1936 Great Britain Lions tour
The 1936 Great Britain Lions tour was a tour by the Great Britain national rugby league team of Australia and New Zealand which took place between May and August 1936. The tour involved a schedule of 24 games, 16 in Australia including a three-test series against Australia for the Ashes and a further 8 in New Zealand including a two-test series against New Zealand.
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| Manager | W. Poppleton and R.F. Anderton | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Jim Brough | ||||
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| Previous tour | 1932 | ||||
| Next tour | 1946 | ||||
Captained by Jim Brough the Lions returned home having won 21 and lost 3 of their games. They won the Ashes against Australia 2–1 and made a clean sweep against New Zealand winning both test matches.
Despite being a British team the team played as, and were universally referred to by both the press at home and away, as England.
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