Veterans League
The Hickson Trophy was contested by 13 district teams over the last two Fridays. West Riding being the hosts were excluded from the opening Round Robin stage with the 12 remaining teams divided into 3 groups of 4 teams as below. The draw for the Round Robin stage played on Friday 5 July 2024 was:
Group 1 – Sheffield, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Harrogate
Group 2 – Castleford, Bradford, Skipton, Halifax
Group 3 – Aire & Wharfe, East Coast, Leeds, Wakefield
The Huddersfield team being eliminated at this point with the three group winners being Sheffield, Halifax and Leeds. The host district of the West Riding joining the three Section winners for Finals Day. For the first time, this became another Round Robin event played at Cleckheaton Sports on Friday 12 July.
Match results were determined by the aggregate score with two points being awarded to the winning team. The results from Round Robin Finals Day being:
Halifax 200-225 Leeds (2) Sheffield (2) 239-219 West Riding
West Riding (2) 210-197 Leeds Halifax (2) 213-202 Sheffield
Halifax (2) 221-213 West Riding Sheffield 209-217 Leeds (2)
This left the final Round Robin table declaring Leeds as the 2024 Hickson Trophy winners.
FINAL GROUP TABLE
Leeds............. 4 pts (639) Halifax............ 4 pts (634)
Sheffield........ 2 pts (650)
West Riding... 2 pts (642)
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