Discover the records and stats for the rugby league Ashes including the biggest win, most points, highest attendance & more.
Most Team Points in a Test
Team | Score | Year |
Australia | 50-12 | 1963 |
Great Britain/England | 40-17 | 1958 |
The most points scored in a single Test occurred in 1963, with Australia scoring 50 points at Station Road, Swinton on 9th November.
Great Britain/England's highest points tally came at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, on 19th July 1958, scoring 40 points.
Biggest Winning Margin
Team | Winning Margin | Score | Year |
Australia | 38 | 50-12 | 1963 |
Great Britain/England | 23 | 40-17 & 33-10 | 1958 & 1992 |
The biggest winning margin between the two sides was achieved by Australia in 1963, beating Great Britain/England by 38 points in a 50-12 victory.
Great Britain/England's biggest winning margin in this fixture is 23, being achieved on two occasions, in a 40-17 victory in 1958 and a 33-10 victory in 1992.
Most Points in an Individual Test
Player | Team | Points | Year |
| Australia | 22 | 1986 |
| Great Britain/England | 20 | 1954 |
| Great Britain/England | 20 | 1970 |
Kangaroos legend Michael O'Connor scored the most points in an individual Test, netting 22 points at Old Trafford, Manchester on 25th October 1986 via 3 tries and 5 goals.
Great Britain/England players Lewis Jones and Roger Millward make up the top three, having both netted 20 points in a single Test.
Jones achieved his in at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane on 9th July 1954 - via 10 goals - whilst Millward achieved his at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 20th June 1970, via 2 tries, 6 goals and 1 field goal.
Highest Attendance
Country | Attendance | Venue | Year |
Australia | 70,204 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1932 |
Great Britain/England | 57,034 | Wembley Stadium | 1994 |
The highest recorded attendance at a rugby league Ashes Test is 70,204, which took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1932.
England's highest home attendance in this fixture is 57,034, which occurred at Wembley Stadium in 1994.
Both of these records could be broken in 2025, with Wembley set to play host to the opening Test of this year's competition.
Clean Sweeps
Australia | 5 | 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986 & 2003 |
Great Britain/England | 3 | 1910, 1933 & 1948–49 |
Such has been Australia's superiority in recent iterations of this tournament, they have achieved the most clean sweeps with five to their name.
Great Britain/England will be looking to achieve their first clean sweep since 1949 and close the gap in this statistic in 2025.
Most Games Captained
Australia
9 - Clive Churchill (1950–1954)
9 - Wally Lewis (1984–1988)
9 - Mal Meninga (1990–1994)
Great Britain/England
10 - Jim Sullivan (1928–1933)
Great Britain/England's Jim Sullivan holds the record for the most rugby league Ashes Tests captained, wearing the armband 10 times in this fixture between 1928 and 1933.
Three Kangaroos stars are tied in second place, with Clive Churchill, Wally Lewis and Mal Meninga all captaining their country on nine occasions in this competition.
Most Games Coached
Australia
12 - Frank Stanton (1978–1984)
Great Britain/England
9 - Mal Reilly (1988–1992)
The Kangaroos' legendary coach Frank Stanton has overseen the most rugby league Ashes Tests as a coach, managing Australia 12 times in this fixture between 1978 and 1984, overseeing three clean sweeps in that time.
Mal Reilly has managed Great Britain/England the most times in this fixture, overseeing nine Rugby League Ashes Tests between 1988 and 1992.
Most Tries in an Ashes Test
Australia
3 – Reg Gasnier (1959)
3 – Reg Gasnier (1963)
3 – Ken Irvine (1963)
3 – Ken Irvine (1966)
3 – Gene Miles (1986)
3 – Michael O'Connor (1986)
Great Britain/England
3 – Jim Devereux (1908)
No player has scored more than three tries in a rugby league Ashes Test before, however one Great Britain/England player and six Australian players have scored a hat-trick in this fixture.
Two players, Australia's Reg Gasnier (1959 & 1963) and Ken Irvine (1963 & 1966) have scored three tries in multiple rugby league Ashes Tests, each achieving this on two occasions.
