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Super League I
The year 1996's Stones Bitter Super League I was the official name for the 102nd season of top-level rugby league football, and the first year of Europe's new championship: Super League. It is also the first season of rugby league to be played in summer. The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995-96 RFL First Division plus one expansion club, Paris Saint-Germain. Teams Twelve teams were selected to play in the inaugural Super League season. *D*- League and Cup winners Formation Original plan Although RFL chairman Maurice Lindsay had pushed for a more modern top-flight setup for some time, his previous efforts had only resulted in a tepid reform during the 1994 offseason. The more radical Super League came together over just ninety-six hours in early April 1995, following overtures by emissaries of Australian media conglomerate News Ltd., who were looking for international partners to sway the battle for the control of Australian rugby league in their favour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League
Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve teams, eleven from Northern England, the sport's heartland, and one from southern France. Super League began in 1996, replacing the Rugby Football League Championship First Division, First Division, and switching from a winter to a summer season. The regular season runs from February to September, with each team playing 27 games; 11 home games, 11 away games, Magic Weekend, and an additional four fixtures decided by league positions. The top six then enter Super League play-offs, play-offs leading to the Super League Grand Final which determines the champions. As of 2024, there is no relegation to the RFL Championship, Championship. The Super League champions take on the champions of the Australian National Rugby League in the World Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 Rugby Football League Season
The 1995–96 Rugby Football League season was the 101st season of rugby league football. Eleven English teams competed from August 1995 until January 1996 for the Stones Bitter Centenary Championship. The season was kept brief to accommodate the first season of the forthcoming new Super League competition, which would see top-level rugby league in the UK changed to a summer sport. It was also punctuated by the 1995 World Cup which took place in Britain throughout October. The 1996 Challenge Cup rounds started immediately after the Centenary Championship and the final was played in summer, during Super League I. Season summary * Stones Bitter Centenary League Champions: Wigan (17th title) *Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Final played in 1996 summer season. * Regal Trophy Winners: Wigan (8 - 25-16 v St Helens) *1st Division Champions: Salford *2nd Division Champions: Hull Kingston Rovers Personnel During pre-season, Kath Hetherington of Sheffield was elected as president of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Sébastien Charléty
Stade Sébastien-Charléty (; ), also known as Stade Charléty or Charléty, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Comprising a running track and a football field, the stadium is a 20,000-seat state-owned venue used for numerous sports and events. It is also the current home ground of the rugby union team of Paris Université Club, who operate the venue. History The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architect Bernard Zehrfuss. In May 1968, Charléty made the news for a nonsporting event: on 27 May, the meeting of the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France, one of the most important of the protests of that month, took place, attracting between 30,000 and 50,000 people. The crowd, led by Pierre Mendès-France and Michel Rocard, shouted "''Ce n'est qu'un début, continuons le combat!''" ("This is only the beginning; let's keep up the fight!"). The stadium has hosted many matches during various Rugby League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watersheddings
Watersheddings was the site of a former rugby league stadium in the Watersheddings area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Historically it was in Lancashire, lying on the A672 ( Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre. Watersheddings was reportedly the highest professional RL ground in the UK at 770 ft above sea level, which would also list it as the highest ground of any professional sport in the UK. Origins The stadium known as Watersheddings, named after the area of Oldham where it was located in, was built in 1889. It was constructed on the east side of a reservoir, Ruby Mill and Longfield Mill and north of Longfield Lane. At the same time the Oldham Cricket Ground was built adjacent to the stadium on its east side and a lawn tennis ground was constructed on its north side. History Oldham Football Club (more commonly known as Oldham Rugby League Football Club) moved from their Clarksfield Ground and played their first ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham R
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, and with little Early modern Britain, early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever Industrialisation, industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive Spinning (textiles), cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley (London)
The Valley is a sports stadium in Charlton, London, England with a capacity of 27,111, which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since 1919, with a period of exile between 1923–24, and from 1985–1992. The stadium is served by Charlton railway station, which is less than a five-minute walk away from the stadium. An alternative is to use the Jubilee line, exiting at North Greenwich, and changing for route 161, 472 and 486 buses, which stop outside the stadium. History In Charlton's early years, the club had a nomadic existence, using several different grounds between its formation in 1905 and the beginning of World War I in 1914. The Valley dates from 1919, at a time when Charlton were moderately successful and looking for a new home. Fred Barned, the club’s honorary chairman, found an abandoned sand and chalk pit in Charlton, but did not have sufficient funds to fully develop the site. An army of volunteer Charlton supporters dug out a flat area for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, and England. Linked by a two-sided stand housing common facilities, it comprises two separate grounds: Headingley Cricket Ground (home of Yorkshire CCC) and Headingley Rugby Stadium (home of Leeds Rhinos RLFC). The stadium was initially owned by the Leeds Cricket, Football, and Athletic Company (Leeds CF & A), the parent company of Leeds RLFC. Since 2006, the cricket ground has been owned by Yorkshire CCC, with the rugby ground retained by Leeds CF & A. The two organisations jointly manage the complex. Naming From 2006 until 2017, the stadium was officially known as the Headingley Carnegie Stadium as a result of sponsorship from Leeds Metropolitan University, whose sports faculty is known as the Carnegie School of Sport Exercise and Physical Education. Between 1 November 2017 and 3 November 2021, the stadium was known as the Emerald Headingley Stadium due to the purchase of the naming rights by Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Leeds Rhinos have won the List of British rugby league champions, League Championship 11 times, Challenge Cup 14 times and World Club Challenge three times. The club share big long-standing West Yorkshire Derby rivalries with Huddersfield Giants and Bradford Bulls. Leeds' traditional home colours are blue and amber shirts with white shorts and blue socks. History 1870–1895: Foundation and early years In 1864, H. I. Jenkinson placed an advert in the ''Leeds Mercury'' inviting players to meet up at Woodhouse Moor a few days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. That advert attracted more than 500 members. From this interest several clubs were formed, including Leeds St John's. Leeds St John's was form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax for 112 years. The site on which the ground stood is now occupied by a supermarket. History In 1878, Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax, who had just won the inaugural Yorkshire Cup (rugby union), Yorkshire Cup, bought a patch of land for £3,000 from a local farmer, Major Dyson, to develop as a new multi-purpose sports ground. It was to be a replacement for their Hanson Lane ground which stood opposite. The site measured 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch and bowling greens. The rugby stadium was opened on 18 September 1886 by Alderman Riley, who kicked off before the Halifax v Hull F.C. match. Forward Ernest Williamson scored the first try (his only try for Halifax) and the home side went on to win in front of a crowd of around 8,000. As Thrum Hall was built on an old hilltop farm, it had a distinctive slope of 4 yards away from the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax R
Halifax commonly refers to: *Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *Halifax, West Yorkshire, England *Halifax (bank), a British bank Halifax may also refer to: Places Australia *Halifax, Queensland, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook * Halifax Bay, a bay south of the town of Halifax Canada Nova Scotia *Halifax, Nova Scotia, the capital city of the province ** Downtown Halifax ** Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the municipality ** Mainland Halifax, a region of the municipality *Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996 *Halifax (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district *Halifax (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district *Halifax Harbour, a saltwater harbour *Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979 Prince Edward Island * Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island British Columbia * Halifax Range, a mountain range United Kingdom *Halifax, West Yorkshire, England **Halifax (UK Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Wheldon Road (known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship purposes) is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby league Club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It is on Wheldon Road, just outside Castleford town centre. The record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935. History Wheldon Road officially opened in 1926 and was the home of association football club Castleford Town F.C. The following year Castleford RLFC moved in after the completion of their first season (1926–27) after playing at 'Sandy Desert', which has since been redeveloped, and is the home of Castleford Lock Lane. On 9 March 1935, the ground set its record attendance of 25,449 for a third-round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet. Floodlights were installed for the 1965–66 season. On 7 March 2004, Wheldon Road recorded its highest attendance of the Super League era with 11,731 against the Leeds Rhinos. In 2011 Castleford Tigers signed a deal with developers who intende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, the top flight of the British rugby league system. Castleford have won the Challenge Cup on four occasions, most recently in 1985–86 Challenge Cup#Final, 1986. Although the club has never won a List of British rugby league champions, League Championship, they have been runners up three times and finished as List of British rugby league league leaders, League Leaders in 2017 Super League season, 2017. The club has rivalries with neighbours Featherstone Rovers, Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity. The club's traditional home colours are black and amber, with orange also being used in recent years. History 1896–1906: First Castleford club Castleford RFC (1896), Castleford RFC joined the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
