1949 Dewsbury Walk off
In 1949, in a bad-tempered match against Wakefield Trinity, captain Harry Royal led his players off the field in protest at the third sending off of a Dewsbury player. They did eventually return to the field after a plea from the Dewsbury President – going on to lose the match and then fined £20 by the Rugby League.
Eddie Waring poached by Leeds
Eddie Waring Biography RUGBY League was not Eddie Waring’s first love as a young man, he had excelled as a soccer player, playing on the wing for Yorkshire Amateurs, Nottingham Forest and Selby Town. By the age of 22 he had made his mark in Rugby League as trainer for the Dewsbury Boys Team and was soon invited to become … Read More
