List of rugby league test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground
The following is a complete collection of results for rugby league test matches played at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1914. The list includes test matches and Rugby League World Cup matches. The Australian team has played in all but three of the tests at the SCG.[1]
Test matches and other internationals
| Game# | Date | Result | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 June 1914 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia def.  Northern Union 12–7 | 55,000 | 1914 Ashes series |
| 2 | 4 July 1914 | Northern Union def. Australia 14–6 | 34,420 | 1914 Ashes series |
| 3 | 3 July 1920 | Australia def. Northern Union 21–8 | 40,000 | 1920 Ashes series |
| 4 | 23 June 1924 | The Lions def. Australia 22–3 | 50,005 | 1924 Ashes series |
| 5 | 28 June 1924 | The Lions def. Australia 5–3 | 33,842 | 1924 Ashes series |
| 6 | 14 July 1928 | The Lions def. Australia 8–0 | 44,548 | 1928 Ashes series |
| 7 | 21 July 1928 | Australia def. The Lions 21–14 | 37,380 | 1928 Ashes series |
| 8 | 6 June 1932 | The Lions def. Australia 8–6 | 70,204 | 1932 Ashes series World Record rugby league international match attendance |
| 9 | 16 July 1932 | The Lions def. Australia 18–13 | 50,053 | 1932 Ashes series |
| 10 | 19 June 1936 | Australia def. The Lions 24–8 | 63,920 | 1936 Ashes series |
| 11 | 18 July 1936 | The Lions def. Australia 12–7 | 53,546 | 1936 Ashes series |
| 12 | 17 June 1946 | Australia drew with Great Britain 8–8 | 64,527 | 1946 Ashes series |
| 13 | 20 July 1946 | Great Britain def. Australia 20–7 | 35,294 | 1946 Ashes series |
| 14 | 29 May 1948 |  New Zealand def. Australia 21–19 | 55,866 | 1948 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 15 | 12 June 1950 | Great Britain def. Australia 6–4 | 47,275 | 1950 Ashes series |
| 16 | 22 July 1950 | Australia def. Great Britain 5–2 | 47,178 | 1950 Ashes series Australia wins The Ashes for the first time since 1920 |
| 17 | 11 June 1951 |  France def. Australia 26–15 | 60,160 | 1951 Australia vs France Test series |
| 18 | 21 July 1951 | France def. Australia 35–14 | 67,009 | 1951 Australia vs France Test series |
| 19 | 9 June 1952 | Australia def. New Zealand 25–13 | 56,326 | 1953 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 20 | 2 July 1952 | New Zealand def. Australia 19–9 | 44,916 | 1953 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 21 | 12 June 1954 | Australia def. Great Britain 35–12 | 65,884 | 1954 Ashes series |
| 22 | 17 July 1954 | Australia def. Great Britain 21–14 | 67,577 | 1954 Ashes series |
| 23 | 11 June 1955 | Australia def. France 20–8 | 67,748 | 1955 Australia vs France Test series |
| 24 | 23 July 1955 | France def. Australia 8–5 | 62,458 | 1955 Australia vs France Test series |
| 25 | 9 June 1956 | Australia def. New Zealand 12–9 | 46,766 | 1956 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 26 | 30 June 1956 | Australia def. New Zealand 31–14 | 46,735 | 1956 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 27 | 15 June 1957 | Great Britain def. France 23–5 | 50,077 | 1957 Rugby League World Cup |
| 28 | 17 June 1957 | Australia def. Great Britain 31–6 | 58,655 | 1957 Rugby League World Cup |
| 29 | 22 June 1957 | Australia def. France 26–9 | 35,158 | 1957 Rugby League World Cup |
| 30 | 25 June 1957 | New Zealand def. Great Britain 29–21 | 14,263 | 1957 Rugby League World Cup |
| 31 | 29 June 1957 | Australia def. Rest of the World 20–11 | 30,675 | |
| 32 | 14 June 1958 | Australia def. Great Britain 25–8 | 68,777 | 1958 Ashes series |
| 33 | 19 July 1958 | Great Britain def. Australia 40–17 | 68,720 | 1958 Ashes series |
| 34 | 13 June 1959 | Australia def. New Zealand 9–8 | 38,613 | 1959 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 35 | 4 July 1959 | New Zealand def. Australia 28–12 | 31,629 | 1959 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 36 | 11 June 1960 | Australia drew with France 8–8 | 49,868 | 1960 Australia vs France Test series |
| 37 | 16 July 1960 | France def. Australia 7–5 | 29,127 | 1960 Australia vs France Test series |
| 38 | 9 June 1962 | Great Britain def. Australia 31–12 | 70,174 | 1962 Ashes series |
| 39 | 14 July 1962 | Australia def. Great Britain 18–17 | 42,104 | 1962 Ashes series |
| 40 | 8 June 1963 | Australia def. New Zealand 7–3 | 48,330 | 1963 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 41 | 29 June 1963 | Australia def. New Zealand 14–0 | 46,567 | 1963 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 42 | 27 July 1963 | Australia def.  South Africa 54–21 | 16,995 | 1963 South Africa Rhinos Tour of Australia and New Zealand |
| 43 | 13 June 1964 | Australia def. France 20–6 | 20,270 | 1964 Australia vs France Test series |
| 44 | 18 July 1964 | Australia def. France 35–9 | 16,731 | 1964 Australia vs France Test series |
| 45 | 25 June 1966 | Great Britain def. Australia 17–13 | 57,962 | 1966 Ashes series |
| 46 | 23 July 1966 | Australia def. Great Britain 19–14 | 63,503 | 1966 Ashes series |
| 47 | 10 June 1967 | Australia def. New Zealand 22–13 | 23,473 | 1967 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 48 | 8 July 1967 | Australia def. New Zealand 13–9 | 27,330 | 1967 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 49 | 25 May 1968 | Australia def. Great Britain 25–10 | 62,256 | 1968 Rugby League World Cup |
| 50 | 8 June 1968 | Great Britain def. New Zealand 38–14 | 14,105 | 1968 Rugby League World Cup |
| 51 | 10 June 1968 | Australia def. France 20–2 | 54,290 | 1968 Rugby League World Cup Final |
| 52 | 20 June 1970 | Great Britain def. Australia 28–7 | 60,962 | 1970 Ashes series |
| 53 | 4 July 1970 | Great Britain def. Australia 21–17 | 61,258 | 1970 Ashes series |
| 54 | 8 July 1972 | Australia def. New Zealand 36–11 | 29,714 | 1972 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 55 | 6 July 1974 | Great Britain def. Australia 16–11 | 48,006 | 1974 Ashes series |
| 56 | 20 July 1974 | Australia def. Great Britain 22–18 | 55,505 | 1974 Ashes series |
| 57 | 14 June 1975 | Australia def. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales 30–13 | 46,766 | 1975 Rugby League World Cup |
| 58 | 28 June 1975 | Australia drew with  England 10–10 | 33,858 | 1975 Rugby League World Cup |
| 59 | 11 June 1977 | Australia def. France 21–9 | 50,077 | 1977 Rugby League World Cup |
| 60 | 25 June 1977 | Australia def. Great Britain 13–12 | 24,457 | 1977 Rugby League World Cup Final |
| 61 | 24 June 1978 | Australia def. New Zealand 24–2 | 16,577 | 1978 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 62 | 22 July 1978 | Australia def. New Zealand 33–16 | 6,541 | 1978 Trans-Tasman Test series Record low attendance for an SCG Test match |
| 63 | 30 June 1979 | Australia def. Great Britain 24–16 | 26,857 | 1979 Ashes series |
| 64 | 14 July 1979 | Australia def. Great Britain 28–2 | 16,844 | 1979 Ashes series |
| 65 | 4 July 1981 | Australia def. France 43–3 | 16,277 | 1981 Australia vs France Test series |
| 66 | 17 July 1982 | Australia def. New Zealand 20–2 | 16,775 | 1982 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 67 | 9 June 1984 | Australia def. Great Britain 25–8 | 30,190 | 1984 Ashes series |
| 68 | 7 July 1984 | Australia def. Great Britain 20–7 | 18,756 | 1984 Ashes series |
| 69 | 19 July 1986 | Australia def. New Zealand 29–12 | 34,302 | 1986 Trans-Tasman Test series |
| 70 | 9 May 2008 | Australia def. New Zealand 28–12 | 34,571 | 2008 Centenary Rugby League Test |
Records
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 67 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 65.67% |
| Great Britain* | 35 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 45.71% |
| New Zealand | 20 | 4 | 16 | – | 20.00% |
| France | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30.76% |
| South Africa | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
| Wales | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
| England | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0.00% |
| Rest of the World | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0.00% |
* Great Britain also played as Northern Union and The Lions
See also
Further reading
- Whiticker, Alan; Collis, Ian (1994) Rugby League Test Matches in Australia, ABC Books ISBN 0 7333 0329 3
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