Colonial Cup (rugby league)
International rugby league challenge match
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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]
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| Sport | Rugby league |
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| Instituted | 2010 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Region | International (RLIF) |
| Holders |  United States (2017) |
| Most titles | United States (6 titles) |
| Related competition | Americas Rugby League Championship |
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 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Draw | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 Colonial Cup
2011 Colonial Cup
Game 1
Game 2
2012 Colonial Cup
2013 Colonial Cup
Game 1
Saturday, 6 July 19:00 (local time) |
| Canada |
36 – 20 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tony Felix (2) Joe Bangay Christian Miller Geoff Bylund Robin Legault Adam Timler Goals: Steve Piatek (4/7) |
Report, Video |
Tries: Ben Sadgrove Craig Priestly Mike Schacter Taylor Welch Goals: Craig Priestly (2/4) |
Game 2
Saturday, 24 August 18:00 (local time) |
| United States |
44 – 16 | Canada |
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| Tries: Val Notoa 2' c M. Schachter 14' c Kristian Freed 26' c Mark Offerdahl 33' m Luke Collins 48' c Craig Priestly 53' c Matt Walsh 73' c Gareth Gibbs 78' m Goals: Craig Priestly (6/8) 3', 15', 28', 49', 54', 74' |
Report[7] |
Tries: Don Mackinlay 10' c Graham Dobbs 44' m Chris Diamond 58' c Goals: Robin Legault (2/3) 11', 59' |
Garthwaite Stadium, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Attendance: 175 Referee: Robin PeersPlayer of the Match: Kristian Freed |
Game 3
Saturday, 7 September 19:00 (local time) |
| Canada |
20 – 28 | United States |
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| Tries: Louis Robinson Ben Fleming Christian Miller Robin Legault Goals: Robin Legault (2/4) |
Report Video |
Tries: Louis Tuilo (2) Brent Shorten (2) Casey Clarke Mike Schacter Goals: Craig Priestly (4/6) |
Game 4
Saturday, 28 September 19:00 (local time) |
| Canada |
22 – 30 | United States |
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| Tries: Jaime Beeton Christian Miller Eric Moyer Brent King Goals: Jaime Beeton (3/5) |
Report Video |
Tries: Gabriel Farley Brent Shorten (3) Gareth Gibbs Mike Schacter Goals: Craig Priestly (3/6) |
2014 Colonial Cup
Sunday, 10 August 19:00 (local time) |
| Canada |
52 – 14 | United States |
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| Tries: Billy Skidgmore Jonathan Cregg (2) Enoch Wamalwa (2) Tom Clancy Denny McCarthy Matt Wyles Brett King Goals: Steve Piatek (8/9) |
Report |
Tries: Arber Corbaj Matt Walsh CJ Catalano Goals: Matt Walsh (1/3) |
2015 Colonial Cup
Game 1
Sunday, 20 September 13:00 (local time) |
| United States |
28 – 36 | Canada |
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| Tries: Taylor Alley (2) Casey Clark Ryan Burroughs Kenny Britt Goals: Matt Walsh (4/5) |
Report |
Tries: Alan Lafferty Christian Miller Jonathan Cregg Trent Bourke Enoch Wamalwa Antoine Blanc Goals: Steve Piatek (6/6) |
(*Was initially set to be held at Canada's Lamport Stadium in Toronto on 19 September)
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Game 2
Sunday, 18 October 15:00 (local time) |
| United States |
28 – 34 | Canada |
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| Tries: Roman Lowery (3) Ryan Burroughs (2) Goals: Mike Timpano (4/6) |
Report |
Tries: Eddie Billborough (3) Steve Piatek Matt Wyles Enoch Wamalwa Goals: Steve Piatek (6/6) |
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Game 3
12 December 2015 |
| United States |
34 – 24 | Canada |
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| Try: Alley (2) 2', 53' Howden (2) '9, '44 D. Howard (3) 36', 58', 79' Burroughs 63' Goal: Howden (1/4) |
Report |
Try: Kelly 18' Ryley Jacks (3) 32', 40', 66' Goal: Piatek (4/4) |
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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
Saturday, 1 October |
| United States |
20 – 14 | Canada |
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| Tries: Rich Henson (20) Casey Clark (35) Junior Vaivai (79) Goals: Junior Vaivai (4/4) |
Report[9] |
Tries:Matt Wyles Jon Cregg Christian Miller Goals:Joel O’Niell (1/2) Matt Wyles (0/1) |
Eden Park, Wilmington, Delaware |
