Halifax 8-2 Salford, 23 March 1901
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- This friendly at Thrum Hall took place shortly after the 1900-01 league season had finished. The West Riding club took the spoils by 8-2. Both Halifax and Salford resigned from their constituent county leagues to take part in an amalgamated Northern Rugby League for the 1901-02 season.
It was one of the first appearances of the legendary Jimmy Lomas's in a Salford jersey after his transfer from Bramley. The £100 fee was a landmark record transfer.
Some of the laws of the Northern Union game differ from those we recognise in Rugby League today. For example, in this game, there would have been a scrum formed after every tackle. This replaced rucks and mauls method in Rugby Union. It wasn't until 1906 that the 'play the ball' was introduced and the number of players per team was reduced from 15 to 13. - Sport
Amazing cheers for uploading
Thanks for uploading this. A fascinating look at the early days.
When men were men!!
Quite interesting that there would appear to be 14 players take the field for each team. At the time I think they were playing 12 a side which would mean 12 + 2 subs. Fascinating watching. Would love to see this colourised and speed adjusted. Interesting that these two teams met in the Challenge Cup final the year after.
Priceless! Thanks for posting!
Great stuff!!
Is this when a try was worth no points but merely gave you a try at a goal? In other words, the opportunity to 'convert' your try into points?
They used to make an effort in the set scrum in those days. Nowadays its a joke.