1982–83 Rugby Football League season
LeagueSlalom Lager Championship
Teams16
Champions Hull
Premiership winners Widnes
Man of Steel Award Allan Agar
Top try-scorer(s) Bob Eccles 37
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Second DivisionFulham
Wakefield Trinity
Salford
Whitehaven
Relegated to Second Division Barrow
Workington Town
Halifax
Carlisle
Second Division
ChampionsFulham
Top point-scorer(s)Steve Diamond (Fulham) 308
Top try-scorer(s)John Crossley (Fulham) 27

The 1982–83 Rugby Football League season was the 88th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1982 until May, 1983 for the Slalom Lager Championship.

Season summary

Hull finished on top of the First Division table to claim their sixth and, to date, last championship, but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, Salford and Whitehaven were promoted to the First Division.

Warrington beat St. Helens 16–0 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Bradford Northern 18–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

League Tables

Challenge Cup

The 1982-83 State Express Challenge Cup was won by underdogs Featherstone Rovers after defeating Hull F.C. 14-12 in the final.[1]

The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 84,969.

League Cup

Premiership

Kangaroo Tour

The months of October and November also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1982 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 3–0 by Australia), The Kangaroos played and won matches against 9 Championship teams (Hull KR, Wigan, Barrow, St Helens, Leeds, Leigh, Bradford Northern, Hull and Widnes), 1 Second Division side (Fulham) and one county side (Cumbria).

The 1982 Kangaroos were coached by Frank Stanton who had previously toured as a player in 1963–64 and as coach of the 1978 Kangaroos. The team captain was veteran Manly-Warringah hooker Max Krilich who had also toured in 1978.

Souths Magpies centre Mal Meninga, making the first of a record 4 Kangaroo Tours as a player, was the leading point scorer on the tour with 166 from 10 tries and 68 goals including 48 points in the three Tests against Great Britain (2 tries, 21 goals). Manly-Warringah winger John Ribot was the leading try scorer on the tour with 25.

The 1982 Kangaroos became known as The Invincibles after becoming the first team to go undefeated on a Kangaroo Tour.

gameDateResultVenueAttendance
110 October Australia def. Hull Kingston Rovers 30–10Craven Park, Hull10,742
213 October Australia def. Wigan 13–9Central Park, Wigan12,158
315 October Australia def. Barrow 29–2Craven Park, Barrow6,282
417 October Australia def. St Helens 32–0Knowsley Road, St Helens8,190
520 October Australia def. Leeds 31–4Headingley, Leeds11,570
624 October Australia def.  Wales 37–7Ninian Park, Cardiff5,617
730 October Australia def.  Great Britain 40–4Boothferry Park, Hull26,771
83 November Australia def. Leigh 44–4Hilton Park, Leigh7,680
97 November Australia def. Bradford Northern 13–6Odsal, Bradford10,506
109 November Australia def. Cumbria Cumbria 41–2Brunton Park, Carlisle5,748
1114 November Australia def. Fulham 22–5Craven Cottage, London10,432
1216 November Australia def. Hull F.C. 13–7The Boulevard, Hull16,049
1320 November Australia def.  Great Britain 27–6Central Park, Wigan23,126
1423 November Australia def. Widnes 19–6Naughton Park, Widnes9,790
1528 November Australia def.  Great Britain 32–8Headingley, Leeds17,318

References

  1. ↑ Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.

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