Yorkshire rugby league team

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Yorkshire rugby league team
Team information
Governing body Rugby Football League
Team results
First game
Yorkshire Yorkshire Flag.png 5–9 Flag of Cheshire.svg Cheshire
(Headingley, Leeds; 25 November 1895)
First international
Yorkshire Yorkshire Flag.png 4–23 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(Belle Vue, Wakefield; 18 December 1907)
Biggest win
Yorkshire Yorkshire Flag.png 40–0 Flag of Cheshire.svg Cheshire
(Belle Vue, Wakefield; 20 October 1900)
Biggest defeat
Yorkshire Yorkshire Flag.png 11–55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Fartown Ground, Huddersfield; 26 November 1952)

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 1895 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.

War of the Roses

Titles 44

International Results

Source: [4]

DateOppositionResultVenueAttendanceTour
18 December 1907 [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–23 Belle Vue, Wakefield 3,000 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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Australasia 31–33 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 4,000 1911–12 Kangaroo tour
7 December 1921 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Australasia 8–24Belle Vue, Wakefield6,000 1921–22 Kangaroo tour
15 December 1926 [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17–16 Fartown, Huddersfield 3,000 1926–27 Kiwis tour
20 November 1929Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 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
18 September 1939Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand C–COdsal, BradfordN/A 1939 Kiwis tour
24 November 1948Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5–2Headingley, Leeds5,310 1948–49 Kangaroo tour
5 December 1951 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–10Wakefield2,958 1951 Kiwis tour
26 November 1952Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–55Fartown, Huddersfield3,737 1952–53 Kangaroo tour
21 September 1955Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17–33Boulevard, Hull7,407 1955 Kiwis tour
28 September 1959Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 47–15 Clarence Street, York 7,338 1959–60 Kangaroo tour
6 September 1961Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21–11Boulevard, Hull6,650 1961 Kiwis tour
18 September 1963Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–5 Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull 10,324 1963–64 Kangaroo tour
20 September 1963Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15–8Wheldon Road, Castleford14,814 1963 Kiwis tour
4 October 1967Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–14Belle Vue, Wakefield19,370 1967–68 Kangaroo tour
23 October 1985Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18–8Odsal, Bradford3,745 1985 Kiwis tour
27 October 1987Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 28–4Headingley, Leeds1,780 1987 Kumuls tour

Women's team

The Lancashire women's teams was set up in 2014 for a pilot Roses competition with the aim to help develop the England women's national rugby league team. The pilot was deemed a success, and saw the team return for 2015 played as an annual fixture until 2020. [8] In 2024, the origin fixture returned and formed part of the England selection process. [9]

Current Team

For 2024 [10]

Amelia Brown (Huddersfield Giants), Caitlin Beevers (Leeds Rhinos), Chloe Billington (Featherstone Rovers), Jasmine Bell (York Valkyrie), Keara Bennett, Caitlin Casey, Ruby Enright, Grace Field (all Leeds Rhinos) Liv Gale (York Valkyrie), Amy Hardcastle (Leeds Rhinos), Georgie Hetherington (York Valkyrie), Phoebe Hook (St Helens), Shona Hoyle, Zoe Hornby (both Leeds Rhinos), Emma Kershaw (York Valkyrie), Lucy Murray, Izzy Northrop (both Leeds Rhinos), Jess Sharp (York Valkyrie), Bella Sykes (Leeds Rhinos), Dannielle Waters (Featherstone Rovers), Olivia Whitehead (Leeds Rhinos) Liv Wood (York Valkyrie).

Results

War of the Roses

Titles 2: 2015 (shared), 2019

See also

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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. ↑ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/yorkshire/results-tour-matches.html
  5. ↑ "The Pro-Blacks: Yorkshire beaten". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLIV, no. 13626. 20 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Paper Past.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "N.Z. team beats Yorkshire". The Press. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 26598. 7 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Paper Past.
  8. ↑ "County Origin Renewed". RFL Womens Rugby League. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Robinson, Jack (13 June 2024). "Sixteen Saints Women named in National Performance Squad". St.Helens R.F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  10. ↑ https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62851/england-women-head-coach-stuart-barrow-names-national-performance-squad-for-roses-clash
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