Colonial Cup (rugby league) explained
The Colonial Cup is an international rugby league football challenge match played between the United States Tomahawks and the Canada Wolverines. The inaugural match was played in September 2010 at the Richardson Memorial Stadium at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.[1] The USA Tomahawks won 22-16.[2]
In 2011 the Colonial Cup was expanded to a 'home and away' series. Each team won their home fixture. The U.S. won the first game 18-2 with Canada securing their first win in the second match with an 18-16 victory. The U.S. won the series by an aggregate score of 34-20.[3] In 2012, the Cup was again contested over 2 games, with the USA Tomahawks winning both games. In 2013 the series expanded to a best 2 of 3 series.[4] In 2014 Canada won their first ever Colonial Cup trophy.[5]
Results
Note that in a year where each team wins an even number of games, the winner of the cup is decided by aggregate scores.
| Year | Winner of Cup | Wins | Losses | Drawn |
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| 2010 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Drawn | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2013 Colonial Cup
Game 4
2015 Colonial Cup
Game 1
(*Was initially set to be held at Canada's Lamport Stadium in Toronto on 19 September)
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| FB | 1 | Kenny Britt | | RW | 2 | Rodrigus Ceasar | | RC | 3 | Ryan Burroughs | | LC | 4 | Taylor Alley | | LW | 5 | David Aguilar | | SO | 6 | Rich Henson | | SH | 7 | Matt Walsh | | PR | 8 | Andrew Kneisly | | HK | 9 | Gareth Walker | | PR | 10 | Marcos Flegmann | | SR | 11 | Jonathon Purnell | | SR | 12 | Casey Clark | | LF | 13 | Kevin Wiggins | | Substitutions: | | IC | 14 | Nick Newlin | | IC | 15 | Terrance Williams | | IC | 16 | Curtis Goddard | | IC | 17 | Abe Cohen | | Coach: | | Peter Illfield | |
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| FB | 1 | Robin Legault | | RW | 2 | Trent Bourke | | RC | 3 | Jonathan Cregg | | LC | 4 | Christian Miller | | LW | 5 | Billy Gemmell | | SO | 6 | Matt Wyles | | SH | 7 | Steve Piatek | | PR | 8 | Jason Locke | | HK | 9 | Alan Lafferty | | PR | 10 | Antoine Blanc | | SR | 11 | Denny McCarthy | | SR | 12 | Erick Alvarado | | LF | 13 | Max Smillie | | Substitutions: | | IC | 14 | Eddie Billborough | | IC | 15 | Joey Murphy | | IC | 16 | JT Rowbotham | | IC | 17 | Enoch Wamalwa | | Coach: | | Jamie Lester | |
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Game 2
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| FB | 1 | Ryan Burrows | | RW | 2 | Jared Frymoyer | | RC | 3 | Taylor Alley | | LC | 4 | Luke Barron | | LW | 5 | Mike Timpano | | SO | 6 | Rich Henson | | SH | 7 | Shain Singleton | | PR | 8 | Andrew Kneisley | | HK | 9 | Gareth Walker | | PR | 10 | Kevin Wiggins | | SR | 11 | Abe Cohen | | SR | 12 | Casey Clark | | LF | 13 | Jon Purnell | | Substitutions: | | IC | 14 | Terrance Williams | | IC | 15 | Roman Lowery | | IC | 16 | Bart Longchamp | | IC | 17 | Zack Reichenbach | | Coach: | | Peter Illfield | |
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| FB | 1 | Robin Legault | | RW | 2 | Tony Felix | | RC | 3 | Jonathan Cregg | | LC | 4 | Eddie Billborough | | LW | 5 | Billy Gemmell | | SO | 6 | Matt Wyles | | SH | 7 | Steve Piatek | | PR | 8 | Enoch Wamalwa | | HK | 9 | Alan Lafferty | | PR | 10 | Antoine Blanc | | SR | 11 | Alex Boyd | | SR | 12 | Christian Miller | | LF | 13 | Jamie Kelly | | Substitutions: | | IC | 14 | Denny McCarthy | | IC | 15 | Eric Moyer | | IC | 16 | JT Rowbotham | | IC | 17 | Lawrence Ross | | Coach: | | Jamie Lester | |
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Game 3
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| FB | 1 | Robin Legault | | RW | 2 | Billy Gemmell | | RC | 3 | Jonathan Cregg | | LC | 4 | Rick Schouten | | LW | 5 | Adam Timler | | SO | 6 | Ryley Jacks | | SH | 7 | Steve Piatek | | PR | 8 | Tom Dempsey | | HK | 9 | Rhys Jacks | | PR | 10 | Louis Robinson | | SR | 11 | Christian Miller | | SR | 12 | Steve Bouchard | | LF | 13 | Jamie Kelly | | Substitutes: | | IC | 14 | Matt Wyles | | IC | 15 | Enoch Wamalwa | | IC | 16 | Daniel Blasco-Morris | | IC | 17 | Alex Boyd | | Coach: | | Aaron Zimmerle | |
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(*Also played as part of 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying)
2016 Colonial Cup
Game 1
(*Also played as part of 2016 America's Cup)
Game 2
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 15 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113850/http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/news/article.php?id=10052 . 8 July 2011 . dead .
- Web site: AmericanRugbyNews.com USA Outlasts Canada . 2011-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922033731/http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/USA_Outlasts_Canada.shtml . 22 September 2010 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Canada Upsets USA | We Are Rugby . 2011-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073147/http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/canada-upsets-usa . 25 September 2011 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Archived copy . 20 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130301100141/http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/site/eng/news/article.php?id=10207 . 1 March 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Rugby League Planet - Canada 52 smack USA 14 in Rugby League international . www.rugbyleagueplanet.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411093648/http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rugby-league-nations/91-rugby-league-test-match-or-international-game/1853-canada-52-smack-usa-14-in-rugby-league-international . 2015-04-11.
