The Australia national rugby league team, known as the Kangaroos, represents Australia in men's international rugby league and is the most successful national side in the sport's history, having won a large majority of Rugby League World Cup titles contested since the tournament's founding in 1954 and maintaining a long-standing position as the sport's dominant international power. Playing in green-and-gold, the team draws its playing pool primarily from the National Rugby League competition and has historically maintained a fierce rivalry with New Zealand, alongside the annual State of Origin series between its own constituent Queensland and New South Wales representative sides.
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An Australian national rugby league team was first formed during the first season of rugby league in Australia, the 1908 NSWRFL Premiership season.
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An Australian national rugby league team was first formed during the first season of rugby league in Australia, the 1908 NSWRFL Premiership season.
View the SourceWendell Sailor (Wikipedia)
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played for Australia (the Kangaroos) 16 times
Brad Thorn (Wikipedia)
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five for the Kangaroos
Anthony Minichiello (Wikipedia)
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An Australia and Italy international
Johnny Raper (Wikipedia)
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earned a then-record of 33 Test caps in the Australia national team between 1959 and 1968
Shane Webcke (Wikipedia)
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He made 26 test appearances for Australia.
Boyd Cordner (Wikipedia)
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the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level
Alex Burdon (Wikipedia)
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representing the Kangaroos in the first two Tests played in 1908 and 1909
Gene Miles (Wikipedia)
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14 Tests for Australia
Kevin Walters (Wikipedia)
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On the 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea, Walters made his test match debut
Bob Craig (Wikipedia)
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Craig played in seven rugby league tests and thirty-five times for Australia
Charles Russell (Wikipedia)
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He played at full-back in the first Test against Great Britain in 1910
John Barnett (Wikipedia)
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He was selected in both Ashes tests against Great Britain in 1910 when Australia hosted the tourists
Jack Hickey (Wikipedia)
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scored the first ever try for Australia in a rugby league test match
Chris McKivat (Wikipedia)
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the Kangaroos in five tests from 1910 to 1912
Josh Addo-Carr (Wikipedia)
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is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level
Greg Alexander (Wikipedia)
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He also played as a fullback, particularly in representative matches for New South Wales and Australia.
Braith Anasta (Wikipedia)
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An Australian and Greek international, Anasta played in the NRL
Trent Barrett (Wikipedia)
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A former Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative five-eighth
Gary Belcher (Wikipedia)
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An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative
Sam Backo (Wikipedia)
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he represented Australia and Queensland
Martin Bella (Wikipedia)
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played a total of nine Tests for his country
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