Yorkshire rugby league team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Rugby Football League |
| Team results | |
| First game | |
Yorkshire  5–9  Cheshire(Headingley, Leeds; 25 November 1895) | |
| First international | |
Yorkshire 4–23  New Zealand(Belle Vue, Wakefield; 18 December 1907) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Yorkshire 40–0 Cheshire (Belle Vue, Wakefield; 20 October 1900) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Yorkshire 11–55  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]
Rivalry
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Titles 44
International Results
[edit]Source:[4]
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 1907[5] | New Zealand |
4–23 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 3,000 | 1907–08 All Golds tour |
| 5 November 1908 | 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 |
8–24 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 6,000 | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour |
| 15 December 1926[6] | New Zealand |
17–16 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,000 | 1926–27 Kiwis tour |
| 20 November 1929 | Australia |
12–25 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 7,011 | 1929–30 Kangaroo tour |
| 13 September 1933 | Australia |
0–13 | Headingley, Leeds | 10,309 | 1933–34 Kangaroo tour |
| 6 October 1937 | Australia |
4–8 | Odsal, Bradford | 7,570 | 1937–38 Kangaroo tour |
| 18 September 1939 | New Zealand |
C–C | Odsal, Bradford | N/A | 1939 Kiwis tour |
| 24 November 1948 | Australia |
5–2 | Headingley, Leeds | 5,310 | 1948–49 Kangaroo tour |
| 5 December 1951[7] | New Zealand |
3–10 | Wakefield | 2,958 | 1951 Kiwis tour |
| 26 November 1952 | Australia |
11–55 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,737 | 1952–53 Kangaroo tour |
| 21 September 1955 | New Zealand |
17–33 | Boulevard, Hull | 7,407 | 1955 Kiwis tour |
| 28 September 1959 | Australia |
47–15 | Clarence Street, York | 7,338 | 1959–60 Kangaroo tour |
| 6 September 1961 | New Zealand |
21–11 | Boulevard, Hull | 6,650 | 1961 Kiwis tour |
| 18 September 1963 | Australia |
11–5 | Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull | 10,324 | 1963–64 Kangaroo tour |
| 20 September 1963 | New Zealand |
15–8 | Wheldon Road, Castleford | 14,814 | 1963 Kiwis tour |
| 4 October 1967 | Australia |
15–14 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 19,370 | 1967–68 Kangaroo tour |
| 23 October 1985 | New Zealand |
18–8 | Odsal, Bradford | 3,745 | 1985 Kiwis tour |
| 27 October 1987 |  Papua New Guinea |
28–4 | Headingley, Leeds | 1,780 | 1987 Kumuls tour |
Women's team
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]War of the Roses
[edit]Titles 2: 2015 (shared), 2019
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Yorkshire at Rugby League Project
- ^ Howes, David and Fletcher, Raymond (1983). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84. Macdonald & Co. p. 410. ISBN 0-356-09729-3.
- ^ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/yorkshire/results-tour-matches.html
- ^ "The Pro-Blacks: Yorkshire beaten". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLIV, no. 13626. 20 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Paper Past.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "N.Z. team beats Yorkshire". The Press. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 26598. 7 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Paper Past.
- ^ "County Origin Renewed". RFL Womens Rugby League. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Robinson, Jack (13 June 2024). "Sixteen Saints Women named in National Performance Squad". St.Helens R.F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.rugby-league.com/article/62851/england-women-head-coach-stuart-barrow-names-national-performance-squad-for-roses-clash