▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G illet te ▁Four ▁Nations ▁due ▁to ▁spons or ship ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Four ▁Nations ▁since ▁its ▁expansion ▁from ▁the ▁Tri - N ations ▁tournament . ▁Play ed ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁France ▁over ▁three ▁weeks ▁from ▁Friday , ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁until ▁Saturday , ▁ 1 4 ▁November , ▁France ▁and ▁England ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁with ▁Great ▁Britain ' s ▁permanent ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁home ▁nations ' ▁national ▁teams ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁All ▁G olds ▁Tour . ▁The ▁tournament ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁between ▁world ▁number ▁ 1 ▁side ▁Australia ▁and ▁hosts ▁England . ▁After ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁highly ▁compet itive ▁football , ▁Australia ▁ran ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁match , ▁scoring ▁a ▁bar rage ▁of ▁late ▁tries ▁to ▁win ▁ 4 6 - 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁Four ▁Nations ▁series ▁planned ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup , ▁with ▁the ▁ven ues ▁rot ating ▁between ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁The ▁R LI F ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁Four ▁Nations ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁The ▁Four ▁Nations ▁is ▁run ▁in ▁partners hip ▁between ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rugby ▁League , ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁League ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rugby ▁League ▁representing ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁nations ▁in ▁the ▁sport : ▁Australia , ▁England ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁A ▁fourth