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Cumbria rugby league team

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Cumbria rugby league team
Team information
Governing bodyRugby Football League
Head coachPaul Crarey
CaptainRob Purdham
Home stadiumVaries
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
Cumberland Cumbria 0–8 Yorkshire Yorkshire
(Parkside, Hunslet; 5 February 1898)
First international
Cumberland Cumbria 21–9  New Zealand
(Lonsdale Park, Workington; 8 January 1908)
Biggest win
Cumbria Cumbria 70–0  United States
(Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness; 4 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Cumbria Cumbria 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]

History

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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]

Results

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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.[9]

County Championship results

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Main article: County Championship (rugby league) § Results

Titles 16:[10] 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

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Results for Cumbria against international teams.[11]

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

References

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  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. ^ Lancashire at Rugby League Project
  10. ^ Howes, David and Fletcher, Raymond (1983). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84. Macdonald & Co. p. 410. ISBN 0 356 09729 3.
  11. ^ "Cumbria - Results". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
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