The Colonial Cup is an international
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
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
There have been three versions of George Taylor Richardson Memorial Stadium, a Canadian football stadium located on the campus of the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. All three have been the home of the Golden Gaels/Gaels football team. ...
at
Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between To ...
. The match was won by the USA Tomahawks 22-16.
In 2011, the Colonial Cup was expanded to a 'home and away' series. Each team won their home fixture; the USA won the first of the two games 18-2 with Canada securing their first win in the second match with an 18-16 win. USA won the series with an overall aggregate score of 34-20. In 2012, the Cup was again contested over 2 games, with the USA Tomahawks winning both games. In 2013, the series has been expanded to a best 2 of 3 series. In 2014, Canada won their first ever Colonial Cup trophy.
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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.
2013 Colonial Cup
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
2014 Colonial Cup
Lone Fixture
2015 Colonial Cup
Game 1
(*Was initially set to be held at Canada's Lamport Stadium in Toronto on 19 September)
Game 2
Game 3
(*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
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Pacific Rugby League International
The Pacific Rugby League International is a rugby league test match that has been played between two Pacific Island nations during the National Rugby League's annual representative weekend since 2013. The fixture was held at Penrith Stadium for ...
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Anzac Test
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Four Nations
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European Cup
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Rugby League World Cup
References
External links
{{Rugby League in the USA
Rugby league international tournaments
Rugby league in Canada
Rugby league in the United States