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Cumbria Rugby Union League Comes To An End As Regional Leagues Head Into Final Games

By Robert Haile

The Cumbria League comes to an end as the last games are to be played but the Regional League sides head into their final games.

In Regional 1 North West there were two games played on Saturday, March 9, with Penrith remaking the trip Anselmians where they went down 26-22 and Leek lost a low scoring game 11-18 to Stockport.

All sides return to action on Saturday, March 16, as leaders Macclesfield host Anselmians knowing they need to realistically win all of their three remaining games to win the title while Rossendale travel to Northwich needing to win all their games and hope Macclesfield lose one.

Third placed Blackburn head to Stockport as Wirral make the trip to Sandbach and Manchester host Leek.

It is the last Cumbrian derby of the season as Penrith welcome Kendal.

Regional 1 North West Results

Anselmians 26-22 Penrith

Leek 11-18 Stockport

Regional 1 North West Table

  1. Macclesfield – 89
  2. Rossendale – 86
  3. Blackburn – 75
  4. Wirral – 63
  5. Manchester – 55
  6. Kendal – 44
  7. Stockport – 41
  8. Penrith – 37
  9. Anselmians – 36
  10. Northwich – 25
  11. Leek – 25
  12. Sandbach – 25

In the Regional 2 North the side return to the field on March 16 as Percy Park make the trip to Middlesbrough that could seal promotion as Northern welcome West Hartlepool.

Fifth welcomes fourth as Aspatria take on Durham City while Keswick host Morpeth as Upper Eden play Stockton and Cockermouth face Consett.

Regional 2 North Results

Upper Eden 20-13 Keswick

West Hartlepool 38-12 Aspatria

Stockton 0-57 Percy Park

Morpeth 60-0 Cockermouth

Consett 18-27 Northern

Durham City 30-34 Middlesbrough

Regional 2 North Table

  1. Percy Park – 91
  2. Northern – 82
  3. Middlesbrough – 67
  4. Durham City – 58
  5. Aspatria – 48
  6. West Hartlepool – 43
  7. Consett – 40
  8. Upper Eden – 39
  9. Morpeth – 37
  10. Keswick – 36
  11. Stockton – 34
  12. Cockermouth – 0

In Regional 2 North West Kirkby Lonsdale played their catch up game on March 9 which ended in a 23-17 at Douglas (I.O.M).

Birkenhead Park head to Kirkby Lonsdale on March 16 as Bowden make the trip to third placed Firwood Waterloo while Crewe & Nantwich travel to Douglas (I.O.M).

Liverpool St Helens welcome Burnage as Altrincham Kersal make the trip to Vale of Lune and Whitchurch face Winnington Park.

Regional 2 North West Results

Douglas (I.O.M) 23-17 Kirkby Lonsdale

Regional 2 North West Table

  1. Birkenhead Park – 82
  2. Bowden – 74
  3. Firwood Waterloo – 71
  4. Crewe & Nantwich – 66
  5. Burnage – 50
  6. Vale of Lune – 47
  7. Whitchurch – 45
  8. Douglas (I.O.M) – 41
  9. Altrincham Kersal – 35
  10. Winnington Park – 33
  11. Kirkby Lonsdale – 29
  12. Liverpool St Helens – 25

In the Cumbria League the final round of games take place on March 16.

At the top Egremont currently hold third place and welcome Keswick 2nd as fourth placed Whitehaven head to Hawcoat Park and fifth placed St Benedicts face Windermere, a win for any club could move them into third depending on results elsewhere.

Aspatria 2nd host Penrith 2nd who could take sixth and Workington could move up to eighth with a win at second placed Wigton.

Cumbria Results

Carlisle 77-0 Aspatria 2nd

Windermere 7-10 Hawcoat Park

Millom 5-20 Egremont

Penrith 2nd 12-3 Creighton

Whitehaven 23-20 St Benedicts

Cumbria

  1. Carlisle – 80
  2. Wigton – 61
  3. Egremont – 55
  4. Whitehaven – 54
  5. St Benedicts – 53
  6. Hawcoat Park – 46
  7. Penrith 2nd – 45
  8. Millom – 24
  9. Keswick 2nd – 24
  10. Workington – 22
  11. Creighton – 22
  12. Aspatria 2nd – 21
  13. Windermere – 19