Callum Phillips (born 19 February 1992) is a

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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 112 ...

footballer who plays as a or for

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ...

in Betfred League 1.

Background

Phillips was born in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

, England.

Club career

Born in

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

Gillette National Youth League The Gilette National Youth League was a British rugby league tournament at under-18 level. It was previously known as the Halifax Home Insurance National Youth League. It is the second-tier competition at under-18s. The top level is the Gilette ...

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

Workington Town Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...

. He played for

in Kingstone Press League 1.

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 staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...

following the withdrawal of

Gareth Moore Gareth Moore (born 3 June 1989) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, as a and . He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for the Leeds Rhinos (reserve team), Halifax ( H ...

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 European Cup 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 winner of the tournamen ...

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