Callum Phillips (born 19 February 1992) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a or for

Workington Town Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, Briti ...

in League One.

Background

Phillips was born in

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is a port on the north-west coast, and lies outside the Lake District National parks of England and Wales, National Park. ...

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, England.

Club career

Born in

, Phillips started his career as an amateur playing for Seaton. He was named

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player of the year in 2010. In November 2012, he signed a professional contract with

. He joined

Whitehaven R.L.F.C. Whitehaven 2010 R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club, from Whitehaven, Cumbria. They currently play in the 2025 RFL League One, RFL League One following relegation from the 2024 RFL Championship, Championship in 2024. They currently pla ...

and played for them for several seasons before re-joining Workington Town in January 2025.

Representative career

As an amateur, Phillips played for England Community Lions under-18s. He is eligible to play for

through his grandparents, and was called up to their squad for the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ire ...

following the withdrawal of Gareth Moore due to injury. In October 2014, Callum was again selected for Scotland but this time he managed to escape injury and play in the

2014 European Cup The 2014 Rugby League European Championship was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the ...

tournament. He made his International début in the tournament's opening game against Wales. He also managed to score his first International try.

References

External links

Whitehaven profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Callum 1992 births Living people English rugby league players English people of Scottish descent Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Whitehaven Scotland national rugby league team players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Workington Town players