Roy Southernwood
Encyclopedia
Roy Southernwood is a former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Castleford Tigers
, Halifax
, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
, playing at , or , i.e. number 7, or 9.
in Wakefield Trinity
’s 24-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
, Huddersfield
on the 26th September 1998.
and seemed set for a long career at Wheldon Road
. Played for Great Britain U-21s twice against France in 1989. His transfer to Halifax
meant more first team opportunities and he starred in the 1990-91 promotion season."
.
Rugby 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...
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
, Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, playing at , or , i.e. number 7, or 9.
First Division Grand Final Appearances
Roy Southernwood played , i.e. number 9, and scored a tryTry
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
in Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
’s 24-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
on the 26th September 1998.
Contemporaneous Article Extract
"Roy Southernwood Scrum-half. Skilful half-back who graduated through the junior league ranks in CastlefordCastleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
and seemed set for a long career at Wheldon Road
The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
The Jungle is the former name of Wheldon Road, a stadium in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. This is the home of the Castleford Tigers rugby league team....
. Played for Great Britain U-21s twice against France in 1989. His transfer to Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
meant more first team opportunities and he starred in the 1990-91 promotion season."
Genealogical Information
Roy Southernwood is the brother of the Castleford Hooker of the 1980s and '90s, Graham Southernwood, and the uncle of Graham Southernwood's son, the rugby league footballer, Cain SouthernwoodCain Southernwood
Cain Southernwood is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Bradford Bulls, and has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , or .Signed from Castleford amateur side Smawthorne ARLFC....
.