# Yorkshire 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.

## Rivalry

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

Yorkshire 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 24: 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.

### War of the Roses

Titles 44

### International Results

Source:
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour |
| 18 December 1907 | New Zealand | 4–23 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 3,000 | 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 | New Zealand | 17–16 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,000 | 1926–27 Kiwis tour |
| 20 November 1929 | Australia | 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 |
| 18 September 1939 | New Zealand | C–C | Odsal, Bradford | N/A | 1939 Kiwis tour |
| 24 November 1948 | Australia | 5–2 | Headingley, Leeds | 5,310 | 1948–49 Kangaroo tour |
| 5 December 1951 | New Zealand | 3–10 | Wakefield | 2,958 | 1951 Kiwis tour |
| 26 November 1952 | Australia | 11–55 | Fartown, Huddersfield | 3,737 | 1952–53 Kangaroo tour |
| 21 September 1955 | New Zealand | 17–33 | Boulevard, Hull | 7,407 | 1955 Kiwis tour |
| 28 September 1959 | Australia | 47–15 | Clarence Street, York | 7,338 | 1959–60 Kangaroo tour |
| 6 September 1961 | New Zealand | 21–11 | Boulevard, Hull | 6,650 | 1961 Kiwis tour |
| 18 September 1963 | Australia | 11–5 | Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull | 10,324 | 1963–64 Kangaroo tour |
| 20 September 1963 | New Zealand | 15–8 | Wheldon Road, Castleford | 14,814 | 1963 Kiwis tour |
| 4 October 1967 | Australia | 15–14 | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 19,370 | 1967–68 Kangaroo tour |
| 23 October 1985 | New Zealand | 18–8 | Odsal, Bradford | 3,745 | 1985 Kiwis tour |
| 27 October 1987 | Papua New Guinea | 28–4 | Headingley, Leeds | 1,780 | 1987 Kumuls tour |

## 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
Amelia Brown (Huddersfield Giants), Caitlin Beevers (Leeds Rhinos), Chloe Billington (Featherstone Rovers), Jasmine Bell (York Valkyrie), Keara Bennett, Caitlin Casey, Ruby Enright, Grace Field (all Leeds Rhinos) Liv Gale (York Valkyrie), Amy Hardcastle (Leeds Rhinos), Georgie Hetherington (York Valkyrie), Phoebe Hook (St Helens), Shona Hoyle, Zoe Hornby (both Leeds Rhinos), Emma Kershaw (York Valkyrie), Lucy Murray, Izzy Northrop (both Leeds Rhinos), Jess Sharp (York Valkyrie), Bella Sykes (Leeds Rhinos), Dannielle Waters (Featherstone Rovers), Olivia Whitehead (Leeds Rhinos) Liv Wood (York Valkyrie).

### Results
#### War of the Roses

Titles 2: 2015 (shared), 2019