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2015 World Club Series
The 2015 World Club Series was the inaugural World Club Series and was contested by six clubs (three each from the Super League and National Rugby League), including Super League XIX champions, St Helens R.F.C. and 2014 NRL Premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The 2015 series marked a departure from the previous format, whereby only the premiers from the two respective competitions would take part. Background In September 2014 it was announced that the World Club Series would be overhauled to include six clubs – three each from the Super League and Australia's National Rugby League. The 2015 series will take place between 22–25 February, and will feature three matches, the first and second essentially being two exhibition games and the final game being for the Championship trophy between the two respective premiers as in previous years. Other than the two aforementioned teams, it was also announced that Super League clubs the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Club Series
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australian National Rugby League and the British Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport. Super League sides have won the competition 15 times with National Rugby League sides having 14 wins. The first such match was played in 1976, although this was not an official competitive game. The first official World Club Challenge saw Widnes Vikings beat Canberra Raiders 30–18 at Old Trafford on 4 October 1989, after which it became a semi-regular fixture, thought was paused in the 1990s due to the Super League war. The competition has been held every year since 2000 (excluding 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Sydney Roosters and Wigan Warriors have both won the competition 5 times, the joint highest in all formats since the competition began. Wigan Warriors are the most recent champions after winning the 2024 event, defeating the Penrith Panthers 16– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Farrell
Liam Matthew Farrell (born 2 July 1990) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has played for England at international level. He has spent time on loan from Wigan at the Widnes Vikings in the Championship. Background Farrell was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. His younger brother Connor Farrell played for Wigan. He is first cousin once removed to former Wigan captain Andy Farrell. He played junior rugby league at Wigan St Patricks before signing scholarship forms with Wigan Warriors. Career Farrell started the 2010 season on a dual registration loan at Widnes. He made a try scoring home début against Barrow. Wigan Head Coach Michael Maguire gave Farrell his Wigan first team début in the victory over Wakefield Trinity on 5 April, coming off the bench and scoring a try. He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford. Farrell played from the sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Thaler
Benjamin Drew Thaler (born 30 August 1981) is a professional rugby league referee and one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials. He officiates in the Men's Super League. On 24 September 2024, Thaler announced that he will be stepping down as a referee, to take up a new role with the RFL. Background Thaler was brought up in Normanton, West Yorkshire, England. Career Ben's first pro game was against Leigh v York City Knights on 1 July 2001. His first Super League game was against the London Broncos v Leigh on 29 May 2005. He was a part of a New Zealand referee exchange in 2005. He was the referee for both the 2015 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, and the 2015 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. He was the referee for the 2017 Million Pound Game, which saw Leigh Centurions relegated from Super League, and Hull Kingston Rovers promoted, in a straight swap of the two clubs promoted and relegated from the previous season. International Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east of Liverpool and the same distance west of Manchester. The population in 2021 was recorded as 174,970 for the built-up area and 210,900 for the wider borough, the latter being more than double that of 1968 when it became a New towns in the United Kingdom, new town. Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. Warrington was founded by the Roman Britain, Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxons, Saxon Wærings. By the Middle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time. The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington coincided with the Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halliwell Jones Stadium
Halliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England, which is the home ground of the Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final, the National League Grand Finals' Day, two games of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and four games of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. History 1990s–2004: Origins and construction By the late 1990s, Warrington's Wilderspool Stadium had become decrepit and unfit for purpose, and so the club looked to move to a new stadium. Before settling on a site just north of the town centre, which had formerly housed the Tetley Walker brewery, a site in Burtonwood was considered but these plans were rejected. Ground was broke at the new site in 2002 and bucked the common trend of modern stadia by including terracing areas rather than being an all-seater stadium, with the South and West stands both containing terracing It also has enormous pitch dimensions of 120 m x 74&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Widdop
Gareth Edward Widdop (born 12 March 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship. Widdop played at club level for the Melbourne Storm and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and for the Warrington Wolves and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He won the 2012 NRL Grand Final with Melbourne Storm, Melbourne and has played for the NRL All Stars team, World All Stars. He made 29 representative appearances for England national rugby league team, England, ranking as the side's second-highest points scorer, and made 4 appearances for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain. Early life Born and brought up in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax, Yorkshire, Widdop played his junior rugby for King Cross before moving to Melbourne, Australia with his family at the age of 17 where he was educated at Bayside College, Bayside Secondary College. As a teenager, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Dugan
Joshua Dugan (born 10 May 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League, NRL and Australia national rugby league team, Australia at international level. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII, Country New South Wales rugby league team, Country Origin, NRL All Stars team, NRL All Stars and New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Early years Dugan was born in Garran, Australian Capital Territory. He played his junior rugby league for the Valley Dragons and South Tuggeranong Knights before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. Dugan also played Rugby Union for Marist College Canberra. After being signed by the Raiders, Dugan played in their National Youth Competition (rugby league), NYC te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Thompson (rugby League)
Joel Thompson (born 24 August 1988) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a forward for St Helens RLFC, St Helens in the Super League, and for the Canberra Raiders, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). Thompson has played for the Indigenous All Stars (rugby league), Indigenous All stars and Country New South Wales rugby league team, NSW Country Origin side at representative level, and played as a in the NRL earlier in his career. Background Thompson was born in Ivanhoe, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australian descent and English descent. Thompson played his junior rugby league for the Ivanhoe Roosters and Group 11 Rugby League, Forbes Magpies and attended Red Bend Catholic College before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. He represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2006 and played for the Junior Kangaroos in 2007. Playing career 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyson Frizell
Tyson Lomano David Frizell (born 9 October 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who usually plays as a er for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Frizell has the distinction of appearing for three different national teams. He represented in the 2011 Four Nations and 2013 World Cup, then between 2016 and 2019, including the 2017 World Cup, and most recently . Prior to joining the Newcastle Knights, he played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He has also represented NSW Country Origin, New South Wales in the State of Origin series and the Prime Minister's XIII. Background Frizell was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia to a Welsh father and Tongan mother. Tyson's adoptive brother Shannon is a rugby union player for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and the All Blacks internationally. Playing career 2009 He played his junior rugby league with the Corrimal Cougars, while also playing h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Atkins
Ryan Atkins (born 7 October 1985) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who msot recently played as a for York City Knights in the Championship and formerly England at international level. He previously played for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, and on loan from Bradford at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the top flight. Atkins joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a permanent deal and later joined the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. Background Atkins was born in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. He played rugby league for his local team Stanningley and rugby union for Bramley Phoenix. Playing career Bradford Atkins began his career with Bradford but failed to make a first-team appearance before joining Wakefield Trinity midway through 2006's Super League XI. Warrington He signed for Warrington on a three-year deal in September 2009, following Richie Myler from Salford City Reds. Atkins played for Warrington in the 2010 Challenge C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth O'Brien
Gareth "Gaz" O'Brien (born 31 October 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Leigh Centurions, Leigh Leopards in the Super League. He previously played for the Warrington Wolves and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington Wolves, Warrington at the Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers and St Helens R.F.C., St Helens in the Super League, the Swinton Lions in the 2013 RFL Championship, Championship and the North Wales Crusaders in RFL League 1, League 1. O'Brien has also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the RFL Championship, Championship and the Super League, top flight, and on loan from Toronto Wolfpack, Toronto at Castleford Tigers, Castleford in Super League XXV. He later joined the Castleford Tigers, Tigers on a permanent deal. Background O'Brien was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. He is of Irish people, Irish descent. He is a product of the Warrington academy; he was seen as the long-term rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
