# Lancashire rugby league team

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.

### 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:
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour |
| 18 January 1908 | New Zealand | 20–4 | Watersheddings, Oldham | 6,500 | 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 | 1908–09 Kangaroo tour |
| 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 | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour |
| 3 January 1927 | New Zealand | 28–3 | Leigh | 7,000 | 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 |
| 11 October 1939 | New Zealand | C–C | Wilderspool, Warrington | N/A | 1939 Kiwis 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 | 1951 Kiwis tour |
| 30 November 1952 | Australia | 11–36 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 5,863 | 1952–53 Kangaroo tour |
| 12 October 1955 | New Zealand | 15–17 | Station Road, Swinton | 6,859 | 1955 Kiwis tour |
| 23 September 1959 | Australia | 30–22 | Knowsley Road, St. Helens | 15,743 | 1959–60 Kangaroo tour |
| 13 September 1961 | New Zealand | 15–13 | Wilderspool, Warrington | 9,332 | 1961 Kiwis 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 |
| 14 October 1987 | Papua New Guinea | 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 | Malta | 62–0 | Victor Tedesco Stadium, Ħamrun, Malta |

## Women's team

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. 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
#### War of the Roses

Titles 5: 2014, 2015 (shared), 2016, 2018, 2020