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Origin Series 
Sport Rugby league football Formerly known as War of the Roses Inaugural season 1895 Ceased 2003 Number of teams 2 Country 
England (RFL)Last winners Yorkshire (2003) Most titles Lancashire (45 titles) The Origin Series, previously War of the Roses, for the inter-county rugby league matches between representative teams from Yorkshire and Lancashire, the areas where rugby league has traditionally been most popular in England.
History
Player eligibility for the Origin Series is based on the player's region of birth. Players born outside of Yorkshire and Lancashire are also eligible for selection, based on the region where they first played rugby league at professional level.
"War of the Roses" games began in 1895, but ceased in 1989. They were revived in 2001 under the name of the Origin Series, inspired by the success of State of Origin matches in Australia between New South Wales and Queensland.
The Origin Series was reduced to a one-off Origin Game in 2003 due to the British hosting the touring Australia, New Zealand A and as well the kick off of the Rugby League European Nations Cup. So together with the Challenge Cup, WCC and Rugby Super League, the RFL felt that too many Origin matches would be too much strain on the top players. The tournament was then rested due to apathy from rugby league supporters.[citation needed]
Results
Total matches Yorkshire Lancashire Drawn 89 41 45 3 Year Winner Score Crowd Venue 1895 Yorkshire 8-0 9,059 Oldham 1896 Lancashire 8-3 5,300 Huddersfield 1897 Lancashire 7-3 15,000 Oldham 1898 Yorkshire 20-9 8,000 Salford 1899 Lancashire 16-13 9,000 Halifax 1900 Lancashire 24-5 18,000 Rochdale 1902 Yorkshire 13-8 12,235 Hull 1902 Lancashire 13-0 14,286 Salford 1903 Lancashire 8-0 11,000 Leeds 1904 Yorkshire 14-5 8,500 Oldham 1905 Lancashire 8-0 8,000 Hull 1906 Lancashire 19-0 5,000 Salford 1907 Yorkshire 15-11 7,000 Halifax 1908 Lancashire 27-14 6,000 Hull 1909 Yorkshire 27-14 6,000 Hull 1910 Lancashire 17-3 2,000 Wigan 1912 Lancashire 13-12 3,199 Halifax 1912 Yorkshire 20-8 4,000 Oldham 1913 Yorkshire 19-11 3,500 Huddersfield 1919 Lancashire 15-5 5,000 Broughton 1920 Yorkshire 18-3 7,000 Hull 1921 Yorkshire 5-2 4,000 Rochdale 1922 Draw 11-11 8,000 Hull 1923 Lancashire 6-5 8,000 Oldham 1924 Lancashire 28-9 6,000 Halifax 1925 Lancashire 26-10 13,000 St Helens 1926 Lancashire 18-13 9,000 Wakefield 1927 Lancashire 35-19 12,000 Warrington 1928 Lancashire 33-10 6,520 Halifax 1930 Lancashire 19-3 4,300 Rochdale 1930 Yorkshire 25-15 9,000 Wakefield 1931 Lancashire 11-8 10,049 Warrington 1932 Yorkshire 30-3 4,000 Wakefield 1933 Yorkshire 15-12 2,000 Oldham 1934 Draw 5-5 1,500 Leeds 1935 Lancashire 16-5 6,700 Widnes 1936 Lancashire 28-6 7,648 Castleford 1938 Lancashire 10-9 3,653 Rochdale 1938 Draw 10-10 3,000 Leeds 1945 Lancashire 17-16 11,059 Swinton 1946 Yorkshire 13-10 5,000 Hunslet 1947 Lancashire 22-10 6,270 Wigan 1949 Lancashire 12-3 7,000 Halifax 1949 Lancashire 22-13 15,000 Warrington 1950 Yorkshire 23-15 6,547 Huddersfield 1951 Yorkshire 15-5 11,573 Leigh 1953 Yorkshire 16-8 8,400 Hull 1953 Lancashire 18-10 12,870 Leigh 1954 Yorkshire 20-10 8,500 Bradford 1955 Lancashire 26-10 8,000 Oldham 1956 Lancashire 35-21 8,500 Hull 1957 Yorkshire 25-11 6,200 Widnes 1958 Yorkshire 35-19 5,000 Hull 1958 Yorkshire 16-15 8,500 Leigh 1958 Yorkshire 38-28 6,417 Leigh 1960 Lancashire 21-20 15,054 Wakefield 1961 Lancashire 14-12 4,970 Leigh 1962 Yorkshire 22-8 7,956 Wakefield 1963 Lancashire 45-20 11,200 St Helens 1964 Yorkshire 33-10 6,331 Hull 1965 Yorkshire 16-13 5,847 Swinton 1966 Lancashire 22-17 10,528 Leeds 1968 Lancashire 23-17 8,932 Widnes 1968 Yorkshire 10-5 6,656 Hull 1969 Lancashire 14-12 4,652 Salford 1971 Yorkshire 34-8 2,000 Castleford 1971 Yorkshire 32-12 2,000 Castleford 1971 Yorkshire 42-22 5,019 Leigh 1972 Yorkshire 32-18 2,343 Castleford 1973 Lancashire 17-15 3,307 Widnes 1974 Yorkshire 20-14 1,219 Keighley 1974 Lancashire 29-11 3,114 Widnes 1975 Yorkshire 17-7 700 Wigan 1977 Yorkshire 18-13 2,740 Castleford 1977 Lancashire 33-8 5,056 Widnes 1978 Lancashire 23-7 4,283 Widnes 1979 Yorkshire 19-16 2,744 Castleford 1980 Lancashire 17-9 1,593 Widnes 1981 Yorkshire 21-15 1,222 Castleford 1982 Yorkshire 22-21 1,738 Leigh 1985 Lancashire 26-10 6,743 Wigan 1986 Yorkshire 26-14 5,983 Leeds 1987 Yorkshire 16-10 9,748 Wigan 1988 Yorkshire 24-14 8,244 Leeds 1989 Yorkshire 56-12 10,182 Wigan 2001 Lancashire 36-24 10,253 Leeds 2002 Lancashire 22-18 10,000 Wigan 2002 Lancashire 36-28 9,283 Leeds 2003 Yorkshire 56-6 8,258 Bradford References
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