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 numberKangaroos Register at australianrugbyleague.com.au 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 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
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(Ipswich)717190814181908Brisbane 119190812019088211908102219082231908NSWRU124190832519087261908 12719082281908Bundaberg429190823019085311908Bundaberg 432190833319082341908035190833619080371908113819080391908640190954119091421909243190914419091451909Toombul2461909 Bundaberg24719092481909Brisbane4491909 1501909 051190905219090531909054190905519093561909 05719090581909 Bundaberg159Charles Ross19090601909Bundaberg06119091621909 063191036419107651910466191026719105681910 3691910170191057119111721911073191107419116751911Newton Rangers(Auckland)2761911117719117781911No Club, NZ 07919116801911481191108219110831911Ponsonby Ponies0841911Annandale08519112861911North Shore Albions, NZ 0871914Bundaberg1881914138919141390191419119142921914793191429419142951919496191989719194981919599191951001919510119194102191921031919West End (Ipswich)2104191971051919Coorparoo21061919 7107191991081919 31091919711019190111191941121920Coorparoo1113192011141920411519204116192141171921211819217119192111201921City Rovers (Auckland)01211921012219210123192121241921 0125192101261924412719243128192411291924 3130192410131192431321924313319248134192421351928Booval7136192811371928 Tumut 113819283139192851401928614119289142192871431928Queanbeyan21441928614519281146192811471928Temora81481928 Young 31491928Tamworth7150192811511929 31521929 41531929Booval0154192991551929Bundaberg41561929 2157192901581929 0159192991601929Centrals (Newcastle)191611929 01621929Souths (Toowoomba)0163192901641929Queanbeyan516519294166192901671932Tivoli3168193211691932121701932131711932Brothers (Ipswich) 31721932Tivoli91731932 41741932Coorparoo117519321176193391771933 01781933Rialto (Ipswich) 017919332180193311181193371821933 101831933 11841933South Newcastle718519336186193311871933118819331189193321901933Estates (Townsville)019119334192193551931935Maitland 3194193511951935 81961935101971935 East Ipswich 01981935 (Brisbane) 0199193532001935 92011935Quirindi 02021935(Toowoomba)0203193610204193632051937Port Kembla 1206193722071937 22081937 42091937Eastern Suburbs (Newcastle)52101937 02111937 0212193742131937Toowoomba02141937021519373216193752171937West Wyalong 32181937421919462220194632211946322219463223194642241946222519463226194632271946102281946222919463230194632311946Barcaldine 22321946Norths (Newcastle) 1233194612341946Boggabri1235194612361946Kurri Kurri1237194812381948823919488240194872411948824219481024319482244194816245194852461948Wollongong192471948224819486249194837250194823251194822521948 72531948Centrals (Townsville) 0254194802551948Dapto02561948South Newcastle 52571948Canberra42581948 02591948126019483261194852621948126319486264194812651948026619491267194912681949226919492270194910271194932721949232731949? (Ipswich)0274195032275195032761950 22771950Mackay127819501527919501528019501281195112821951332831951 22841951Bundaberg132851951 22861951Brothers (Bundaberg) 32871951 8288195112891952 82901952Kurri Kurri22911952Norths (Newcastle)72921952Lakes United4293195222941952 22951952 129619527297195262981952Norths (Newcastle)172991952 43001952 33011952 63021952313031952Souths (Toowoomba) 53041952Wollongong21305195203061953143071953 03081953193091954Ayr Colts 153101954143111954 13121954 23131954 83141955 Forbes2315195533161955 53171955Toowoomba23181955133191956 Scone33201956Brothers (Rockhampton)23211956 732219561323195663241956 83251956 1326195603271956 23281956Souths (Toowoomba)13291956Cootamundra83301956 13311957143321957833319572334195713351958103361958123371958103381959Railways (Ipswich)183391959393401959253411959Innisfail13421959 253431959South Townsville83441959393451959113461959153471959Valleys (Toowoomba)33481959153491959 13501959 23511959 03521959 Kempsey 03531959 03541959Wagga Wagga Magpies18355195931356195983571959Eugowra253581959Macquarie335919603360196023611961 TumutMiddleton p174 03621961 West Wyalong 53631961 936419611236519611366196123671961 03681961Cairns 23691961Norths (Newcastle) 13701961 9371196283721962Townsville23731962 23741962Lithgow1375196263761962133771963173781963GilgandraMiddleton p1769379196345380196313811963123821963143831963113841963Gerringong73851963 Lithgow 13861963 2387196323881963 03891963 33901963Ipswich03911963103921964263931965Eugowra03941965039519652396196533971965Burdekin0398196503991965Western Suburbs (Newcastle)24001965 Maitland 04011966Souths (Newcastle) 1402196614031966Tully 1404196624405196613406196694071966Theodore64081966294091967 Burdekin3410196724111967Lakes United3412196714131967141419675415196704161967Nowra District141719672341819670419196744201967 124211967Bundaberg242219670423196704241968 04251968042619688427196835428196814291968Innisfail5430196934311969 043219692433196924341969 0435196954361969Wanderers 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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.
No.NameClubMatchesPenrith Panthers 5*Canberra Raiders2*Canberra Raiders5*Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks4*Canberra Raiders 1*Penrith Panthers3*Penrith Panthers5Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks3Canterbury Bulldogs 1*Perth Reds1*Perth Reds 1*Hunter Mariners2*Brisbane Broncos1*Brisbane Broncos1*Brisbane Broncos4*Canberra Raiders3Canberra Raiders5Perth Reds1Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1*Canberra Raiders1*Brisbane Broncos1*Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2*Brisbane Broncos5*Brisbane Broncos 5*Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks4*Brisbane Broncos3*Brisbane Broncos5*North Queensland Cowboys3*Brisbane Broncos1 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 players
References
Sources Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney Australia - Players at rugbyleagueproject.com Middleton, David Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88 (1988), Lester Townsend Publishing Sydney