Bradford Dudley Hill
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Bradford Dudley Hill Rugby League Club is an English rugby league team based in Bradford
, West Yorkshire
, now playing in the National Conference League
.
legend Stanley Brogden. After his top class career with Leeds, Yorkshire and Great Britain as a quality stand-off, Stanley wanted to put something back into the grassroots of Rugby League.
The club was disbanded prior to the Second World War. It was due to Les Brady and Vincent Heslop that the club was reformed in 1948. Les Brady was running the very successful Bierley under eighteen team at the time.
Vince Heslop advertised in the Telegraph & Argus for players and together with players progressing from the Bierley under eighteen team, the Dudley Hill open age team was formed. Les Brady and Danny Cullerton were of great assistance during this period.
Funds were raised by various ways, including a football buster and a Bradford Northern Forecast.
The first match played was at Queensbury. Dudley Hill lost by over fifty points to nil, missing a free kick under the posts in the last few minutes. The first match that Dudley Hill won in the first season was at Prince Smith and Steels, 4 points to 8 points. One of the Dudley Hill Players broke his arm and Vinney Heslop had to stop playing to take him to hospital, as he had the only available transport (ex Army Wagon). As there was no insurance available, a collection was taken every week for injured players. Dudley Hill at the completion of that first season, finished just above Prince Smith & Steels who were bottom of the league.
Various changing rooms were used during this period, but eventually settled down at the Imperial Hotel on Tong Street, begging buckets of water from 'mine host' for washing.
Eventually, thanks to Bernard Dotchin who installed a boiler and Vinnie Heslop who installed a bath, washing facilities improved. Even so, players would often use the cottage baths at the entrance to Knowles Lane Recreation Ground.
The changing room was above the stables, one large room with a combustion stove which used to glow red hot. After one argument between players, the opposing player made contact with the hot stove, this did nothing to cool tempers.
For away matches, the players usually met in town, outside 'Carters' or 'Knottons Sports Shops' and proceeded to the matches by public transport. The away matches at Queensbury and Thornton were the worst venues to travel to, both being at the top of hills which had to be climbed before the match. Home matches were played on various grounds. Two on Knowles Recreation Ground, Knowles Lane and Odsal Rec.
During the next few seasons with new players coming into the team from Bierley and other sources, better results were achieved and the foundations were laid to make Dudley Hill a force in Amateur Rugby League circles.
The Coach at this time was Frank Hodgson. Together with Bernard Dotchin, then Chairman and Roger Burnham, Frank recruited key players that were to complement the sprinkling of talented young players at the club. Among them, Ian Dickinson who was then a young 18 year old and Ian Reed.
Mick Oldfield became the first Dudley Hill player to play for Yorkshire in the post-war period, Vinnie Heslop was the first player to progress to Bradford Northern and R. Rudd the first international player. During the next few decades, a host of players followed Vinnie and Mick. Some ending up in the professional
ranks and some playing amateur representative football for Bradford
, Yorkshire
, and Great Britain
.
Clifford Turnpenny and Vinny Heslop continued to be essential figures and for the next 30 years served the club with distinction. Other important figures in the early years, Bernard Dotchin and Roger Burnham, are still supporting the Hill today.
The formation of the British Amateur Rugby League Association (British Amateur Rugby League Association
) in 1973 was to be the catalyst for the Hill to move forward. In that season Dudley Hill finished the old Bradford League at the bottom. As result, when the Regional Leagues were established Dudley Hill were placed in the new Pennine League
3rd Division. The Club worked tirelessly to progress in successive years from the 3rd to the 1st division before finally reaching the Premier Division.
The 1973 season saw Dudley Hill start their long climb to the very pinnacle of the amateur game. Even with the improved results and stronger team, it was not until 1979 that Dudley Hill won their first winner's Trophy
. The Bradford League Seven-a-side Competition. Hill's ambition was realised in 1986 when Hill
gained membership of the 10-team inaugural National League (now the National Conference League
).
A major tragedy affected the development of the club. It has to be said that this tragedy kick-started the club and inspired key members to accelerate development in the memory of Neil Hunt. December 1976 was the month and year that Neil Hunt was to lose his life as a result of an accident on the field of play. Neil suffered a broken neck in a one-on-one tackle, a freak accident that we hope we have never to experience again. Neil was 16 years old and was making his way in what was becoming a very promising career that was tragically terminated.
September 1, 1979 was the year Dudley Hill moved to the new Neil Hunt Memorial ground, the current pitch was dedicated to the memory of Neil by St Johns Vicar the Reverend Mr. J Fry. In December 2001, it will be re-dedicated in a ceremony to remember Neil Hunt 25 years on.
Along the way from 1979 until 1992 Dudley Hill won every trophy available to them at local, Regional and National Level. During the period 1984 to 1992 they were at the very top of the amateur game.
In December 2001 Dudley Hill celebrated 25 years of the clubs history, and many successes both on and off the field. On the field the club has achieved success in all the games major competitions, pride of place goes indeed to the successful years around the 1980s when the Hill were to win very trophy available to them in a purple period for the club from 1984 until 1986 wining the BARLA National Cup, BARLA Yorkshire Cup, BARLA National Sevens, Pennine League Premier Division, Pennine Cup, Bradford Cup 3 times running as well as numerous Sevens titles.
1993 saw the Hill be instrumental in establishing the new National Conference League along with the inaugural other 11 teams that made up the very premier division. In 1990 Dudley Hill won the National League title under the Coaching of Peter Roe and Kelvin Lockett. In 1991 Dudley Hill under the coaching of Kelvin Lockett also finished up a very credible runners-up in the BARLA National Cup final in Salford. A tragic car accident followed at the start of the following season when several members of the first team squad were involved in a serious accident on the way to a social event in Whitley Bay which resulted in two of the stars of the 1991 Cup Final runners up, Stuart Tighe and Paul Baxter were to receive serious injuries Stuart Tighe a current U21 International losing his leg.
The success of the Youth & Junior levels was the catalyst for the formation of a Youth & Junior development programme. The programme is the envy of all Yorkshire developing teams at every age group. 1987 saw the formation of a Women's team who were inaugural members of the fledgling first Women's League.
1993 saw the fulfilment of a dream for Dudley Hill with floodlights, new dressing rooms, and an extension and refurbishment of the clubhouse. This was made possible by an arts and sports council grant of £75,000. The work was led by Fred Berry who saw the dream through on time for the commencement of the 1993-94 season when the improvements were opened by the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Bob Sowman.
Bradford Dudley Hill were founder members of National League Three
in 2003 and won the title in 2005. Dudley Hill changed their senior team from National League 3, to the National Conference League
following the end of the 2006 season as not enough fixtures to ensure financial viability were being played.
, and Keighley Cougars
.
(Numerous Youth & Junior titles and Cups from 1979 until the present day)
Honorary Life Vice-presidents: - Roger Burnham, Jack Collett, and Bernard Dotchin.
Life-Members include Ronnie Dobson, Billy Kelly, John Senior,
Jack Glenton, John Minchella, Mick Watmough, Bob Hopkinson,
Monty Denton, Roger Burnham, Bernard Dotchin, Barry Heslop,
Andy Harland, Mark Todd, Ian Mcphearson, Rod Lacy.
Gary Brentley - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Bob Jowett - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Scott Rawlinson BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Mick Keebles - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Henry Sharp - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Graeme Hallas
- Great Britain Lions tour 1992 Vs Australia
Stan Seaman - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Jason Lee
- Wales
Paul (Paddy) Owen
- Ireland
Dick Frudd - England Amateurs
Andy Lambert - England Students
James Haley - England Students
Alan Spencer - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Joe Berry
- Scotland
Kevin Whiteley - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Stuart Tighe - U21 Tour Vs South Africa
Mark Rawlinson - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Vicky Studd - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Sam Pearson - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Mandy Green - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Lisa McIntosh - Captain, Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Phil Hepworth - Captain, Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Nick Simpson - Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Craig Robinson - Young Lions Tour Vs New Zealand 1989, France 1989
Tom Robinson
Simon Robinson
Mark Tordoff - Young Lions Vs France 1984
Sean Sarsfield - Young Lions Vs France 1984, 1985
Darren Collins
Phil Helliwell
Gerard Whitehead - England Schools U16 1987.
Neil Poppleton - England Schools U16
Danny Herbert - England Schools U15
Richard Tiffany
Andy Harland - Coach Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Sean Dickinson - Young Lions Tour Vs Emerging States, Australia 2001
Mark Todd 1985
Bob Jowett
Adrian Collett 1986
Rudi Francis
Granville Free
Ray Priestley
Kevin Whiteley
Scott Rawlinson
Richard Bingley
Mick Keebles
Henry Sharp
John Jenkins
Scott Rawlinson
Mark Rawlinson
Stan Seaman
Dave Flaherty
M. Oldfield
Andy Harland 1974
Craig Robinson
Simon Robinson
Chris Robinson
Tom Robinson
James Ward
Jimmy McGuire
Darren Webb
David Turpin
Darren Murphy
Mark Tordoff 1984
Darren Collins
Richard Tiffany
Jason Pounder
Tom Robinson
Graeme Hallas
Dave Hall
Phil Helliwell
Phil Hepworth 1993
Nick Simpson 1993
Joe Berry 1993
Paul Baxter
Kelvin Lockett (coach)
Lewis Evens 2001
Gareth Walker 2001
Marco Rossi 1997 Tour to South Africa
There has also been a women's team known as the Dudley Hill Thunderbirds, who played regular fixtures in the Eighties and Nineties, however, because of funding difficulties, they were disbanded several years ago.
There is also a Dudley Hill Hall of Fame, established by life members of Dudley Hill RL, including Roger Burnham, Bernard Dotchin, Monty Denton and club stalwart Ian Dickinson.
1. Bob Jowett
2. Neil Hunt
3. Ian Dickinson
4. Rodger Burnham
5. Dick Frudd
6. Andy Harland
7. Bernard Dotchin
8. Andy Meakin
9. Daryll Hanslip
10. Vinny Heslop
11. Frank Hodgson
12. Ronnie Dobson
13. Monty Denton
Martin Brook Club Coach
Ian Dickinson Club Coach
Gary Brentley Club Coach
Stuart Tighe Senior Coach
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, now playing in the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
.
History
Established just after the First World War, Dudley Hill RLFC has a very long, proud and illustrious history. The team originally played from the old Bierley estate led by rugby leagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
legend Stanley Brogden. After his top class career with Leeds, Yorkshire and Great Britain as a quality stand-off, Stanley wanted to put something back into the grassroots of Rugby League.
The club was disbanded prior to the Second World War. It was due to Les Brady and Vincent Heslop that the club was reformed in 1948. Les Brady was running the very successful Bierley under eighteen team at the time.
Vince Heslop advertised in the Telegraph & Argus for players and together with players progressing from the Bierley under eighteen team, the Dudley Hill open age team was formed. Les Brady and Danny Cullerton were of great assistance during this period.
Funds were raised by various ways, including a football buster and a Bradford Northern Forecast.
The first match played was at Queensbury. Dudley Hill lost by over fifty points to nil, missing a free kick under the posts in the last few minutes. The first match that Dudley Hill won in the first season was at Prince Smith and Steels, 4 points to 8 points. One of the Dudley Hill Players broke his arm and Vinney Heslop had to stop playing to take him to hospital, as he had the only available transport (ex Army Wagon). As there was no insurance available, a collection was taken every week for injured players. Dudley Hill at the completion of that first season, finished just above Prince Smith & Steels who were bottom of the league.
Various changing rooms were used during this period, but eventually settled down at the Imperial Hotel on Tong Street, begging buckets of water from 'mine host' for washing.
Eventually, thanks to Bernard Dotchin who installed a boiler and Vinnie Heslop who installed a bath, washing facilities improved. Even so, players would often use the cottage baths at the entrance to Knowles Lane Recreation Ground.
The changing room was above the stables, one large room with a combustion stove which used to glow red hot. After one argument between players, the opposing player made contact with the hot stove, this did nothing to cool tempers.
For away matches, the players usually met in town, outside 'Carters' or 'Knottons Sports Shops' and proceeded to the matches by public transport. The away matches at Queensbury and Thornton were the worst venues to travel to, both being at the top of hills which had to be climbed before the match. Home matches were played on various grounds. Two on Knowles Recreation Ground, Knowles Lane and Odsal Rec.
During the next few seasons with new players coming into the team from Bierley and other sources, better results were achieved and the foundations were laid to make Dudley Hill a force in Amateur Rugby League circles.
The Coach at this time was Frank Hodgson. Together with Bernard Dotchin, then Chairman and Roger Burnham, Frank recruited key players that were to complement the sprinkling of talented young players at the club. Among them, Ian Dickinson who was then a young 18 year old and Ian Reed.
Mick Oldfield became the first Dudley Hill player to play for Yorkshire in the post-war period, Vinnie Heslop was the first player to progress to Bradford Northern and R. Rudd the first international player. During the next few decades, a host of players followed Vinnie and Mick. Some ending up in the professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ranks and some playing amateur representative football for Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
.
Clifford Turnpenny and Vinny Heslop continued to be essential figures and for the next 30 years served the club with distinction. Other important figures in the early years, Bernard Dotchin and Roger Burnham, are still supporting the Hill today.
The formation of the British Amateur Rugby League Association (British Amateur Rugby League Association
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
) in 1973 was to be the catalyst for the Hill to move forward. In that season Dudley Hill finished the old Bradford League at the bottom. As result, when the Regional Leagues were established Dudley Hill were placed in the new Pennine League
Sports league
League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an...
3rd Division. The Club worked tirelessly to progress in successive years from the 3rd to the 1st division before finally reaching the Premier Division.
The 1973 season saw Dudley Hill start their long climb to the very pinnacle of the amateur game. Even with the improved results and stronger team, it was not until 1979 that Dudley Hill won their first winner's Trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
. The Bradford League Seven-a-side Competition. Hill's ambition was realised in 1986 when Hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
gained membership of the 10-team inaugural National League (now the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
).
A major tragedy affected the development of the club. It has to be said that this tragedy kick-started the club and inspired key members to accelerate development in the memory of Neil Hunt. December 1976 was the month and year that Neil Hunt was to lose his life as a result of an accident on the field of play. Neil suffered a broken neck in a one-on-one tackle, a freak accident that we hope we have never to experience again. Neil was 16 years old and was making his way in what was becoming a very promising career that was tragically terminated.
September 1, 1979 was the year Dudley Hill moved to the new Neil Hunt Memorial ground, the current pitch was dedicated to the memory of Neil by St Johns Vicar the Reverend Mr. J Fry. In December 2001, it will be re-dedicated in a ceremony to remember Neil Hunt 25 years on.
Along the way from 1979 until 1992 Dudley Hill won every trophy available to them at local, Regional and National Level. During the period 1984 to 1992 they were at the very top of the amateur game.
In December 2001 Dudley Hill celebrated 25 years of the clubs history, and many successes both on and off the field. On the field the club has achieved success in all the games major competitions, pride of place goes indeed to the successful years around the 1980s when the Hill were to win very trophy available to them in a purple period for the club from 1984 until 1986 wining the BARLA National Cup, BARLA Yorkshire Cup, BARLA National Sevens, Pennine League Premier Division, Pennine Cup, Bradford Cup 3 times running as well as numerous Sevens titles.
1993 saw the Hill be instrumental in establishing the new National Conference League along with the inaugural other 11 teams that made up the very premier division. In 1990 Dudley Hill won the National League title under the Coaching of Peter Roe and Kelvin Lockett. In 1991 Dudley Hill under the coaching of Kelvin Lockett also finished up a very credible runners-up in the BARLA National Cup final in Salford. A tragic car accident followed at the start of the following season when several members of the first team squad were involved in a serious accident on the way to a social event in Whitley Bay which resulted in two of the stars of the 1991 Cup Final runners up, Stuart Tighe and Paul Baxter were to receive serious injuries Stuart Tighe a current U21 International losing his leg.
The success of the Youth & Junior levels was the catalyst for the formation of a Youth & Junior development programme. The programme is the envy of all Yorkshire developing teams at every age group. 1987 saw the formation of a Women's team who were inaugural members of the fledgling first Women's League.
1993 saw the fulfilment of a dream for Dudley Hill with floodlights, new dressing rooms, and an extension and refurbishment of the clubhouse. This was made possible by an arts and sports council grant of £75,000. The work was led by Fred Berry who saw the dream through on time for the commencement of the 1993-94 season when the improvements were opened by the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Bob Sowman.
Bradford Dudley Hill were founder members of National League Three
Rugby League Conference National Division
The Rugby League Conference National Division is the highest division in the Rugby League Conference. Between 2003 and 2006, it was known as National League Three.-National League Three:...
in 2003 and won the title in 2005. Dudley Hill changed their senior team from National League 3, to the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
following the end of the 2006 season as not enough fixtures to ensure financial viability were being played.
Ground and supporters
Dudley Hill are the established Bradford pioneers of open-age rugby league, with a thriving out-of-hours social scene which dates back many years, which includes many fund-raising events, coaches organised to away fixtures, and a popular clubhouse, which serves hot snacks to their many loyal and enthusiastic supporters. Replica kits, shirts, hats, baseball caps, and scarves are on-sale to their fans.Club achievements
Dudley Hill are a historic club which have been at the forefront of amateur and lower-league semi-pro rugby, for several decades, and have beaten several established professional rugby league teams in recent times, including the likes of York City KnightsYork City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
, and Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
.
Open age role of honour
- Pennine 3rd Division Championship: 1974-75
- Pennine 2nd Division Championship: 1975-75
- Pennine League Champions: 1987
- Pennine Cup Winners: 1980, 1986
- Bradford Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986 Winners
- Barla Yorkshire Cup: 1985-86 Winners
- Barla Yorkshire Cup: 1990 runners up
- Barla National Cup: 1984 Winners
- Barla National Cup: 1991 Runners up
- National Sevens: 1985 Winners
- National Conference League: 1990 Winners
- National League Three: 2005
(Numerous Youth & Junior titles and Cups from 1979 until the present day)
Roll of honour
Clifford Turnpenny, Vinny Heslop, and Frank Hodgson.Honorary Life Vice-presidents: - Roger Burnham, Jack Collett, and Bernard Dotchin.
Life-Members include Ronnie Dobson, Billy Kelly, John Senior,
Jack Glenton, John Minchella, Mick Watmough, Bob Hopkinson,
Monty Denton, Roger Burnham, Bernard Dotchin, Barry Heslop,
Andy Harland, Mark Todd, Ian Mcphearson, Rod Lacy.
International roll of honour
Mark Todd - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs FranceGary Brentley - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Bob Jowett - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Scott Rawlinson BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Mick Keebles - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Henry Sharp - BARLA Lions Tour 1985, BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Graeme Hallas
Graeme Hallas
Graeme Hallas is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s, and coach, who at representative level has played for Great Britain in non-Tests, and at club level for Dudley Hill, Hull Kingston Rovers, Halifax, Hull, Huddersfield Giants, York City Knights, and...
- Great Britain Lions tour 1992 Vs Australia
Stan Seaman - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Jason Lee
Jason Lee (rugby league)
Jason Lee is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Dudley Hill, Warrington Wolves, Keighley, Halifax, and Doncaster, playing at , i.e...
- Wales
Paul (Paddy) Owen
Paul Owens (rugby league)
Paul Owens is a professional rugby league footballer who at representative level has played for Ireland, and at club level for Dudley Hill of Bradford.-International honours:Paul Owens won caps for Ireland while at Dudley Hill 1995 3-caps.-External links:...
- Ireland
Dick Frudd - England Amateurs
Andy Lambert - England Students
James Haley - England Students
Alan Spencer - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Joe Berry
Joseph Berry (rugby league)
Joseph "Joe" Berry is a professional rugby league footballer who at representative level has played for Scotland, and at club level for Dudley Hill, Huddersfield Giants, Doncaster, Rochdale Hornets, and Batley Bulldogs, playing at , or , i.e...
- Scotland
Kevin Whiteley - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Stuart Tighe - U21 Tour Vs South Africa
Mark Rawlinson - BARLA Great Britain Vs France
Women internationals
Chantel Patrick - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs AustraliaVicky Studd - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Sam Pearson - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Mandy Green - Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Lisa McIntosh - Captain, Great Britain Lions Tour Vs Australia
Junior internationals
Joe Berry - Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993Phil Hepworth - Captain, Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Nick Simpson - Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Craig Robinson - Young Lions Tour Vs New Zealand 1989, France 1989
Tom Robinson
Simon Robinson
Mark Tordoff - Young Lions Vs France 1984
Sean Sarsfield - Young Lions Vs France 1984, 1985
Darren Collins
Phil Helliwell
Gerard Whitehead - England Schools U16 1987.
Neil Poppleton - England Schools U16
Danny Herbert - England Schools U15
Richard Tiffany
Andy Harland - Coach Young Lions Tour Vs Australia 1993, France 1993
Sean Dickinson - Young Lions Tour Vs Emerging States, Australia 2001
Yorkshire County open age
Gary Brentley 1985Mark Todd 1985
Bob Jowett
Adrian Collett 1986
Rudi Francis
Granville Free
Ray Priestley
Kevin Whiteley
Scott Rawlinson
Richard Bingley
Mick Keebles
Henry Sharp
John Jenkins
Scott Rawlinson
Mark Rawlinson
Stan Seaman
Dave Flaherty
M. Oldfield
Yorkshire County youth level
Mark ToddAndy Harland 1974
Craig Robinson
Simon Robinson
Chris Robinson
Tom Robinson
James Ward
Jimmy McGuire
Darren Webb
David Turpin
Darren Murphy
Mark Tordoff 1984
Darren Collins
Richard Tiffany
Jason Pounder
Tom Robinson
Graeme Hallas
Graeme Hallas
Graeme Hallas is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s, and coach, who at representative level has played for Great Britain in non-Tests, and at club level for Dudley Hill, Hull Kingston Rovers, Halifax, Hull, Huddersfield Giants, York City Knights, and...
Dave Hall
Phil Helliwell
Phil Hepworth 1993
Nick Simpson 1993
Joe Berry 1993
Paul Baxter
Kelvin Lockett (coach)
Yorkshire regional player development centres
Sean Dickinson 2001Lewis Evens 2001
Gareth Walker 2001
Yorkshire Youth League tourists
Joe Rawlins 1997 Tour to South AfricaMarco Rossi 1997 Tour to South Africa
There has also been a women's team known as the Dudley Hill Thunderbirds, who played regular fixtures in the Eighties and Nineties, however, because of funding difficulties, they were disbanded several years ago.
There is also a Dudley Hill Hall of Fame, established by life members of Dudley Hill RL, including Roger Burnham, Bernard Dotchin, Monty Denton and club stalwart Ian Dickinson.
1. Bob Jowett
2. Neil Hunt
3. Ian Dickinson
4. Rodger Burnham
5. Dick Frudd
6. Andy Harland
7. Bernard Dotchin
8. Andy Meakin
9. Daryll Hanslip
10. Vinny Heslop
11. Frank Hodgson
12. Ronnie Dobson
13. Monty Denton
Current teams
- Under-8 (Modified Games), Yorkshire Junior League under-8s, coached by Dave Pinchin Wilkins.
- Under-9 (Modified Games), Yorkshire Junior League under-9s, coached by Kevin Whiteley and Shaun Barnes
- Under-10 - Yorkshire Junior League Under 10s, no team
- Under-12 - Yorkshire Junior League Under 12s, Andy Butterworth.
- Under-13 - Yorkshire Junior League under 13s, no team
- Under-14 - Yorkshire Junior League Under 14s, coached by Kelvin Lockett
- Under-16 - West Riding League, coached by Scott Harland.
- Under-18 - West Riding League coached by Marco Rossi.
- Gillette National Youth League
- BARLA National Conference (now operational)
Football committee
Kelvin Lockett Senior CoachMartin Brook Club Coach
Ian Dickinson Club Coach
Gary Brentley Club Coach
Stuart Tighe Senior Coach