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The Exiles rugby league team is selected from the overseas players in the Super League competition. These players are chosen to form a 23 man squad by a foreign coach (usually an Australian or New Zealand coach). |
The Exiles rugby league team is selected from the overseas players in the Super League competition. These players are chosen to form a 23 man squad by a foreign coach (usually an Australian or New Zealand coach). |
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==History== |
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Ddue to the success of the All Stars match in [[Australia]] between the [[Indigenous All Stars (rugby league)|Indigenous All Stars]] and the [[NRL All Stars]], new [[England]] head coach Steve McNamara proposed a plan to revive the concept of the [[Other nationalities rugby league team|Other nationalities]] team in 2011 in a hope of providing England with a more challenging opposition in preparation of playing and staying competitive against nations like Australia and New Zealand after the 2010 thrashing of France 60-6 followed by England's poor results in the 2010 Four Nations Tournament. |
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The match - branded by the Rugby Football League as the [[International Origin Match]] - took place on 10 June 2011, replacing the Gillet Fusion mid-season test against France, who in turn will meet England at the end of the Super League season as part of England's build-up to the Four Nations. All Super League clubs agreed to the concept with a maximum of two players per club to be selected for the squad by public vote from rugby league fans and coach Brian McLennan. The 'Exiles' banner defeated England 16-12 with a try in the dying stages of the match at Headingley, Leeds. |
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Revision as of 10:30, 26 April 2013
The Exiles rugby league team is an international rugby league team that plays in the International Origin series against England. The Exiles team is made up of Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Island players contracted to European Super League clubs.
In 2011, the Exiles team wore a black jersey with green & gold 'V'. Each player also had a small flag of their origin nation on their shirts.
Team selection
The Exiles rugby league team is selected from the overseas players in the Super League competition. These players are chosen to form a 23 man squad by a foreign coach (usually an Australian or New Zealand coach).
History
Ddue to the success of the All Stars match in Australia between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars, new England head coach Steve McNamara proposed a plan to revive the concept of the Other nationalities team in 2011 in a hope of providing England with a more challenging opposition in preparation of playing and staying competitive against nations like Australia and New Zealand after the 2010 thrashing of France 60-6 followed by England's poor results in the 2010 Four Nations Tournament.
The match - branded by the Rugby Football League as the International Origin Match - took place on 10 June 2011, replacing the Gillet Fusion mid-season test against France, who in turn will meet England at the end of the Super League season as part of England's build-up to the Four Nations. All Super League clubs agreed to the concept with a maximum of two players per club to be selected for the squad by public vote from rugby league fans and coach Brian McLennan. The 'Exiles' banner defeated England 16-12 with a try in the dying stages of the match at Headingley, Leeds.