Founding Meeting at the George Hotel
- When
- 29 August 1895
- Where
- George Hotel, Huddersfield
Representatives of clubs gathered at the George Hotel in Huddersfield on 29 August 1895 to formally establish the Northern Rugby Football Union, creating a separate governing body for rugby in Northern England.
The meeting followed an emergency gathering in Manchester where Lancashire clubs declared support for Yorkshire colleagues' proposal to form a Northern Union. Accounts differ on attendance: one records 21 clubs, another 22, and a further account states 20 clubs agreed to resign from the Rugby Football Union while Dewsbury felt unable to comply. The event marked the break from the Rugby Football Union, establishing a new code administered by the Northern Union.
Sources
- Rugby Football League Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
- History of rugby league Wikipedia
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