List of cricket and rugby league players explained

This is a list of sports people who have played both cricket and rugby league at a high level.

Until recently, Scotland, Ireland and Wales all played as part of the English dominated Great Britain team.

Due to the historical relationship between rugby league and rugby union, many of these players have also competed in high level rugby union as well.

Australia

Name	Cricket Team(s)	Rugby league team(s)
		Norths (Brisbane), Queensland rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team
		Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL)
		Eastern Suburbs (NSWRL)^[1]
		Newtown (NSWRL), Oldham, New South Wales rugby league team, Queensland rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team
	New South Wales cricket team^[2] ^[3]	Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves, New South Wales rugby league team, Australia national rugby league team
		Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales rugby league team
		South Sydney (NSWRL)
		St. George (NSWRL)

		Western Suburbs (NSWRL)^[4]
		Newtown (NSWRL)
		Newtown (NSWRL), New South Wales rugby league team
	Brisbane Heat, Queensland Fire^[5]	Leeds Rhinos,^[6] England women's national rugby league team

England

Name	Cricket club(s)	Rugby league team(s)
		Wakefield Trinity^[7]
		Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors
		Great Britain national rugby league team^[8]

New Zealand

Name	Cricket club(s)	Rugby league team(s)
		New Zealand national rugby league team
		New Zealand national rugby league team
		New Zealand national rugby league team

Wales

The Wales national cricket team plays only rarely, and the nation of Wales is usually subsumed under England for cricketing purposes.

Name	Cricket club(s)	Rugby league team(s)
		Wales national rugby league team^[9]
		Leeds

Footnotes

Also a notable rugby union player.
In non-competitive circumstances.
News: Joey can't bat, won't bat, says Hughes. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-06-30. 2019-04-28.
Also captained in rugby union.
Web site: Courtney Hill | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info.
Web site: Leeds Rhinos Women 52 Featherstone Rovers Ladies 0. 11 August 2019.
Also a notable association (soccer), and rugby union player.
Also a notable rugby sevens player.
Also a notable rugby union player for .