Baskerville Shield
Baskerville Shield | |
Contested by | |
Great Britain / England | New Zealand |
Sport | Rugby league |
First held | 2002 |
Current champion | New Zealand |
Number of wins | |
Great Britain / England | New Zealand |
4 | 1 |
Draws: None |
The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of
The spelling of the trophy is somewhat controversial, as there is much evidence to suggest that Baskiville was the correct spelling of the surname. However, the Rugby Football League used the Baskerville spelling arguing that this was the version used by the man himself.[1]
There is also a trophy with this name awarded to the winner of the
History
The shield was inaugurated for the
In the
In the
England and New Zealand contested the Baskerville Shield again during the
Great Britain toured New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in 2019, which was the first Baskerville Shield to be played out in the southern hemisphere.[3]
Results
Year | Host | Winner | Series score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002
|
United Kingdom | Great Britain[a] | 1.5 – 1.5 | New Zealand |
2007 | United Kingdom | Great Britain | 3 – 0 | New Zealand |
2015 | England | England | 2 – 1 | New Zealand |
2018 | England | England | 2 – 1 | New Zealand |
2019 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 – 0 | Great Britain |
Player statistics
Try scorers
Tries | Name |
---|---|
3 | Leon Pryce (GB), Keith Senior (GB), Henry Fa'afili (NZL) |
2 | Elliot Whitehead (ENG)
|
1 | Paul Sculthorpe (GB), Sam Burgess (GB), Maurie Fa'asavalu (GB), Ade Gardner (GB), Paul Wellens (GB), David Hodgson (GB), Danny Maguire (GB), Jon Wilkin (GB), Stephen Kearney (NZL), Francis Meli (NZL), Ruben Wiki (NZL), Ali Lauiti'iti (NZL), Taniela Tuiaki (NZL), Tohu Harris (NZL), Sam Moa (NZL), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (NZL), Josh Hodgson (ENG) |
Goal scorers
Goals | Name |
---|---|
10 | Gareth Widdop (ENG) |
9 | Andy Farrell (GB), Rob Burrow (GB) |
5 | Kevin Sinfield (GB) |
4 | Richard Swain (NZL) |
3 | Isaac Luke (NZL)
|
1 | Stacey Jones (NZL), Lance Hohaia (NZL) |
Attendances
Average attendances
The
Seven different stadiums have been used over the twelve tests that have taken place. DW Stadium, Wigan has been used the most times with three tests held there.
Year | Host | Total attendance | Matches | Average attendance | % of change | Stadium Capacity | % Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 |
United Kingdom | 62,505 | 3 | 20,835 | N/A | 80,633 | 77.51% |
2007 | United Kingdom | 58,081 | 3 | 19,360 | 7.08% | 75,033 | 77.35% |
2015 | England | 92,660 | 3 | 30,887 | 59.54% | 116,538 | 79.51% |
2018 |
England | 76,069 | 3 | 25,356 | 17.91% | 117,364 | 64.81% |
Highest Attendances
The highest attendance in the history of the Baskerville Shield test series is 44,393 which was seen at the
Rank | Stadium | Attendance | Event |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Olympic Stadium, London |
44,393 | 2015: Test 2 |
2 | Elland Road, Leeds | 32,186 | 2018: Test 3 |
3 | Anfield, Liverpool | 26,234 | 2018: Test 2 |
4 | DW Stadium, Wigan | 24,741 | 2015: Test 3 |
5 | Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield | 23,604 | 2002: Test 2 |
Notes
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League agreed Great Britain should win the competition as they were the touring side and did not win it outright.
References
- ^ Sean Fagan. "Albert Baskerville - Or Baskiville?". rl1908.com/index.htm. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ NZ News UK Albert Baskerville Trophy
- ^ rugby-league Upcoming Tours
- ^ bbc sport Olympic Stadium Test