Yorkshire_rugby_league_team
Yorkshire rugby league team
English representative rugby league team
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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| Governing body | Rugby Football League |
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.
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
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 1907[4] |  New Zealand | 4–23 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 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[5] | New Zealand | 17–16 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,000 | 1926–27 Kiwis tour |
| 20 November 1929 | Australasia | 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 |
| 24 November 1948 | Australia | 5–2 | Headingley, Leeds | 5,310 | 1948–49 Kangaroo Tour |
| 5 December 1951[6] | New Zealand | 3–10 | Wakefield | 2,958 | 1951–52 Kiwis tour |
| 26 November 1952 | Australia | 11–55 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,737 | 1952–53 Kangaroo Tour |
| 28 September 1959 | Australia | 47–15 | Clarence Street, York | 7,338 | 1959–60 Kangaroo Tour |
| 18 September 1963 | Australia | 11–5 | Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull | 10,324 | 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour |
| 4 October 1967 | Australia | 15–14 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 19,370 | 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour |
- 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.
- Howes, David and Fletcher, Raymond (1983). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84. Macdonald & Co. p. 410. ISBN 0 356 09729 3.
- "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.