fevnut's Quiz Questions 2025/#17: The Answers

Recently matches between Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards have been billed as the 'Battle of the Borough' because both clubs are within the area of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. But there's nothing special about that!

QUESTION 1

From a major Local Authority re-organisation in 1974 until a further one in 2023 there were 3 local authorities that had three professional/semi-professional clubs within their boundaries.

Can you name the 3 groups of clubs?

ANSWER:

a) Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council)

b) Batley Bulldogs, Dewsbury Rams, Huddersfield Giants (Kirklees Metropolitan District Council)

c) Barrow Raiders, Whitehaven and Workington Town (Cumbria County Council)

QUESTION 2

Following the 2023 re-organisation there are now only 2 local authorities with three clubs. Which group are no longer in the same local authority area?

ANSWER: The group which are no longer in the same local authority area are Barrow Raiders, Whitehaven and Workington Town.

In 2023 Cumbria County Council was abolished and replaced with two unitary authorities. Barrow Raiders is now in the area of Westmorland and Furness Council whereas Whitehaven and Workington Town are in the area of Cumberland Council.