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| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Les Bleus Les Tricolores The Chanticleers (for the Anglophone media) | |||||
| Governing body | Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Laurent Frayssinous | |||||
| Captain | Benjamin Garcia | |||||
| Mostcaps | Puig Aubert (46) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Raymond Contrastin (25) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Puig Aubert (361) | |||||
| IRL ranking | 8th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 England 32–21France  (Paris, France; 15 April 1934) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
 Serbia 0–120France (Beirut,Lebanon; 22 October 2003) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| England 84–4France (Leigh,England; 24 October 2015) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 16 (first time in1954) | |||||
| Best result |  Runners-up (1954;1968) | |||||
TheFrance national rugby league team representsFrance in internationalrugby league matches. They are referred to asles Chanticleers or less commonly asles Tricolores. The team is run under the auspices of theFédération Française de Rugby à XIII.
The French rugby league team first played in 1934 on a tour of England. They have taken part in allWorld Cups, 16 in total, with the first being held in 1954 in France. They have never won the title but finished runners-up in both1954 and1968. These are often considered the glory years of French rugby league as from the 1950s to the 1970s the team were strong and regularly beatAustralia,New Zealand andGreat Britain. Since those days,les Chanticleers have not done as well with their nadir occurring at the1995 World Cup when they failed to win a single match.
In 2006, thePerpignan based teamCatalans Dragons enteredSuper League, and have since produced a number of top-class French players. Recent successes of the French national team include reaching the quarter-finals of the2000 and2013 Rugby League World Cups, and participating in the2009 Rugby League Four Nations. At the most recent World Cup in2022, France failed to qualify for the quarter-finals after being eliminated at the group stage.
Currently, France are ranked eighth in the world. In Europe alone they are ranked second, ahead ofLebanon,Ireland,Scotland,Wales andItaly, but behind their main rival,England.
On New Year's Eve 1933,England andAustralia played inParis – the first game ofrugby league football in France. The match was one-sided, with Australia winning 63-13 in front of a crowd of about 5,000, but the seed was sown.French rugby union players, disgruntled thatFrance had been suspended from theFive Nations Championship, formed the "Ligue Francaise de Rugby à XIII" on 6 April 1934.Jean Galia, a former rugby union international and champion boxer, led France on a six-match tour of England in 1934 and they recorded their first win inKingston upon Hull. The national team's first game was in Paris on 15 April 1934, losing 21-32 to England in front of a crowd of 20,000. By 1939, the French League had 225 clubs and the national side won the1938–39 European Rugby League Championship where they became the first French team in any sport to beat England at home.[1]
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The game of rugby league suffered in France during the Second World War, after the Vichy government under the right-wing agenda ofMarshal Petain, outlawed the sport.[2] Some players and officials of the sport were punished (not reinstated in the French rugby union), whilst the total assets of the rugby league and its clubs were handed over to the union.[2] After the war the game was re-established and the French became one of rugby league's major powers, competing in theRugby League World Cup and in major international series againstGreat Britain,Australia andNew Zealand despite continuing persecution. The sport was unable to call itself rugby until 1989, being called "jeu à XIII" (the game [played] in 13), which was an expression coined byJean Gallia[3]). In 1949, they became the first French sporting team to win atWembley Stadium.
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In 1951 France embarked ontheir first ever tour of Australasia, coached byRobert Samatan and led by the legendary chain-smokingfullback,Puig Aubert. Their flamboyant style of unorthodox attacking rugby attracted huge crowds. When the two nations met for the first Test, the match became the first "all ticket" international to be staged at theSydney Cricket Ground, and attracted a crowd of over 60,000. On Saturday 30 June 1951, Australia secured a hard-fought second Test victory over France inBrisbane by 23 points to 11. The third Test took place at Sydney Cricket Ground three weeks later before a crowd of 67,009. Late tries fromDuncan Hall andBrian Davies could not prevent the Kangaroos from suffering an embarrassing 35-14 defeat. France played 28 matches during the three-month tour, winning 21 matches, drawing twice and losing just five times.
In November 1951, France met "Other Nationalities" in an International Championship match at theBoulevard, Hull which became known as the "Battle of the Boulevard". Other Nationalities won 17-14 but the match centred on the behaviour ofEdouard Ponsinet, who was involved in most of the violence that happened at the game. The Other Nationalities were down to eleven players at one stage, withArthur Clues being the most serious casualty, hospitalised with head injuries. Eventually Ponsinet was sent off, ten minutes from time after breaking the nose ofJeff Burke.[4] Despite this defeat France went on to retain the title with home victories over England and Wales.
In the1954 World Cup, which was the first of either rugby code and was instigated by France, Les Tricolores defeated both Australia and New Zealand, and drew with Great Britain to reach the final. This was the closest they went to getting their hands on the World Cup, going down narrowly, 16-12, to Great Britain in the final inParc des Princes. France donated the original World Cup trophy, but they have never won it.
France repeated the success of their 1951 tour in 1955, with even bigger attendances greeting the team. Puig Aubert had broken his arm just prior to the touring party leaving and did not tour. Despite this, France played splendidly to win the second test in Brisbane (in a spectacular game 29-28 before 45,000 fans at theBrisbane Cricket Ground) and the third test at the SCG. The 1951 and 1955 French sides that toured Australia are still regarded as two of the strongest sides ever to tour that country.
In the1957 World Cup, held in Australia, the winner was decided by finishing top of the table with no final being played. France finished last, winning one match against New Zealand. History was made when the returning French and British squads visited South Africa and played a series of exhibition matches inBenoni,Durban and EastLondon, all of which were won by the British.
In the1960 Rugby League World Cup France failed to win a match, and finished last for the second consecutive time.
On Sunday 8 December 1963, France defeated the Australians in the first Test of a three Test series during the Kangaroo tour of Europe. The match was held inBordeaux.
France regained strength as the decade went on - defeating Australia quite comprehensively in the 1967-1968 series played in France, winning two games and drawing one.
The French reached the final of the1968 Rugby League World Cup, the last time they have achieved that feat. They beat both Great Britain and New Zealand to qualify, but lost to Australia in Sydney, and so finished runners-up again.
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France managed one victory in the1970 Rugby League World Cup, a narrow win over Australia, who went on to win the Cup in the final. In 1972 France hosted thesixth World Cup and again only got the one win, in the opening match against New Zealand. The trend of underperforming in the World Cup continued for the French in the expanded1975 tournament in which they got a lone win over Wales and a draw against New Zealand. Two years later in the1977 World Cup they did not win a single match. But then on the1978 Kangaroo tour, France beat Australia 13-10 and 11-10. This was Australia's last defeat in an international series or competition until the2005 Tri-Nations.
Rugby league in France went through a riotous period at the beginning of the 1980s. The turbulent period was steadied by the influence of French Rugby League guru Jean-François Bouchet, however poor results followed.[5] From 1985 to 1987 the team were beaten by New Zealand inPerpignan, drew with Great Britain inAvignon and were thrashed 52-0 inCarcassonne by Australia. Away from home they suffered a large defeat against Great Britain inLeeds. The team reached a low point when they were forced to forfeit away World Cup games against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in the1985-88 edition because of lack of funds. Their only World Cup win was againstPapua New Guinea in front of 3,500 people inCarcassonne.
In 1990, a Great Britain team includingShaun Edwards,Garry Schofield,Martin Offiah andDenis Betts were embarrassed by a 25-18 loss, France's first victory on English soil for 23 years and their last win over Great Britain/England. The team then met Papua New Guinea on Sunday 30 June 1991 inRabaul, where they were beaten 28-24. On Sunday 7 July 1991, the two sides met again for aWorld Cup encounter at Danny Leahy Oval,Goroka. The heat and humidity caused France all kinds of problems, but Les Tricolores squeezed home 20-18.
On Sunday 27 October 1991, the first ever Test match involving theSoviet Union took place at the Stade Georges Lyvet, Villeurbanne, near Lyon, France. The Bears were beaten 26-6 by France. The Papua New Guinea national team wound up their 1991 tour of Europe with a World Cup rated Test match against France, which was played on Sunday 24 November at theStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne. France defeated their visitors 28-14. In the 1995 World Cup France had to play the Samoans three days after taking a physical pounding from the Welsh in Cardiff.
John Kear was briefly in charge of Les Tricolores in 1997.
France took onItaly at theParc des Sports, Avignon in November 1999. France needed a draw to win theMediterranean Cup. The Italians, registered a memorable 14-10 victory, which handed the cup to theLebanon.
France traveled toPretoria for a match againstSouth Africa on Saturday 3 November 2001. The French were too good for a young and inexperienced South African side. They scored four tries in each half, and won 44-6 after leading 24-0 at half-time.
In 2002, France lost toLebanon 36–6 in front of 9,713 spectators atTripoli in theMediterranean Cup final.[6]
In 2004 the French returned to form with a narrow 20-24 loss to New Zealand and a losing but creditable performance against Australia. In 2005, Les Tricolores played Australia again inPerpignan, suffering a 12-44 defeat.[7] Unlike their last match against Australia, this game was played under normal rules and is considered a regular test match. This was their best performance in an official test match against Australia since 1990.
Papua New Guinea toured France in the winter of 2007, with France winning both matches. After the tour, a match in Paris was scheduled against New Zealand, who were on their way home from a 3-0 test series defeat by Great Britain. A last minute try secured a 22-14 New Zealand win in front of a decent crowd despite Paris rail strikes.[8] France participated in the2008 World Cup after being granted automatic qualification. They were drawn in Group B withScotland andFiji. Winning only one game and losing two, France finished the tournament in last place.
France participated in the first2009 Four Nations tournament againstEngland,New Zealand andAustralia. The following year, the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, with France's place being taken by a Pacific qualifier.
With the Four Nations returning to Europe in 2011, France needed to qualify by winning the2010 European Cup, but failed to do so, with Wales qualifying instead. In 2011 the English team, rather than playing their annual test against France, instead arranged the inaugural2011 International Origin match.
France participated in the2013 Rugby League World Cup and hosted some games. They reached the quarter-finals where they were knocked out byEngland.
In 2014, France played in the2014 European Cup. They came second in the tournament on points difference, by only 3 points, finishing behindScotland therefore failing to qualify for the2016 Four Nations.
In May 2015, France were set to take onSouth Africa However, the Africans had to withdraw due to the concerns of national contingencies. Therefore, France announced they'd playSerbia in Saint-Esteve on the 22 May. The French, who were labelled as France 'A' due to not being a full-strength side, went on to hammer the Serbs by 68 points to 8.
In October 2015, France played in the2015 European Cup. During the tournament in November, after already confirming before the tournament's details were announced, France took onEngland in Leigh. The match was a warm-up game for England before their end-of-year test-series against New Zealand. The French were hammered by a record 80-point margin.[9]
In August 2016Richard Agar, who began coaching France at the 2013 World Cup, left the national team. It is believed he left because new Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII presidentMarc Palanques wants a Frenchman to coach the national team.[10]Aurelien Cologni, who had a temporary spell from 2011-2012, became the new coach.
At the2017 Rugby League World Cup, France were placed in a strong group, pitted against the likes of England, Lebanon and defending champions Australia. France got off to the worst possible start, suffering a shock loss to Lebanon 29-18 in Canberra. The following two games did not get any better for the French as they were thumped 52-6 by Australia and then suffered another big defeat to their old foes England 36-6 in Perth.[11][12][13] They thus failed to move beyond the group stage and were eliminated from the World Cup.
As the winner of the2018 Rugby League European Championship, France Qualified for the2021 Rugby League World Cup, their 16th appearance in the competition. In the lead-up to the tournament, France hostedTonga for a warm-up match, losing 12–48.[14] The match heralded the introduction of the Tas Baitieri Trophy that both teams will contest each time they meet in future matches.[15] It is named after former Australian playerTas Baitieri who became coach of the French national team in the 1980s.France won its opening game in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup 34–12 againstGreece.[16] Unfortunately, they lost their next two games (going down to England 18–42 and then eventual finalists Samoa 4–62).[17][18] As a result, France did not finish in the top two of their group and therefore failed to proceed to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Traditionally, France wears a blue jersey usually complemented by a red and white chevron on the chest, white shorts and red socks, with the team being nicknamedLes Tricolores. The uniforms feature theGallic rooster embroidered on the chest, much like theirunion counterpart. The use of the rooster as badge influencedEastern Suburbs RLFC, which had uniforms similar to France, to use the rooster as symbol since 1967, being known asSydney Roosters. Sometimes, France also wears a white jersey in case a colour clash arises.
| Period | Manufacturers | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| 1969-1975 | Le Coq Sportif | none |
| 1975-1981 | Adidas | |
| 1982-1988 | O'Neills | |
| 1985-86 | Nike[19][20] | |
| 1989-1990 | Halbro | Jiffi Condoms[21] |
| 1990-1991 | Valpro | none |
| 1991-1992 | MSport | Cassegrain Wines |
| 1993-1994 | Power League | Peugeot |
| 1995-1996 | Coverland | |
| 1997-1999 | Puma | none |
| 2000-2003 | Enterasys Networks | |
| 2004 | Sport+ | |
| 2005-2006 | Canterbury | |
| 2007-2008 | none | |
| 2009-2010 | Rugby Approved | Mutuelles du Rempart |
| 2011-2013 | Puma | |
| 2014-2016 | Erreà | |
| 2016 | Groupe Nicollin | |
| 2017 | Classic Bet | |
| 2018–present | Mister Marcel |
| Manager | France career | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Galia | 1937-1949 | |||||
| Robert Samatan | 1951-1954 | |||||
| René DuffortJean Duhau | 1954-1960 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 028.6 |
| Jep Lacoste | 1968 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.0 |
| Puig Aubert | 1975 | |||||
| Antoine Jimenez | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |
| Yves Bégou | 1977 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.0 |
| Roger Garrigue | 1978-1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.0 |
| Michel Maïque | 1982-1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |
| Louis Bonnery | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.0 |
 Tas Baitieri | 1984-1987 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.0 |
| Jacques Jorda | 1987-1991 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 020.0 |
| Michel Mazaré | 199?-1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.0 |
| Jean-Christophe Vergeynst | 1991-1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.0 |
| Ivan Grésèque | 1994-1996 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 007.1 |
| John Kear | 1997-1998 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 080.0 |
| Patrick Pedrazzani | 1998-1999 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 040.0 |
| Gilles Dumas | 1999-2004 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 041.7 |
| Mick Aldous | 2004-2005 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 042.9 |
| John Monie | 2005-2009 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 014.3 |
| Bobbie Goulding | 2009-2011 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 036.4 |
| Aurelien Cologni | 2011-2012 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.0 |
| Richard Agar | 2013-2015 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 044.4 |
| Renaud Guigue | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Aurélien Cologni | 2016-2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 044.4 |
| Laurent Frayssinous | 2021–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
Squad selected for theInter-confederation qualification tournament for the2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup:[22]
Below are the France international XIII results up until12 May 2025.[23]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 61 | 14 | 2 | 45 | 22.95% | 547 | 1476 | –929 |
 British Empire XIII | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 23 | 25 | –2 |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 72 | 32 | +40 |
 Dominion XIII | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| England | 53 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 13.21% | 540 | 1454 | –914 |
| England Knights | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.29% | 109 | 208 | –99 |
 Fiji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 18 | 62 | –44 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 60 | 0 | +60 |
| Great Britain | 75 | 19 | 4 | 52 | 25.33% | 796 | 1762 | –966 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 34 | 12 | +22 |
 Ireland | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.78% | 295 | 172 | +123 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 14 | –4 |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 186 | 10 | +176 |
 Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 186 | 10 | +176 |
 Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% | 80 | 115 | –35 |
 Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 186 | 18 | +168 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 28.57% | 592 | 1065 | –473 |
 Māori | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 60 | 52 | +8 |
| Other Nationalities | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% | 77 | 99 | –22 |
 Papua New Guinea | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 64.29% | 281 | 249 | +32 |
| Rest of the World | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 21 | 20 | +1 |
 Russia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 371 | 54 | +317 |
 Samoa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% | 58 | 188 | –130 |
 Scotland | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 81.82% | 326 | 198 | +128 |
| Serbia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 284 | 22 | +262 |
 South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 86 | 23 | +63 |
 Tonga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 38 | 56 | –18 |
 United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 49 | 22 | +27 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 74 | 8 | +66 |
 Wales | 43 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 58.14% | 713 | 643 | +70 |
| Total | 384 | 142 | 15 | 227 | 36.98% | 6,183 | 8,080 | –1,897 |
| World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | ||
| 1954 | Second place | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1960 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | Second place | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | Third place | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | Third place | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | Fifth place | 5/5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1985–88 | Fifth place | 5/5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1989–92 | Fourth place | 4/5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1995 | Group stage | 9/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 5/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Group stage | 10/10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6/14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Group stage | 12/14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Group stage | 10/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 16/16 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 43 | ||
| Four Nations Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | ||
| 2009 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Not Invited | |||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | Not Invited | |||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| European Championship Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Place | Position | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | |||
| 1935 | Second place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1935–36 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1936–37 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1938 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1938-39 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945–46 | Second place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1946–47 | Third place | 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1947-48 | Second place | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1948–49 | Champions | 2/3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1949–50 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1950–51 | Champions | 1/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1951–52 | Champions | 1/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1952–53 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1953–54 | Third place | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1955–56 | Second place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969–70 | Second place | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1977 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1979 | Second place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1980 | Second place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1981 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1935 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | Third place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | Second place | 2/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | Group stage | 3/6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Champions | 1/6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2010 | Second place | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2014 | Second place | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Second place | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Champions | 1/4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 Titles | 7/9 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |||
Major:
World Cup:
Regional:
European Championship:
| Attendance | Opposing team | Venue | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67,745 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney | 1955 French Tour – 1st Test |
| 67,009 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney | 1951 French Tour – 3rd Test |
| 62,458 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney | 1955 French Tour – 3rd Test |
| 60,160 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney | 1951 French Tour – 1st Test |
| 54,290 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney | 1968Rugby League World CupFinal |
| Official rankings as of November 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  | Australia | 100 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 79 |
| 3 | | England | 72 |
| 4 |  1 | Samoa | 56 |
| 5 |  1 | Tonga | 52 |
| 6 | | Papua New Guinea | 45 |
| 7 | | Fiji | 33 |
| 8 | | France | 23 |
| 9 | 1 |  Cook Islands | 23 |
| 10 | 1 | Serbia | 23 |
| 11 | 2 |  Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 3 | Ukraine | 20 |
| 13 | 1 | Wales | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | Ireland | 16 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 15 |
| 16 | 3 |  Malta | 14 |
| 17 | | Italy | 11 |
| 18 | 2 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 19 | | United States | 7 |
| 20 | 5 |  Poland | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | Lebanon | 7 |
| 22 | 5 |  Norway | 6 |
| 23 | 3 |  Germany | 6 |
| 24 | 3 |  Czech Republic | 6 |
| 25 | 2 |  Chile | 6 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 3 |  Philippines | 5 |
| 28 | 6 | Scotland | 5 |
| 29 | |  Brazil | 4 |
| 30 | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| 31 | 1 | Kenya | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Morocco | 3 |
| 33 | |  North Macedonia | 3 |
| 34 | 1 |  Argentina | 2 |
| 35 | 3 |  Montenegro | 2 |
| 36 | |  Albania | 1 |
| 37 | 3 |  Turkey | 1 |
| 38 | 1 |  Bulgaria | 1 |
| 39 | 1 |  Ghana | 1 |
| 40 | 1 |  Nigeria | 1 |
| 41 | 3 |  Colombia | 0 |
| 42 | 1 |  Cameroon | 0 |
| 43 | 1 |  Japan | 0 |
| 44 | 1 |  Spain | 0 |
| 45 | 1 | Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 1 |  El Salvador | 0 |
| 47 | |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 48 | |  Hong Kong | 0 |
| 49 | |  Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 50 | |  Vanuatu | 0 |
| 51 | |  Hungary | 0 |
| 52 | |  Latvia | 0 |
| 53 | |  Denmark | 0 |
| 54 | |  Belgium | 0 |
| 55 | |  Estonia | 0 |
| 56 | |  Sweden | 0 |
| 57 | |  Niue | 0 |
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