Quote: Andy Gilder "What, like World Cups?'"
Pretty much. In an age of some quality ex-Union Welshmen (and Tait) adding depth to the pool available, England were much weaker than their Great Britain equivalent at the time.
With the Union mob having returned home there is now little to differentiate between the modern England set up and their GB equivalents should it exist (which I believe it still should) when touring down under.