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Jake Wardle
Jake Wardle (born 18 November 1998) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a , or er, for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and England national rugby league team, England and the England Knights at international level. He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League and has spent time on loan from Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield at the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, top flight. Background Wardle was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England He is the younger brother of fellow former Huddersfield Giants, Giants player Joe Wardle. Playing career Illingworth ARLFC Jake began his Rugby League career at amateur club Illingworth ARLFC, before signing professional forms. During this time he played in the England Youth internationals against France. Huddersfield Giants Wardle is a product of Huddersfield's academy system, and made his first team début in May 2018, scoring two tries against Widnes Vikings. In 2020, Wardl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woollen manufacture with the large Piece Hall square later built for trading wool in the town centre. The town was a thriving mill town during the Industrial Revolution with the Dean Clough Mill buildings a surviving landmark. In 2021, it had a population of 88,109. It is also the administrative centre of the wider Calderdale Metropolitan Borough. Toponymy The town's name was recorded in about 1091 as ''Halyfax'', most likely from the Old English ''halh-gefeaxe'', meaning "area of coarse grass in the of land". This explanation is generally preferred to derivations from the Old English ' (holy), in ''hālig feax'' or "holy hair", proposed by 16th-century antiquarians. The probably-incorrect interpretation gave rise to two legends. One concern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains. Penrith are the current reigning 2024 NRL season, NRL Premiers, having won the title six times, including the last four times consecutively. Penrith were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition in 1967. Penrith struggled for almost twenty years before finally reaching their first finals series. The club achieved its first New South Wales Rugby League season 1990#Grand final, grand final appearance in 1990 but were beaten by the Canberra Raiders 18–14. The following year, Penrith met Canberra again in the New South Wales Rugby League season 1991#Grand final, 1991 Grand Final, this time winning the game 19–12. Penrith won their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Wigan Warriors Season
The 2024 season was the Wigan Warriors's 44th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXIX, the 2024 Challenge Cup, and the 2024 World Club Challenge. The 2024 season saw Wigan complete the quadruple, the club's second in its history after the 1993–94 season, and only the fourth modern quadruple in British rugby league. In Sky Sports end of season review, Wigan were praised for their academy, coaching setup, squad hunger, and utilisation of Bevan French. The Guardian described the 2024 squad as one of the all time greats. The 2024 Wigan team won the BBC Sports Team of the Year Award, seeing the club win for a second time after their first in 1994. Preseason friendlies World Club Challenge Super League Regular Season Wigan Warriors claimed the League Leaders' Shield on the final day of the 2024 regular season, and saw four players make the Super League Dream Team. Fixtures Table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Club Challenge
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] |
2024 Challenge Cup
The 2024 Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Betfred Challenge Cup, is the 123rd edition of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout cup tournament in British rugby league, run by the Rugby Football League (RFL). It began over the weekend of 13–14 January 2024, and ended with the final, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8 June. The cup was won by Wigan Warriors who beat Warrington Wolves 18–8 before a 64,000 crowd at Wembley. Wigan's Bevan French was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy. Leigh Leopards were the defending champions, having won the 2023 Final, defeating Hull Kingston Rovers 17–16 in extra time. They were eliminated in the quarter finals, losing 16–24 to Hull KR. Background The competition started on 13 January, and concluded with the final on 8 June. The Championship and League One clubs joined the tournament in round 3. Rounds 4 and 5 reduced the lower league clubs to four before the Super League clubs enter in round 6. Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challenge Cup
The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's oldest cup competition in either rugby union, code of rugby. A concurrent Women's Challenge Cup and Wheelchair Challenge Cup have been held since 2012 and 2015 respectively. The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to British rugby league system, Tier 5. Some amateur clubs have to qualify to enter in Round One while others can apply through the RFL to enter. The final is traditionally played at Wembley Stadium. Despite having been played at other venues, Wembley is generally seen as the home of the competition. "Abide with Me", sung before the game, has become a rugby league anthem. The current holders of the Challenge Cup are Hull Kingston Rovers, winning the competition for the 2nd time, beating Warrington Wolves 8-6 in the 2025 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XXIV
Super League XXIV, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, was the 2019 iteration of and the 24th season of the Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain. Twelve teams competed over 29 rounds, including the Magic Weekend, which took place at Anfield. After the regular rounds, the top five highest teams entered the Super League play-offs, for a place in the Super League Grand Final. London Broncos were immediately relegated to the Championship after only being promoted last year, but a bad season saw them win just 10 games out of 29. They will be replaced by Toronto Wolfpack. Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the competition, after suffering back to back defeats in the semi-finals. First against St Helens in the semi final, and eventually losing out to Salford in the preliminary final. Toronto Wolfpack won the Million Pound Game by beating Featherstone Rovers 24–6 and were promoted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League XXVIII
Super League XXVIII, known as the 2023 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Super League and 129th season of rugby league in Great Britain. The season began on 16 February 2023, and ended with the Grand Final on 14 October 2023. St Helens were the reigning champions after winning their 4th successive title, beating Leeds Rhinos in the 2022 Grand Final. They were eliminated in the semi final, losing 6–12 to Catalans Dragons. Leigh Leopards were immediately promoted back to Super League, after they beat Batley Bulldogs 44–12 in the 2022 Championship Grand Final. Wakefield Trinity were relegated from Super League after 24 years. Wigan Warriors defeated Catalans, 10–2 in the Grand Final, to win their 6th super league title, and 23rd overall. Teams The league comprises 12 teams. The regular season comprises 27 rounds. Results Matches decided by golden point If a match ends in a draw after 80 minutes, then a further 10 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Leaders' Shield
The League Leaders' Shield is a trophy awarded to the team finishing the season top of Super League in the sport of rugby league football. This regular portion of the season precedes the playoffs for the eventual Super League Grand Final. The trophy was first awarded in Super League VII in 2002. St Helens won the first shield in 2002, and have since won the shield on a total of 9 occasions. Wigan Warriors become only the 2nd team (along with St Helens), to retain the shield. History From 1907 until 1973 the Championship was awarded to the team winning a top-four play-off (excluding the 2 seasons 1962–63 and 1963–64, when the championship was awarded to the top-placed team). From 1907 to 1962 no prize was awarded to the team finishing top. From 1965 to 1973 a 'League Leaders' Trophy' was introduced to reward the team finishing top. In 1996, Super League was formed but continued to use the league to decide the champions until 1998, when they adopted a play-off structure for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Super League Grand Final
The 2024 Super League Grand Final, Naming rights, named the 2024 Betfred Super League Grand Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th official Super League Grand Final and the championship-deciding rugby league game of the 2024 Super League season. The match saw Wigan Warriors take on Hull Kingston Rovers, Hull KR at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, having won six titles including in 2023 Super League Grand Final, 2023, while Hull KR were making their first appearance at a Grand Final, having last won a league title in the Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division, the Super League's predecessor, in 1985. Wigan successfully retained their title with a narrow 9–2 victory to claim their seventh Super League title, and in doing so, become the first team in Super League era to win all 4 major trophies in the same year. Background Route to the final Wigan Warriors 2023 Grand Final winners Wigan finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Grand Final
The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League play-offs. The winning team receives the Super League Trophy and goes on to play the NRL champions in the World Club Challenge. As of 2024, the Rob Burrow Award is awarded to the man of the match, replacing the Harry Sunderland Trophy. The match is normally played at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. Only four clubs have won the Super League, as of 2024 - St Helens (10), Leeds Rhinos (8), Wigan Warriors (7), and Bradford Bulls (4). St Helens and Bradford Bulls each won one of their Super League titles before the Play Off and Grand Final system was introduced in 1998. Wigan Warriors are the current champions, after winning the 2024 Super League Grand Final, defeating Hull KR 9–2, to win all 4 trophies in the same year. Background Use of a play-off system to decide the Championship brought back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
