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.
Rivalry
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
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.Lancashire at Rugby League Project
County Championship Results
Titles 34: 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.
War of the Roses
Titles 44
International Results Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/lancashire/results-tour-matches.html Date Opposition Result Venue Attendance Tour 18 January 1908 20–4 Watersheddings, Oldham 6,500 1907–08 All Golds tour 25 November 1908 6–20 Central Park, Wigan 4,000 1908–09 Kangaroo tour 8 March 1909 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 28–3 Leigh 7,000 1926–27 Kiwis tour 26 September 1929 14–26 Wilderspool, Warrington 24,000 1929–30 Kangaroo tour 20 September 1933 7–33 Wilderspool, Warrington 16,576 1933–34 Kangaroo tour 29 September 1937 7–5 Wilderspool, Warrington 16,250 1937–38 Kangaroo tour 11 October 1939 C–C Wilderspool, Warrington N/A 1939 Kiwis tour 8 December 1948 13–8 Central Park, Wigan 11,788 1948–49 Kangaroo tour 22 November 1951 13–12 Warrington 7,000 1951 Kiwis tour 30 November 1952 11–36 Wilderspool, Warrington 5,863 1952–53 Kangaroo tour 12 October 1955 15–17 Station Road, Swinton 6,859 1955 Kiwis tour 23 September 1959 30–22 Knowsley Road, St. Helens 15,743 1959–60 Kangaroo tour 13 September 1961 15–13 Wilderspool, Warrington 9,332 1961 Kiwis tour 25 September 1963 13–11 Central Park, Wigan 15,068 1963–64 Kangaroo tour 30 November 1967 2–14 The Willows, Salford 9,369 1967–68 Kangaroo tour 14 October 1987 22–22 Knowsley Road, St Helens 4,202 1987 Kumuls tour
NCL team 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.
Date Opposition Result Venue 17 October 2010 62–0 Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta
Women's team The Lancashire women's teams was set up in 2014 for a pilot Origin 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. In 2024, the origin fixture returned and formed part of the England selection process.
Current Team For 2024
Emily Baggaley (St Helens), Grace Banks (Wigan Warriors), Leah Burke (St Helens), Mary Coleman (Wigan Warriors), Jodie Cunningham (St Helens), Anna Davies, Eva Hunter, Molly Jones (all Wigan Warriors), Zoe Harris, Tara Jones, Katie Mottershead (all St Helens), Eboni Partington (York Valkyrie), Isabel Rowe (Wigan Warriors), Emily Rudge, Lucy Sams, Beri Salihi, Erin Stott, Georgia Sutherland (all St Helens), Tara Jane Stanley (York Valkyrie), Amy Taylor, Paige Travis, Megan Williams, Vicky Whitfield (all St Helens).
Results Women's Origin
Titles 5: 2014, 2015 (shared), 2016, 2018, 2020
References
External links The Rugby Football League