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Cumbria’s Rugby Union Sides Fight The Weather As Some Return To League Action

By Robert Haile

After a break for some Cumbria’s rugby union sides tried to return to league action but a few fell foul of the cold weather.

In Regional 1 North West the league actions returns on Saturday, December 2, as leaders Rossendale head to Sandbach while Blackburn make the trip to Manchester and Macclesfield welcome Kendal.

Anselmains travel to Stockport and Northwich face Leek while Penrith’s game with Wirral has been

Regional 1 North West Results

Anselmians 5-33 Macclesfield

Blackburn 40-5 Stockport

Kendal 13-0 Penrith

Leek 17-28 Manchester

Rossendale 43-3 Northwich

Wirral 27-7 Sandbach

Regional 1 North West Table

  1. Rossendale – 46
  2. Blackburn – 46
  3. Macclesfield – 46
  4. Wirral – 32
  5. Manchester – 30
  6. Kendal – 30
  7. Stockport – 19
  8. Leek – 15
  9. Northwich – 15
  10. Anselmians – 13
  11. Penrith – 11
  12. Sandbach – 9

After a weekend off Regional 2 North returns on Saturday, December 2, as Northern host Durham City and Middlesbrough face Stockton.

Games have fell to the weather as Upper Eden’s match with Morpeth, Keswick versus Consett, Aspatria against Percy Park and Cockermouth at home to West Hartlepool have been postponed.

Regional 2 North Results

Durham City 23-17 Aspatria

Morpeth 12-13 Keswick

Consett 59-19 Cockermouth

Percy Park 28-15 Middlesbrough

West Hartlepool 7-29 Northern

Stockton 15-13 Upper Eden

Regional 2 North Table

  1. Percy Park – 46
  2. Northern – 39
  3. Middlesbrough – 34
  4. Aspatria – 29
  5. Stockton – 28
  6. Durham City – 28
  7. Consett – 27
  8. Morpeth – 23
  9. Keswick – 19
  10. West Hartlepool – 18
  11. Upper Eden – 15
  12. Cockermouth – 5

There was one game in Regional 2 North West as Liverpool St Helens were beaten 24-25 by Vale of Lune on Saturday, November 25.

The top two versus the bottom two as leaders Birkenhead Park travel to Liverpool St Helens on Saturday, December 2, while Bowden were due to head to Kirkby Lonsdale but the match has fallen foul of the frosts.

Crewe & Nantwich face a tough challenge at Firwood Waterloo as Burnage take a trip to Vale of Lune, Douglas (I.O.M) face Winnington Park and Whitchurch play Altrincham Kersal.

Regional 2 North West Results

Liverpool St Helens 24-25 Vale of Lune

Altrincham Kersal 15-16 Vale of Lune

Bowden 20-16 Firwood Waterloo

Crewe & Nantwich 39-18 Douglas (I.O.M)

Birkenhead Park 50-3 Kirkby Lonsdale

Burnage 56-26 Liverpool St Helens

Winnington Park 22-19 Whitchurch

Regional 2 North West Table

  1. Birkenhead Park – 46
  2. Bowden – 44
  3. Crewe & Nantwich – 37
  4. Firwood Waterloo – 31
  5. Burnage – 30
  6. Altrincham Kersal – 25
  7. Vale of Lune – 23
  8. Whitchurch – 23
  9. Winnington Park – 20
  10. Douglas (I.O.M) – 14
  11. Liverpool St Helens – 14
  12. Kirkby Lonsdale – 12

In the Cumbria league the final three games of 2023 start on Saturday, December 2, as St Benedicts heading to Penrith 2nd and Keswick 2nd take on Workington.

Egremont won’t be making the trip to Windermere as the game has been postponed along with Creighton match against Aspatria 2nd and Whitehaven against Wigton.

Carlisle were to host Millom but the visitors have been unable to field a team.

Cumbria Results

Aspatria 2nd 7-48 Carlisle

Egremont 23-23 Whitehaven

Hawcoat Park HWO Keswick 2nd

Millom 12-17 Penrith 2nd

Wigton 106-0 Creighton

Workington 40-12 Windermere

Cumbria

  1. Carlisle – 41
  2. St Benedicts – 34
  3. Whitehaven – 30
  4. Wigton – 28
  5. Hawcoat Park – 26
  6. Egremont – 22
  7. Penrith 2nd – 20
  8. Millom – 17
  9. Creighton – 16
  10. Aspatria 2nd – 14
  11. Workington – 12
  12. Keswick 2nd – 10
  13. Windermere – 7