"Thatto Heath are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens 3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject give score as 38-2 but Wigan official archives gives it as 37-2 4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject give Halifax at home but Wigan official archives gives Keighley at home but with a reference that the game was played at Thrum Hall, the home of Halifax 5 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959 The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to"
"to finish 6th out of 8, and secured improved central funding for 2016. After a disappointing 6th place finish in 2016, the club again reached the qualifies in 2017 and 2018 finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. This made the club the most successful part-time team in the RFL. Long serving director and chairman Michael Steele stepped down from the Board at the end of 2017. Shortly after they were founded in 1873, Halifax bought some land in Halifax from a farmer with the aim to build a multipurpose sports venue. Thrum Hall hosted rugby league finals and test matches as"
"1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1933/34 1934/35 1935/36 1945/46 1946/47 1962/63 1971/72 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1995/96 1974/75 1974/75 1975/76 1991/92 2006/07 2009/10 2015/16 2006/07 2009/10 2006/07, 2007/08 Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Formed in the mining village of Tumble in 1897 Tumble RFC were one of the most successful rugby teams in the old West Wales Rugby Union, and are still"
"the famous Rectory Field in Blackheath at the end of the 2015-16 season. The club was founded in 1858 and is the oldest open rugby club in the world since becoming open in 1862 and is also the third-oldest rugby club in continuous existence in the world. Well Hall Well Hall is a place to the north of Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London, England, with no present formal boundaries and located east-southeast of Charing Cross. In the past Well Hall was the grounds of a manor house, and then a hamlet. Today it is a"
"site was originally known as Cumberland Oval and rugby union was played there from 1879 through to 1939. The old wooden grandstand was burnt down in the early 1980s and Cumberland Oval was redeveloped into Parramatta Stadium which opened in 1986. In 2015, the Rams consortium clubs of Parramatta and Southern Districts also hosted home matches. In 2016, the Rams played out of Concord Oval, which hosted eight matches during the 1987 Rugby World Cup, including a semifinal. The Rams played all their home games for 2017 at T G Millner Field, the home ground of Eastwood Rugby Club in"
"was the distance between seats, the mallet was the sledge hammer used by workers, and the wheels were an internal component of buffers. The first trugo club was established by former railway worker Thomas Grieves in the suburb of Yarraville in 1936, and the first competitive match between clubs was played between Yarraville and Footscray at the Western Oval in June 1937. Early clubs were concentrated around those inner western suburbs, with clubs established in Williamstown and Newport. At the start of the 2018 season, the principal trugo clubs are Ascot Vale, Brunswick, Brunswick City, Footscray, Port Melbourne, Sandridge, South"
"Waterloo FC Waterloo Football Club (known as Firwood Waterloo for sponsorship reasons) is an English Rugby Union team based at St Anthonys Road, Blundellsands, Merseyside. Once a powerhouse of the English rugby union game, the men's 1st XV now play in North 1 West at the sixth level of English rugby union system, following their relegation from National League 3 North at the end of the 2016-17 season. Waterloo Football Club celebrated its 125th season in 2007/08, having been founded in 1882 by brothers Sidney and Harry Hall and George Abercrombie. From 1882 until 1884 the club was known as"
"well as speedway. Halifax played at Thrum Hall for 112 years until they sold the land for £1.5 million to ASDA to move to a new stadium in the European Super League era. Thrum Hall was notable for its distinctive slope. As it was built on the side of a hill, the ground had a 4 yard slope from the main grandstand side to the outer wing. Thrum Hall had a spectator capacity of 9,832 when it closed as a sports venue. Halifax first played at the Shay in the 1998 Super League season and ground shared with association football"
"41,664. In 2008, the rugby ground hosted all the games in Pool A of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship and also the semi-final on 18 June 2008, in which England beat South Africa 26–18. Until February 2012, it had been assumed that the last professional rugby union game to take place at the Arms Park was on 17 May 2009, when Edinburgh beat the Cardiff Blues 36–14 in a Celtic League match during the 2008–09 season. However, on Tuesday, 7 February 2012, it was confirmed that Cardiff Blues would face Connacht at the Arms Park on Friday, 10 February"
"concerts by Pearl Jam in 2009, Bon Jovi in 2008, Roger Waters in 2007, Meat Loaf in 2004, U2 in 1989 & 1993, Tina Turner in 1993 and 1997, Dire Straits in 1986 and 1991, and Billy Joel in 1987. However the stadium was primarily a rugby and cricket ground and was the home of the Crusaders rugby union team, who compete in Super Rugby. Its capacity was 38,628. In 1880 Canterbury Cricket and Athletics Sports Co. Ltd was established. In 1882, Edward Stevens and Arthur Ollivier initiated the purchase of a parcel of swampy farmland (the actual cricket ground"
"at Barrowfield Park, from their creation in 1877 until 1898, and then Shawfield Stadium from 1898 until they were evicted in 1986. Clyde shared Firhill with fierce rivals Partick Thistle from 1986 until 1991, and then Douglas Park with Hamilton Academical until moving to the purpose built Broadwood in 1994. The move to Broadwood, 10 miles outside Glasgow, meant that the club would lose some fans in the move, but hoped to gain some new supporters in the new town of Cumbernauld, which had never hosted senior football before. The stadium opened to the public in February 1994 to a"
"September 1994 in front of a full house against Barrow, a match they won 82-6. The ground staged its final first class fixture on 14 April 1991 when Barrow were held to a 19-19 draw. Dewsbury full-back Nathan Graham, with a late conversion, registered the last senior points. The area is now covered by a housing estate, the streets of which are named after Dewsbury players. The Rams suffix was adopted by the club in 1996 as part of rugby league's transition from a winter to a summer schedule. Crown Flatt stadium was renamed Ram Stadium in 1998. In 2005,"
"Union (GLRU) in 1998. The GLRU competes in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions under the sponsorship name of Xerox Golden Lions. The GLRU serves as the main feeder union for the Lions, in Super Rugby, which also encompass the and the , although very few of their players have been historically selected. The Golden Lions and Lions share the same home stadium, Ellis Park, located in the suburb of Doornfontein. In the 1980s the union ran into serious financial trouble, mostly as a result of redeveloping Ellis Park. Transvaal supporters nearly didn’t have a union to support anymore"
"Stourbridge Cricket Club Stourbridge Cricket Club is an English cricket club based in Stourbridge, West Midlands. The club play at the War Memorial Athletic Ground in Stourbridge, and compete in the Birmingham District Cricket League. Stourbridge was a leading side in the Birmingham and District Cricket League from 1894 to 2003, winning the Division 1 title in 1919, 1987 and 1989. They also won the William Younger Cup, now known as the Cockspur Cup, at Lord's in 1986. They were relegated from the Birmingham and District Cricket League after the 2003 season. The club's ground was used regularly for first"
"Tumble RFC Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. Formed in the mining village of Tumble in 1897 Tumble RFC were one of the most successful rugby teams in the old West Wales Rugby Union, and are still highly regarded for all that they achieved. The club's peak in terms of success came during the 1980s when under coaches Clive and Allan John they"
"Trevor Hall (rugby league) Ernest Trevor Hall (born 24 February 1905 in Cambridge, New Zealand — died in in Papakura, New Zealand) was a New Zealand landlord, salesman, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and Coach of the 1930s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, Other Nationalities, Auckland and Auckland City, and at club level for the Newton Rangers, St Helens (twice), and the Rochdale Hornets as a or i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets. Hall won"
"in Corringham. During the 2012–13 season the club played at Rush Green Stadium in Rush Green, sharing the ground with West Ham United's reserves who played in the Professional Development League. The following season, West Ham pulled out of the deal in June and Grays moved to Aveley's Mill Field ground. When Aveley moved to Parkside in 2017, Grays became tenants at the new ground. Hamilton Academical F.C. settled at Douglas Park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in 1888 and remained at the ground until 1994 when they sold it to a supermarket chain. The club played outside the town for"
"held at Thrum Hall in an attempt to alleviate these financial troubles. Horrific weather conditions meant that only around 3,000 arrived to watch the Halifax Pop and Blues Concert which made a loss of £6,000. Despite victory in the inaugural Regal Trophy Final (then Players No. 6 Trophy) in 1971–72, financial problems continued for the next decade. In 1983, local businessman, David Brook provided much needed investment in the club. Chris Anderson was player-coach of Halifax from November 1984 to May 1987 when he retired from playing to be coach in 1987–88. The team won the League Championship in 1985–86,"
"pitch. Come 1986, the club extended the changing rooms and added a new club house which was opened by Sir Ewart Bell(President of the IRFU). Gordon West cup 2001,2002 (First side to ever defend it and joint top most wins)Gordon West Cup History Junior League section 5 winners 1980 Ulster Towns Cup runners up 1989 In 1995 the Hockey Club severed their ties with the rugby team and moved to Muckamore Cricket Club. After becoming recognised as one of the most ambitious teams in the Qualifying league, Antrim RFC went on to win the Gordon West Memorial in 2001 at"
"In 2006, the Rams changed their club colours and guernsey design to black, with teal, white and red trimmings. A modified version of this guernsey was adopted in 2009.<br> In 2010, the club moved to its current guernsey design, which is now principally teal and white. 1981 - 1982: Penrith did not have its own home ground. It shared the home ground of the Hawkesbury AFC (firstly ""Deerubbun Park"", Windsor and then ""Colbee Park"", McGraths Hill).<br> 1983 - 1986: ""Sales Park"", Luddenham<br> 1987 - 2002: ""Greygums Oval"", Cranebrook<br> 2003 - 2005: ""Dukes Oval"", Emu Plains<br> 2006 - Present: ""Greygums Oval"","
"on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm. After match and training functions reconvene at sponsor pub The Toxteth Hotel, Glebe. Petersham RUFC Petersham Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in the inner west of Sydney, New South Wales. The club, also known as ""The Shammies"", currently field 5 teams in the 1st Grade Division of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition (Subbies). Petersham RUFC was founded in 1883, making it the oldest surviving suburban rugby club in Australia. The Sydney rugby institution that is the Petersham Football Club first took to the playing fields"
"based in Chiswick. London Welsh RFC London Welsh Rugby Football Club () is a professional rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, after gaining promotion from the RFU Championship in the 2012 and 2014 play-off final. The club returned to Old Deer Park in 2015 after three seasons at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. The club is one of the most famous rugby clubs in the World, renowned for its free flowing style of rugby. The squad has recovered from liquidation in"
"to move to East Thurrock United's Rookery Hill in 2018 when Thurrock folded and the ground was closed. Romford F.C. Romford Football Club is an English football club based in Romford, East London. The club are currently members of the and play at Rookery Hill in East Thurrock. The original Romford was established in 1876. They reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1880–81, but lost 15–0 at Darwen. There was no league football for them to play until they joined the South Essex League in 1896. An internal dispute saw several committee and players leave to form a"
"Marsland, left the board over plans to merge with rivals Bradford Northern and join the proposed Super League as single club. Halifax joined the Super League in 1996, the local newspaper did a poll of suggested nicknames for the club with Halifax Bombers topping the list. But the Board upon the recommendation of Chief executive Nigel Wood chose ""Halifax Blue Sox"". However, this proved to be unpopular with most supporters who continued to refer to them as 'Fax'. Halifax finished third in Super League in 1998 under John Pendlebury. Halifax sold Thrum Hall for £1.5 million to Asda for a"
"matches and 4 Clubs </div> </div> </div> Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points 1 * Highest winning margin at the time (beating Bradford's 68-2 victory over Bramley in 1906 2 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium."
"London Welsh RFC London Welsh Rugby Football Club () is a professional rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, after gaining promotion from the RFU Championship in the 2012 and 2014 play-off final. The club returned to Old Deer Park in 2015 after three seasons at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. The club is one of the most famous rugby clubs in the World, renowned for its free flowing style of rugby. The squad has recovered from liquidation in December 2016 after"
"in the 15-26 defeat by Great Britain on the 1928 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand during the 1928 New Zealand rugby league season. Hall played in Newton Rangers' victory in the 1927 Auckland Rugby League's competition, and the 6-3 victory over Ponsonby in the 1927 Stormont Shield. Trevor Hall (rugby league) Ernest Trevor Hall (born 24 February 1905 in Cambridge, New Zealand — died in in Papakura, New Zealand) was a New Zealand landlord, salesman, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and Coach of the 1930s. He played at representative"
"revenue and to continue developing for the future. Blackheath played their last game at the Rectory Field on 30 April 2016, beating Blaydon 45 - 17. Blackheath F.C. Blackheath Football Club is a rugby union club based in Well Hall, Eltham in south-east London. The club was founded in 1858 and is the oldest open rugby club in the world since becoming open in 1862. ""Open"" in this context means that membership was open to anyone, not merely those attending, or old boys from, a particular institution (e.g. a school, university or hospital). It is also the third-oldest rugby club"
"on the Piazza and another outside the cathedral at High Cross. Truro was temporarily the home to the rugby union club Cornish Pirates, but the team moved back to its original base in Penzance. In April 2018, the construction of a Stadium for Cornwall was under discussion with Cornwall Council, which had pledged £3 million in funding for the £14.3m project.. It is planned for a site in Threemilestone The town has an amateur rugby union side, Truro RFC (founded in 1885), which belongs to Tribute Western Counties West and plays home games at St Clements Hill. It has hosted"
"Cup. The club folded at the end of the season 2 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium. 1935–36 Yorkshire Cup 1935–36 Yorkshire Cup The Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to"
"title the club had won since the leagues began back in 1987, despite a number of promotions. Then at the end of April they claimed the Cornwall Cup for the ninth time in the clubs history, with a hard thought 20-19 win against Wadebridge Camels at the Recreation Ground in Camborne - leaving them just one behind record holders Camborne and Redruth. The Recreation Ground is situated just off Alexandra Road on the outskirts of St Ives overlooking the town, and is about 30 minutes walk from the train station. It has been occupied by the rugby club since 1925"
"opened in November 1902 and ran a regular service to Redruth until it closed in September 1927. Camborne RFC were established in 1878 and are one of the most famous clubs in Cornwall, having produced numerous Cornwall players over the years. In 1987 Camborne were the highest placed Cornish club in the newly formed National leagues when they entered at 1987–88 Courage Area League South (equivalent to National League 2 South today). Camborne is one of the grounds used by the Cornish rugby team and has hosted many notable international sides including the New Zealand 'All Blacks' in 1905, 1924"
"and until 1883 the new club used the Parade Ground, but then moved to the Athletic Ground as it had a better playing surface for rugby. A first grandstand was built in 1887 for the princely sum of less than £50 to the landlords, The Furness Railway Company. Another grandstand on the opposite side was finished in 1893. On 28 March 1908 a crowd of 12,000 crammed into the ground for a Challenge Cup tie against Hunslet. In 1914 the club decided to move away to Little Park in nearby Roose. In 1920, the club bought Little Park from Lord"