[2] The third test win is still a record win against the Australians on their turf. The '...and Ireland' was dropped from the team name as they reverted to 'Great Britain'. According to Muir, Clay's response was "Barry, I've got to live here.".

In November 2003 Great Britain lost an Ashes series 0–3 on home soil, having led all three matches with less than five minutes to play. The PA’s Ian Laybourn picks 10 of the finest players to have represented Great Britain in test matches: The Cardiff-born Boston switched codes by joining Wigan in 1953 and spent the next 15 years in the Cherry and White, scoring a club-record 478 tries in 488 appearances. They were presented with the Ashes Trophy by the Australians, which the two countries have competed for ever since. On 9 May 2017, it was confirmed that the Great Britain team would tour the southern hemisphere in 2019 as the Great Britain Lions.[2]. It was dubbed "Rorke's Drift test", after a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War. Papua New Guinea beat Great Britain 20–18, the Lions' one and only loss to the Kumuls. Feelings ran high between the two visiting teams after this match with the French players expressing resentment at Britain's sudden volte-face. Coached by Frank Stanton and captained by Max Krilich, the Kangaroos included veterans such as Craig Young, Steve Rogers, Kerry Boustead, the fiery Les Boyd, Rod Reddy and Ray Price, as well as a crop of young players on their way to superstar status in rugby league including Mal Meninga, tour vice-captain Wally Lewis, Brett Kenny, Peter Sterling, Eric Grothe and Wayne Pearce. 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. The epitome of a tough no-nonsense sportsman, Farrell put his body through hell during his exemplary League career making his Wigan debut at the astonishing age of 16 before captaining Great Britain at the age of 21! Without Edwards (suspended) and Wembley man of the match, fullback Jonathan Davies who had dislocated his shoulder late in the first test, the Lions lost the second test 38–8 at Old Trafford. What about Brian Mactigue and Jim Sullivan also although Martin Offish was just a fast man and scored many tries he was not a very good player, Surprised John van Collenhoven wasn’t included.
For me Billy Boston was the best of the best.A complete player who could play in many different positions, not just wing..Billy used to bring the house down…. The team continued to compete until the 2007 All Golds Tour: henceforth, the Great Britain team will now be reserved for Lions tours of the Southern Hemisphere. This was the first British victory over Australia since their 18–14 win at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford on 5 November 1978.
Sullivan and Challinor led the under-rated Lions to victory over Australia (27–21), France (13–4) and New Zealand (53–19), claiming a try in each game.