great LEEDS rhino's like to play touring kangaroos team : Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:02 am  

just like the old days.get the play and smash the mighty australian kangaroo's touring team at your home ground. you would just love it v Cumbria W 52-8 4,277 Workington
v Leeds W 48-6 18,581 Leeds
v Wigan W 30-20 20,057 Wigan
v Castleford W 38-12 11,073 Castleford
v Halifax W 26-12 8,352 Halifax
v GREAT BRITAIN L 4-8 57,034 Wembley Stadium, London
v Sheffield W 80-2 8,000 Sheffield
v Wales W 46-4 8,729 Cardiff
v St Helens W 32-14 13,911 St Helens
v GREAT BRITAIN W 38-8 43,930 Old Trafford, Manchester
v Warrington W 24-0 12,000 Warrington
v Bradford Northern W 40-0 9,080 Bradford
v Great Britain Under-21s W 54-10 4,118 Gateshead
v GREAT BRITAIN W 23-4 39,468 Elland Road, Leeds



1994 kangaroo's great britain tour

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14 am  

Very strange

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:23 am  

Put the crack pipe down lad.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:46 am  

As odd as fredie is he has a good point. That top game of the 94 tour was the first game I ever went to and was the reason I got into the great game. As an 11 year old it was great to see although I'm sure the attendance was given as 20k or so on the night.

Wouldn't you like to see the green and golds at headingley in October?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:54 am  

Hollywood Harrigan wrote:

As odd as fredie is he has a good point. That top game of the 94 tour was the first game I ever went to and was the reason I got into the great game. As an 11 year old it was great to see although I'm sure the attendance was given as 20k or so on the night.

Wouldn't you like to see the green and golds at headingley in October?

Of course, although for the benefit of the wider game I'd much rather see them have a warm-up game in Bridgend or London.

The days of long tours however are gone never to be repeated I'm afraid.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:02 am  

v St Helens W 34-4 15,260 St Helens
v Wakefield Trinity W 36-18 7,083 Wakefield
v Wigan W 34-6 25,101 Wigan
v Cumbria W 42-10 6,750 Workington
v Leeds W 22-10 16,037 Leeds
v GREAT BRITAIN L 12-19 52,569 Wembley Stadium, London
v Warrington W 26-6 10,200 Warrington
v Castleford W 28-8 9,033 Castleford
v Halifax W 36-18 8,730 Halifax
v GREAT BRITAIN W 14-10 46,615 Old Trafford, Manchester
v Hull W 34-4 13,000 Hull
v Widnes W 15-8 14,666 Widnes
v GREAT BRITAIN W 14-0 32,500 Elland Road, Leeds



1990 kangaroo tour

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:16 am  

IIRC the Kangeroos were going to play the top 4 in '01 but because of the WTC attack they opted out of a long tour. Since then there hasn't really been a tour as such. Just a warm up against the Welsh or an academy team.

[Wheels]

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:09 pm  

It is a shame that, York have played a few touring teams in the past, I'd love to see it happening again.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:12 pm  

Can you put up the 1986 details?

Leeds -v- Oz at HQ was my first game (apart from a few around 1981).

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:35 pm  

Captained by a Queenslander for only the second time in the long history of the Kangaroos, the Wally Lewis led Australians of 1986 faced an almost impossible task in following the deeds of the 1982 side.

A crowd of over 50,000 were on hand for the opening Test. Australia took an early 16-0 lead as Lewis, Gene Miles and Greg Dowling were taking control.

The British hit back with two tries - the second was scored by Joe Lydon in a stunning length of field movement. However, the Kangaroos pulled away and won the match by 38-16.

In the 2nd Test Britain again were competitive until late in the fist half - from then on they were overpowered by Noel Cleal and the on-field direction of Peter Sterling.

With Australia winning by 34-4, Wally Lewis became the first Queenslander to captain the Kangaroos to an Ashes win.

The British were unlucky losers in the 3rd Test. Two blunders by the French referee gave Australia 12 extra points in a 24-15 win in front of over 20,000 at Wigan's Central Park.

In France, the Kangaroos were untroubled as they easily won both Tests, showing an alarming drop in standard in the French game.

Remarkably, Australia had now gone through two Kangaroo tours without a loss.

Tour Details:

1986 v Great Britain & France


GREAT BRITAIN
1st Test - 25 October : won 38-16 / Old Trafford, Manchester (50,583)
2nd Test - 8 November : won 34-4 / Elland Road, Leeds (30,808)
3rd Test - 22 November : won 24-15 / Central Park, Wigan (20,169)

RECORD: P: 13 W: 13 L:0
TEST SERIES: Won 3-0

AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE: 212,068

v Wigan W 26-18 30,622 Wigan
v Hull Kingston Rovers W 46-10 6,868 Hull
v Leeds W 40-0 10,974 Leeds
v Cumbria W 48-12 4,233 Barrow
v GREAT BRITAIN W 38-16 50,583 Old Trafford, Manchester
v Halifax W 36-2 8,000 Halifax
v St Helens W 32-8 21,700 St Helens
v Oldham W 22-16 7,150 Oldham
v GREAT BRITAIN W 34-4 30,808 Elland Road, Leeds
v Widnes W 20-4 7,500 Widnes
v Hull W 48-0 8,213 Hull
v Bradford Northern W 38-0 8,000 Bradford
v GREAT BRITAIN W 24-15 20,169 Central Park, Wigan

FRANCE
1st Test : won 44-2 / Perpignan (6,000)
2nd Test : won 52-0 / Carcassonne (5,000)

RECORD: P: 7 W: 7 L: 0 FOR: 286 AGST: 21
TEST SERIES: Won 2-0

AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE: 20,200

v President's XIII W 36-4 700 Paris
v FRANCE W 44-2 6,000 Perpignan
v Le Pontet Province W 42-5 3,500 Avignon
v Midi-Pyrenees W 12-2 2,500 Toulouse
v France-B W 50-0 2,000 Albi
v Selection Aquitaine W 50-8 500 Villeneuve
v FRANCE W 52-0 5,000 Carcassonne