2011 Gillette Four Nations
| 2011 Four Nations | |
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| Number of teams | 4 |
| Host countries |
 England Wales
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| Winner |
 Australia
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| Matches played | 7 |
| Attendance | 128,065 (18,295 per match) |
| Points scored | 280 (40 per match) |
| Tries scored | 47 (6.71 per match) |
| Top scorer |
Johnathan Thurston (56) |
| Top try scorer |
Sam Tomkins (5) |
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The 2011 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (also known as the 2011 Gillette Rugby League Four Nations due to sponsorship by Gillette) was the third staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England and Wales during October and November 2011. The series was contested by regular contestants Australia, England and New Zealand, in addition to Wales, who had qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2010 European Cup. The tournament saw the return of international rugby league to London's Wembley Stadium for the first time since 1997, with a double-header played on 5 November 2011. Australia won the tournament, defeating England in the final at Elland Road, Leeds, on 19 November 2011. The match was the last of the 17-year professional career of Australia's captain Darren Lockyer.
The 2011 tournament was the third of three Four Nations series planned before the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific. There was no Four Nations in 2012 due to teams preparing for the World Cup.
In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Wales qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2010 European Cup.
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