The 1920 Great Britain Lions tour was the third British national rugby league team or 'Lions' tour of Australasia, where it was winter and matches were played against the Australian and New Zealand national sides, as well as several local teams. In Australia, the three-Test match series was won by the hosts. In New Zealand another three-Test series was played and won by the visitors. The tour was a success and brought in a handsome profit. Touring squad At the 1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season's conclusion, the following Great Britain squad was assembled by the Northern Rugby Football Union to represent it on the tour of Australasia. Mr S Foster and Mr J Wilson were the team managers. Although it was a Great Britain tour, the team played as 'England' during the games. England Joe Bowers, forward for Rochdale Hornets Joe Cartwright, hooker for Leigh Douglas Clark, forward for Huddersfield Billy Cunliffe, forward for Warrington Joe Doyle, three-quarter back for Barrow Frank Gallagher, forward for Dewsbury Herman Hilton, forward for Oldham Arthur Johnson, forward for Widnes Ernest Jones, half back for Rochdale Hornets Alf Milnes, hooker for Halifax Jonty Parkin, half back for Wakefield Trinity William Reid, forward for Widnes Arthur Skelhorne, forward for Warrington Cyril Stacey, fullback for Halifax Squire Stockwell, three-quarter back for Leeds Billy Stone, three-quarter back for Hull Harold Wagstaff (captain), three-quarter back for Huddersfield Alf Wood, fullback for Oldham Wales Jim Bacon, three-quarter back for Leeds Evan Davies, three-quarter back for Oldham Ben Gronow, forward for Huddersfield Danny Hurcombe, three-quarter back for Wigan Bobby Lloyd, half back for Halifax George Rees, player for Leeds Johnny Rogers, half back for Huddersfield Gwyn Thomas (vice-captain), fullback for Huddersfield Australia The first leg of the tour was Australia, where the game of rugby league football was in its twelfth year since splitting away from rugby union in 1908. The tour included places such as Orange, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Tamworth as well as the standard main venues of Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney and Ipswich. Test venues The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues. The opening match of the tour on 5 June took place between rounds 5 and 6 of the fifteen-round 1920 NSWRFL season, and saw a Metropolis (Sydney) team host the tourists at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In front of an overflow crowd of 65,000 the visitors ran out 27-20 winners. As