2006 Whitehaven R.L.F.C. season | ||||
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National League One Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Final Eliminator | |||
Challenge Cup | Round Five | |||
Northern Rail Cup | Quarter Finalists | |||
2006 record | Wins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 5 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Dave Rotherham | |||
Stadium | Recreation Ground | |||
Avg. attendance | 1,961 (Excluding Challenge Cup) | |||
High attendance | 4,010 (vs. Workington, 12 February) | |||
Low attendance | 1,200 (vs. Batley, 9 April) | |||
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Whitehaven once again competed in the National League One in the 2006 Season after falling to defeat at the hands of the Castleford Tigers in the 2005 grand final for a second successive season. [1] They were led by new coach Dave Rotheram who replaced the outgoing Steve McCormack, who took up the head coaching role at newly relegated Widnes Vikings. [2] Throughout much of the season, the club were plagued by injury problems which hindered their attempts to reach a third successive final and finally achieve promotion with at one point 15 first team players being unavailable for selection. [3] Nevertheless, they did mount a late challenge led by new scrum half John Duffy aided by the likes of Steve Trindall and Gary Broadbent before ultimately falling short. [4]
Player | D.O.B. | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points |
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Marc Bainbridge | 22/12/87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Barker | 1/12/88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neil Baynes | 14/9/77 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Gary Broadbent | 31/10/76 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Craig Calvert | 10/2/84 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Craig Chambers | 25/4/73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Mark Deans | 11/5/82 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
John Duffy | 2/7/80 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 70 |
Derry Eilbeck | 1/6/84 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Scott Farmer | 13/1/85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Fatialofa | 11/6/74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Hill | 16/1/75 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Marc Jackson | 21/8/79 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
Rob Jackson | 4/9/81 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Leroy Joe | 31/12/74 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Mark Leafa | 4/12/80 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
John Lebbon | 30/12/84 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Aaron Lester | 16/5/73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Steve Maden | 13/9/82 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Graeme Mattinson | 24/4/85 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Scott McAvoy | 9/4/86 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Chris McKinney | 12/11/76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spencer Miller | 27/2/80 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Paul O'Neil | 23/11/79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Rudd | 10/10/82 | 28 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 260 |
David Seeds | 23/6/74 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Carl Sice | 13/4/80 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
Aaron Smith | 10/9/82 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Daniel Smith | 29/11/87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Scott Teare | 22/12/78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Steve Trindall | 23/4/73 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Craig Walsh | 19/9/78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Oliver Wilkes | 2/5/80 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Ricky Wright | 15/3/77 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Date | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs | |
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9/4/06 | Batley | H | W | 26-8 | R. Jackson (7), Chambers (32,46), Sice (72,77) | Rudd 3/7 | N/A | 1,200 | Steve Maden, Derry Eilbeck, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Mark Deans, Craig Chambers, Marc Jackson, Graeme Mattinson | - |
14/4/06 | Doncaster Lakers | A | D | 32-32 | Maden (10), Calvert (34), Duffy (43), M. Jackson (57), Seeds (65) | Rudd 4/4, M. Jackson 2/2 | N/A | 817 | Steve Maden, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
17/4/06 | Rochdale | H | W | 38-24 | Sice (13), Maden (18,69), Eilbeck (30), Hill (32), Rudd (63) | Rudd 7/8 | N/A | 2.057 | Gary Broadbent, Derry Eilbeck, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Chris McKinney, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Craig Calvert, Marc Jackson, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
30/4/06 | Widnes | H | L | 16-38 | Calvert (48), Duffy (51), Joe (70) | Rudd 2/3, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 3,048 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Carl Rudd, Leroy Joe, Neil Baynes, John Duffy, Chris McKinney, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Steve Trindall | Carl Sice, Scott Farmer, Craig Walsh, Craig Chambers | - |
14/5/06 | Oldham | A | W | 10-48 | Teare (27), Sice (30,69,76), McAvoy (40), Walsh (45), Eilbeck (60), Joe (64) | Rudd 8/9 | N/A | 813 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Derry Eilbeck, Scott McAvoy, Craig Walsh, Scott Teare | - |
28/5/06 | Halifax | H | W | 30-20 | Duffy (12), Sice (20,41), Hill (78), Calvert (80) | Duffy 5/5 | N/A | 2,048 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Derry Eilbeck, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Mark Leafa | Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Ricky Wright, Scott Teare | - |
4/6/06 | Rochdale | A | W | 32-6 | Maden (48) | M. Jackson 1/1 | N/A | 449 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Howard Hill, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Mark Leafa, Aaron Smith | Daniel Barker, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Daniel Smith | - |
11/6/06 | Hull KR | A | L | 74-12 | Broadbent (7), Seeds (44) | Rudd 2/2 | N/A | 3,151 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Mark Leafa | Carl Sice, Scott Farmer, Chris McKinney, Scott Teare | - |
25/6/06 | Leigh | H | W | 32-22 | Calvert (41,57,60), Duffy (45), Eilbeck (71) | Rudd 4/6 | N/A | 1,809 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, David Fatialofa, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill | - |
2/7/06 | Widnes | A | L | 26-12 | Maden (8), Eilbeck (80) | Rudd 2/2 | N/A | 3,016 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Scott McAvoy, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, David Fatialofa, Scott Teare, Howard Hill | - |
9/7/06 | York | H | W | 42-24 | Duffy (21), Baynes (34), Calvert (43,65), Joe (46), Broadbent (58), Trindall (62) | Rudd 7/7 | N/A | 1,608 | Gary Broadbent, Steve Maden, Carl Rudd, Derry Eilbeck, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Ricky Wright, Mark Leafa, Aaron Lester | Carl Sice, Scott Teare, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
23/7/06 | Leigh | A | W | 12-22 | Calvert (30), Maden (50), Seeds (62) | Rudd 5/7 | N/A | 1,920 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Rob Jackson, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, Aaron Lester, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
30/7/06 | Batley | A | W | 12-20 | Lester (37), Seeds (42), Maden (62) | Rudd 4/5 | N/A | 858 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Mark Leafa, Rob Jackson, Aaron Lester | Carl Sice, Howard Hill, Ricky Wright, Neil Baynes | - |
6/8/06 | Doncaster Lakers | H | W | 22-12 | Trindall (9), Calvert (39,54) | Rudd 5/5 | N/A | 1,829 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Aaron Lester, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
13/8/06 | York | A | L | 28-18 | Duffy (10), Lester (47), Eilbeck (50) | Rudd 3/3 | N/A | 1,210 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Aaron Lester, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Spencer Miller, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
20/8/06 | Hull KR | H | W | 48-12 | Lebbon (6,76), Rudd (9), Maden (23,32), Joe (40), Mattinson (42), Hill (49), Miller (59) | Rudd 6/7, Duffy 0/1, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 2,063 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, John Duffy, Leroy Joe, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Howard Hill, Ricky Wright, Scott Teare | - |
3/9/06 | Halifax | A | W | 18-26 | Joe (37), Hill (40), R. Jackson (54), Maden (59), Eilbeck (75) | Duffy 3/5 | N/A | 2,247 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Scott Teare | - |
10/9/06 | Oldham | H | W | 66-4 | R. Jackson (2,4), A. Smith (20), Calvert (22,35), Eilbeck (38), Joe (41), Duffy (56,69), Baynes (63), Miller (75), Leafa (80) | Rudd 9/12 | N/A | 1,764 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
Playoffs
Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs | |
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17/9/06 | Elimination Play-Off | Rochdale | H | W | 38-10 | A. Smith (1), Miller (7), Calvert (9), Duffy (12), Seeds (15), R. Jackson (46,56,63) | Rudd 3/8 | N/A | 1,461 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Aaron Lester | - |
24/9/06 | Elimination Semi-Final | Batley | H | W | 30-0 | Duffy (6), Leafa (16,79), Miller (58), Calvert (71) | Rudd 5/6 | N/A | 1,906 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Aaron Lester | - |
1/10/06 | Final Eliminator | Widnes | A | L | 24-20 | Miller (3,76), Joe (44), Seeds (67) | Rudd 2/5 | N/A | 4,808 | Gary Broadbent, Steve Maden, Rob Jackson, David Seeds, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Lester, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Scott McAvoy |
Northern Rail Cup
Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs | |
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12/2/06 | Group 2 | Workington | H | W | 10-0 | Calvert (34), Broadbent (59) | Duffy 1/2 | N/A | 4,010 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Lester, David Fatialofa, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Spencer Miller | Rob Jackson, Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Neil Baynes | - |
19/2/06 | Group 2 | Barrow | A | W | 20-36 | Wilkes (12), Trindall (20), Sice (42,44), Calvert (50,71,75) | Duffy 4/6, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 1,686 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Daniel Smith, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Graeme Mattinson, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Rob Jackson | Carl Sice, Scott McAvoy, Marc Jackson, Mark Deans | - |
26/2/06 | Group 2 | Gateshead | H | W | 36-12 | Maden (5,65), R. Jackson (13), Sice (17), Calvert (30), Seeds (55), M. Jackson (62) | Rudd 4/7 | N/A | 1,306 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Carl Sice, Mark Deans, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Paul O'Neill, Marc Jackson, Craig Chambers, Chris McKinney | - |
5/3/06 | Group 2 | Barrow | H | W | 26-18 | R. Jackson (12), Joe (16), Hill (31), Lebbon (61), Seeds (72) | Rudd 3/5 | N/A | 1,863 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Steve Trindall, Carl Sice, Craig Chambers, Oliver Wilkes, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill | Marc Bainbridge, Mark Deans, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney | - |
19/3/06 | Group 2 | Workington | A | W | 0-48 | Joe (4), Rudd (9), Duffy (14), M. Jackson (24,69), Sice (32,57), Wilkes (66) | Rudd 8/8 | N/A | 2,576 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Scott McAvoy, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Craig Chambers, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Paul O'Neil, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Neil Baynes | - |
29/3/06 | Group 2 | Gateshead | A | W | 20-44 | Rudd (22), Sice (36,66), R. Jackson (47,70), McAvoy (51), Deans (55), D. Smith (72) | Rudd 6/8 | N/A | 408 | Paul O'Neil, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Daniel Smith, Leroy Joe, Marc Bainbridge, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Craig Walsh, Carl Rudd | Daniel Barker, Mark Deans, Chris McKinney, Marc Jackson | - |
23/4/06 | QF Qualifying Round | Sheffield | H | W | 38-30 | Maden (8), Calvert (9,61), Seeds (16,26), Eilbeck (29), Sice (53) | Rudd 5/7 | N/A | 1,451 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Howard Hill, Rob Jackson, Carl Rudd | Scott Farmer, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
7/5/06 | QF | Hull KR | A | L | 37-10 | Sice (55), R. Jackson (65) | Rudd 1/2 | N/A | 2,366 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Derry Eilbeck, Scott McAvoy, John Lebbon, Scott Teare | - |
Playoffs
Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs | |
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10/3/06 | 3 | Pia | H | W | 72-0 | Seeds (3,16,72), R. Jackson (5), Maden (9,36,61), Joe (31), Calvert (43,54,63), M. Jackson (57), Sice (68) | Rudd 9/12, Sice 1/1 | N/A | 2,300 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Craig Chambers, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Neil Baynes | - |
2/4/06 | 4 | Batley | A | W | 16-28 | Seeds (2,69), R. Jackson (19), Sice (33), Eilbeck (50), Rudd (75) | Rudd 2/6 | N/A | 679 | Steve Maden, Daniel Smith, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Mark Deans, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers | - |
21/5/06 | 5 | Warrington | A | W | 46-2 | N/A | Rudd 1/1 | N/A | 4,751 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Daniel Barker, Craig Chambers, Craig Walsh, John Lebbon | - |
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