Rugby Football League Hall of Fame

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Douglas Clark was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. D. Clark - Huddersfield.jpg
Douglas Clark was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of rugby league. It was established by the sport's governing body in the UK, the Rugby Football League, in 1988. [1] Players must have been retired for at least five years to be eligible; they must also have played at least ten years within the British game. Players are chosen for induction to the hall of fame by a panel consisting of sports writers, broadcasters and officials. [2]

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Inductions to the hall of fame have been sporadic. Nine players were inducted when the hall was opened in 1988 and one more was added the following year. In 1995 the members of the hall of fame appeared on postage stamps released as part of Britain's centenary celebrations. [3] There were no new inductees until 2000, when three more players were introduced as part of the buildup to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. A further four players were inducted in 2005, and four more in 2013 during the fourteenth World Cup.

The Hall of Fame is located at the George Hotel in Huddersfield, where a group of northern clubs met in 1895 and resolved to leave the Rugby Football Union to form their own body, which led to the development of the separate codes of rugby league and rugby union. [4]

Hall of Fame members

InductedPlayer namePositionClub(s)
1988 Flag of England.svg Billy Batten Centre Hull
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Bevan Wing Warrington
1988 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Billy Boston Wing Wigan, Blackpool Borough
1988 Flag of England.svg Alex Murphy Scrum-half St. Helens, Leigh, Warrington
1988 Flag of England.svg Jonty Parkin Scrum-half Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers
1988 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gus Risman Centre Salford, Workington Town
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Albert Rosenfeld Wing Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Easts
1988 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jim Sullivan Fullback Wigan
1988 Flag of England.svg Harold Wagstaff Centre Huddersfield
1989 Flag of England.svg Neil Fox Centre Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Huddersfield
2000 Flag of England.svg Vince Karalius Loose forward St. Helens, Widnes
2000 Flag of England.svg Roger Millward Stand-off Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers
2000 Flag of South Africa.svg Tom van Vollenhoven Wing St. Helens
2005 Flag of England.svg Eric Ashton Centre Wigan
2005 Flag of England.svg Douglas Clark Loose forward Huddersfield
2005 Flag of England.svg Ellery Hanley Loose forward Bradford Northern, Wigan, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs
2005 Flag of England.svg Martin Hodgson Second-row Swinton
2013 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lewis Jones Stand-off Leeds
2013 Flag of England.svg Martin Offiah Wing Widnes, Wigan, Eastern Suburbs, St George Dragons, London Broncos, Salford City Reds
2013 Flag of England.svg Garry Schofield Centre, Stand-off Hull FC, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Bramley
2013 Flag of England.svg Mick Sullivan Wing Huddersfield, Wigan, St. Helens, York, Dewsbury
2014 Flag of England.svg Willie Horne Stand-off Oldham, Barrow
2014 Flag of England.svg Mal Reilly Loose forward Castleford, Manly-Warringah
2015 Flag of England.svg Shaun Edwards Scrum-half, Stand-off Wigan, Balmain, London, Bradford
2015 Flag of England.svg Albert Goldthorpe Fullback, Stand-off Hunslet
2018 Flag of England.svg Johnny Whiteley Loose forward Hull, Hull Kingston Rovers
2018 Flag of England.svg Derek Turner Loose forward Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity
2018 Flag of England.svg Andy Gregory Scrum-half Widnes, Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, Salford
2022 Flag of England.svg Andy Farrell Second-row Loose forward Wigan
2022 Flag of England.svg Adrian Morley Prop Second-row Leeds, Sydney, Bradford, Warrington Wolves, Swinton Lions, Salford Red Devils
2022 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Clive Sullivan Wing Hull FC, Hull KR, Oldham, Doncaster
2022 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Watkins Fullback Salford, Swinton, Cardiff

Women's Hall of Fame

In 2022, a Women’s Rugby League Hall of Fame was established with three inaugural inductees. [5]

Year inductedPlayer nameClub(s)
2022 Brenda Dobek Wakefield Panthers, Townville, Featherstone Rovers
2022 Lisa McIntosh Bradford, Dudley Hill
2022 Sally Milburn Barrow, Askam

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