Other Nationalities rugby league team

The Other Nationalities rugby league team are a rugby league representative team that usually consists of non-English players. They have also played under the name The Exiles and more recently Combined Nations All Stars. They competed in the first ever rugby league international in 1904, against England,[1][2] fielding players from Wales and Scotland. The team was later represented by players from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Other Nationalities team wore green shirts.

Other Nationalities
Team results
First game
 England 3–9 Other Nationalities
(Wigan, England; 5 April 1904)
Biggest win
 England 10–35 Other Nationalities
(Wigan, England; 11 April 1951)
Other Nationalities 30–5 Wales 
(Bradford, England; 7 October 1953)
Biggest defeat
Lancashire 36–7 Other Nationalities
(St. Helens, England; 25 November 1975)

History

The team was formed to play England in one-off friendlies and did so until the 1930s. Between 1949 and 1955, they competed in the European Championship, winning the 1952/53 and 1955/56 tournaments. In 1964 Other Nationalities played their only match in the Southern Hemisphere in a one-off match vs Sydney Colts at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match was played as a curtain-raiser to the Australia vs France 3rd Test and was arranged in order to boost the attendance due to France's poor form on tour. The team was made up of foreign players from the NSWRL competition that year plus two Frenchmen that missed selection in France's 3rd Test team. In 1965, Other Nationalities also played New Zealand at Selhurst Park as part of that years Kiwi tour. In 1974 and 1975 the team competed in the County Championship, facing Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cumbria, twice each over both years.

The team ceased to exist after 1975 with Great Britain no longer competing in tournaments meaning Wales began to compete on a regular basis and New Zealand began selecting overseas-based players.

In 2011, the concept of a representative side were resurrected to give England a competitive game without having to travel to the Southern Hemisphere. The team played under the name the Exiles and the game was billed as International Origin. Only Southern Hemisphere born players playing in the Super League were eligible for selection.

Four editions of International Origin were played until 2013 when the game was discontinued due to poor attendances.

In 2021, the Other Nationalities team was reincarnated for a third time under the name Combined Nations All Stars to again give England a competitive game leading up to the World Cup. Unlike previous teams this team also contained other English players.[3]

Results
See also: Exiles
Other Nationalities
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionVenueAttendance
5 April 1904 England3-9Other NationalitiesFriendlyCentral Park, Wigan6,000
2 January 1905 England26-11Other NationalitiesFriendlyPark Avenue, Bradford6,000
1 January 1906 England3-3Other NationalitiesFriendlyCentral Park, Wigan8,000
5 February 1921 England33-16Other NationalitiesFriendlyLonsdale Park, Workington
15 October 1924 England17-23Other NationalitiesFriendlyHeadingley, Leeds3,000
4 February 1926 England37-11Other NationalitiesFriendlyRecreation Ground, Whitehaven7,000
20 March 1929 England27-20Other NationalitiesFriendlyHeadingley, Leeds5,000
7 April 1930 England19-35Other NationalitiesFriendlyThrum Hall, Halifax2,000
1 October 1930 England31-18Other NationalitiesFriendlyKnowsley Road, St Helens10,000
30 March 1933 England34-27Other NationalitiesFriendlyLonsdale Park, Workington11,000
19 September 1949 England7-13Other Nationalities1949-50 European ChampionshipDerwent Park, Workington17,500
22 October 1949 Wales5-6Other NationalitiesThe Park, Abertillery2,000
15 January 1950 France8-3Other NationalitiesStade Vélodrome, Marseille25,000
10 December 1950 France16-3Other Nationalities1950-51 European ChampionshipStade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux28,000
31 March 1951 Wales21-27Other NationalitiesSt Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea5,000
11 April 1951 England10-35Other NationalitiesCentral Park, Wigan17,000
3 November 1951Other Nationalities17-14 France1951-52 European ChampionshipCraven Park, Hull18,000
1 December 1951 Wales11-22Other NationalitiesThe Park, Abertillery3,386
23 April 1952 England31-18Other NationalitiesCentral Park, Wigan20,000
18 October 1952 England12-31Other Nationalities1952-53 European ChampionshipFartown Ground, Huddersfield20,000
23 November 1952 France10-29Other NationalitiesStade Vélodrome, Marseille18,000
15 April 1953Other Nationalities16-18 WalesWilderspool, Warrington8,449
7 October 1953Other Nationalities30-5 Wales1953-54 European ChampionshipOdsal Stadium, Bradford14,646
18 October 1953 France15-10Other NationalitiesStade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux12,000
28 November 1953 England30-22Other NationalitiesCentral Park, Wigan19,000
12 September 1955 England16-33Other Nationalities1955-56 European ChampionshipCentral Park, Wigan18,234
19 October 1955Other Nationalities32-19 FranceHilton Park, Leigh7,000
18 July 1964 Sydney Colts25-16Other NationalitiesCurtain-raiser to Australia vs France 3rd TestSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 16,731
27 January 1965Other Nationalities2-19 St. HelensFriendly (switching-on of new floodlights)Knowsley Road, St Helens15,000
18 August 1965Other Nationalities7-15 New Zealand1965 Kiwi TourCrystal Palace, London
11 September 1974 Lancashire14-13Other Nationalities1974 County ChampionshipThe Willows, Salford2,000
18 September 1974 Yorkshire6-104Other NationalitiesCraven Park, Hull
25 September 1974 Cumbria ?-?Other NationalitiesRecreation Ground, Whitehaven
25 November 1975 Lancashire36-7Other Nationalities1975 County ChampionshipKnowsley Road, St Helens29,000
6 December 1975 Yorkshire8-68Other NationalitiesOdsal Stadium, Bradford
20 December 1975 Cumbria19-14Other NationalitiesCraven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Exiles
10 June 2011 England12–16ExilesInternational OriginHeadingley14,174
16 June 2012 England18–10ExilesInternational Origin SeriesLangtree Park11,083
4 July 2012Exiles32–20 EnglandGalpharm Stadium7,865
14 June 2013 England30–10ExilesInternational OriginHalliwell Jones Stadium7,926
Combined Nations All Stars
25 June 2021 England24 - 26Combined Nations All StarsFriendlyHalliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington[4][5]
18 June 2022 England18 - 4Combined Nations All StarsFriendlyHalliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington

Player statistics

Source[6]

NameNat.ClubGamesTriesGoalsDropsPoints
Trevor AllanLeigh43009
George Andrews1004
Vic ArmbrusterRochdale Hornets1003
Ambrose Baker 1924Oldham1
Billy Banks
David Barends††Bradford Northern2008
Robert Bartlett(Bramley circa-1948) Leeds1004
Harry BathWarrington10120044
Jack Beames (№ 11/№ 12) circa-1913…22Halifax1
Jock Beattie1004
Brian Bevan (№ 2) circa-1951Warrington152600104
Neville BlackWigan / Keighley31004
David BooysenWigan1004
Billy BostonWigan30012
Phil Brady (№ 7) circa-1904 †Huddersfield
Andrew BroatchLeeds≥1
Fred Brown
Lou BrownWigan50020
Herbert Buckler (№ 12) circa-1904 †Salford
Jeffrey Burke (№ 12) circa-1951Leigh
Joe BuschLeeds11004
Tony CheshireBramley
Ian Clark
Arthur Clues (№ 11) circa-1951Leeds / Hunslet142008
Gert CoetzerWakefield Trinity≥1
Percy Coldrick circa-1921Wigan10000
Bert CookLeeds / Keighley / Dewsbury0306
Lionel Cooper (№ 5) circa-1951Huddersfield14110044
Kel CoslettSt. Helens10204
Ronnie CowanLeeds≥1
John DalyHuddersfield / Featherstone Rovers71004
Daniel DaviesSwinton12008
Eli Davies circa-1904 †Wigan
William Davies circa-1921Leeds1000
James Dechan circa-1905?Bradford1004
Pat Devery (№ 4) circa-1951Huddersfield11319050
Wyndham EmeryLeigh10000
Frank EvansSwinton21004
FieldingSalford1004
Christopher ForsterBramley
Ike Fowler circa-1921Batley
George Frater (№ 10) {c} circa-1904 †Oldham
Bruce Gibbs circa-1975Workington Town
Bryn Goldswain 1955Oldham1
Bernard Gould circa-1921Leeds10000
Gordon GrayHuddersfield1004
Ben Gronow circa-1921Huddersfield115013
Gomer Gunn circa-1905Bradford0102
Trevor Hall St. Helens / Rochdale Hornets1004
Roy Hardgrave St. Helens / York1004
David Harris circa-1904 †Wigan1004
Harrison ?2008
Peter Henderson (№ 6) circa-1951Huddersfield40016
Andrew HoggBroughton
Johnny Hunter (№ 1) circa-1951Huddersfield80000
Lou Hutt St. Helens1004
John Isaac (№ 9) circa-1965 (ex-Swansea RFC)Swinton≥1
Ronald JamesHalifax≥1
Francis JarvisBradford Northern
Emlyn Jenkins?1004
Sidney Jerram circa-1921Wigan10000
Berwyn JonesWakefield Trinity≥1
Lewis JonesLeeds219021
Cec Kelly (№ 7) circa-1951Rochdale Hornets61004
Robert Kelly (№ 10/№ 11) circa-1955…56Wakefield Trinity
Bill Kilpatrick 1930Oldham1
Roy KinnearWigan330012
Alex Laidlaw circa-1905Bradford
David Lewis (№ 5) circa-1904 †Oldham
Gordon LewisLeigh≥1
Steve LlewellynSt. Helens1004
Tom Llewellyn (№ 3) circa-1904 †Leeds
Tommy LynchHalifax4
Leonard Mason Wigan41004
Tom McKinney (№ 9) circa-1951Salford70000
Bob McMaster (№ 8) circa-1951Leeds60000
Jim Mills1004
James Moffatt (№ 9) circa-1904 †Leeds
Glyn Moses Salford / St. Helens
Rex MossopLeigh
Cecil MountfordWigan
Rupert Mudge (№ 10) circa-1951Workington Town131004
Andrew MurdisonHalifax1004
Louis Neumann sr, lf circa-1965Leeds≥1
Frank O'Rourke
Stan OwenRochdale Hornets≥1
Tony Paskins (№ 3) circa-1951Workington Town112008
Joseph Phillips?Bradford Northern0130
Raymond PriceWarrington2
Ron Pomering circa 1975Bramley300
Wickham Powell circa-1921Rochdale Hornets10000
Ike Proctor1004
Laitia Ravouvou (№ 10) circa-1965Rochdale Hornets≥1
Rees circa-1905?Bradford
Dai ReesHalifax1
Jack Rhapps (№ 8) circa-1904 †Salford
Johnny Robinson[7]York30012
Johnny Rogers circa-1921Huddersfield11004
Brian ShillinglawWigan≥1
Dai Smith (№ 1) circa-1904 †Salford
Frank Stephens 20 March 1929Wigan1
Jim SullivanWigan6022044
Dai Thomas (№ 11) circa-1904 †Oldham1004
D. Thomas (№ 2) circa-1904 †Salford1004
P. Thomas1004
Gwyn Thomas circa-1921Huddersfield10000
Joe ThompsonLeeds51004
John ThorleyHalifax2
Dave Valentine (№ 13) circa-1951Huddersfield162008
Rob ValentineKeighley
Attie van HeerdenWigan2008
Don VinesWakefield Trinity≥1
Wallace0011
White1004
H. Whitney circa-1921Salford10000
Brinley Williams circa-1921Batley10000
Frederick Willis circa-1921Batley
George WilsonWorkington Town1004
Charlie WinsladeWarrington≥1

† 5 April 1904 match, against England, was a 12-a-side game.

†† Although originally from South Africa, David "Dave" Barends also represented Great Britain.


Harry Bath, born in Brisbane, Queensland, played for the Other Nationalities team whilst playing for Warrington. He kicked 20 goals, a tally that is second only to Jim Sullivan. He also scored 1 try to score 44 points overall. On returning to Australia he played for St George Dragons and coached the Australian national team, despite never playing for them.

See also

References
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