The Rugby League Archives

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Are you self-isolating?
Socially isolating?
Working from home next week?
Bored and need something to do in the absence of live rugby?

Join the club! Naturally, a blog dedicated to rugby league will have little content at a time when the season is suspended. So we have dug through YouTube's archives to find some classic rugby league to fill your time!

We're going to update this blog daily with a 'feature' match, which will also go on our Twitter page. And every Saturday night, we're going to be doing a 'watchalong' feature! More details here!

Today's Feature Match
Hull FC vs Leeds Rhinos - 2005 Challenge Cup Final
The Archive

 - Challenge Cup
Castleford vs London - 1999 Semi Final

Bradford vs Leeds - 2003 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tes6g26MFcg 

Hull FC vs Leeds - 2005 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCT8GfWOpII 

Leeds vs St Helens - 2010 Semi Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcC6kttHYo8  

Leeds vs St Helens - 2015 Semi Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzBrcR1mZuA 

Leeds vs Hull KR - 2015 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj2avLAWcpg 

Hull FC vs Wigan - 2016 Semi Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Cw-As03no 

Hull FC vs Warrington - 2016 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ykyutPC5NU 

Hull FC vs Leeds - 2017 Semi Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mReD9WD3wc
 
Hull FC vs Wigan - 2017 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mReD9WD3wc

 Bradford vs Leeds - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZrhEx-Pz8

St Helens vs Warrington - 2019 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_hi8iEZeY  

- Super League
Leeds vs St Helens - 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA72St6iWoI 

Halifax vs Leeds - 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnUDkKTKIeQ

Halifax vs Wakefield - 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8ZVey0xt8&feature=youtu.be 

St Helens vs Bradford - 2000 (Wide to West)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7WUkzVVsV4

Leeds vs St Helens - 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_lXn3gO2Z8

Bradford vs Leeds - 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZEUxl0oJqc

St Helens vs Warrington - 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2CddVxbizE 

Huddersfield vs Leeds - 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nie4EsasJdo&feature=youtu.be

 Hull KR vs Hull FC - Good Friday 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRRWqxXdWU 

 Catalans vs Wigan - 2019 Nou Camp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OebzXX5BpX4

Hull KR vs London - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba2YZmm9Q7g 

 Wakefield vs London - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwbT51Hh8E  

 Warrington vs Castleford - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gXwL7CKA2Y

- Super League Grand Finals
Leeds vs Bradford - 2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYNnJueIrpE 

St Helens vs Leeds - 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdd5ytCq_Q 

Warrington vs Leeds - 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMvhRs7OeHM 

St Helens vs Wigan - 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bORBMqKiHwM

Leeds vs Wigan - 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSsQ-x6Vw0

Castleford vs Leeds - 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcR6bcP6hM 

Wigan vs Warrington - 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkbz2FtskKg 

St Helens vs Salford - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8A0AIJo5zw

- Internationals
Australia vs New Zealand - 1988 World Cup Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bshwsaO8QM

Great Britain vs Australia - 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ3HuhwQ8Sc 

Great Britain vs Australia - 1994 Test Series
Test 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IUZC_XdkiM

Australia vs New Zealand - 1999 Tri Nations Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKvdD8AsZ8

Australia vs New Zealand - 2005 Tri Nations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwd99yCXSE

Australia vs New Zealand - 2005 Tri Nations Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiNdDB6OmOk

Australia vs Great Britain - 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25Cu7BuqtE

Australia vs New Zealand - RLWC 2008 Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFJSNlYDco

England vs Australia - 2009 Four Nations Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fzdwb6ZuEM

Australia vs New Zealand - 2016 Four Nations Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEY_zSD9tnQ

Australia vs New Zealand 2017 ANZAC Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0DTgaiMV5w

New Zealand vs Tonga - RLWC 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXnBfURiCL8

England vs Tonga - RLWC Semi Final 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4CJS9k6ddQ

New Zealand vs Tonga - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtLG3Tjxl4 

Tonga vs Great Britain - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRTgcNhyWCM

 - State of Origin Classics
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsFopfUiZRT3k_OSjWsp6AQ/videos

- OtherCastleford vs Hull KR - 2005 Northern Rail Cup Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSQadtZi4Y

Sheffield vs Widnes - 1895 Cup Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfXz5teWj4

Toronto vs Featherstone - 2019 MPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25Cu7BuqtE

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