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Hilton Park (stadium)
Hilton Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Leigh RLFC rugby league club and Leigh Genesis football club. It had a capacity of approximately 10,000. The stadium was demolished in February 2009. History In 1947, Leigh Rugby League Club moved to new headquarters in Kirkhall Lane, having played at Mather Lane before the Second World War and at Madeley Park (Leigh Harriers Athletic ground) immediately after the war. In 1953, floodlights were installed at a cost of £4,100. The ground saw a record home crowd of 31,326 attend a Rugby League Challenge Cup tie with St. Helens in the same year. Later, Kirkhall Lane was officially renamed Hilton Park after former club chairman Jack Hilton in recognition of his work in securing the site for the new ground. Leigh's record attendance for rugby was set in 1953 at 31,326 when St Helens visited for a third round Challenge Cup game. The largest modern-day attendance saw 9,760 watch a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh, Greater Manchester
Leigh is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships. When the three townships of Pennington, Greater Manchester, Pennington, Westleigh, Greater Manchester, Westleigh and Bedford, Greater Manchester, Bedford merged in 1875, forming the Leigh Local Board District, Leigh became the official name for the town, although it had been applied to the area of Pennington and Westleigh around the parish church for many centuries. The town became an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district in 1894 when part of Atherton was added. In 1899 Leigh became a municipal borough. The first town hall was built on King Street and replaced by the present building in 1907. Originally an agricultural area (noted for dairy farming), domestic spinning and weaving led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955–56 European Rugby League Championship
This was the fifteenth European Championship and was won for the second time by the Other Nationalities. Results Final standings References European Nations Cup 1955 in rugby league, European rugby league championship 1956 in rugby league, European rugby league championship International rugby league competitions hosted by the United Kingdom International rugby league competitions hosted by France {{Rugbyleague-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 New Zealand Rugby League Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The test series between the New Zealand national rugby league team and Great Britain was drawn one all, as was the test series between New Zealand and France. The Kiwis were 6-1 outsiders ahead of the tour. Great Britain had won seven of the last nine encounters and the New Zealand side was almost entirely domestic based, with captain Mark Graham, Danny Campbell and Nolan Tupaea the only overseas professionals. Following the tour Fred Ah Kuoi (North Sydney Bears), James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara and Gary Kemble ( Hull F.C.) and Mark Broadhurst (Manly-Warringah) subsequently secured professional contracts. The Test series was broadcast across the United Kingdom via the BBC with chief commentator Eddie Waring and his co-commentator, former Great Britain halfback and then Salford coach Alex Murphy. The series was broadcast in New Zealand via Television New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1973 Kangaroo Tour was the thirteenth Kangaroo Tour, and saw the Australian national rugby league team travel to Europe and play nineteen matches against British and French club and representative rugby league teams, in addition to three Rugby league#Competitions, Test matches against Great Britain Lions, Great Britain and two Tests against the France national rugby league team, French. It followed the tour of 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, 1967-68 and the next was staged in 1978 Kangaroo tour, 1978. Due to the advent of the Jet Age which had made international travel times much shorter (a Jumbo Jet airplane could travel between Sydney and London in a day compared to the weeks it took a ship at sea), and with a slimed down tour itinerary (the 1973 Kangaroos played 19 games compared to the 27 played by the 1967-68 Kangaroos), this was the first Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France to be held inside of a single calendar year. The squad's leadership Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963–64 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1963-64 Kangaroo tour was the eleventh Kangaroo tour, during which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-six matches against British and French club and representative teams. It included three Test matches against Great Britain for The Ashes, and three Tests against the French. The tour followed the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France and was followed by the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The squad's leadership The Australian team was captain-coached by Western Suburbs Magpies Arthur Summons, though due to injury to Summons the test captaincy fell to St George Ian Walsh for Ashes series against Great Britain and the first test against France. In the five matches in which neither Summons nor Walsh played, the Kangaroos were captained by Barry Muir (against Featherstone), Ken Irvine (Rochdale), Noel Kelly (Cumberland), Reg Gasnier (Pyrenees) and Brian Hambly (Les Espoirs (French Colts)). The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956–57 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1956–57 Kangaroo tour was the ninth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played twenty-eight matches, including the Ashes series (rugby league), Ashes series of three Rugby league#Competitions, Test matches against Great Britain Lions, Great Britain and three Test matches against the France national rugby league team, French. It followed the tour of 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, 1952–53 and the next was staged in 1959–60 Kangaroo tour, 1959–60. The squad's leadership The team was captained by Ken Kearney with Clive Churchill as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Clarrie Fahy and Cyril Connell Sr. The latter's son, Cyril Connell Jr. was a playing member of the touring party. In the three matches in which neither Kearney nor Churchill played, the Kangaroos were captained by Cyril Connell Jr. Touring squad The ''Rugby League News'' published photoand details of the touring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952–53 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1952–53 Kangaroo tour was the eighth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played forty matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain and three Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of 1948-49 and the next was staged in 1956-57. The squad's leadership The team was captained by Clive Churchill with Frank Stanmore as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Doug MacLean and Norm Robinson. In the matches in which neither Churchill nor Stanmore played, the Kangaroos were captained by Duncan Hall on 4 occasions (Wigan, Swinton, Dewsbury, and Selection de Midi) and Albert Paul on 3 occasions (French Selection, French Selection, Paris-Lyon). Three players captained the team in one match: Keith Holman (Doncaster), Ferris Ashton (Wakefield Trinity) and Noel Hazzard (French Selection). Touring squad The ''Rugby League News'' published photoand details of the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948–49 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1948–49 Kangaroo tour was the seventh Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played thirty-seven matches, including the Ashes series (rugby league), Ashes series of three Rugby league#Competitions, Test matches against Great Britain Lions, Great Britain, an international match against Wales national rugby league team, Wales and two Test matches against the France national rugby league team, French. It followed the tour of 1937–38 Kangaroo tour, 1937-38 and a cessation of overseas international tours due to World War II. The next was staged in 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, 1952-53. Selection Controversy Earlier in the season, Newtown Jets, Newtown's Len Smith (rugby), Len Smith had captain-coached the Australian's to a series win over the touring New Zealand Kiwis, New Zealand team. In what turned out to be a selection controversy, Smith, a List of dual-code rugby internationals, du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Rugby League Team
The New Zealand national rugby league team () has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the Kiwi (bird), native bird of that name. The team's colours are black and white, with the dominant colour being black, and the players perform a haka (sports), haka before every match they play as a challenge to their opponents. The New Zealand Kiwis are currently second in the IRL Men's World Rankings, IRL World Rankings. Since the 1980s, most New Zealand representatives have been based overseas, in the professional National Rugby League and Super League competitions. Before that, players were selected entirely from clubs in domestic New Zealand leagues. A New Zealand side first played in a 1907-08 New Zealand rugby tour, 1907 professional rugby tour which pre-dated the birth of rugby league football in the Southern Hemisphere, making it the second oldest national side after England nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Kangaroos
The Australian national rugby league team, the Kangaroos, have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competitions since the establishment of the game in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission, the Kangaroos are ranked first in the IRL Men's World Rankings. The team is the most successful in Rugby League World Cup history, having won the competition 12 times, and contested 15 of the 16 finals, only failing to reach the final in the 1954 inaugural tournament. Only five nations (along with NZ Maori) have beaten Australia in test matches, and Australia has an overall win percentage of 69%. Dating back to 1908, Australia is the fourth oldest national side after England, New Zealand and Wales. The team was first assembled in 1908 for a tour of Great Britain. The majority of the Kangaroos' games since then have been played against Great Britain and New Zealand. In the first half of the 20th century, Australia's international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in England. Founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union following 22 clubs resigning from the Rugby Football Union, it changed its name in 1922 to the Rugby Football League. Based at Sportcity in Manchester, it is responsible for organising professional competitions and, in association with the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA), the community game. It also provides RFL match officials, match officials for every level as well as administering the England national rugby league team, England national team The Rugby Football League has been a member of the International Rugby League (IRL) since 1948 and European Rugby League (ERL) since its foundation in 2003. History Formation On Tuesday 27 August 1895, as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester, prominent Lancashire rugby clubs Broughton Rangers, Leigh, Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, St Helens, Tyldesley, Warrington, Widnes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
