Reds cantered through to the Third Round of the Cumberland Cup, at the expense of beleaguered Whitehaven.

Workington and Whitehaven will be hoping to put their poor league form to one side when they launch this season’s Cumberland Cup campaign.

Perhaps the most interesting application for the recently advertised manager’s job was from Paul Stewart.

Two cases of naïve defending mid-way through the first half and a moment of madness from skipper Dav Symington proved costly for the Reds.