They competed in the first ever rugby league international in 1904, against England,[1][2] fielding players from Wales and Scotland.

The team was later represented by players from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The Other Nationalities rugby league team was initially formed to act as opposition to England in the early days of the sport when international competition was non-existent.

Following the Second World War between 1949 and 1956, the team competed in the European Championship, at the time a double round robin competition between England, Wales, and France.

The team was made up of foreign players playing in the NSWRL plus two Frenchmen that missed selection for France's match against Australia.

A year later, the team played a friendly against St Helens celebrating the club's first floodlit match.

That year, they also played New Zealand at Selhurst Park as part of the 1965 Kiwi tour of Great Britain and France.

1974 and 1975 marked the team's final appearances, competing in the British County Championship.

The team comprised European-based (or in the case of the United States players, European touring) non-French rugby league footballers.

[4] The team lost 15-19 during the match at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, on Sunday 3 January 1954.

The Combined Nations All Stars were created following the COVID-19 pandemic as opposition to England using UK based players as international travel was still restricted.