The original men's series between Australia and Great Britain was contested 39 times between 1908 and 2003.
[3] Towards the end of this period, two women's test series took place between Australia and Great Britain, however it is unclear if these were referred to as The Ashes at the time.
[6] In 2024, the 1996 Great Britain team were inducted in the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame.
[9][10] Initially, all three test matches of the 2025 series were scheduled to take place in Australia alongside the men's games.
However, with the Super League involvement in the NRL's Rugby League Las Vegas event,[11][12] came the decision to stage the first of these tests matches in the United States as the third of four matches of the 2025 event.