# 2006 Whitehaven R.L.F.C. season

Whitehaven once again competed in the National League One in the 2006 season after falling to defeat against Castleford Tigers in the 2005 grand final for a second successive year. They were led by new coach Dave Rotheram who replaced the outgoing Steve McCormack, after he took up the head coaching role at newly relegated Widnes Vikings. Throughout much of the season, the club struggled with injuries which hindered their attempts to reach a third consecutive final and finally secure promotion. At one point, 15-first team players were unavailable for selection. Nevertheless, they mounted a late challenge, led by new-scrum half John Duffy and supported by Steve Trindall and Gary Broadbent before ultimately falling short.

## Squad

| Player | D.O.B. | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points |
| Marc Bainbridge | 22/12/87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Barker | 1/12/88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Baynes | 14/9/77 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gary Broadbent | 31/10/76 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Craig Calvert | 10/2/84 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Craig Chambers | 25/4/73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Deans | 11/5/82 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Duffy | 2/7/80 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 70 |
| Derry Eilbeck | 1/6/84 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Scott Farmer | 13/1/85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fatialofa | 11/6/74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Hill | 16/1/75 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Marc Jackson | 21/8/79 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Rob Jackson | 4/9/81 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Leroy Joe | 31/12/74 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Mark Leafa | 4/12/80 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| John Lebbon | 30/12/84 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Aaron Lester | 16/5/73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Maden | 13/9/82 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Graeme Mattinson | 24/4/85 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott McAvoy | 9/4/86 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris McKinney | 12/11/76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Miller | 27/2/80 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Paul O'Neil | 23/11/79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Rudd | 10/10/82 | 28 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 260 |
| David Seeds | 23/6/74 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Carl Sice | 13/4/80 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Aaron Smith | 10/9/82 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Daniel Smith | 29/11/87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Teare | 22/12/78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Trindall | 23/4/73 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Craig Walsh | 19/9/78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oliver Wilkes | 2/5/80 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ricky Wright | 15/3/77 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## League results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 9/4/06 | Batley | H | W | 26-8 | R. Jackson (7), Chambers (32,46), Sice (72,77) | Rudd 3/7 | N/A | 1,200 | Steve Maden, Derry Eilbeck, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Mark Deans, Craig Chambers, Marc Jackson, Graeme Mattinson | - |
| 14/4/06 | Doncaster Lakers | A | D | 32-32 | Maden (10), Calvert (34), Duffy (43), M. Jackson (57), Seeds (65) | Rudd 4/4, M. Jackson 2/2 | N/A | 817 | Steve Maden, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
| 17/4/06 | Rochdale | H | W | 38-24 | Sice (13), Maden (18,69), Eilbeck (30), Hill (32), Rudd (63) | Rudd 7/8 | N/A | 2.057 | Gary Broadbent, Derry Eilbeck, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Chris McKinney, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Craig Calvert, Marc Jackson, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
| 30/4/06 | Widnes | H | L | 16-38 | Calvert (48), Duffy (51), Joe (70) | Rudd 2/3, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 3,048 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Carl Rudd, Leroy Joe, Neil Baynes, John Duffy, Chris McKinney, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Steve Trindall | Carl Sice, Scott Farmer, Craig Walsh, Craig Chambers | - |
| 14/5/06 | Oldham | A | W | 10-48 | Teare (27), Sice (30,69,76), McAvoy (40), Walsh (45), Eilbeck (60), Joe (64) | Rudd 8/9 | N/A | 813 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Derry Eilbeck, Scott McAvoy, Craig Walsh, Scott Teare | - |
| 28/5/06 | Halifax | H | W | 30-20 | Duffy (12), Sice (20,41), Hill (78), Calvert (80) | Duffy 5/5 | N/A | 2,048 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Derry Eilbeck, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Mark Leafa | Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Ricky Wright, Scott Teare | - |
| 4/6/06 | Rochdale | A | W | 32-6 | Maden (48) | M. Jackson 1/1 | N/A | 449 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Howard Hill, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Mark Leafa, Aaron Smith | Daniel Barker, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Daniel Smith | - |
| 11/6/06 | Hull KR | A | L | 74-12 | Broadbent (7), Seeds (44) | Rudd 2/2 | N/A | 3,151 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Mark Leafa | Carl Sice, Scott Farmer, Chris McKinney, Scott Teare | - |
| 25/6/06 | Leigh | H | W | 32-22 | Calvert (41,57,60), Duffy (45), Eilbeck (71) | Rudd 4/6 | N/A | 1,809 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, David Fatialofa, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill | - |
| 2/7/06 | Widnes | A | L | 26-12 | Maden (8), Eilbeck (80) | Rudd 2/2 | N/A | 3,016 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Scott McAvoy, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Aaron Smith, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, David Fatialofa, Scott Teare, Howard Hill | - |
| 9/7/06 | York | H | W | 42-24 | Duffy (21), Baynes (34), Calvert (43,65), Joe (46), Broadbent (58), Trindall (62) | Rudd 7/7 | N/A | 1,608 | Gary Broadbent, Steve Maden, Carl Rudd, Derry Eilbeck, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Ricky Wright, Mark Leafa, Aaron Lester | Carl Sice, Scott Teare, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
| 23/7/06 | Leigh | A | W | 12-22 | Calvert (30), Maden (50), Seeds (62) | Rudd 5/7 | N/A | 1,920 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Rob Jackson, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Carl Sice, Aaron Lester, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
| 30/7/06 | Batley | A | W | 12-20 | Lester (37), Seeds (42), Maden (62) | Rudd 4/5 | N/A | 858 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Mark Leafa, Rob Jackson, Aaron Lester | Carl Sice, Howard Hill, Ricky Wright, Neil Baynes | - |
| 6/8/06 | Doncaster Lakers | H | W | 22-12 | Trindall (9), Calvert (39,54) | Rudd 5/5 | N/A | 1,829 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Aaron Lester, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
| 13/8/06 | York | A | L | 28-18 | Duffy (10), Lester (47), Eilbeck (50) | Rudd 3/3 | N/A | 1,210 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Aaron Lester, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Spencer Miller, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
| 20/8/06 | Hull KR | H | W | 48-12 | Lebbon (6,76), Rudd (9), Maden (23,32), Joe (40), Mattinson (42), Hill (49), Miller (59) | Rudd 6/7, Duffy 0/1, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 2,063 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, John Duffy, Leroy Joe, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Howard Hill, Ricky Wright, Scott Teare | - |
| 3/9/06 | Halifax | A | W | 18-26 | Joe (37), Hill (40), R. Jackson (54), Maden (59), Eilbeck (75) | Duffy 3/5 | N/A | 2,247 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Scott Teare | - |
| 10/9/06 | Oldham | H | W | 66-4 | R. Jackson (2,4), A. Smith (20), Calvert (22,35), Eilbeck (38), Joe (41), Duffy (56,69), Baynes (63), Miller (75), Leafa (80) | Rudd 9/12 | N/A | 1,764 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Neil Baynes | - |
Playoffs
| Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 17/9/06 | Elimination Play-Off | Rochdale | H | W | 38-10 | A. Smith (1), Miller (7), Calvert (9), Duffy (12), Seeds (15), R. Jackson (46,56,63) | Rudd 3/8 | N/A | 1,461 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Aaron Lester | - |
| 24/9/06 | Elimination Semi-Final | Batley | H | W | 30-0 | Duffy (6), Leafa (16,79), Miller (58), Calvert (71) | Rudd 5/6 | N/A | 1,906 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Smith, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Aaron Lester | - |
| 1/10/06 | Final Eliminator | Widnes | A | L | 24-20 | Miller (3,76), Joe (44), Seeds (67) | Rudd 2/5 | N/A | 4,808 | Gary Broadbent, Steve Maden, Rob Jackson, David Seeds, Craig Calvert, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Lester, David Fatialofa, Spencer Miller, Mark Leafa, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Howard Hill, Scott McAvoy | |
Northern Rail Cup
| Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 12/2/06 | Group 2 | Workington | H | W | 10-0 | Calvert (34), Broadbent (59) | Duffy 1/2 | N/A | 4,010 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Aaron Lester, David Fatialofa, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Spencer Miller | Rob Jackson, Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Neil Baynes | - |
| 19/2/06 | Group 2 | Barrow | A | W | 20-36 | Wilkes (12), Trindall (20), Sice (42,44), Calvert (50,71,75) | Duffy 4/6, Seeds 0/1 | N/A | 1,686 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Daniel Smith, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Graeme Mattinson, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Rob Jackson | Carl Sice, Scott McAvoy, Marc Jackson, Mark Deans | - |
| 26/2/06 | Group 2 | Gateshead | H | W | 36-12 | Maden (5,65), R. Jackson (13), Sice (17), Calvert (30), Seeds (55), M. Jackson (62) | Rudd 4/7 | N/A | 1,306 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Steve Trindall, Carl Sice, Mark Deans, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Paul O'Neill, Marc Jackson, Craig Chambers, Chris McKinney | - |
| 5/3/06 | Group 2 | Barrow | H | W | 26-18 | R. Jackson (12), Joe (16), Hill (31), Lebbon (61), Seeds (72) | Rudd 3/5 | N/A | 1,863 | Gary Broadbent, John Lebbon, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, Carl Rudd, Steve Trindall, Carl Sice, Craig Chambers, Oliver Wilkes, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill | Marc Bainbridge, Mark Deans, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney | - |
| 19/3/06 | Group 2 | Workington | A | W | 0-48 | Joe (4), Rudd (9), Duffy (14), M. Jackson (24,69), Sice (32,57), Wilkes (66) | Rudd 8/8 | N/A | 2,576 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Scott McAvoy, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Craig Chambers, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Paul O'Neil, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Neil Baynes | - |
| 29/3/06 | Group 2 | Gateshead | A | W | 20-44 | Rudd (22), Sice (36,66), R. Jackson (47,70), McAvoy (51), Deans (55), D. Smith (72) | Rudd 6/8 | N/A | 408 | Paul O'Neil, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Daniel Smith, Leroy Joe, Marc Bainbridge, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Craig Walsh, Carl Rudd | Daniel Barker, Mark Deans, Chris McKinney, Marc Jackson | - |
| 23/4/06 | QF Qualifying Round | Sheffield | H | W | 38-30 | Maden (8), Calvert (9,61), Seeds (16,26), Eilbeck (29), Sice (53) | Rudd 5/7 | N/A | 1,451 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Howard Hill, Rob Jackson, Carl Rudd | Scott Farmer, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers, Neil Baynes | - |
| 7/5/06 | QF | Hull KR | A | L | 37-10 | Sice (55), R. Jackson (65) | Rudd 1/2 | N/A | 2,366 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Ricky Wright, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Derry Eilbeck, Scott McAvoy, John Lebbon, Scott Teare | - |
Playoffs
| Date | Rd | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 10/3/06 | 3 | Pia | H | W | 72-0 | Seeds (3,16,72), R. Jackson (5), Maden (9,36,61), Joe (31), Calvert (43,54,63), M. Jackson (57), Sice (68) | Rudd 9/12, Sice 1/1 | N/A | 2,300 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Craig Chambers, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Oliver Wilkes, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Graeme Mattinson, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Neil Baynes | - |
| 2/4/06 | 4 | Batley | A | W | 16-28 | Seeds (2,69), R. Jackson (19), Sice (33), Eilbeck (50), Rudd (75) | Rudd 2/6 | N/A | 679 | Steve Maden, Daniel Smith, David Seeds, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Neil Baynes, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Mark Deans, Marc Jackson, Chris McKinney, Craig Chambers | - |
| 21/5/06 | 5 | Warrington | A | W | 46-2 | N/A | Rudd 1/1 | N/A | 4,751 | Gary Broadbent, Craig Calvert, Rob Jackson, Derry Eilbeck, Steve Maden, Leroy Joe, John Duffy, Marc Jackson, Carl Sice, Steve Trindall, Scott McAvoy, Howard Hill, Carl Rudd | Daniel Barker, Craig Chambers, Craig Walsh, John Lebbon | - |