Legends and Icons wrote:With the statue of five rugby league greats being unveiled before an all Yorkshire final I just found it strange that and I could be wrong here but none of the 5 were Yorkshireman or played for s yorkshire team .. Am I wrong ?? If so then surely there were some contenders from our neck of the woods ?

RFL wrote:The five players were selected by an extensive poll which engaged stakeholders from across the sport, including current players, former players, MPs, administrators, the media and tens of thousands of fans.

ccs wrote:Just what I thought, this is how it was decided.........
so I guess the tens of thousands of fans had the final say.

Legends and Icons wrote:Could be wrong again here but don't ever remember any type of vote/pole

Quote:The RFL have confirmed today (August 5, 2013) that the unveiling of the Rugby League Statue at Wembley Stadium is now planned to take place ahead of the 2014 Tetley’s Challenge Cup Final.
The project is well advanced and the sculptor, Steve Winterburn, who has been commissioned to produce the statue, has been working with the subjects and their relatives on the composition that will feature Rugby League legends Billy Boston, Eric Ashton, Martin Offiah, Gus Risman and Alex Murphy.