Editing Baskerville Shield (section)

==History==
The shield was inaugurated for the [[2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|2002 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and France]] in which New Zealand played eight games in Europe and one in Oceania, winning six of these, including three against British club sides and one against an [[England national rugby league team|England A]] team. The test series between New Zealand and Great Britain was drawn, with one win each and one draw. The [[New Zealand Rugby League]] agreed that Great Britain should keep the inaugural shield because it wasn't won outright. 

In the [[2007 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|2007 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and France]], Great Britain won the series 3-0 to retain the shield. The largest of these losses was a 0-44 result in front of 20,324 at the [[KC Stadium]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. The tour was conducted as part of the celebrations of 100 years of New Zealand rugby league and was played in honour of the original [[1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain|1907 tour]]. New Zealand played six games in total with five of these in Europe. After the tour, the Great Britain team was put on hiatus with the individual home nations taking priority on the international stage and as a result lengthy tours stopped taking place.

In the [[2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England|2015 New Zealand tour of England]], the shield was contested between New Zealand and [[England national rugby league team|England]] as the Great Britain team had been retired in 2007. England won the shield 2–1. The tour was the first to Europe by an Australasian team since the previous tour by New Zealand in 2007. The tour took place because [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] pulled out of a similar tour that they had agreed to undertake. The tour was shorter than others with just four games taking place, three against England and one against [[Leeds Rhinos]]. New Zealand won the Leeds game and the second test by just 9–2 in front of 44,393 at [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]], [[London]].

England and New Zealand contested the Baskerville Shield again during the [[2018 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain]]. England won the shield 2–1, taking an unassailable lead with victories in the first two tests before New Zealand gained a consolation win in the final match.

Great Britain toured New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in 2019, which was the first Baskerville Shield to be played out in the southern hemisphere.<ref>[http://www.rugby-league.com/england/article/40010/rugby-football-league-welcomes-international-rugby-league-calendar-announcement rugby-league] Upcoming Tours</ref>