▁Sunday ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁First ▁Division ▁Grand ▁Final ▁appearances ▁Roy ▁Southern wood ▁played ▁ ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁try ▁in ▁W ake field ▁Tr inity ' s ▁ 2 4 - 2 2 ▁victory ▁over ▁Fe ather stone ▁Ro vers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁First ▁Division ▁Grand ▁Final ▁at ▁the ▁Mc Al pine ▁Stadium , ▁Hud ders field ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Contempor aneous ▁article ▁extract ▁" Ro y ▁Southern wood ▁Sc rum - half . ▁Sk il ful ▁Sc rum ▁half ▁who ▁graduated ▁through ▁the ▁junior ▁league ▁ranks ▁in ▁Castle ford , ▁and ▁seemed ▁set ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁at ▁Wh eld on ▁Road . ▁Play ed ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain ▁U - 2 1 s ▁twice ▁against ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁His ▁transfer ▁to ▁Hal if ax ▁meant ▁more ▁first ▁team ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 ▁promotion ▁season ." ▁ ▁Gene alog ical ▁information ▁Roy ▁Southern wood ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁David ▁John ▁Southern wood ▁( b irth ▁registered ▁during ▁fourth ▁ ¼ ▁ ▁in ▁H ems worth ▁district ), ▁the ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer , ▁Graham ▁Southern wood , ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Roger ▁Southern wood ▁( b irth ▁registered ▁during ▁fourth ▁ ¼ ▁ ▁in ▁W ake field ▁district ), ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁Graham ▁Southern wood ' s ▁son , ▁the ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer , ▁C