Yorkshire rugby league team

Yorkshire rugby league team
Team information
Governing body	Rugby Football League

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 1985 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.

International Results edit

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

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.
^ "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.

External links edit

The Rugby Football League

[TitV65-1] 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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