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RFL Yorkshire Cup

The RFL Yorkshire Cup is a rugby league county cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. Starting in 1905 the competition ran, with the exception of 1915 to 1918, until the 1992–93 season, when it folded due to fixture congestion.

Records
Cup final • Most appearances: 21, Leeds • Most wins: 17, Leeds • Most consecutive wins: 4, Huddersfield 1913-14, 14-15, 1919 Spring & 1919 Autumn • Highest score: 34–8, Leeds v Dewsbury 1972 • Highest aggregate score: 65, 31-24 Castleford v Hull F.C. 1986 • Lowest aggregate score: 2–0 on four occasions 1920, 1925, 1942, 1944 • Biggest winning margin: 28, 30–2 Huddersfield v Hull 1914 • Biggest attendance: 36,000, Bradford Northern v Huddersfield at Headingley 1949 • Smallest attendance: 5,536, Castleford v Hull Kingston Rovers at Belle Vue 1971 • Highest receipts: £83,591 Leeds v Castleford at Elland Road 1988 Individual records in the final • Most tries in a final: 4, Stan Moorhouse for Huddersfield v Leeds 1919 • Most goals in a final: 6, David Stephenson for Leeds v Castleford 1988 • Most points in a final: 16, Graham Steadman (4 goals and 2 tries) for Castleford v Bradford Northern 1991 • Most appearances in a final: 10, Douglas Clark, Huddersfield 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1919 Spring, 1919 Autumn, 1923, 1925, 1926 • Most tries in finals: 6 (two times), Stan Moorhouse, Huddersfield 1911, 1914, 1919 Autumn and Stan Smith, Leeds 1934, 1935, 1937 • Most goals in finals: 19, Neil Fox Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers & Bradford Northern 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1978 • Most points in finals: 53, Neil Fox Wakefield Trinity, Hull Kingston Rovers & Bradford Northern 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1978 Competition records • Highest score: 6–100, Nottingham City v Hull Kingston Rovers 1990 • Highest score v a junior club: 79–5, Huddersfield v Yorkshire Amateurs 1948 • Highest aggregate score in two-legged fixture: 140–5, Huddersfield v Yorkshire Amateurs 1948 Sources: ==White Rose Trophy==
White Rose Trophy
Between 1966 and 1993 a trophy, called the White Rose Trophy, was awarded to the man of the match in each final. The judging was conducted by members of the press. ==2019 revival==
2019 revival
In 2019, the name of the competition was reused as a pre-season tournament between seven of the non-Super League teams; Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Featherstone, Halifax, Hunslet and York; and amateur side Hunslet Club Parkside. The competition was a one-off has not been played since. Bradford Bulls won the tournament beating Batley Bulldogs 14–12 at Mount Pleasant, Batley. ==See also==
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