Kangaroo tours

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Kangaroo tours are the historic overseas rugby league tours undertaken by the Australian national team, traditionally featuring extended series of Test matches and games against club and regional sides, especially in Britain and France.

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instanceOf rugby league tour
sports tour
alsoKnownAs Kangaroo tour
Kangaroos tour
associatedWith Australia national rugby league team tours
competitionFormat Test series
tour matches
competitionLevel international
country Australia
culturalSignificance iconic element of Australian rugby league history
era 20th century
feature extended series of Test matches
matches against club sides
matches against regional sides
firstTourDestination Great Britain
firstTourYear 1908
frequency periodic
governingCode Rugby league laws
historicalRole development of international rugby league
mainPurpose international competition
promotion of rugby league
matchType Test match
tour match
nicknameOrigin Kangaroos nickname of the Australia national rugby league team
notableCountryVisited England
France
Scotland
Wales
organisingBody Australian Rugby League
Australian Rugby League Commission
participants Australia national rugby league team players
coaching staff of the Australia national rugby league team
region France
Great Britain
United Kingdom
sport rugby league
status historic
team Australia national rugby league team
teamNickname Kangaroos
tourType overseas tour
traditionalOppositionSeries Ashes series (rugby league)
typicalOpponents British club sides
England national rugby league team
France national rugby league team
French club sides
Great Britain national rugby league team
regional representative sides
venueType rugby league stadiums

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