Great Britain

Records

IMPORTANT NOTE: These records are calculated based only on the data available in the Rugby League Project database. They are not official or necessarily complete figures and should be used as a guide only.

Tour Matches

Most appearances by a player in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Appearances	Holder	Matches
1.	62	Jim SULLIVAN	List
2.	56	Dick HUDDART	List
	56	Roger MILLWARD	List
4.	55	Mick SULLIVAN	List
5.	52	Jimmy THOMPSON	List
6.	51	Gus RISMAN	List
7.	50	Brian EDGAR	List
	50	Garry SCHOFIELD	List
9.	49	Joe THOMPSON	List
10.	46	George NICHOLLS	List

Most tries by a player in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Tries	Holder	Matches
1.	71	Mick SULLIVAN	List
2.	66	Billy BOSTON	List
3.	53	Eric ASHTON	List
4.	42	Alf ELLABY	List
	42	Ike SOUTHWARD	List
6.	39	Frank CARLTON	List
7.	38	Roger MILLWARD	List
8.	34	Barney HUDSON	List
	34	John ATKINSON	List
	34	Martin OFFIAH	List

Most goals by a player in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Goals	Holder	Matches
1.	266	Jim SULLIVAN	List
2.	138	Eric FRASER	List
3.	137	Lewis JONES	List
4.	129	Neil FOX	List
5.	111	Ernest WARD	List
6.	80	Martin HODGSON	List
7.	78	Alf WOOD	List
8.	70	Ben GRONOW	List
	70	Ken GOWERS	List
10.	61	Arthur KEEGAN	List

Most points by a player in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Points	Holder	Matches
1.	541	Jim SULLIVAN	List
2.	333	Neil FOX	List
3.	306	Eric FRASER	List
4.	301	Lewis JONES	List
5.	270	Ernest WARD	List
6.	216	Ike SOUTHWARD	List
	216	Roger MILLWARD	List
8.	213	Eric ASHTON	List
	213	Mick SULLIVAN	List
10.	198	Billy BOSTON	List

Biggest crowds in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Amount	When
1.	73,631	24/10/1992 - Great Britain 6 - Australia 10
2.	57,034	22/10/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 4
3.	54,569	27/10/1990 - Great Britain 19 - Australia 12
4.	50,583	25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38
5.	46,615	10/11/1990 - Great Britain 10 - Australia 14
6.	43,930	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38
7.	42,685	20/12/1947 - England (GB) 25 - New Zealand 9
8.	39,468	20/11/1994 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 23
9.	37,475	06/10/1951 - Great Britain 21 - New Zealand 15
10.	36,529	09/10/1948 - Great Britain 23 - Australia 21

Smallest crowds in matches for Great Britain
Rank	Amount	When
1.	2,000	12/12/1908 - Northern Union 22 - Australia 22
2.	3,764	25/09/1971 - Great Britain 13 - New Zealand 18
3.	4,000	01/01/1912 - Northern Union 8 - Australia 33
4.	4,013	15/02/1908 - Northern Union 5 - New Zealand 8
5.	4,108	16/10/1971 - Great Britain 14 - New Zealand 17
6.	4,193	09/11/1991 - Great Britain 56 - Papua New Guinea 4
7.	5,317	08/11/1911 - Northern Union 10 - Australia 19
8.	5,479	06/11/1971 - Great Britain 12 - New Zealand 3
9.	5,609	31/10/1970 - Great Britain 27 - New Zealand 17
10.	6,000	15/01/1927 - England (GB) 32 - New Zealand 17

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	101 points	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
2.	94 points	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
3.	88 points	25/06/1950 - Central QLD 0 - Great Britain 88
4.	83 points	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
5.	75 points	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
6.	70 points	28/06/1958 - Far North QLD 8 - Great Britain 78
7.	69 points	14/08/1928 - Buller Region 3 - England (GB) 72
	69 points	05/08/1958 - North Island 3 - Great Britain 72
9.	68 points	05/10/1996 - Fiji 4 - Great Britain 72
10.	67 points	07/08/1962 - Bay of Plenty 14 - Great Britain 81

Biggest losing margin in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	38 points	09/11/1963 - Great Britain 12 - Australia 50
2.	36 points	12/06/1920 - NSW Firsts 42 - Northern Union 6
	36 points	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40
	36 points	22/10/1999 - Australia 42 - Great Britain 6
5.	35 points	16/06/1979 - Australia 35 - Great Britain 0
6.	33 points	13/08/1962 - Auckland 46 - Great Britain 13
7.	30 points	09/07/1977 - NSW Firsts 35 - Great Britain 5
	30 points	08/11/1986 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 34
	30 points	07/06/1988 - Manly 30 - Great Britain 0
	30 points	05/11/1994 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 38

Most points by Great Britain in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	101 points	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
2.	94 points	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
3.	88 points	25/06/1950 - Central QLD 0 - Great Britain 88
4.	87 points	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
5.	84 points	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
	84 points	01/07/1962 - Wide Bay 20 - Great Britain 84
7.	81 points	07/08/1962 - Bay of Plenty 14 - Great Britain 81
8.	78 points	28/06/1958 - Far North QLD 8 - Great Britain 78
	78 points	29/06/1958 - North QLD 17 - Great Britain 78
10.	72 points	14/08/1928 - Buller Region 3 - England (GB) 72
	72 points	05/08/1958 - North Island 3 - Great Britain 72
	72 points	05/10/1996 - Fiji 4 - Great Britain 72

Most tries by Great Britain in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	23 tries	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
2.	21 tries	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
3.	20 tries	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
	20 tries	25/06/1950 - Central QLD 0 - Great Britain 88
	20 tries	01/07/1962 - Wide Bay 20 - Great Britain 84
6.	19 tries	24/08/1958 - WA Firsts 23 - Great Britain 69
7.	18 tries	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
	18 tries	28/06/1958 - Far North QLD 8 - Great Britain 78
	18 tries	05/08/1958 - North Island 3 - Great Britain 72
10.	17 tries	07/08/1962 - Bay of Plenty 14 - Great Britain 81

Most goals by Great Britain in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	17 goals	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
2.	16 goals	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
3.	15 goals	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
	15 goals	21/08/1954 - Southern NSW 21 - Great Britain 66
	15 goals	29/06/1958 - North QLD 17 - Great Britain 78
	15 goals	07/08/1962 - Bay of Plenty 14 - Great Britain 81
7.	14 goals	25/06/1950 - Central QLD 0 - Great Britain 88
8.	12 goals	14/08/1928 - Buller Region 3 - England (GB) 72
	12 goals	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
	12 goals	07/08/1954 - Canterbury 14 - Great Britain 60
	12 goals	28/06/1958 - Far North QLD 8 - Great Britain 78
	12 goals	01/07/1962 - Wide Bay 20 - Great Britain 84

Most field goals by Great Britain in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	2 field goals	20/06/1970 - Australia 7 - Great Britain 28
	2 field goals	06/11/1971 - Great Britain 12 - New Zealand 3

Individual Records - Match

Most points by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	34 points	Ernest Ward (England (GB))	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
2.	33 points	Alf Wood (Northern Union)	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
	33 points	Ernest Ward (Great Britain)	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
	33 points	Jim Ledgard (Great Britain)	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
5.	32 points	Neil Fox (Great Britain)	22/07/1962 - Northern Division 13 - Great Britain 56
	32 points	Bobbie Goulding (Great Britain)	05/10/1996 - Fiji 4 - Great Britain 72
7.	31 points	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	22/06/1958 - Central QLD 19 - Great Britain 61
8.	30 points	Lewis Jones (Great Britain)	21/08/1954 - Southern NSW 21 - Great Britain 66
	30 points	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	29/06/1958 - North QLD 17 - Great Britain 78
10.	29 points	Ike Southward (Great Britain)	23/07/1958 - NZ Maori 7 - Great Britain 59
Most tries by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	7 tries	Alf Ellaby (England (GB))	21/06/1932 - Central QLD 21 - England (GB) 63
	7 tries	Jim Lewthwaite (England (GB))	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
	7 tries	Jack Hilton (Great Britain)	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
	7 tries	Mick Sullivan (Great Britain)	24/08/1958 - WA Firsts 23 - Great Britain 69
5.	6 tries	Tom Danby (Great Britain)	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
	6 tries	Billy Boston (Great Britain)	07/07/1954 - North Coast 14 - Great Britain 44
	6 tries	Frank Carlton (Great Britain)	28/06/1958 - Far North QLD 8 - Great Britain 78
	6 tries	Mick Sullivan (Great Britain)	28/07/1958 - Taranaki 8 - Great Britain 67
9.	5 tries	Alf Francis (Northern Union)	17/06/1914 - Ipswich 8 - Northern Union 45
	5 tries	Stan Moorhouse (Northern Union)	23/07/1914 - Taranaki 11 - Northern Union 43
	5 tries	Billy Stone (Northern Union)	28/06/1920 - Toowoomba 28 - Northern Union 48
	5 tries	Evan Davies (Northern Union)	28/07/1920 - South Auckland 10 - Northern Union 49
	5 tries	Jim Bacon (Northern Union)	09/08/1920 - Canterbury 14 - Northern Union 29
	5 tries	Johnny Ring (England (GB))	02/07/1924 - Lismore 19 - England (GB) 28
	5 tries	Alf Frodsham (England (GB))	01/08/1928 - South Auckland 5 - England (GB) 31
	5 tries	Alf Ellaby (England (GB))	16/08/1928 - West Coast 13 - England (GB) 62
	5 tries	Tom Danby (Great Britain)	25/06/1950 - Central QLD 0 - Great Britain 88
	5 tries	Terry O'Grady (Great Britain)	20/06/1954 - Wide Bay 14 - Great Britain 60
	5 tries	Billy Boston (Great Britain)	01/07/1962 - Wide Bay 20 - Great Britain 84
	5 tries	Alan Smith (Great Britain)	14/07/1970 - Wellington 8 - Great Britain 60
Most goals by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	17 goals	Ernest Ward (England (GB))	02/07/1946 - Mackay 0 - England (GB) 94
2.	15 goals	Alf Wood (Northern Union)	24/05/1914 - SA Firsts 0 - Northern Union 101
	15 goals	Jim Ledgard (Great Britain)	28/06/1950 - Wide Bay Burnett 9 - Great Britain 84
	15 goals	Lewis Jones (Great Britain)	21/08/1954 - Southern NSW 21 - Great Britain 66
	15 goals	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	29/06/1958 - North QLD 17 - Great Britain 78
6.	12 goals	Ernest Ward (Great Britain)	14/05/1950 - WA Firsts 4 - Great Britain 87
	12 goals	Lewis Jones (Great Britain)	07/08/1954 - Canterbury 14 - Great Britain 60
	12 goals	Laurie Gilfedder (Great Britain)	01/07/1962 - Wide Bay 20 - Great Britain 84
9.	11 goals	Walter Gowers (England (GB))	14/08/1928 - Buller Region 3 - England (GB) 72
	11 goals	Jim Sullivan (England (GB))	03/08/1932 - South Auckland 11 - England (GB) 64
	11 goals	Ted Ward (England (GB))	19/06/1946 - Northern Division 5 - England (GB) 61
	11 goals	Lewis Jones (Great Britain)	27/07/1954 - Wellington 18 - Great Britain 61
	11 goals	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	22/06/1958 - Central QLD 19 - Great Britain 61
	11 goals	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	28/07/1958 - Taranaki 8 - Great Britain 67
	11 goals	Eric Fraser (Great Britain)	07/08/1962 - Bay of Plenty 14 - Great Britain 81
Most field goals by a player in a match in matches
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	2 field goals	John Holmes (Great Britain)	06/11/1971 - Great Britain 12 - New Zealand 3

Longest Streaks

Longest undefeated streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	23 matches	20/06/1932 - Wide Bay 17 - England (GB) 56 to 03/06/1936 - Southern Division 13 - England (GB) 35
2.	20 matches	07/06/1970 - Toowoomba 13 - Great Britain 37 to 31/10/1970 - Great Britain 27 - New Zealand 17
3.	17 matches	01/07/1936 - Ipswich 3 - England (GB) 23 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
4.	12 matches	27/07/1920 - Rotorua 15 - Northern Union 58 to 01/10/1921 - Northern Union 6 - Australia 5
5.	11 matches	02/07/1914 - Western Division 3 - Northern Union 42 to 09/06/1920 - Orange 8 - Northern Union 50
	11 matches	25/06/1946 - Wide Bay 12 - England (GB) 16 to 27/07/1946 - South Island 12 - England (GB) 24
	11 matches	20/12/1947 - England (GB) 25 - New Zealand 9 to 14/06/1950 - North Coast 7 - Great Britain 37
	11 matches	16/06/1958 - Brisbane Firsts 29 - Great Britain 34 to 23/07/1958 - NZ Maori 7 - Great Britain 59
	11 matches	09/06/1962 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 31 to 07/07/1962 - NSW Firsts 5 - Great Britain 20
10.	10 matches	14/06/1954 - Brisbane Firsts 4 - Great Britain 34 to 07/07/1954 - North Coast 14 - Great Britain 44
Longest winning streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	17 matches	09/07/1932 - NSW Firsts 5 - England (GB) 22 to 03/06/1936 - Southern Division 13 - England (GB) 35
	17 matches	01/07/1936 - Ipswich 3 - England (GB) 23 to 13/11/1937 - England (GB) 13 - Australia 3
	17 matches	14/06/1970 - Monaro 11 - Great Britain 34 to 31/10/1970 - Great Britain 27 - New Zealand 17
4.	12 matches	27/07/1920 - Rotorua 15 - Northern Union 58 to 01/10/1921 - Northern Union 6 - Australia 5
5.	11 matches	02/07/1914 - Western Division 3 - Northern Union 42 to 09/06/1920 - Orange 8 - Northern Union 50
	11 matches	25/06/1946 - Wide Bay 12 - England (GB) 16 to 27/07/1946 - South Island 12 - England (GB) 24
	11 matches	20/12/1947 - England (GB) 25 - New Zealand 9 to 14/06/1950 - North Coast 7 - Great Britain 37
	11 matches	16/06/1958 - Brisbane Firsts 29 - Great Britain 34 to 23/07/1958 - NZ Maori 7 - Great Britain 59
	11 matches	09/06/1962 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 31 to 07/07/1962 - NSW Firsts 5 - Great Britain 20
10.	10 matches	14/06/1954 - Brisbane Firsts 4 - Great Britain 34 to 07/07/1954 - North Coast 14 - Great Britain 44
Longest unsuccessful streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	7 matches	08/11/2003 - Great Britain 18 - Australia 22 to 16/11/2019 - Papua New Guinea 28 - Great Britain 10
2.	6 matches	10/10/1996 - Lion Red XIII 22 - Great Britain 22 to 01/11/1996 - New Zealand 32 - Great Britain 12
3.	4 matches	29/05/1954 - Sydney Firsts 32 - Great Britain 25 to 12/06/1954 - Australia 37 - Great Britain 12
	4 matches	03/11/1967 - Great Britain 11 - Australia 17 to 02/06/1968 - France 7 - Great Britain 2
	4 matches	14/06/1977 - Auckland 14 - Great Britain 10 to 26/06/1977 - Monaro 33 - Great Britain 12
	4 matches	09/11/1985 - Great Britain 6 - New Zealand 6 to 22/11/1986 - Great Britain 15 - Australia 24
7.	3 matches	08/02/1908 - Northern Union 6 - New Zealand 18 to 12/12/1908 - Northern Union 22 - Australia 22
	3 matches	08/11/1911 - Northern Union 10 - Australia 19 to 01/01/1912 - Northern Union 8 - Australia 33
	3 matches	07/11/1970 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 7 to 16/10/1971 - Great Britain 14 - New Zealand 17
	3 matches	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40 to 28/11/1982 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 32
	3 matches	05/06/1988 - Northern Division 36 - Great Britain 12 to 11/06/1988 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 6
	3 matches	17/07/1988 - New Zealand 12 - Great Britain 10 to 21/10/1989 - Great Britain 16 - New Zealand 24
Longest losing streak in matches
Rank	Amount	When
1.	7 matches	08/11/2003 - Great Britain 18 - Australia 22 to 16/11/2019 - Papua New Guinea 28 - Great Britain 10
2.	5 matches	15/10/1996 - New Zealand XIII 30 - Great Britain 22 to 01/11/1996 - New Zealand 32 - Great Britain 12
3.	4 matches	03/11/1967 - Great Britain 11 - Australia 17 to 02/06/1968 - France 7 - Great Britain 2
	4 matches	14/06/1977 - Auckland 14 - Great Britain 10 to 26/06/1977 - Monaro 33 - Great Britain 12
5.	3 matches	07/11/1970 - Australia 12 - Great Britain 7 to 16/10/1971 - Great Britain 14 - New Zealand 17
	3 matches	30/10/1982 - Great Britain 4 - Australia 40 to 28/11/1982 - Great Britain 8 - Australia 32
	3 matches	25/10/1986 - Great Britain 16 - Australia 38 to 22/11/1986 - Great Britain 15 - Australia 24
	3 matches	05/06/1988 - Northern Division 36 - Great Britain 12 to 11/06/1988 - Australia 17 - Great Britain 6
	3 matches	17/07/1988 - New Zealand 12 - Great Britain 10 to 21/10/1989 - Great Britain 16 - New Zealand 24

Great Britain

Records

Tour Matches

Most appearances by a player in matches for Great Britain

Most tries by a player in matches for Great Britain

Most goals by a player in matches for Great Britain

Most points by a player in matches for Great Britain

Biggest crowds in matches for Great Britain

Smallest crowds in matches for Great Britain

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin in matches

Biggest losing margin in matches

Most points by Great Britain in a match in matches

Most tries by Great Britain in a match in matches

Most goals by Great Britain in a match in matches

Most field goals by Great Britain in a match in matches

Individual Records - Match

Most points by a player in a match in matches

Most tries by a player in a match in matches

Most goals by a player in a match in matches

Most field goals by a player in a match in matches

Longest Streaks

Longest undefeated streak in matches

Longest winning streak in matches

Longest unsuccessful streak in matches

Longest losing streak in matches

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