

Starting XIII Billy Banks Lionel Cooper Gerry Helme Bob Lampshire Tom McKinney Keith McLellan Bernard McNally Owen Phillips Willie Richardson Leon Sellers Dave Valentine Giovanni Vigna Ernest Ward

Combined Nations All Stars The Combined Nations All Stars were created following the COVID-19 pandemic as opposition to England using UK based players as international travel was still restricted. The team played twice with the following results:

Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Ref.25 June 2021 24–26 Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington 4,000 (restricted capacity) 18 June 2022 18–4 9,393

2021 Team 1. Jake Connor 2. Ken Sio 3. Peter Mata'utia 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Jermaine McGillvary 6. Jackson Hastings 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Matt Prior 9. Nathan Peats 10. Tevita Satae 11. Kenny Edwards 12. Kelepi Tanginoa 13. Luke Yates Subs 14. Kruise Leeming 15. Pauli Pauli 16. Suaia Matagi 17. Andre Savelio

2022 Team 1. Peter Mata'utia 2. Ken Sio 3. Rhyse Martin 4. Kenny-Dowall 5. Mahe Fonua 6. Jacob Miller 7. Brodie Croft 8. Ligi Sao 9. Daryl Clark 10. Zane Tetevano 11. Kenny Edwards 12. Kelepi Tanginoa 13. Matt Prior Subs 14. Kruise Leeming 15. Joe Lovodua 16. Tevita Satae 17. David Fifita

See also Rest of the world

References

External links

France defeated in ‘Battle of the Boulevard’