Yorkshire rugby league team

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The Yorkshire rugby league team is an English representative rugby league team consisting of players who were born in the historic county of Yorkshire or first played for a Yorkshire club. [1]

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Rivalry

Until 2003, Yorkshire played Lancashire in the annual War of the Roses game. This match was part of the County Championship until 1983 when the competition stopped and Roses went on to become a stand-alone event.

Results

Yorkshire played in the County Championship from its inception in 1985 to its final season in 1983. They have also played against international representative sides during tours to Great Britain. [2]

County Championship Results

Titles 24: [3] 1897–1898, 1898–1899, 1904–1905, 1909–1910, 1912–1913, 1920–1921, 1921–1922, 1922–1923, 1930–1931, 1946–1947, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1957–1958, 1958–1959, 1962–1963, 1964–1965, 1968–1969, 1970–1971, 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1982–1983.

International Results

DateOppositionResultVenueAttendanceTour
18 December 1907 [4] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–23 Belle Vue, Wakefield 1907–08 All Golds tour
5 November 1908Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–21 The Boulevard, Kingston upon Hull 3,500 1908–09 Kangaroo Tour
25 September 1911 Australasia 31–33 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 4,000 1911–12 Kangaroo Tour
7 December 1921 Australasia 8–24Belle Vue, Wakefield6,000 1921–22 Kangaroo Tour
15 December 1926 [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17–16 Fartown, Huddersfield 3,000 1926–27 Kiwis tour
20 November 1929 Australasia 12–25Belle Vue, Wakefield7,011 1929–30 Kangaroo Tour
13 September 1933Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–13 Headingley, Leeds 10,309 1933–34 Kangaroo Tour
6 October 1937Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–8 Odsal, Bradford 7,570 1937–38 Kangaroo Tour
24 November 1948Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5–2Headingley, Leeds5,310 1948–49 Kangaroo Tour
5 December 1951 [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–10Wakefield2,958 1951–52 Kiwis tour
26 November 1952Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–55Fartown, Huddersfield3,737 1952–53 Kangaroo Tour
28 September 1959Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 47–15 Clarence Street, York 7,338 1959–60 Kangaroo Tour
18 September 1963Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–5 Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull 10,324 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour
4 October 1967Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–14Belle Vue, Wakefield19,370 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour

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References

  1. ↑ Lush, Peter & Farrar, Dave, eds. (1998). Tries in the Valleys: A history of rugby league in Wales. London League. p. 65. ISBN   978-0952-606437.
  2. ↑ Yorkshire at Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ Howes, David and Fletcher, Raymond (1983). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84. Macdonald & Co. p. 410. ISBN   0 356 09729 3.
  4. ↑ "The Pro-Blacks: Yorkshire beaten". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLIV, no. 13626. 20 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Paper Past.
  5. ↑ "The Yorkshire match: New Zealand defeated". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXIII, no. 19513. 17 December 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Paper Past.
  6. ↑ "N.Z. team beats Yorkshire". The Press. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 26598. 7 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Paper Past.
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