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A dual-code rugby international is a rugby footballer who has played at the senior international level in both codes of rugby, 13-a-side rugby league and 15-a-side rugby union.

Rugby league started as a breakaway version of rugby in Northern England in 1895 and in New Zealand and Australia in 1908, and consequently a number of early top-class rugby league players had been star players in the rugby union code. Accordingly, a high proportion of Australia and New Zealand's dual-code rugby internationals played in rugby league's formative years in those countries.

From 1910 to 1995, dual-code internationals were infrequent and with the single exception of Karl Ifwersen, the player had always first appeared as a union international before shifting to league, due to strict bans applied by administrators in rugby union, which remained amateur, to those players who crossed to the professional code. In 1995 rugby union itself turned professional and the tide of switches began to reverse. Since then the vast majority of cross-code representatives have debuted internationally in league before moving to union where there is now a larger audience and more money available.

Backs have more often been successful at the highest level of both games than forwards – approximately 65% of the players here listed are backs, although pre-1995 many notable forwards moved from union to league. Since 1995 nearly 90% of the league to union converts who went on to play internationally have been backs.

The following is an incomplete list of dual-code internationals, listed by country.

Australia

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No.[1] Player Test debut[2] Year At Cross-code debut[2] Date At Position
1 Dally Messenger 2nd RU Test v New Zealand[3] 1907 Brisbane RL Test All Golds v Wales[4] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Centre
2 Denis Lutge[5] Inaugural RU Test v New Zealand[6] 1903 Sydney Inaugural RL Test v New Zealand[7] 9 May 1908 Sydney Forward
3 Doug McLean, Snr. 2nd RU Test v British Lions[8] 1904 Brisbane Inaugural RL Test v New Zealand 9 May 1908[7] Sydney Winger
4 Micky Dore RU Test v New Zealand[9] 1905 Dunedin Inaugural RL Test v New Zealand[7] 9 May 1908 Sydney Half-back
5 John Rosewell 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney Inaugural RL Test v New Zealand[7] 9 May 1908 Sydney Forward
6 Robert Graves[11] 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney Inaugural RL Test v New Zealand[7] 9 May 1908 Sydney Forward
7 Bill Hardcastle 4th RU Test v British Lions[12] 1899 Sydney 2nd RL Test v New Zealand[7] 30 May 1908 Brisbane Forward
8 George Watson 1st RU Test V New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney 2nd RL Test v New Zealand[7] 30 May 1908 Brisbane Winger
9 Alex Burdon[13] Inaugural RU Test v New Zealand[6] 1903 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 12 Dec 1908 London Forward
10 Pat Walsh 1st RU Test v British Lions[14] 1904 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 12 Dec 1908 London Forward
11 Arthur Anlezark RU Test v New Zealand[9] 1905 Dunedin 3rd RL Test v Great Britain[7] 10 Feb 1909 Birmingham Half-back
12 Charles Russell 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain 18 Jun 1910[7] Sydney Winger
13 Chris McKivat[15] 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 18 Jun 1910 Sydney Half-back
14 John Barnett 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain 18 Jun 1910 Sydney[7] Forward
15 Bob Craig Olympic Final (RU) v Great Britain[16] 1908 London 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 18 Jun 1910 Sydney Forward
16 Jack Hickey Olympic Final (RU) v Great Britain[16] 1908 London 1st RL Test v Great Britain 18 Jun 1910 Sydney Centre
17 Patrick McCue 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 18 Nov 1911 Newcastle Forward
18 Herb Gilbert 1st RU Test v New Zealand[17] 1910 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 18 Nov 1911 Newcastle Centre
19 Peter Burge 1st RU Test v New Zealand[10] 1907 Sydney Kangaroo tour match (RL) 1911 England Forward
20 Charles McMurtrie Olympic Final (RU) v Great Britain[16] 1908 London Kangaroo tour match (RL) 1911 England Forward
21 Bob Stuart 2nd RU Test v New Zealand[18] 1910 Sydney Kangaroo tour match (RL) 1911 England Forward
22 Claud O'Donnell 1st RU Test v New Zealand[19] 1913 Wellington 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 23 Aug 1919 Wellington Hooker
23 Clarrie Prentice 1st RU Test v New Zealand[20] 1914 Sydney 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 23 Aug 1919 Wellington Hooker
24 Doug McLean Jr. 1st RU Test v South Africa[21] 1933 Cape Town 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 7 Aug 1937 Auckland Winger
25 Trevor Allan RU Test Aust v New Zealand[22] 1949 Wellington RL Other Nationalities v Wales 31 Mar 1950 Wales Back
26 Ken Kearney[23] 1st RU Test v New Zealand[24] 1947 Brisbane 3rd RL Test v Great Britain[7] 13 Dec 1952 Bradford Hooker
27 Rex Mossop 1st RU Test v New Zealand[25] 1949 Wellington 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 14 Jun 1958 Sydney Forward
28 Arthur Summons[26] 1st RU Test v Wales[27] 1958 Cardiff 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 1 Jul 1961 Auckland Half-back
29 Michael Cleary RU Test v France[28] 1961 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 9 Jun 1962 Sydney Winger
30 Jim Lisle 1st RU Test v Fiji[29] 1961 Brisbane 3rd RL Test v Great Britain[7] 14 Jul 1962 Sydney Five-eighth
31 Dick Thornett RU Test v France 1961 Sydney 1st RL Test v South Africa[7] 20 Jul 1963 Brisbane Forward
32 Kevin Ryan RU Test v England 1958 London 2nd RL Test v France[7] 4 Jul 1964 Brisbane Forward
33 Bob Honan 1st RU Test v New Zealand 1964 Dunedin 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 1 Jun 1969 Auckland Back
34 Phil Hawthorne[30] 3rd RU Test v New Zealand 1962 Wellington 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 6 Jun 1970 Brisbane Five-eighth
35 John Brass[31] 2nd RU Test v British Lions 1966 Brisbane 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 6 Jun 1970 Brisbane Centre
36 Stephen Knight 2nd RU Test v South Africa 1969 Kimberley, SA RLWC v Great Britain 29 Oct 1972 Perpignan Winger
37 Geoff Richardson 1st RU Test v South Africa 1971 Sydney 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 15 Jun 1974 Brisbane Five-eighth
38 Ray Price 1st RU Test v New Zealand 1974 Sydney 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 24 Jun 1978 Sydney Forward
39 Michael O'Connor 1st RU Test v Argentina 1979 Buenos Aires 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 6 Jul 1986 Auckland Centre
40 Ricky Stuart Wallaby Argentina Tour (RU) 1987 Argentina 1st RL Test v Great Britain 27 Oct 1990 London[7] Half-back
41 Scott Gourley RU Test v Scotland 1988 Edinburgh 1st RL Test v PNG[7] 6 Oct 1991 Goroka Forward
42 Andrew Walker RL Test v PNG Team[7] 1996 Port Moresby 1st RU Test v New Zealand 25 Jul 2000 Sydney Back
43 Wendell Sailor 1st RL Test v Great Britain[7] 1994 London 1st RU Test v France 22 Jun 2002 Melbourne Winger
44 Mat Rogers 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 1998 Auckland 1st RU Test v France 22 Jun 2002 Melbourne Back
45 Lote Tuqiri 1st RL Test v New Zealand[7] 2001 Wellington 1st RU Test v Ireland 7 Jun 2003 Perth Winger
46 Timana Tahu RL Test v Great Britain[7] 2002 Sydney 1st RU Test v New Zealand 26 Jun 2008 Sydney Centre
47 Israel Folau RL Test v New Zealand 2007 Wellington 1st RU Test v British and Irish Lions 22 Jun 2013 Brisbane Winger
48 Karmichael Hunt RL Test v New Zealand[7] 2006 Brisbane 1st RU Test v Fiji 10 Jun 2017 Melbourne Centre

England

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Anthony Starks RU Test v Wales 1896 Blackheath RL Test v Other Nationalities 5 Apr 1904 Wigan Forward/Prop
2 George Marsden RU Test v Wales 1900 Gloucester RL Test v Other Nationalities 2 Jan 1905 Bradford Five-eighth
3 Alf Wood RU Test v France 1908 Colombes 2nd Ashes Test v Australia 16 Dec 1911 Edinburgh Forward/Prop
4 Thomas "Tommy" Woods RU Test v Scotland 1908 Inverleith 2nd Ashes Test v Australia 16 Dec 1911 Edinburgh Forward
5 Frank Boylen RU Test v France 1908 Stade Colombes 2nd RL Test Northern Union v Australia 10 Feb 1909 Villa Park Prop
6 Dave Holland RU Test v Wales 1912 Twickenham 1st RL Test GB v Australia 27 Jun 1914 Sydney Forward
7 Jim Brough RU Test v New Zealand 1925 Twickenham RL Test v Wales 12 Apr 1926 Pontypridd Fullback
8 Thomas Holliday RU Test v Scotland 1923 Inverleith RL Test v Wales 11 Jan 1928 Wigan Fullback
9 Thompson "Tom" Danby RU Test v Wales 1949 Cardiff RL Test v Wales 1 Mar 1950 Wigan Wing
10 Ray French RU Test v Wales 1961 Cardiff RL Test GB v France 11 Feb 1968 Paris Forward
11 Bev Risman 1st RU Test v Wales 1959 Cardiff RLWC GB v Australia 25 May 1968 Sydney Half
12 Keith Fielding 1st RU Test v Ireland 1969 Lansdowne Road RLWC v France 19 Jan 1975 Perpignan Wing
13 Mike Coulman 1st RU Test v Australia 1967 Twickenham RLWC v Wales 10 Jun 1975 Brisbane Prop
14 Keith Smith RU Test v France 1974 Paris RL Test v Wales 16 Mar 1979 Widnes Centre
15 Peter Williams 1st RU Test v Scotland 4 Apr 1987 London 1st RL Test v France 21 Jan 1989 Central Park Fly-half/Centre
16 John Bentley 1st RU Test v Ireland 1988 Dublin 1st RL Test v France 8 Feb 1992 Perpignan Wing
17 Barrie-Jon Mather RL Test v France 1994 Carcasonne RU Test v Wales 11 Apr 1999 London Back
18 Jason Robinson 1st RL Test v New Zealand 1993 London RU Test v Italy 17 Feb 2001 London Back
19 Andy Farrell 3rd RL Test v New Zealand 1993 Leeds RU Test v Scotland 3 Feb 2007 London Forward
20 Chris Ashton[32] RL Test v France 2006 Leeds RU Test v France 20 Mar 2010 Paris Wing
21 Kyle Eastmond RL Test v Wales 2009 Bridgend RU Test v Argentina 8 Jun 2013 Salta
22 Joel Tomkins RL Test v France 2010 Leigh RU Test v Australia 2 Nov 2013 Twickenham centre
23 Sam Burgess 1st RL Test v New Zealand 2007 Huddersfield RU Test v France 15 August 2015 Twickenham centre

Fiji

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Kaiava Salusalu RU Test v Tonga 1982 Suva RL Test v Australia 12 Jul 1996 Newcastle Centre
2 Kaleveti Naisoro RU Test 1991 RL Test 1994
3 Fili Seru RU Test v Tonga 1990 Nuku A'lofa RL Test v France 9 Jul 1995 Suva Centre
4 Noa Nadruku RU Test v England 1988 Suva RL Test v France 9 Jul 1994 Suva Back
5 Jioji Vatubua RU Test v Tonga 1992 Nuka A'lofa RLWC v South Africa 8 Oct 1995 Lawkholme Lane, UK Bench
6 Niumaia Korovata RU Test v Hong Kong 1990 Hong Kong RLWC v England 11 Oct 1995 Central Park, UK Bench
7 Kiniviliame Koroibuleka RU game v Auckland 1992 RLWC v Australia 14 Oct 1995 Alfred McAlpine Stadium, UK Bench
8 Waisale Vatubua RU Test v Tonga 1988 Nuka A'lofa RLWC v Australia 14 Oct 1995 Alfred McAlpine Stadium, UK Bench
9 Mesake Navugona RU Test vs Samoa 1992 Suva RLWC v Australia 1 Nov 2000 Gateshead International Stadium Bench
10 Alipate Noilea RL Test vs Samoa 2006 PNC v Tonga 13 Jun 2009 Outside back
11 Waisale Sukanaveita RL Test vs France 2008 Canberra Stadium PNC v Samoa 27 Jun 2009 Churchill Park Outside Center
12 Semi Radradra RLWC vs Samoa 17 Nov 2013 Halliwell Jones Stadium PNC v Georgia 9 Jun 2018 ANZ National Stadium Outside Center

France

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Jean Galia RU Test v England 1927 Paris 1st RL Test v England 15 Apr 1934 Paris Forward
2 Max Rousié RU Test v Scotland 1931 Edinburgh 1st RL Test v Australia 2 Jan 1938 Paris Back
3 Jean Dauger Inaugural RL Test v Australia 1938 Paris 1st RU Test v British Army 1 Jan 1945 Paris Centre
4 Jean Duhau
5 Jean Barthe
6 Jacques Merquey
7 Claude Mantoulan v Ireland 1959 Lansdowne Road
8 Henri Marracq RU Test v Romania 1961 Bayonne 1st RL Test v Australia 8 Dec 1963 Bordeaux Second-row
9 Jean Capdouze RU Test v South Africa 1964 Springs 2nd RL Test v Australia 17 Dec 1967 Carcassonne Five-eighth
10 Fabrice Estebanez RL Test v 2005 1st RU Test v Fiji 13 Nov 2010 Nantes Centre

Hong Kong

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Qualifying on residency, New Zealand-born Jack Nielsen became Hong Kong's first dual-code international when the Hong Kong rugby league team played their first ever international match in November 2017.[33]

No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Jack Nielsen RU Test v ? ? ? RL Test v Japan 4 Nov 2017 Kowloon Prop

Ireland

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Brian Carney RLWC v Samoa 2000 Belfast RU Test v Scotland 11 Aug 2007 Edinburgh Back

Italy

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Vincenzo Bertolotto RU International v Germany 1936 Berlin RL Tour Match v Wigan 26 Aug 1950 Wigan Left-Second-row
2 Giovanni Bonino RU International v France XV 1949 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille RL Tour Match v Wigan 26 Aug 1950 Wigan Loose forward/Lock
3 Angelo Arrigoni RU International v Czechoslovakia 1949 Strahov Stadium, Prague RL Tour Match v Wigan 26 Aug 1950 Wigan Centre
4 Gert Peens RU Test v Wales 2002 Cardiff RL Test vs Serbia 9 Jun 2012 Belgrade Wing
5 Mirco Bergamasco RU Test v France 2002 Saint-Denis RLWCQ v Serbia 22 Oct 2016 Belgrade Centre

Germany

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 James Keinhorst RU Test v ? ? ? RL Test v ? ? ? Fullback
2 Michael Kerr RU Test v ? ? ? RL Test v ? ? ? Flanker

Malta

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Jarrod Sammut RL Test v Lebanon 2006 Sydney RU Test v Croatia 8 Oct 2008 Marsa Back
2 Matt Jarrett RU Test ≤2009[34] ? RL Test vs Lebanon[35] 6 May 2017 Sydney

New Zealand

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There have been 36 New Zealand dual-code internationals. Only four people became dual-code internationals after first representing New Zealand in rugby league: Karl Ifwersen, Sonny Bill Williams, Matt Duffie and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

No.[1] Player Test debut[2] Year At Cross-code debut[2] Date At Position
1 Thomas Cross RU Test v British Lions[36] 1904 Wellington RL Test All Golds v Wales[37] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Forward
2 Edgar Wrigley RU Test v Australia[38] 1905 Dunedin RL Test All Golds v Wales[37] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Five-eighth
3 Herbert Turtill RU Test v Australia[39][40] 1905 Dunedin RL Test All Golds v Wales[37][39] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Fullback
4 Massa Johnston RU Test Originals tour match[41] 1905 Britain RL Test All Golds v Wales[37][41] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Forward
5 William Mackrell RU Test v France[4] 1906 Paris RL Test All Golds v Wales[4] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Forward
6 George Smith RU Test v Scotland[42] 1905 Inverleith RL Test All Golds v Northern Union[42] 25 Jan 1908 Headingley Centre
7 Duncan McGregor RU Test v Australia[43] 1903 Sydney RL All Golds tour[43] 1908 Britain & Aust Wing
8 Eric Watkins RU Test v Australia[44] 1905 Dunedin RL All Golds tour[44] 1908 Britain & Aust Forward
9 John Spencer RU Test v Australia[45] 1905 Dunedin RL 1st Test v Australia[45] 12 Jun 1909 Sydney Forward
11 Albert Asher RU Test v Australia[46][6] 1903 Sydney RL Int'l Australasia v GB[46] 9 Jul 1910 Sydney Winger
12 Ned Hughes RU Test v Australia[47] 1907 Sydney RL Test v Great Britain[48] 30 Jul 1910 Auckland Hooker
13 George A. Gillett RU Test v Scotland[49] 1905 Edinburgh RL Kiwis tour match[49] 1911 Australia Fullback
14 Billy Mitchell RU Test v Australia[50] 1910 Sydney RL Kiwis tour match[50] 1911 Australia Wing
15 Arthur Francis RU Test v Australia[51] 1905 Dunedin RL Kiwis tour match[51] 1911 Australia Forward
16 Harold Hayward RU Test v British Lions[52] 1908 Auckland RL Kiwis tour match[52] 1912 Australia Flanker
17 Dave Evans RU Test v Australia 1910 Sydney RL Kiwis tour match 1912 Australia Flanker
18 Dougie McGregor RU Test v Australia[52] 1913 Wellington[53] RL 3rd Test v Australia[52] 6 Sep 1919 Auckland Winger
19 Karl Ifwersen RL Test v Australia 1913 Auckland RU Test v South Africa[54] 17 Sep 1921 Wellington 2nd 5/8
20 Jim O'Brien RU international[55] v New South Wales 1922 Sydney RL 1st Test v Great Britain[56] 2 Aug 1924 Wellington Forward
21 Charles Fitzgerald RU international[55] v New South Wales 1922 Sydney RL 1st Test v Great Britain[56] 2 Aug 1924 Wellington Centre
22 Lou Petersen RU international[55] v New South Wales[52] 1921 Christchurch RL 2nd Test v Great Britain[57] 6 Aug 1924 Wellington Forward
23 Alphonsus Carroll RU international[55] v New South Wales[58] 1920 Sydney RL 1st Test v Great Britain[59] 2 Oct 1926 Wigan Hooker
24 Bert Cooke RU international[55] v New South Wales 1924 Sydney RL 1st Test v Great Britain[60] 30 Jul 1932 Auckland Centre
25 Herb Lilburne RU Test v South Africa[61] 1928 Port Elizabeth RL 2nd Test v Australia[7] 2 Oct 1935 Auckland Winger
26 George Nēpia RU Test v Ireland 1924 Edinburgh RL 2nd Test v Australia 14 Aug 1937 Auckland Fullback
27 Hawea Mataira RU Test v Australia[62] 1934 Sydney RL Kiwi tour match[62] 1939 Britain Forward
28 Jimmy Haig RU Test v Australia[63] 1946 Dunedin RL Test v England[64] 20 Dec 1947 Bradford Halfback
29 Kurt Sherlock RU New Zealand tour match[65] 1985 Argentina RL 3rd Test v Australia[66] 23 Jul 1989 Auckland Back
30 Frano Botica RU Test v France 1986 Christchurch RL 1st Test v Australia 3 Jul 1991 Melbourne Fullback
31 John Timu RU 1st Test v Argentina 1991 Buenos Aires RL 1st Test v Australia 7 Jul 1995 Sydney Centre
32 Marc Ellis RU Test v Scotland 1993 Edinburgh RL 1st Test v Great Britain 9 May 1996 Auckland Back
33 Craig Innes RU Test v Wales 1989 Cardiff RL Rest of the World v Australia 11 Jul 1997 Brisbane Back
34 Sonny Bill Williams RL Anzac Test v Australia 2004 Newcastle RU Test v England 6 Nov 2010 Twickenham Centre
35 Matt Duffie RL Anzac Test v Australia 2011 Gold Coast RU Game v Barbarians FC 30 Nov 2019 Cardiff Back
36 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck RLWC v Samoa 2013 Warrington RU Test v Ireland 16 July 2022 Wellington Back

All Golds

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Main article: 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain

The 1907 Professional All Blacks (derisively referred to by the New Zealand press as the All Golds) left New Zealand in August 1907 for their ground-breaking tour of Britain via Sydney. The squad contained eight former All Blacks in George Smith, Thomas Cross, William Mackrell, Herbert Turtill, Duncan McGregor, Eric Watkins, Massa Johnston and Edgar Wrigley. These men became New Zealand's first dual-code internationals at the point they first played on the ten-month tour.

The three matches in Sydney between 17 and 24 August against professional New South Wales rugby rebels were played under rugby union rules so do not qualify as international rugby league appearances. But full internationals under "Northern Union" (rugby league) rules were played against Wales in Aberdare on 1 Januard 1908 and three Tests against Great Britain in Leeds on 25 January 1907, Chelsea on 8 February 1907 and Cheltenham on 15 February 1908. Three Test matches were played in Australia on the homeward leg before the All Golds arrived home in June 1908 having played 48 games (tour matches and Tests) as internationals.

Poland

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Tomasz Pozniak RU v The Netherlands[67] 29 Feb 2020 Amsterdam RL v Norway[68] 12 Nov 2022 London Wing

Samoa

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Earl Va'a RWC v Japan 1996 Wrexham RL Pacific Cup v Fiji Nov 1994 Suva Half-back
2 Apollo Perelini RWC v Wales 1991 Cardiff RLWC v France 12 Oct 1995 Cardiff Forward

Scotland

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Alex Laidlaw RU Test v Ireland[69] 1897 Edinburgh RL Test Other Nationalities v England 1905 or 1906 Bradford or Wigan Forward
2 Roy Kinnear British Lions v South Africa[70] 1924 Durban RL 1st Test Great Britain v Australia 5 Oct 1929 Hull Centre
3 Dave Valentine RU Five Nations v Ireland[71] 1947 Edinburgh RL 1st Test Great Britain v Australia 9 Oct 1948 Leeds Forward
4 David Rose RU Test v France[72] 1951 Colombes RLWC Great Britain v Australia 13 Nov 1954 Paris Three-quarter
5 Alan Tait RWC v France[73] 1987 Christchurch RLWC Final Great Britain v Australia 24 Oct 1992 London Back
6 Andy Craig RL Test v Wales 1999 Glasgow RU Test v Canada[74] 15 Jun 2002 Vancouver Centre

South Africa

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Alan Skene RU Test v France 1958 Ellis Park Stadium RL Test v Australia 20 Jul 1963 Lang Park Centre, Centre
2 Colin Greenwood RU Test v Ireland 1961 Newlands Stadium RL Test v Australia 20 Jul 1963 Lang Park Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth
3 Gary Botha RL Test v British Amateur Rugby League Association 1999 RU Test v Australia 2005 Loftus Versfeld

Tonga

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No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Asa Amone Rugby World Cup 1987 Ballymore, Brisbane RLWC 1995 Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington Fly-half
2 Tevita Vaikona RLWC v New Zealand 1995 Warrington RU PNC v Japan 4 Jun 2006 Fukuoka Wing
3 Salesi Finau RLWC 1995 Warrington 1998 Tonga Wing
4 Eddie Paea RLWC vs Samoa 2008 Sydney RU Test vs United States 8 Jun 2011 Surrey Hooker
5 Taniela Moa 2011 RLWC 2011 Halfback

United States

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No. Player Test debut[2] Year At Cross-code debut[2] Date At Position
1 David Niu RL Test v ? ? RU Test v ? ?
2 Leonard Peters RU Test v ? ? RL Test v ? ?
3 Luke Hume RL Test v ? ? RU Test v Canada 9 Jun 2012 Kingston

Wales

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With 99, Wales have more than twice the number of dual-code rugby internationals than any other country.

No. Player Int'l Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Jack Rhapps RU Test v England 1897 Newport RL Test Other Nationalities v England 5 Apr 1904 Wigan Forward
2 David Jones RU Test v England 1902 London RL Test v New Zealand All Golds[75] 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Forward
3 Billy O'Neill RU Test v Scotland 1904 Swansea RL Test v England 28 Dec 1908 Broughton Forward
4 William Dowell RU Test v England 1907 Swansea RL Test v England 28 Dec 1908 Broughton Forward
5 Jake Blackmore RU Test v England 1909 Cardiff RL Test v England 10 Dec 1910 Coventry Forward
6 Ben Gronow RU Test v France 1910 Swansea RL Test v England 10 Dec 1910 Coventry Forward
7 Ernie Jenkins RU Test v England 1910 Cardiff RL Test v England 10 Dec 1910 Coventry Forward
8 Joseph Pugsley RU Test v Scotland 1910 London RL Test v Australia 7 Oct 1911 Ebbw Vale Forward
9 William Evans RU Test v Ireland 1911 Cardiff RL Test v England 20 Jan 1912 Oldham Forward
10 Percy Coldrick RU Test v England 1911 Swansea RL Test v England 15 Feb 1913 Plymouth Forward
11 Gus Merry RU Test v Ireland 1912 Belfast RL Test v England 15 Feb 1913 Plymouth Forward
12 William Davies RU Test v Scotland 1912 Swansea RL Test v England 14 Apr 1914 Swansea Back
13 Rees Richards RU Test v Scotland 1913 Inverleith RL Test v England 14 Apr 1914 Swansea Forward
14 Bobby Lloyd RU Test v Scotland 1913 Inverleith RL Test Great Britain v Australia 3 Jul 1920 Sydney Half-back
15 Brinley Williams RU Test v Scotland 1920 Inverleith RL Test v England 19 Jan 1921 Leeds Back
16 Ike Fowler RU Test v New Zealand Army XV 1919 Swansea RL Test Other Nationalities v England 5 Feb 1921 Workington Back
17 Wick Powell RU Test v England 1920 Swansea RL Test Other Nationalities v England 5 Feb 1921 Workington Back
18 Edgar Morgan RU Test v Ireland 1920 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v Australia 1 Oct 1921 Leeds Forward
19 George Oliver RU Test v England 1920 Swansea RL Test v Australia 10 Dec 1921 Pontypridd Forward
20 Frank Evans RU Test v Scotland 1921 Swansea RL Test v Australia 10 Dec 1921 Pontypridd Back
21 Jerry Shea RU Test v New Zealand Army XV 1919 Swansea RL Test v England 11 Dec 1922 London Back
22 Wilfred Hodder RU Test v England 1921 London RL Test Wales v England 11 Dec 1922 London Forward
23 Dai Edwards RU Test v England 1921 London RL Test v England 7 Feb 1923 Wigan Forward
24 Joe Thompson RU Test v England 1923 London RL Test v England 1 Oct 1923 Huddersfield Forward
25 Johnny Ring RU Test v England 1921 London RL Test Great Britain v Australia 23 Jun 1924 Sydney Back
26 Ambrose Baker RU Test v Ireland 1921 Belfast RL Test v England 7 Feb 1925 Workington Forward
27 Mel Rosser RU Test v Scotland 1924 Inverleith RL Test v England 12 Apr 1926 Pontypridd Back
28 Joseph Jones RU Test v France 1924 Paris RL Test v England 12 Apr 1926 Pontypridd Back
29 Bryn Phillips RU Test v England 1925 London RL Test v England 12 Apr 1926 Pontypridd Back
30 Jack Gore RU Test v Ireland 1924 Cardiff RL Test v New Zealand 4 Dec 1926 Pontypridd Forward
31 David Morgan Jenkins RU Test v England 1926 Cardiff RL Test v England 26 Apr 1927 Broughton Forward
32 Emlyn Watkins RU Test v Scotland 1926 Edinburgh RL Test v England 6 Apr 1927 Salford Forward
33 David Jenkins RU Test v Australia 1927 Cardiff RL Test v England 6 Apr 1927 Salford Forward
34 Candy Evans RU Test v England 1924 Swansea RL Test v England 14 Nov 1928 Cardiff Forward
35 Edwin Williams RU Test v New Zealand 1924 Swansea RL Test v England 14 Nov 1928 Cardiff Half-back
36 Tommy Rees RU Test v Ireland 1926 Swansea RL Test Great Britain v Australia 5 Oct 1929 Hull Back
37 Billy Williams RU Test v England 1927 London RL Test Great Britain v Australia 15 Jan 1930 Rochdale Forward
38 Gwyn Davies RU Test v France 1928 Paris RL Test v England 27 Jan 1932 Salford Back
39 Trevor 'Ocker' Thomas RU Test v England 1930 Cardiff RL Test v England 27 Jan 1932 Salford Forward
40 Norman Fender RU Test v Ireland 1930 Swansea RL Test v England 27 Jan 1932 Salford Forward
41 Dicky Ralph RU Test v France 1931 Swansea RL Test v Australia 30 Dec 1933 Wembley Half-back
42 Iorrie Isaacs RU Test v England 1933 London RL Test v Australia 30 Dec 1933 Wembley Forward
43 Lewis Rees RU Test v Ireland 1933 Belfast RL Test v France 1 Jan 1935 Bordeaux Forward
44 Gomer Hughes RU Test v England 1934 Cardiff RL Test v France 1 Jan 1935 Wigan Forward
45 Con Murphy RU Test v England 1935 Swansea RL Test v England 1 Jan 1935 Bordeaux Forward
46 Bert Day RU Test v Scotland 1930 Edinburgh RL Test v England 10 Apr 1935 Liverpool Forward
47 Tommy Scourfield RU Test v France 1930 Paris RL Test v England 10 Apr 1935 Liverpool Back
48 Jack Morley RU Test v England 1929 London RL 1st Test Great Britain v Australia 19 Jun 1936 Sydney Back
49 Dai Prosser RU Test v Scotland 1934 Murrayfield RL Test v England 7 Nov 1936 Pontypridd Forward
50 Harold Thomas RU Test v England 1936 Swansea RL Test v England 5 Nov 1938 Llanelli Forward
51 Arthur Bassett RU Test v Ireland 1934 Swansea RL Test v England 23 Dec 1939 Odsal Back
52 Syd Williams RU Test v England 1939 London RL Test v England 9 Nov 1940 Oldham Back
53 Eddie Watkins RU Test v New Zealand 1935 Cardiff RL Test v England 18 Oct 1941 Bradford Forward
54 Emrys Evans RU Test v England 1937 London RL Test v England 10 Mar 1945 Wigan Forward
55 Idwal Davies RU Test v England 1939 London RL Test v England 10 Mar 1945 Wigan Back
56 Willie Davies RU Test v Ireland 1936 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v New Zealand 1 Aug 1946 Auckland Half-back
57 George Parsons RU Test v England 1947 Cardiff RL Test v Australia 20 Nov 1948 Swansea Forward
58 Leslie Williams RU Test v England 1947 Cardiff RL Test v England 22 Oct 1949 Wigan Back
59 Terence Cook RU Test v Scotland 1949 Edinburgh RL Test v Other Nationalities 31 Mar 1951 Swansea Back
60 Ray Cale RU Test v England 1949 Cardiff RL Test v Other Nationalities 1 Dec 1951 Swansea Forward
61 Lewis Jones RU Test v England 1950 London RL Test v France 13 Dec 1953 Marseille Back
62 Garfield Owen RU Test v Ireland 1955 Cardiff RL Test v France 1 Mar 1959 Toulouse Back
63 Colin Evans RU Test v England 1960 London RL Test v England 17 Feb 1963 Toulouse Half-back
64 John Mantle RU Test v England 1964 London RL Test Great Britain v France 16 Jan 1966 Perpignan Forward
65 Malcolm Price RU Test v England 1959 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v Australia 21 Oct 1967 Leeds Back
66 John Warlow RU Test v England 1962 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v France 2 Jun 1968 Auckland Forward
67 Kel Coslett RU Test v England 1962 London RL Test v England 7 Nov 1968 Salford Back
68 David Watkins RU Test v England 1963 Cardiff RL Test v England 7 Nov 1968 Salford Back
69 Terry Price RU Test v England 1965 Cardiff RL Test v England 7 Nov 1968 Salford Back
70 Maurice Richards RU Test v Ireland 1968 Lansdowne Road RL Test v France 23 Oct 1969 Salford Back
71 Keith Jarrett RU Test v England 1967 Cardiff RL Test vs France 25 Jan 1970 Perpignan Back
72 Keri Jones RU Test v New Zealand 1967 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v New Zealand 31 Oct 1970 Swinton Back
73 Roy Mathias RU Test v France 1970 Cardiff RL Test v England 2 Mar 1975 Toulouse Back
74 Bobby Wanbon RU Test v England 1968 London RL Test v England 10 Jun 1975 Brisbane Forward
75 Stuart Gallacher RU Test v France 1970 Cardiff RL Test v New Zealand 2 Nov 1975 Swansea Forward
76 John Bevan RU Test v England 1971 Cardiff RL 1st Test Great Britain v Australia 15 Jun 1974 Brisbane Back
77 Glyn Shaw RU Test v New Zealand 1972 Cardiff RL Test v France 15 Jan 1978 Widnes Forward
78 Clive Griffiths RU Test v England 1979 Cardiff RL Test v France 26 Jan 1980 Widnes Back
79 Tommy David RU Test v France 1973 Paris RL match v England 8 Nov 1981 Cardiff Back
80 Steve Fenwick RU Test v France 1975 Paris RL match v England 8 Nov 1981 Cardiff Back
81 Paul Ringer RU Test v New Zealand 1978 Cardiff RL Test v England 8 Nov 1981 Cardiff Forward
82 Brynmor Williams RU Test British Lions v New Zealand 1977 Wellington RL Test v England 24 Oct 1982 Cardiff Half-back
83 David Bishop RU Test v Australia 1984 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v France 7 Apr 1990 Leeds Half-back
84 Jonathan Davies RU Test v England 1985 Cardiff RL Test Great Britain v Papua New Guinea 27 May 1990 Goroka Centre
85 Robert Ackerman RU Test v New Zealand 1980 Cardiff RL Test v Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 1991 Swansea Back
86 Gary Pearce RU Test v Ireland 1981 Cardiff RL Test v Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 1991 Swansea Half-back
87 Paul Moriarty RU Test v Ireland 1986 Dublin RLWC Great Britain v Papua New Guinea 9 Nov 1991 Wigan Forward
88 Anthony Sullivan RLWC Great Britain v Papua New Guinea 1991 Wigan RU v Argentina 10 Nov 2001 Cardiff Back
89 John Devereux RU Test v England 1986 London RL Test Great Britain v France 16 Feb 1992 Perpignan Wing
90 Mark Jones RU Test v Scotland 1987 Edinburgh RL Test Great Britain v France 16 Feb 1992 Perpignan Forward
91 Allan Bateman RU Test v Scotland 1990 Cardiff RLWC Great Britain v France 7 Mar 1992 Hull Centre
92 Richard Webster RU Test v Australia 1987 Rotorua RL Test v France 4 Mar 1994 Cardiff Forward
93 Dai Young RWC Qtr-final v England 1987 Brisbane RLWC v France 9 Oct 1995 Cardiff Forward
94 Adrian Hadley RU Test v Romania 1983 Bucharest RLWC v France 9 Oct 1995 Cardiff Back
95 Rowland Phillips RU Test v USA 1987 Cardiff RLWC v France 9 Oct 1995 Cardiff Forward
96 Scott Gibbs RU Test v England 1991 Cardiff RLWC v France 9 Oct 1995 Cardiff Back
97 Scott Quinnell RU Test v Canada 1993 Cardiff RLWC v France 9 Oct 1995 Cardiff Forward
98 Iestyn Harris RLWC v France 1995 Cardiff RU v Argentina 10 Nov 2001 Cardiff Back
99 Gareth Thomas RUWC v Japan 1995 Bloemfontein RL Test v Italy 6 Oct 2010 Wrexham Back

More than one country

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No. Player International Debut Year At Cross Code Debut Date At Position
1 Dally Messenger 2nd RU Test Australia v New Zealand 1907 Brisbane RL New Zealand v Wales 1 Jan 1908 Aberdare Centre
2 Frederick Stanley Jackson RU British Lions tour of Australasia 1908 RL New Zealand v Great Britain 1910 Auckland Back
3 Thomas Woods RU England v Scotland 1920 London 1st RL Test Wales v Australia 10 Dec 1921 Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd Forward/Second-row
4 Peter Williams RU England v Scotland 1987 London 1st RL Test Wales v France 13 Dec 1992 Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Fly-half/Interchange/Substitute
5 Emosi Koloto RU Test Tonga v Wales 1986 Nuku A'lofa RL New Zealand v ? 1991 Forward
6 John Schuster RU Test New Zealand v Australia 1988 Sydney RL Western Samoa v France 5 Sep 1995 Cardiff Back
7 Va'aiga Tuigamala RWC New Zealand v USA 1991 Gloucester RLWC Western Samoa v France 12 Oct 1995 Cardiff Back
8 Ian Noble RU Test Zimbabwe v Wales 1993 Bulawayo RLWC South Africa v Papua New Guinea 2 Nov 2000 Toulouse Back
9 Henry Paul RL Test New Zealand v France 1995 Auckland RU England v France 2 Mar 2002 Saint-Denis Back
10 Michael Horak RL South Africa v ? 1997? RU England v Argentina 22 Jun 2002 Buenos Aires Back
11 Lote Tuqiri RLWC Fiji v Russia 2000 1st RU Test Australia v Ireland 7 Jun 2003 Perth Winger
12 Coenraad Breytenbach RLWC South Africa v Tonga 2000 RU Russia v Georgia 2002 Centre
13 Brad Thorn RL (SL) Test Australia v New Zealand[7] 1997 Sydney RU New Zealand v Wales 21 Jun 2003 Hamilton Forward
14 Maurie Fa'asavalu Rugby Union Samoa v South Africa 2002 Pretoria RL Test Great Britain v New Zealand 27 Oct 2007 Huddersfield Forward
15 Lesley Vainikolo RL ANZAC Test New Zealand v Australia[7] 1999 Sydney RU England v Wales 2 Feb 2008 London Wing
16 Craig Gower RL (SL) Test Australia v New Zealand[7] 1997 Sydney RU Test Italy v Australia 13 Jun 2009 Canberra Stadium Fly-half / five-eighth
17 Shontayne Hape RL Tri-Nations Test New Zealand v Great Britain 2004 Hull RU Test England v Australia 12 Jun 2010 Perth Back
18 Tasesa Lavea RL ANZAC Test New Zealand v Australia 2000 ? RU Samoa v Ireland 13 Nov 2010 Dublin Back
19 Cooper Vuna RLWC Tonga v Ireland 2008 Parramatta RU Test Australia v Wales 9 Jun 2012 Brisbane Back
20 Craig Wing RL Test Australia v New Zealand 2002 Wellington RU Japan v UAE 10 May 2013 Dubai Utility/Back
21 Ben Te'o RLWC Samoa vs France 2008 Sydney RU England vs South Africa 12 Nov 2016 Twickenham Centre
22 Marika Koroibete RLWC Fiji v Ireland 2013 Rochdale 1st RU Test Australia v Argentina 16 Sep 2017 Canberra Winger

Dally Messenger

Main article: Dally Messenger

Messenger played for Australia in rugby union, and for both New Zealand and Australia in rugby league. One week after his final Test appearance as a Wallaby, Messenger, who was born in Australia, toured Great Britain at the invitation of the New Zealand All Golds in 1907. He made his international rugby league debut on that tour representing New Zealand. His Australian international Test debut was made in Sydney in Australia's inaugural rugby league Test v the Kiwis on 9 May 1908. He made six further international rugby league appearances for Australia.

Emosi Koloto

Main article: Emosi Koloto

Koloto grew up in New Zealand playing rugby union and represented Tonga in the code before switching to league and moving to England. He was called up into the Kiwis in 1991 from the Widnes club and played five tests that year.

John Schuster

Main article: John Schuster

Schuster first played rugby union, representing both Samoa and New Zealand. Later he switched to rugby league and captained Western Samoa in two pool games at the 1995 World Cup.

Henry Paul

Main article: Henry Paul

Paul was born in New Zealand. His senior club rugby league career was played in England but between 1995 and 2001 he regularly returned to New Zealand to make international appearances for the Kiwis. When he switched to union in 2002 he became eligible to represent England by ancestry of his grandfather and he did so in 2002.

Brad Thorn

Main article: Brad Thorn

Thorn was born in Mosgiel, New Zealand. From age eight he played rugby league in Queensland and aged twenty-two he played for Australia during the Super League split year. When the code reunited in 1998 he also played for Australia.

In 2001 he moved to New Zealand and switched to rugby union. He appeared in twelve Tests for New Zealand (the All Blacks) from 2003. For 2005–06 he returned to the National Rugby League in Australia, winning a premiership with the Brisbane Broncos and playing at state level again. In 2008 he switched to rugby union for a second time and was again selected for the All Blacks.

Michael Horak

Main article: Michael Horak

Horak was born in South Africa and represented South Africa in rugby league. He switched to rugby union in 1998 moving to England to play with the Leicester Tigers. He qualifies to represent England via his English mother and did so in 2002.

Lesley Vainikolo

Main article: Lesley Vainikolo

Vainikolo was born in Tonga but raised in New Zealand playing rugby league at school. His league club career was played with the Canberra Raiders in Australia and the Bradford Bulls in England. During that period he made twelve national representative appearances for New Zealand (the Kiwis).

He took up rugby union with Gloucester Rugby in 2007. He was eligible to play for Tonga by birth, New Zealand by parentage or England by residence. He had previously declined to play for Tonga in the 2007 Rugby World Cup so that he could play for his adopted nation. He made his international rugby union debut for England v Wales in February 2008 and played in five tests that season.

Craig Gower

Main article: Craig Gower

After a successful eleven year Australian rugby league career from 1996 to 2007 with the Penrith Panthers, during which he made five State of Origin appearances for New South Wales and twenty-three Test appearances for Australia (5 for the Super League team and 18 for the ARL team), Gower moved to Europe, switched codes and signed with French rugby union side Bayonne from 2008. He is eligible to play for Italy through his Italian grandfather. He was selected for Italy on their mid-season tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2009.

Shontayne Hape

Main article: Shontayne Hape

Hape, a New Zealand Mãori, had a very successful rugby league career in both hemispheres, first with the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL (1999–2002) and then with the Bradford Bulls in the Super League (2003–2008). He made his Test debut for New Zealand in the 2004 Tri-Nations, and eventually appeared in 14 Tests for New Zealand. Hape switched codes in 2008, signing with Bath, for whom he still plays. Under IRB rules, he was already eligible to represent England on residency grounds, having lived there for well over the three years required to qualify. Hape made his union Test debut for England in 2010 against Australia.

Maurie Fa'asavalu

Main article: Maurie Fa'asavalu

Maurie Fa'asavalu is a Samoan rugby union player who formerly played rugby league for St Helens. He was picked in the Great Britain rugby league squad after living in England for 4 years. He also played for England in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup

Bill Hardcastle

Main article: Bill Hardcastle

A New Zealander and an 1897 All Black, Hardcastle journeyed to Sydney in 1899 on hearing that the visiting British rugby union team would be not be travelling to New Zealand. Australian rugby in those days had no residential rules and once he joined Sydney's Glebe RU club he qualified for Australian national selection. He was chosen for Australia in the fourth test of 1899 against Great Britain.

In rugby league he made two Test appearances for Australia and six minor appearances on the 1908 Kangaroo tour.

Va'aiga Tuigamala

Main article: Va'aiga Tuigamala

Tuigamala was nicknamed 'Inga the Winger' and initially represented New Zealand in rugby union. He then switched codes, joining Wigan in 1993. While playing league he represented Western Samoa at the 1995 World Cup. When rugby union turned professional he returned to his original code. Between 1996 and 2000 he represented Samoa in rugby union.

Lote Tuqiri

Main article: Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)

Born in Fiji, Tuqiri was a junior Australian rugby league international at age 19 in 1998. When he missed selection for Australia's 2000 Rugby League World Cup squad he opted to play for Fiji and captained the side in their three pool match appearances. He later played four rugby league Tests for Australia in 2001 before his 2003 switch to union and a long international representative career in that code.

Fred Jackson

Main article: Frederick Stanley Jackson

Jackson toured Australasia with the 1908 Anglo-Welsh Lions. However, during the tour he was accused of professionalism and recalled to England by the Rugby Football Union. Jackson left the touring party but failed to return to England to face the accusations. In 1910 Jackson played rugby league in New Zealand and represented both Auckland and New Zealand against the touring Great Britain side.

First dual-code rugby international

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England's Anthony Starks and Wales' Jack Rhapps took the field in the inaugural rugby league international of 5 April 1904 between England and Other Nationalities[76] Starks had made two rugby union Test appearances for England in 1896, and Rhapps had made a single rugby union Test appearance for Wales in 1897, and thus in April 1904 they became the world's first dual rugby code internationals.

The first tour matches played by the New Zealand All Golds in Britain in Nov & Dec 1907 would have seen international cross-code debuts by some of the seven touring former All Blacks. At this stage of the tour the New Zealanders were still familiarising themselves with the new Northern Union rules which they had not seen until they arrived in Leeds in October.[77] The first full international of the tour against Wales on New Year's Day 1908 saw confirmed appearances by Mackrell,[4] Turtill, Wrigley, Johnston & Cross[37] for New Zealand and David Jones[75] for Wales. Thus New Zealand's first five dual-code rugby internationals all achieved that feat in the same match.[37]

Other firsts and lasts

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  • First man to debut in rugby league before debuting in union – Karl Ifwersen Sep 1921[54]
  • Last man to debut in rugby league before debuting in rugby union – Marika Koroibete, October 2013
  • Last man to debut in rugby union before debuting in rugby league – Tomasz Pozniak for Poland in February 2020, and before that Mirco Bergamasco, October 2016
  • Most recent dual rugby code international – Tomasz Pozniak for Poland, November 2022, and before that Marika Koroibete, September 2017

Dual-code internationals who also represented in a third sport

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Michael Cleary represented Australia in track & field at the Commonwealth Games making him an international at the senior level in three sports. Dick Thornett achieved the same distinction having also represented for Australia in water polo at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Dai Bishop represented Wales in British Baseball.

See also

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Footnotes

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Tour match international debut shown only where it was the player's highest international appearance; otherwise Test debuts shown. For players who made their cross-code international debut in a tour match but then later appeared in a Test match, this delays the recognition of their DCI status in this listing
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  20. ^ "Clarence Warwick Prentice". ESPNscrum. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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  22. ^ "Trevor Allan". ESPNscrum. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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  76. ^ England: W.B. Little (Halifax), full back; F. Spottiswoode (Oldham), G. Dickenson (Warrington), J. Lomas (Salford), J. Fish (Warrington), threequarters; J. Baxter (Rochdale Hornets), J. Morely (Halifax), half backs; A. Starks [c] (Hull K.R.), P. Tunney (Salford), J. Riley (Halifax), J.W. Bulmer (Halifax), J. Ferguson (Oldham), forwards. Other Nationalities: D. Smith (Salford), full back; D. Thomas (Salford), T.D. Llewellyn (Leeds), D. Harris (Wigan), D.J. Lewis (Oldham), threequarters; E. Davies (Wigan), P.J. Brady (Huddersfield), half backs; J. Rhapps (Salford), J.G. Moffatt (Leeds), G. Frater [c] (Oldham), D. Thomas (Oldham), H. Buckler (Salford), forwards
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References

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  • Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney
  • Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
  • Pollard, Jack (1984) Australian Rugby Union: The Game and the Players Angus and Robertson Publishing
  • Fagan, Sean (2000–2006) [1]

Further reading

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