Lancashire rugby league team
| Team information | |
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| Governing body | Rugby Football League |
The Lancashire rugby league team is an English representative rugby league team consisting of players who were born in the historic county of Lancashire or who first played for a club in Lancashire.[1]
Rivalry[edit]
Until 2003, Lancashire played Yorkshire 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]
Lancashire 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 34:[3] 1895–1896, 1896–1897, 1899–1900, 1900–1901, 1902–1903, 1903–1904, 1905–1906, 1906–1907, 1908–1909, 1910–1911, 1922–1923, 1923–1924, 1924–1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1931–1932, 1935–1936, 1936–1937, 1937–1938, 1938–1939, 1945–1946, 1947–1948, 1952–1953, 1955–1956, 1956–1957, 1960–1961, 1967–1968, 1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1974–1975, 1978–1979, 1979–1980.
International Results[edit]
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1908 |  New Zealand |
20–4 | Watersheddings, Oldham | Unknown | 1907–08 All Golds tour |
| 25 November 1908 |  Australia |
6–20 | Central Park, Wigan | 4,000 | 1908–09 Kangaroo Tour |
| 8 March 1909 | Australia |
19–14 | Wheater's Field, Broughton | 4,000 | |
| 2 October 1911 | Australasia | 12–25 | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 5,000 | 1911–12 Kangaroo Tour |
| 30 November 1921 | Australasia | 6–29 | Goodison Park, Everton | 17,000 | 1921–22 Kangaroo Tour |
| 14 December 1921 | Australasia | 8–6 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 6,000 | |
| 3 January 1927 | New Zealand |
28–3 | Leigh | 6,000[4] | 1926–27 Kiwis tour |
| 26 September 1929 | Australia |
14–26 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 24,000 | 1929–30 Kangaroo Tour |
| 20 September 1933 | Australia |
7–33 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 16,576 | 1933–34 Kangaroo Tour |
| 29 September 1937 | Australia |
7–5 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 16,250 | 1937–38 Kangaroo Tour |
| 8 December 1948 | Australia |
13–8 | Central Park, Wigan | 11,788 | 1948–49 Kangaroo Tour |
| 22 November 1951 | New Zealand |
13–12 | Warrington | 7,000[5] | 1951–52 Kiwis tour |
| 30 November 1952 | Australia |
11–36 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 5,863 | 1952–53 Kangaroo Tour |
| 23 September 1959 | Australia |
30–22 | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 15,743 | 1959–60 Kangaroo Tour |
| 25 September 1963 | Australia |
13–11 | Central Park, Wigan | 15,068 | 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour |
| 30 November 1967 | Australia |
2–14 | The Willows, Salford | 9,369 | 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour |
NCL team[edit]
In 2010, an amateur Lancashire representative team, selected from the National Conference League (tier 4 of the British rugby league system), played a friendly against Malta.[6]
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2010 |  Malta |
62–0 | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta |
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.
- ^ Lancashire 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.
- ^ "League Footballers defeat by Lancashire". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXIV, no. 19527. 5 January 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Paper Past.
- ^ "Rugby League: N.Z. Tourists Beaten: Lancashire wins by one point". The Press. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 26587. 24 November 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Paper Past.
- ^ https://www.maltarugbyleague.com/results