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Paul Barriere Trophy

EDM number 1348 in 2015-16, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 11/04/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House welcomes the announcement that the Rugby League World Cup trophy has been renamed The Paul Barriere Trophy; acknowledges Paul Barriere's role as a driving force behind the agreement to create the International Rugby League Board and to introduce the Rugby World Cup, which was first played for in France during 1954; congratulates the Rugby League International Federation on recognising Barriere as a dedicated internationalist; and looks forward to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, when The Paul Barriere Trophy will be awarded for the first time.

This motion has been signed by a total of 2 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland11/04/2016Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Martyn Day11/04/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded

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