The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of

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. It was established by the sport's governing body in the UK, the

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, 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. There were no new inductees until 2000, when three more players were introduced as part of the buildup to the

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. A further four players were inducted in 2005, and four more in 2013 during the fourteenth World Cup. The Hall of Fame is located at the George Hotel in

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, where a group of northern clubs met in 1895 and resolved to leave the

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to form their own body, which led to the development of the separate codes of

and

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

Hall of Fame

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Teams

The 2024 player inductions also saw teams inducted for the first time. Teams to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame are: *2024: 1996 Great Britain Lionesses touring squad – the inaugural Great Britain women's team, the only European team to have beaten

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in a test series at time of induction.https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12196/13213848/rugby-league-hall-of-fame-1996-great-britain-lionesses-become-the-first-team-to-be-inducted-into-hall-of-fame

References

External links

Rugby League Hall of Fame at rugby-league.com
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Hall of Fame

Players

Teams

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