Great Britain national rugby league team

Great Britain is one of the major national teams playing rugby league. The team is administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), and is commonly nicknamed the 'Lions' or 'Great Britain Lions'. The team has also been known as 'Great Britain and Ireland'. The RFL has announced that as of 2008, the Great Britain team will be retired, and that players will be able to represent England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland at the Test level.

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Rugby league - Rugby Football League - England - Wales - Scotland - Ireland

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There is some confusion as to whether the Lions represent Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the United Kingdom (which includes Northern Ireland) or the British Isles (Great Britain and Ireland); see below for more on this.

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Great Britain - England - Scotland - Wales - United Kingdom - Northern Ireland - British Isles - Ireland - Below

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Great Britain's most recent match was against Australia on 27 November, 2004. Their next scheduled match is against New Zealand in London on 29 October, 2005.

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Australia - 27 November - 2004 - New Zealand - London - 29 October - 2005

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