| Lancashire rugby league team | |
| Badge Size: | 100px |
| Governing Body: | Rugby Football League |
| First Game: | Cheshire 0–6 Lancashire (Edgeley Park, Stockport; 21 October 1895) |
| First International: | Lancashire 20–4 (Watersheddings, Oldham; 18 January 1908) |
| Largest Win: | Durham and Northumberland 0–42 Lancashire (Horsley Hill, South Shields; 9 December 1903) |
| Largest Loss: | Lancashire 7–33 (Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington; 20 September 1933) |
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]
See also: Roses 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.
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]
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.
See main article: Rugby League War of the Roses. Titles 44
Source:[4]
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Attendance | Tour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1908 | 20–4 | 6,500 | 1907–08 All Golds tour | |||
| 25 November 1908 | 6–20 | 4,000 | 1908–09 Kangaroo tour | |||
| 8 March 1909 | 19–14 | 4,000 | ||||
| 2 October 1911 | 12–25 | 5,000 | 1911–12 Kangaroo tour | |||
| 30 November 1921 | 6–29 | 17,000 | 1921–22 Kangaroo tour | |||
| 14 December 1921 | 8–6 | 6,000 | ||||
| 3 January 1927 | 28–3 | Leigh | 7,000[5] | 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[6] | 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 | 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 | 9,369 | 1967–68 Kangaroo tour | |||
| 14 October 1987 | 22–22 | Knowsley Road, St Helens | 4,202 | 1987 Kumuls tour |
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.[7]
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.[8] In 2024, the origin fixture returned and formed part of the England selection process.[9]
For 2024[10]
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).
Titles 5: 2014, 2015 (shared), 2016, 2018, 2020