2026 Betfred Championship

Whitehaven RLFC - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coaches: James Newton (21); Anthony Murray (6)
Captains: Jordan Burns (10); Connor Holliday (2)
Biggest home crowd: 1,448 (vs. Workington in round 9)
Average home crowd: 737

Top pointscorer: League: Ciaran Walker (222); All Matches: Ciaran Walker (226)
Top tryscorer: League: Ciaran Walker, Jay Weatherill (13); All Matches: Jay Weatherill (14)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Jan 18	Sun 3:00pm	Round 1	H	Sheffield	L	4	-	11	J Burns	A Murray	Ortus REC	824	2nd	>
24	Sat 2:30pm	CC (2)	A	Sheffield	L	6	-	18	J Burns	A Murray	Steel City	427		>
Feb 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 2	H	Newcastle	L	6	-	54		A Murray	Ortus REC	809	15th	>
15	Sun 3:00pm	Round 3	H	Barrow	L	0	-	30		A Murray	Ortus REC		19th	>
22	Sun 3:00pm	Round 4	A	Keighley	L	14	-	56	C Holliday	A Murray	Cougar	1,328	21st	>
Mar 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 5	H	Rochdale H.	W	20	-	0		A Murray	Ortus REC	460	21st	>
8	Sun 3:00pm	Round 6	H	Midlands	D	20	-	20	C Holliday	J Newton	Ortus REC	590	16th	>
		Round 7		[bye]			-						16th
29	Sun 3:00pm	Round 8	A	North Wales	L	20	-	52		J Newton	Eirias		16th	>
Apr 3	Fri 1:00pm	Round 9	H	Workington	L	14	-	22		J Newton	Ortus REC	1,448	16th	>
12	Sun 4:20pm	Round 10	A	Goole	W	36	-	22		J Newton	Victoria Grounds		18th	>
19	Sun 3:00pm	1C (1)	A	Goole	L	10	-	40		J Newton	Victoria Grounds			>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 11	H	Hunslet	L	10	-	30		J Newton	Ortus REC	608	17th	>
May 3	Sun 3:00pm	Round 12	A	Dewsbury	L	12	-	22	J Burns	J Newton	FLAIR		17th	>
10	Sun 3:00pm	Round 13	A	Swinton	L	12	-	40	J Burns	J Newton	Morson	733	17th	>
24	Sun 3:00pm	Round 14	H	Keighley	W	16	-	14	J Burns	J Newton	Ortus REC	585	17th	>
Jun 6	Sat 2:00pm	Round 15	A	Midlands	W	30	-	24	J Burns	J Newton	Avery	267	14th	>
14	Sun 3:00pm	Round 16	H	North Wales	W	80	-	12	J Burns	J Newton	Ortus REC	609	14th	>
21	Sun 3:00pm	Round 17	A	Sheffield	L	14	-	50	J Burns	J Newton	MEPS Intl	502	12th	>
27	Sat 4:00pm	Round 18	A	Newcastle	L	6	-	50	J Burns	J Newton	Crow Trees		13th	>
Jul 12	Sun 3:00pm	Round 19	H	Swinton	W	34	-	24		J Newton	Ortus REC	660	13th	>
19	Sun 1:30pm	Round 20	H	Goole	W	46	-	16		J Newton	Ortus REC	620	10th	>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 21	A	Hunslet	W	18	-	16		J Newton	South Leeds		10th	>
		Round 22		[bye]			-						9th
Aug 9	Sun 3:00pm	Round 23	A	Rochdale H.	W	24	-	22		J Newton	Crown Oil	1,296	10th	>
16	Sun 3:00pm	Round 24	H	Dewsbury	W	34	-	12		J Newton	Ortus REC	890	9th	>
23	Sun 3:00pm	Round 25	A	Barrow	L	20	-	42		J Newton	Speed Comps	2,336	9th	>
30	Sun 3:00pm	Round 26	A	Workington	W	29	-	20	J Burns	J Newton	Fibrus	1,811	10th	>
Sep 5	Sat 2:00pm	Elim	A	Midlands	L	4	-	36		J Newton	Avery	319	-	>

27 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	BURNS, Jordan	31			12	-	12	5	-	-	20	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
2	TODD, Mitchell	22			25	-	25	2	-	-	8	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	27	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
3	TAYLOR, Chris	32			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	BICKERDIKE, Ethan	25			25	-	25	11	-	-	44	1	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	27	11	-	-	44	1	-	List
5	WEATHERILL, Jay	26			15	-	15	13	-	1	53	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	16	-	16	14	-	1	57	-	-	List
6	WALKER, Ciaran	23			24	-	24	13	85	-	222	-	-	2	-	2	-	2	-	4	-	-	26	-	26	13	87	-	226	-	-	List
7	NEWBEGIN, Jack	23			18	-	18	2	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
8	PEARCE, Jake	26			13	5	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	5	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
9	HOLGATE, Ellison	26			24	1	25	10	-	-	40	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	10	-	-	40	-	-	List
10	THOMSON, Jordan	33			5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
11	HOLLIDAY, Connor	31			24	-	24	2	1	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	24	2	1	-	10	-	-	List
12	McQUISTAN, Rio	23			8	5	13	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	13	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
13	KELLETT, Jack	24			25	-	25	5	-	-	20	1	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	27	5	-	-	20	1	-	List
14	BLINKHORN, Josh	20			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
15	NIXON, Ellis	21			2	10	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	10	14	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
16	BRENNAN, Brad	33			17	8	25	5	-	-	20	1	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	9	27	5	-	-	20	1	-	List
17	TURNBULL, Aaron	25			-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
18	WALKER-TAYLOR, Cole	30			9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	11	-	11	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
19	ECCLESTON, David	29			16	-	16	2	-	-	8	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
20	SHACKLEY, Marc	37			7	8	15	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	17	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
21	LOWE, Joe	25			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	BAILEY, Brett	22			1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
23	PEARCE, Ben	-			22	1	23	6	-	-	24	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	24	1	25	7	-	-	28	-	-	List
24	BROWN, Lewis	27			7	8	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	10	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
25	SINCLAIR, Alfie	21			1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
26	MARSH, Cole	-			-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	WALKER, Woody	20			4	3	7	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	7	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
27	POLEC, Oliver	-			-	4	4	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
28	WOODEND, Seth	-			8	-	8	4	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
29	BRIGGS, Alfie	-			1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
31	CALLANDER, Xenden	-			6	3	9	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	3	10	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
32	WILLIAMSON, Liam	-			1	16	17	3	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	16	18	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
33	WALSH, Luca	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
35	SMITH, Jackson	-			2	15	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	34 players	26.76		1 cur. / 3 tot.	25 matches			87	87	1	523	3	1	2 matches			3	2	0	16	0	0	27 matches			90	89	1	539	3	1

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 5 Sep 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio

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