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| − | {{ | + | '''Hull Kingston Rovers''' <ref>[http://www.hullkr.co.uk/home.php Official club site]</ref> or '''Hull KR are an [[England|English]] [[rugby league]] club based in the town of [[Hull]], [[Humberside]]. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the [[Super League (Europe)|Engage Super League]]<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk Super League official web site]</ref>. |
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | In 1895 Hull KR joined the twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were now allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six [[shilling]]s per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games. | ||
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| + | They are known to their fans as . The club's current home strip is a white shirt with a red horizontal bands around the chest, white shorts with red trim and white socks with three red bands at the top. The club play at New Craven Park. | ||
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| + | ==Honors<ref>[http://www.hullkr.co.uk/halloffame.php Hall of fame]</ref>== | ||
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| + | ===Super League<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk/club.php?id=33512 Super League statistics]</ref>=== | ||
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| + | *Best position 11<sup>th</sup> (2007) | ||
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| + | ===National Championship Winners=== | ||
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| + | *1922-23 | ||
| + | *1924-25 | ||
| + | *1978-79 | ||
| + | *1983-84 | ||
| + | *1984-85 | ||
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| + | ===Premiership=== | ||
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| + | *1980-81 | ||
| + | *1983-84 | ||
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| + | ===Challenge Cup Winners=== | ||
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| + | *1979-80 | ||
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| + | ===Challenge Cup Plate=== | ||
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| + | *1997 | ||
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| + | ===Yorkshire Cup Winners=== | ||
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| + | *1920-21 | ||
| + | *1929-30 | ||
| + | *1966-67 | ||
| + | *1967-68 | ||
| + | *1971-72 | ||
| + | *1974-75 | ||
| + | *1985-86 | ||
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| + | ===Yorkshire League Winners=== | ||
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| + | *1924-25 | ||
| + | *1925-26 | ||
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| + | ==Notes & references== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[History of rugby]] | ||
| + | *[[Rugby league]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:British Rugby League Teams]] | ||
| + | {{Nb sl super league europe}} | ||
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Hull Kingston Rovers [1] or Hull KR are an English rugby league club based in the town of Hull, Humberside. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the Engage Super League[2].
History
In 1895 Hull KR joined the twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were now allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six shillings per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.
They are known to their fans as . The club's current home strip is a white shirt with a red horizontal bands around the chest, white shorts with red trim and white socks with three red bands at the top. The club play at New Craven Park.
Honors[3]
Super League[4]
- Best position 11th (2007)
National Championship Winners
- 1922-23
- 1924-25
- 1978-79
- 1983-84
- 1984-85
Premiership
- 1980-81
- 1983-84
Challenge Cup Winners
- 1979-80
Challenge Cup Plate
- 1997
Yorkshire Cup Winners
- 1920-21
- 1929-30
- 1966-67
- 1967-68
- 1971-72
- 1974-75
- 1985-86
Yorkshire League Winners
- 1924-25
- 1925-26