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         Of all the current referees this one has taken charge of more Fev matches than anyone else. That accolade had belonged to Ben Thaler but he retired at the end of last year. This will be his 25th match since his first Fev match in 2016. He is one of the lowest current referees for average penalties per match, but this year he has been high on the use of yellow cards.

For many years Barrow's main colours have been blue and white. The club was founded in 1875 so 2025 is the club's 150th anniversary and for this season their main shirt reflects the colours that Barrow had when they began. Head Coach:  Paul Crarey   Paul Crarey has been Barrow’s head coach ever since 2015 which makes him the longest serving coach in the Championship. He was also Barrow’s head coach from 2006 to 2007. He had a short spell as Whitehaven’s head coach at the beginning of the 2008 but left in March of that year because of illness. In his playing days he was a hooker and made over 170 appearances for Barrow as well as playing for Carlisle. In 1992 he was hooker in the Cumbria side who played Australia in a warm-up match for that year’s World Cup.   Captain:  Jarrad Stack   Australian second rower, Jarrad Stack , has been the Barrow captain since 2020. He arrived in the UK in 2009 to join Workington from Melbourne Storm at the age of 20....

Milestone achieved last weekend: None