The Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup (formerly the Lazenby Cup until 2017) is an annual pre-season friendly between English
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
teams
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...
and
Hunslet
Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the Leeds city centre, city centre and has an industrial past.
It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside (ward), Hunslet and Riverside ward of Lee ...
.
History
The Lazenby Cup was first played in 1912 after
Tracey Lazenby
Tracy Lazenby (second ¼ ), also known by the nickname of " OHMSS", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers (two spells), Wakefield Trinity (t ...
donated the trophy to be played for by
Hunslet
Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the Leeds city centre, city centre and has an industrial past.
It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside (ward), Hunslet and Riverside ward of Lee ...
and
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...
with the proceeds going to junior rugby in the city. Hunslet and Leeds both played for the trophy until 1972, after Leeds played
Bramley until 1985 when the trophy was retired until 2004 when the trophy was contested between Leeds and Hunslet again.
In 2017 the cup was renamed the Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup after
Harry Jepson
Harry Jepson (4 February 1920 – 29 August 2016) was an English rugby league administrator and president of Leeds Rhinos.
Early life
Born in Hunslet, Leeds, Jepson was educated at Cockburn High School and subsequently worked for Leeds City C ...
who was club president of
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...
and had strong links to Hunslet and died in 2016.
Results
Winners
References
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Leeds Rhinos
Hunslet R.L.F.C.