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This was the third season of rugby league's League Cup competition, which for sponsorship reasons was known as the Players No.6 Trophy. Warrington won the final, beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 27–16 in the match played at Central Park , Wigan .
All rugby league players must be particularly physically fit and tough because of the game's fast pace and the expansive size of the playing-field as well as the inherently rough physical contact involved. Depending on his exact role or position, a player's size, strength and/or speed can provide different advantages (or disadvantages).
During rugby league's 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, the Northern Rugby Football Union tried to arrange a match in Paris, but opposition from the Rugby Football Union-aligned French Rugby Federation made it impossible. [9] In France rugby league split from rugby union in the 1930s.
McGuire also played for Great Britain and England at international level and represented England at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. McGuire was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy in two Grand Finals, one of only three men to do so, alongside his former team-mates Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow .
Kelvin Skerrett (born 22 May 1966) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Hunslet, Bradford Northern, Western Suburbs Magpies, Wigan and the Halifax Blue Sox, as prop or second-row, [2] and coached at club level for Oulton Raiders ...
In 2011, Martin played for the Sydney Roosters SG Ball Cup side. [8] Martin played for the Roosters NYC team in 2012 and 2013, captaining the side. [9] On 20 April 2013, Martin was selected to represent the Queensland under-20 rugby league team against the New South Wales Under-20s rugby league team, playing off the interchange bench in the 36-12 loss at Penrith Stadium.
Joshua Charnley (born 26 June 1991) is an English international professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League.. He previously played for the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, with whom he won the 2013 and 2016 Super League Grand Finals, and was on loan from Wigan at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. [5]
Paul Sculthorpe MBE (born 22 September 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward, stand-off or second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for England and Great Britain at international level, as well as representing Lancashire .