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There have been over 830 rugby league footballers who have been selected to represent Australia since the nation first started playing international matches in 1908. The Australian Rugby League administered the team and maintained the Australian national rugby league team or "The Kangaroos" players register, assigning each player an individual Cap (sport), cap number until 2012 when this was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission.
The first Kangaroo was Arthur Hennessey, as he was the original captain of the side. The rest were added in alphabetical order, then in order of selection. Inclusion in the Kangaroos register denotes a player's selection for a Kangaroos squad and does not necessarily mean an actual full international appearance was made. The year selected represents the first year in which they were called up for international duties and the appearances represent full international matches. New Zealand players who were selected to play for 'Australasian' representative teams are also included.
Super League (Australia), Super League test appearances, although counted as such by their overseas counterparts, have been disregarded by the sport's Australian governing body so are excluded from their register.
*The year in which a player was first selected in an Australian squad.
*The club a player was with when he was first selected.
*The total number of matches played for Australia against other national sides.
*Total does not include additional Super League (Australia), Super League test matches.
Australia - Players
at rugbyleagueproject.com * Middleton, David ''Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88'' (1988), Lester Townsend Publishing Sydney * {{International rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players, Lists of Australian rugby league players, Lists of rugby league players by national team, Australia
There have been over 830 rugby league footballers who have been selected to represent Australia since the nation first started playing international matches in 1908. The Australian Rugby League administered the team and maintained the Australian national rugby league team or "The Kangaroos" players register, assigning each player an individual Cap (sport), cap number until 2012 when this was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission.
The first Kangaroo was Arthur Hennessey, as he was the original captain of the side. The rest were added in alphabetical order, then in order of selection. Inclusion in the Kangaroos register denotes a player's selection for a Kangaroos squad and does not necessarily mean an actual full international appearance was made. The year selected represents the first year in which they were called up for international duties and the appearances represent full international matches. New Zealand players who were selected to play for 'Australasian' representative teams are also included.
Super League (Australia), Super League test appearances, although counted as such by their overseas counterparts, have been disregarded by the sport's Australian governing body so are excluded from their register.
Kangaroos register
*The year in which a player was first selected in an Australian squad.
*The club a player was with when he was first selected.
*The total number of matches played for Australia against other national sides.
*Total does not include additional Super League (Australia), Super League test matches.
Super League representatives
During the split season of 1997 in rugby league, 1997, the Super League (Australia), Australian Super League organisation held internationals with New Zealand and Great Britain. These are considered bona fide test matches by the British Rugby Football League, the New Zealand Rugby League and Rugby League International Federation but are excluded from the Australian Rugby League's records. *Also played for The Australian Kangaroos.See also
*Australian rugby league's 100 greatest players *Australian rugby league's team of the century *List of Australian Jillaroos team playersReferences
Sources
*Andrews, Malcolm (2006) ''The ABC of Rugby League'', Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney *Alan Whiticker, Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players'', Gavin Allen Publishing, SydneyAustralia - Players
at rugbyleagueproject.com * Middleton, David ''Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88'' (1988), Lester Townsend Publishing Sydney * {{International rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players, Lists of Australian rugby league players, Lists of rugby league players by national team, Australia