The tour was a huge promotional and financial success for what was then known as the "Northern Union" game[3] and helped set the pattern for regular, alternating test match series between Britain and Australia.

[10] Several Australians (including Jim Devereux, Dan Frawley and Andy Morton) also appeared for the tourists as guest players in a match against Newcastle on 18 June 1910.

[14] Five former Wallaby teammates made their rugby league test debuts for Australia in this match: Charles Russell, John Barnett, Bob Craig, Jack Hickey, and Chris McKivat.

Queensland's Bill Heidke was awarded the captaincy for this match, the first non-New South Welshman to achieve this honour.

[20] The British team were conveyed on to the ground by a group of "Jack tars" in port at Sydney who took the place of the horses that were to pull the drag.

The British team arrived in Auckland on 17 July and were met by officials of the newly formed New Zealand Rugby League before being given a mayoral reception the following morning.

[26] During the tour the Lions donated the Northern Union Cup which was awarded to Auckland for inter-provincial competition and is still contested today.

The first international try scored on New Zealand soil was by Halifax winger, Joe Riley[citation needed] and this was followed by a hat-trick of tries by Wigan centre Bert Jenkins.

[32] The touring British side had been invited to play another match in Australia, so left Auckland for Sydney on 1 August on the SS Maheno after a hearty send-off.