Rugby Football League Hall of Fame

Sports hall of fame in Huddersfield, England

Douglas Clark was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of rugby league. It was established by the sport's governing body in the UK, the Rugby Football League, in 1988.[1] Players must have been retired for at least five years to be eligible; they must also have played at least ten years within the British game. Players are chosen for induction to the hall of fame by a panel consisting of sports writers, broadcasters and officials.[2]

Inductions to the hall of fame have been sporadic. Nine players were inducted when the hall was opened in 1988 and one more was added the following year. In 1995 the members of the hall of fame appeared on postage stamps released as part of Britain's centenary celebrations.[3] There were no new inductees until 2000, when three more players were introduced as part of the buildup to the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. A further four players were inducted in 2005, and four more in 2013 during the fourteenth World Cup.

The Hall of Fame is located at the George Hotel in Huddersfield, where a group of northern clubs met in 1895 and resolved to leave the Rugby Football Union to form their own body, which led to the development of the separate codes of rugby league and rugby union.[4]

2022 saw the first female inductees of the Hall of Fame.[5]

## Hall of Fame

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### Players

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Source[6]

Inducted  | Player  | Position  | Club(s)

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1988 |  Harold Wagstaff | Centre | Huddersfield
1988 |  Jim Sullivan | Fullback | Wigan
1988 |  Albert Rosenfeld | Wing | Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Easts
1988 |  Gus Risman | Centre | Salford, Workington Town
1988 |  Jonty Parkin | Scrum-half | Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers
1988 |  Alex Murphy | Scrum-half | St. Helens, Leigh, Warrington
1988 |  Billy Boston | Wing | Wigan, Blackpool Borough
1988 |  Brian Bevan | Wing | Warrington
1988 |  Billy Batten | Centre | Hull
1989 |  Neil Fox | Centre | Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Northern, Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Huddersfield
2000 |  Roger Millward | Stand-off | Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers
2000 |  Tom van Vollenhoven | Wing | St. Helens
2000 |  Vince Karalius | Loose forward | St. Helens, Widnes
2005 |  Martin Hodgson | Second-row | Swinton
2005 |  Ellery Hanley | Loose forward | Bradford Northern, Wigan, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs
2005 |  Douglas Clark | Loose forward | Huddersfield
2005 |  Eric Ashton | Centre | Wigan
2013[7] |  Lewis Jones | Stand-off | Leeds
2013[7] |  Martin Offiah | Wing | Widnes, Wigan, Eastern Suburbs, St George Dragons, London Broncos, Salford City Reds
2013[7] |  Mick Sullivan | Wing | Huddersfield, Wigan, St. Helens, York, Dewsbury
2013[7] |  Garry Schofield | Centre, Stand-off | Hull FC, Leeds, Balmain, Western Suburbs, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Bramley
2014 |  Mal Reilly | Loose forward | Castleford, Manly-Warringah
2014 |  Willie Horne | Stand-off | Oldham, Barrow
2015[8] |  Shaun Edwards | Scrum-half, Stand-off | Wigan, Balmain, London, Bradford
2015[8] |  Albert Goldthorpe | Fullback, Stand-off | Hunslet
2018[9] |  Johnny Whiteley | Loose forward | Hull, Hull Kingston Rovers
2018[9] |  Derek Turner | Loose forward | Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity
2018[9] |  Andy Gregory | Scrum-half | Widnes, Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, Salford
2022[10] |  David Watkins | Fullback | Salford, Swinton, Cardiff
2022[10] |  Clive Sullivan | Wing | Hull FC, Hull KR, Oldham, Doncaster
2022[10] |  Adrian Morley | Prop Second-row | Leeds, Sydney, Bradford, Warrington Wolves, Swinton Lions, Salford Red Devils
2022[10] |  Andy Farrell | Second-row Loose forward | Wigan
2022[5] | Sally Milburn |  | Barrow, Askam
2022[5] | Lisa McIntosh |  | Bradford, Dudley Hill
2022[5] | Brenda Dobek |  | Wakefield Panthers, Townville, Featherstone Rovers
2024[11] |  James Lomas | Wing, Centre | Bramley, Salford, Oldham, York
2024[11] |  Alan Prescott | Wing, Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | Halifax, St Helens
2024[12] | Jane Banks |  |
2024[12] | Michelle Land |  |
2024[12] |  Paul Sculthorpe | Loose forward, Stand-off, Second-row | Warrington, St Helens
2024[12] |  Jamie Peacock | Prop, Second-row | Bradford, Leeds, Hull KR

### Teams

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The 2024 player inductions also saw teams inducted for the first time. Teams to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame are:

* 2024: 1996 Great Britain Lionesses touring squad – the inaugural Great Britain women's team, the only European team to have beaten Australia in a test series at time of induction.[13][14]

## See also

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* Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame

## References

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1. ^ "Barrow legend Willie Horne inducted into RL Hall of Fame". North-West Evening Mail. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. ^ "Martin Offiah among legends to join Rugby League Hall of Fame". Daily Mirror. 31 October 2013.
3. ^ Carr, Richard (1 October 1995). "Britain marks centennial of the Rugby League". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. p. 6\. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
4. ^ Whitwam, Linda (14 February 2012). "Huddersfield's historic George Hotel has new owners". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. ^ a b c d "Historic RL Hall of Fame recognition for Dobek, McIntosh and Milburn". Rugby-League.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
6. ^ "History & Heritage". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
7. ^ a b c d "New members of Hall of Fame inducted at RL Cares Dinner". therfl.co.uk. Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
8. ^ a b https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12196/10064821/shaun-edwards-inducted-into-rugby-league-hall-of-fame
9. ^ a b c Bugby, Tony (1 November 2018). "Derek 'Rocky' Turner added to rugby league's hall of fame". Saddleworth Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
10. ^ a b c d "Four legends to be inducted into Rugby League Hall of Fame". Love Rugby League. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. ^ a b "Lomas and Prescott to be inducted into RL Hall of Fame". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
12. ^ a b c d "Peacock, Banks, Sculthorpe and Land to be elevated into Rugby League Hall of Fame". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
13. ^ "Ashes-winning Great Britain Women's team to be inducted into Rugby League Hall of Fame". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
14. ^ https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12196/13213848/rugby-league-hall-of-fame-1996-great-britain-lionesses-become-the-first-team-to-be-inducted-into-hall-of-fame

## External links

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* Rugby League Hall of Fame at rugby-league.com

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Rugby Football League Hall of Fame

1988|

* Billy Batten
* Brian Bevan
* Billy Boston
* Alex Murphy
* Jonty Parkin
* Gus Risman
* Albert Rosenfeld
* Jim Sullivan
* Harold Wagstaff

1989|

* Neil Fox

2000|

* Vince Karalius
* Roger Millward
* Tom van Vollenhoven

2005|

* Eric Ashton
* Douglas Clark
* Ellery Hanley
* Martin Hodgson

2013|

* Lewis Jones
* Martin Offiah
* Garry Schofield
* Mick Sullivan

2014|

* Willie Horne
* Malcolm Reilly

2015|

* Shaun Edwards
* Albert Goldthorpe

2018|

* Johnny Whiteley
* Derek Turner
* Andy Gregory

2022|

* Brenda Dobek
* Andy Farrell
* Lisa McIntosh
* Sally Milburn
* Adrian Morley
* Clive Sullivan
* David Watkins

2024|

* Jane Banks
* Michelle Land
* James Lomas
* Jamie Peacock
* Alan Prescott
* Paul Sculthorpe

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