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Rugby Football League Hall of Fame

Sports hall of fame in Huddersfield, England

Sports hall of fame in Huddersfield, England

The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of rugby league. It was established by the sport's governing body in the UK, the Rugby Football League, in 1988. Players must have been retired for at least five years to be eligible; they must also have played at least ten years within the British game. Players are chosen for induction to the hall of fame by a panel consisting of sports writers, broadcasters and officials.

Inductions to the hall of fame have been sporadic. Nine players were inducted when the hall was opened in 1988 and one more was added the following year. In 1995 the members of the hall of fame appeared on postage stamps released as part of Britain's centenary celebrations.{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024083736/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/18368542.html?dids=18368542:18368542&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01,+1995&author=RICHARD+CARR+Stamp+Columnist&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=BRITAIN+MARKS+CENTENNIAL+OF+THE+RUGBY+LEAGUE&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 October 2012

The Hall of Fame is located at the George Hotel in Huddersfield, where a group of northern clubs met in 1895 and resolved to leave the Rugby Football Union to form their own body, which led to the development of the separate codes of rugby league and rugby union.

2022 saw the first female inductees of the Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame

Players

Source

InductedPlayerPositionClub(s)
1988England Harold WagstaffHuddersfield
1988Wales Jim SullivanWigan
1988Australia Albert RosenfeldHuddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Easts
1988Wales Gus RismanSalford, Workington Town
1988England Jonty ParkinWakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers
1988England Alex MurphySt. Helens, Leigh, Warrington
1988Wales Billy BostonWigan, Blackpool Borough
1988Australia Brian BevanWarrington
1988England Billy BattenHull
1989England Neil FoxWakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Huddersfield
2000England Roger MillwardCastleford, Hull Kingston Rovers
2000South Africa Tom van VollenhovenSt. Helens
2000England Vince KaraliusSt. Helens, Widnes
2005England Martin HodgsonSwinton
2005England Ellery HanleyBradford Northern, Wigan, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs
2005England Douglas ClarkHuddersfield
2005England Eric AshtonWigan
2013Wales Lewis JonesLeeds
2013England Martin OffiahWidnes, Wigan, Eastern Suburbs, St George Dragons, London Broncos, Salford City Reds
2013England Mick SullivanHuddersfield, Wigan, St. Helens, York, Dewsbury
2013England Garry Schofield,Hull FC, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Bramley
2014England Mal ReillyCastleford, Manly-Warringah
2014England Willie HorneOldham, Barrow
2015England Shaun Edwards,Wigan, Balmain, London, Bradford
2015England Albert Goldthorpe,Hunslet
2018England Johnny WhiteleyHull, Hull Kingston Rovers
2018England Derek TurnerHull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity
2018England Andy GregoryWidnes, Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, Salford
2022Wales David WatkinsSalford, Swinton, Cardiff
2022Wales Clive SullivanHull FC, Hull KR, Oldham, Doncaster
2022England Adrian MorleyLeeds, Sydney, Bradford, Warrington Wolves, Swinton Lions, Salford Red Devils
2022England Andy FarrellWigan
2022Sally MilburnBarrow, Askam
2022Lisa McIntoshBradford, Dudley Hill
2022Brenda DobekWakefield Panthers, Townville, Featherstone Rovers
2024ENG James Lomas,Bramley, Salford, Oldham, York
2024ENG Alan Prescott, , ,Halifax, St Helens
2024Jane Banks
2024Michelle Land
2024ENG Paul Sculthorpe, ,Warrington, St Helens
2024ENG Jamie Peacock,Bradford, Leeds, Hull KR

Teams

The 2024 player inductions also saw teams inducted for the first time. Teams to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame are:

References

References

  1. (20 October 2014). "Barrow legend Willie Horne inducted into RL Hall of Fame". North-West Evening Mail.
  2. (31 October 2013). "Martin Offiah among legends to join Rugby League Hall of Fame".
  3. Whitwam, Linda. (14 February 2012). "Huddersfield's historic George Hotel has new owners". [[Huddersfield Daily Examiner]].
  4. (21 September 2022). "Historic RL Hall of Fame recognition for Dobek, McIntosh and Milburn". Rugby-League.com.
  5. "History & Heritage".
  6. "New members of Hall of Fame inducted at RL Cares Dinner". [[Rugby Football League]].
  7. "Shaun Edwards inducted into Rugby League Hall of Fame {{!}} Rugby League News {{!}} Sky Sports".
  8. Bugby, Tony. (2018-11-01). "Derek 'Rocky' Turner added to rugby league's hall of fame".
  9. (2022-09-21). "Four legends to be inducted into Rugby League Hall of Fame".
  10. "Lomas and Prescott to be inducted into RL Hall of Fame".
  11. "Peacock, Banks, Sculthorpe and Land to be elevated into Rugby League Hall of Fame".
  12. "Ashes-winning Great Britain Women’s team to be inducted into Rugby League Hall of Fame".
  13. "Rugby League Hall of Fame: 1996 Great Britain Lionesses become the first team to be inducted into Hall of Fame {{!}} Rugby League News {{!}} Sky Sports".
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