Yorkshire 1953 County Champions
Rugby Union
In 1953 Yorkshire won the Rugby Union County Championship for the first time since 1928.
In 1953 Yorkshire won the Rugby Union County Championship for the first time since 1928.
Yorkshire rugby union in the 1930s.
A decade that began with hope and optimism and ended with a World War.
A number of representative games took place during World War Two where rugby league players played alongside rugby union players. This was the first game where a team of rugby league players played a team of rugby union players.