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
editNote 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 | Drawn | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 Colonial Cup
edit2013 Colonial Cup
editGame 1
editSaturday, 6 July
19:00 (local time) |
| Canada
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36 – 20 | United States
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| 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
editSaturday, 24 August
18:00 (local time) |
| United States
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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 |
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
editSaturday, 7 September
19:00 (local time) |
| Canada
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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
editSaturday, 28 September
19:00 (local time) |
| Canada
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22 – 30 | United States
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| Tries: Jaime Beeton Christian Miller Eric Moyer Brent King Goals: Jaime Beeton (3/5) |
Report[usurped] Video |
Tries: Gabriel Farley Brent Shorten (3) Gareth Gibbs Mike Schacter Goals: Craig Priestly (3/6) |
2014 Colonial Cup
editSunday, 10 August
19:00 (local time) |
| Canada
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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
editGame 1
editSunday, 20 September
13:00 (local time) |
| United States
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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
editSunday, 18 October
15:00 (local time) |
| United States
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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
edit12 December 2015
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| United States
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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
editGame 1
edit(*Also played as part of 2016 America's Cup)
Game 2
edit2017 Colonial Cup
edit2024 Colonial Cup
edit1 March 2024
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| United States
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16 – 16 | Canada
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| Tries: R. Burroughs, K. Granby, J. Martin Goals: K. Granby, M. McCrory |
Report[8][9] |
Tries: C. Curran, B. Mahovic, L. Toroca Goals: J. Bourne (2) |
Valley High School, Las Vegas
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See also
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References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "AmericanRugbyNews.com USA Outlasts Canada". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Canada Upsets USA | We Are Rugby". Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Rugby League Planet - Canada 52 smack USA 14 in Rugby League international". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Colonial Cup 2012". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b "USA Hawks face Canada Wolverines in Philadelphia Sept 20". USARL. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "2024 Senior International Match results". League Unlimited. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Canada Wolverines erase halftime deficit, tie USA Hawks in Vegas exhibition match". Pique News Magazine. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.