London. Great Britain did not make the final of the tournament. On 4 November 2006, Great Britain beat Australia 23–12 in Sydney for the first time since 1988. However, they lost the other three games and went down to a record defeat against New Zealand. They failed to make the final of the tournament for the second year in succession. At the end of the 2006 season Brian Noble's contract as Head Coach ran out and was not renewed. It was believed that the RFL were looking for a full-time Head Coach and Brian Noble wasn't willing to surrender his role as Wigan Warriors Head Coach. In March 2007, Leeds coach, Tony Smith was installed as coach. His first game in charge of Great Britain was the victory over France. The 3–0 whitewash of New Zealand followed starting with a 20–14 victory at Huddersfield, a 44–0 thrashing of the Kiwis in the 2nd test at Hull and a final test win at the JJB by 28 points to 22. In 2007, Great Britain enjoyed a three nil series whitewash of the touring New Zealand side in the 2007 All Golds tour. 2008–2019: Hiatus After the 2007 All Golds tour Great Britain was retired with the focus being more on strengthening the other three home nations. A 2015 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia was approved by the RLIF however the Australians wanted to have a year off before the 2016 Four Nations. In 2016 it was rumoured the Australians want to have a Kangaroos tour of the UK against Great Britain. 2019 return In May 2017, it was confirmed that Great Britain would tour the southern hemisphere in 2019, with New Zealand and Australia touring Europe in 2018 and 2020 respectively. The 2019 Great Britain Lions tour began with a 14–6 loss against Tonga. They would go on to lose their following two tour matches against New Zealand before suffering a humiliating loss to Papua New Guinea. After the tour had concluded, several of the Great Britain players and head coach Wayne Bennett came under intense media scrutiny and fan backlash. Several commentators argued the team should be disbanded due to the lack of fan interest and players from countries other than England. Kevin Sinfield of the RFL noted that "maybe the appetite isn’t quite what it was made out to be – and that will be part of the