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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kangaroo tours canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby league tour
ⓘ
sports tour ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kangaroo tour
ⓘ
Kangaroos tour ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Australia national rugby league team tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCountryVisited |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisingBody |
Australian Rugby League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Rugby League Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
Australia national rugby league team players
ⓘ
coaching staff of the Australia national rugby league team ⓘ |
| region |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sport | rugby league ⓘ |
| status | historic ⓘ |
| team | Australia national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNickname | Kangaroos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourType | overseas tour ⓘ |
| traditionalOppositionSeries | Ashes series (rugby league) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalOpponents |
British club sides
ⓘ
England national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ France national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ French club sides ⓘ Great Britain national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ regional representative sides ⓘ |
| venueType | rugby league stadiums ⓘ |
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