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England v Australia in Las Vegas: Great Britain Lionesses remember 1996 tour

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England face Australia in the first Test of the series in Las Vegas on Saturday .

The women's rugby league team beat the Jillaroos in 1996 to win an Ashes series.

The series featured funding battles, scrambles for flights and accommodation, a tour manager carrying Â29,000 in a briefcase, disappearing kit and emotional phone calls.

Great Britain faced Australia in 1996 in a nail-bit-bit series.

Great Britain lost 16-14 , to a late penalty - amid controversy.

Captain McIntosh : "We got a penalty in the last few minutes , but the officials disallowed it - they said it didn't go over".

Great Britain's 1996 team have been recognised as the first women's rugby league team to be inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame .

Lisa Sheldon convinced Sport England to fund a national women's development manager and was asked to take on the role.

Sheldon would also be England 's head coach through a 1998 tour to New Zealand , the World Cups of 2000 and 2003 and in between, a return tour to Australia in 2002 .

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