Cumbria rugby league team

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Cumbria rugby league team
Team information
Governing body Rugby Football League
Head coach Paul Crarey
Captain Rob Purdham
Home stadiumVaries
Uniforms
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First colours
Team results
First game
Cumberland Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg 0–8 Yorkshire Flag.png Yorkshire
(Parkside, Hunslet; 5 February 1898)
First international
Cumberland Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg 21–9 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(Lonsdale Park, Workington; 8 January 1908)
Biggest win
Cumbria Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg 70–0 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness; 4 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Cumbria Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg 12–64 Anzacs
(Derwent Park, Workington; 27 October 2004)

The Cumbria rugby league team (known as Cumberland from 1898 to 1973) is an English representative rugby league team consisting of players who were born in the county of Cumbria and the historic county of Cumberland. They play fixtures against international representative sides, often acting as opposition in warm-up fixtures for touring international sides. [1] [2]

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History

Cumbria played the touring Australian Kangaroos during 14 Kangaroo Tours, including 1908-09 (twice), 1911-12, 1921-22, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1948–49, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994, as well as playing the Australians as part of their 1992 Rugby League World Cup final tour. They also played New Zealand in 1907–08, 1926–27 and 1980.

During the 2004 Tri-Nations series Cumbria played a match against an 'ANZAC Combination' side made up of Australian and New Zealand squad members. The 64–12 loss was the largest ever suffered by the Cumbrian side.

Cumbria played the England national rugby league team as part of England's preparation for the 2010 Four Nations. [3] The match raised funds for the Rugby Football League's benevolent fund and the family of Garry Purdham, who was among the victims of the Cumbria shootings tragedy on 2 June 2010. [4] [5] The game was watched by 5,250 spectators at Whitehaven's Recreation Ground and ended 18–18, [6] raising over £50,000 for its cause. [7]

In 2006, Cumbria defeated Tonga 28–16 at Derwent Park in Workington, while on 4 November 2007, Cumbria recorded its largest ever win when they defeated the United States 70–0 at Craven Park in Barrow-in-Furness.

In 2010, Cumbria was coached by Paul Crarey, with assistant coaches; Gary Charlton of Workington Town, and David Seeds of Whitehaven. [8]

In November 2025, Cumbria will host Nigeria's first match outside of Africa. [9]

Current squad

Extended squad name for the friendly against Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria on 2 November 2025: [10]

PlayerClub
Max Anderson-Moore Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Ellis Archer Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town
Ethan Bickerdike Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Josh Blinkhorn Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Luke Broadbent Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Andrew Bulman Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Jordan Burns Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Jake Carter Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town
Luke Cresswell Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Jamie Doran Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town
James Duffy Flag of Lancashire.svg Warrington Wolves
Zack Gardner Flag of Lancashire.svg Warrington Wolves
Ellis Gillam Drapeau non-officiel fr departement Haute-Garonne.svg Toulouse Olympique
Noah High Yorkshire Flag.png Wakefield Trinity
Harvie Hill Flag of Lancashire.svg Wigan Warriors
Ellison Holgate Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Connor Holliday Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Jordan Johnstone Flag of Lancashire.svg Widnes Vikings
Tom McKinney Flag of Lancashire.svg Warrington Wolves
Finn McMillan Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Jake Pearce Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Stevie Scholey Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town
Brad Singleton Yorkshire Flag.png Castleford Tigers
Jack Stephenson Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town
Curtis Teare Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Jordan Thompson Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Whitehaven
Shane Toal Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Tom Walker Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Brad Walker Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Barrow Raiders
Cole Walker-Taylor Flag of Cumbria County Council.svg Workington Town

Results

Cumbria played in the County Championship from 1898 to its final season in 1983. They have also played against international representative sides during tours to Great Britain. [11]

County Championship results

Titles 16: [12] 1905–1906, 1907–1908, 1909–1910, 1911–1912, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1933–1934, 1934–1935, 1948–1949, 1959–1960, 1961–1962, 1963–1964, 1965–1966, 1966–1967, 1980–1981, 1981–1982.

International results

Results for Cumbria against international teams. [13]

DateOppositionResultVenueAttendanceTour
8 January 1908Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21–9 Lonsdale Park, Workington 4,000 1907–08 All Golds tour
24 October 1908Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–52 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 4,000 1908–09 Kangaroo tour
4 February 1909Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11–2Devonshire Park, Carlisle 2,000
22 November 1911 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Australasia 2–5Athletic Ground, Maryport 6,000 1911–12 Kangaroo tour
7 January 1922 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Australasia 12–25 Lonsdale Park, Workington 5,000 1921–22 Kangaroo tour
6 January 1927Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–18Unknown4,200 1926–27 Kiwis tour
7 December 1929Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8–5 Lonsdale Park, Workington 3,500 1929–30 Kangaroo tour
9 December 1933Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17–16 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 5,800 1933–34 Kangaroo tour
14 October 1939Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand C–C Recreation Ground, Whitehaven N/A 1939 Kiwis tour
14 October 1948Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5–4 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 8,818 1948–49 Kangaroo tour
7 December 1955Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24–11 Odsal Stadium, Bradford 3,643 1955 Kiwis tour
20 September 1961Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22–20 Station Road, Swinton 5,271 1961 Kiwis tour
9 October 1961Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9–10 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 5,033
31 October 1963Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–21 Derwent Park, Workington 8,229 1963–64 Kangaroo tour
18 November 1967Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17–15 Derwent Park, Workington 7,545 1967–68 Kangaroo tour
24 October 1973Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–28 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 3,666 1973 Kangaroo tour
1 October 1978Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–47 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 5,964 1978 Kangaroo tour
7 November 1979Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 9–23 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 2,000 1979 Kumuls tour
8 October 1980Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9–3 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 4,070 1980 Kiwis tour
9 November 1982Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–41 Brunton Park, Carlisle 5,748 1982 Kangaroo tour
2 November 1983Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 6–40 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 2,600 1982 Kiwis tour
15 October 1985Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6–32 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 5,500 1985 Kiwis tour
21 October 1986Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12–48 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 4,233 1986 Kangaroo tour
20 October 1987Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 22–4 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 3,750 1987 Kumuls tour
17 October 1989Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–28 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 3,983 1989 Kiwis tour
17 October 1990Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–42 Derwent Park, Workington 6,750 1990 Kangaroo tour
5 November 1991Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 35–5 Derwent Park, Workington 2,000 1991 Kumuls tour
18 October 1992Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–44 Derwent Park, Workington 5,156 1992 Kangaroo tour
2 October 1994Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8–52 Derwent Park, Workington 4,277 1994 Kangaroo tour
19 October 2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Residents 24–24 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 4,124Friendly
27 October 2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Anzacs12–64 Derwent Park, Workington 4,203Friendly
25 October 2006Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 28–16 Derwent Park, Workington 1,639Friendly
4 November 2007Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70–0 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 1,028Friendly
3 October 2010Flag of England.svg  England 18–18 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 5,250Friendly
22 October 2011 Flag of England.svg England Knights 12–26 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 1,163Friendly
21 October 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16–48 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 1,048Friendly
7 October 2022Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 28–12 Derwent Park, Workington 3,000Friendly
13 October 2023Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Chairman's XIII23–4 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven UnknownFriendly

References

  1. ↑ "Results". RLEF. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Cumbria let outright Victory slip away". Marras. 2004. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "England RL to play Cumbria in memorial match". Rugby League Online. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Charity rugby match for Cumbria gun victim". BBC. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/09/01/RUGBYL_Cumbria.html [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Official England Match Report". England Rugby League. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Cumbria and England game raises £50,000 for Purdham Family". Whitehaven News. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Cumbria squad announced for memorial match". Quins. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Cumbria: Representative rugby league team to face Nigeria in Barrow". 6 August 2025.
  10. ↑ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/6-super-league-stars-named-in-cumbria-squad-for-nigeria-clash
  11. ↑ Lancashire at Rugby League Project
  12. ↑ Howes, David and Fletcher, Raymond (1983). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84. Macdonald & Co. p. 410. ISBN   0-356-09729-3.
  13. ↑ "Cumbria - Results". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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