Australia v Great Britain: the history

Great Britain's Andy Farrell gets hauled to earth in 1994

BBC Sport Online looks at past battles between the two countries ahead of the one-off Test in Sydney on 12 July.

Most recent matches first:

2001

24 Nov: GB 8-28 Australia, Wigan
17 Nov: GB 12-40 Australia, Bolton
11 Nov: GB 20-12 Australia, Huddersfield

1999

22 Oct: Australia 42-6 GB, Brisbane

1997

16 Nov: GB 20-37 Australia, Leeds
8 Nov: GB 20-12 Australia, Manchester
1 Nov: GB 14-38 Australia, London

1994

20 Nov: GB 4-23 Australia, Leeds
5 Nov: GB 8-38 Australia, Manchester
22 Oct: GB 8-4 Australia, London.

1992

World Cup final:
24 Oct: GB 6-10 Australia, London

Paul Sculthorpe is mobbed after scoring in 2001

3 Jul: Australia 16-10 GB, Brisbane
26 Jun: Australia 10-33 GB, Melbourne
12 Jun: Australia 22-6 GB, Sydney

1990

24 Nov: GB 0-14 Australia, Leeds
10 Nov: GB 10-14 Australia, Manchester
27 Oct: GB 19-12 Australia, London

1988

9 July: Australia 12-26 GB, Sydney
28 Jun: Australia 34-14 GB, Brisbane
11 Jun: Australia 17-6 GB, Sydney

1986

22 Nov: GB 15-24 Australia, Wigan
8 Nov: GB 4-34 Australia, Leeds
25 Oct: GB 16-38 Australia, Manchester

1984

7 Jul: Australia 20-7 GB, Sydney
26 Jun: Australia 18-6 GB, Brisbane
9 Jun: Australia 25-8 GB, Sydney

1982

28 Nov: GB 8-32 Australia, Leeds
20 Nov: GB 6-27 Australia, Wigan
30 Oct: GB 4-40 Australia, Hull

1979

14 Jul: Australia 28-2 GB, Sydney
30 Jun: Australia 24-16 GB, Sydney
16 Jun: Australia 35-0 GB, Brisbane

1978

18 Nov: GB 6-23 Australia, Leeds
5 Nov: GB 18-14 Australia, Bradford
21 Oct: GB 9-15 Australia, Wigan

1977

World Cup:
25 Jun: Australia 13-12 GB, Sydney
18 Jun: Australia 19-5 GB, Brisbane

1974

Adrian Morley finds no way in 1997

20 Jul: Australia 22-18 GB, Sydney
6 Jul: Australia 11-16 GB, Sydney
15 Jun: Australia 12-6 GB, Brisbane

1973

1 Dec: GB 5-15 Australia, Warrington
24 Nov: GB 6-14 Australia, Leeds
3 Nov: GB 21-12 Australia, London

1972

World Cup:
11 Nov: GB 10-10 Australia, Lyon
29 Oct: GB 27-21 Australia, Perpignan

1970

World Cup:
7 Nov: GB 7-12 Australia, Leeds
24 Oct: GB 11-4 Australia, Leeds

4 Jul: Australia 17-21 GB, Sydney
20 Jun: Australia 7-28 GB, Sydney
6 Jun: Australia 37-15 GB, Brisbane

1968

World Cup:
25 May: Australia 25-10 GB, Sydney

1967

9 Dec: GB 3-11 Australia, Swinton
3 Nov: GB 11-17 Australia, London
GB 16-11 Australia, Leeds

1966

23 Jul: Australia 19-14 GB, Sydney
16 Jul: Australia 6-4 GB, Brisbane
25 Jun: Australia 13-17 GB, Sydney

1963

30 Nov: GB 16-5 Australia, Leeds
9 Nov: GB 12-50 Australia, Swinton
16 Oct: GB 2-28 Australia, London

1962

World Cup:
14 Jul: Australia 18-17 GB, Sydney
30 Jun: Australia 10-17 GB, Brisbane
9 Jun: Australia 12-31 GB, Sydney

1960

World Cup:
8 Oct: GB 10-3 Australia, Bradford

1959

12 Dec: GB 18-12 Australia, Wigan
21 Nov: GB 11-10 Australia, Leeds
17 Oct: GB 14-22 Australia, Swinton

1958

Laurie Daley (left) and Gorden Tallis celebrate in 1997

19 Jul: Australia 17-40 GB, Sydney
5 Jul: Australia 18-25 GB, Brisbane
14 Jun: Australia 25-8 GB, Sydney

1957

World Cup:
17 Jun: Australia 31-6 GB, Sydney

1956

15 Dec: GB 19-0 Australia, Swinton
1 Dec: GB 9-22 Australia, Bradford
17 Nov: GB 21-10 Australia, Wigan

1954

31 Oct: GB 28-13 Australia, Lyon

1952

13 Dec: GB 7-27 Australia, Bradford
9 Nov: GB 21-5 Australia, Swinton
4 Oct: GB 19-6 Australia, Leeds

1950

22 Jul: Australia 5-2 GB, Sydney
1 Jul: Australia 15-3 GB, Brisbane
12 Jun: Australia 4-6 GB, Sydney

1949

29 Jan: GB 23-9 Australia, Bradford

1948

6 Nov: GB 16-7 Australia, Swinton
9 Oct: GB 23-21 Australia, Leeds

1946

20 Jul: Australia 7-20 GB, Sydney
6 Jul: Australia 5-14 GB, Brisbane
17 Jun: Australia 8-8 GB, Sydney

1937

18 Dec: GB 3-13 Australia, Huddersfield
13 Nov: GB 13-3 Australia, Swinton
16 Oct: GB 5-4 Australia, Leeds

1936

Australia's Brad Thorn tackles Paul Broadbent in 1997

18 Jul: Australia 7-12 GB, Sydney
4 Jul: Australia 7-12 GB, Sydney
29 Jun: Australia 24-8 GB, Sydney

1933

16 Dec: GB 19-16 Australia, Swinton
11 Nov: GB 7-5 Australia, Leeds
7 Oct: GB 4-0 Australia, Manchester

1932

16 Jul: Australia 13-18 GB, Sydney
18 Jun: Australia 15-6 GB, Brisbane
6 Jun: Australia 6-8 GB, Sydney

1930

15 Jan: GB 3-0 Australia, Rochdale
4 Jan: GB 0-0 Australia, Swinton

1929

9 Nov: GB 9-3 Australia, Leeds
5 Oct: GB 8-31 Australia, Hull

1928

14 Jul: Australia 0-8 GB, Sydney
23 Jun: Australia 12-15 GB, Brisbane

1924

12 Jul: Australia 21-11 GB, Brisbane
28 Jun: Australia 3-5 GB, Sydney
23 Jun: Australia 3-22 GB, Sydney

1922

14 Jan: GB 6-0 Australia, Salford

1921

5 Nov: GB 2-16 Australia, Hull
1 Oct: GB 6-5 Australia, Leeds

1920

10 Jul: Australia 13-23 GB, Sydney
3 Jul: Australia 21-8 GB, Sydney
26 Jun: Australia 8-4 GB, Brisbane

Australia grab hold of Jason Robinson in 1994

1914

4 Jul: Australia 6-14 GB, Sydney
29 Jun: Australia 12-7 GB, Sydney
27 Jun: Australia 5-23 GB, Sydney

1912

1 Jan: GB 33-8 Australia, Birmingham

1911

16 Dec: GB 11-11 Australia, Edinburgh
8 Nov: GB 10-19 Australia, Newcastle

1910

2 Jul: Australia 17-22 GB, Brisbane
18 Jun: Australia 20-27 GB, Sydney

1909

10 Feb: GB 6-5 Australia, Birmingham
23 Jan: GB 15-5 Australia, Newcastle

1908

12 Dec: GB 22-22 Australia, London