The Dominion XIII rugby league team played international fixtures against

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during the 1930s, the team consisted of English-based non-British

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footballers from the

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s of the

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, e.g. Australia, and New Zealand.

Matches

During the 1930s, there was Dominion XIII's 5–8 defeat by

during the 1935–36 season at

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, on Sunday 26 April 1936, in front of a crowd of 12,000, and the 6–3 victory over France during the 1936–37 season at Stadium Municipal,

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, on Sunday 21 March 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,000.

Players

Notable players include; * David Brown * J. Cutbush *

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* R. Gaunt * Hector Gee * Ernest Trevor Hall * G. Harrison * Edward Holder * S. Hunt (

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) * Rex K. King * Alan Logan * J. MacDonald * G. MacCrea * Ray Markham * Len Mason * Jeff Moores *

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* Charlie Seeling Jr. *

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* Ted Spillane * J. Wilson

References

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