Remembering Barrow Rugby League stars who earned caps Submitted by daniel on Mon, 18/05/2026 - 08:00 VAL CUMBERBATCH: CUMBERBATCH was born in Liverpool in 1915 and signed in at Barrow from St Matthews ARLFC in 1932 at the age of 17, making a try scoring debut at Wigan early 1933 - the result 11-11. He left Barrow in 1946 for Liverpool Stanley where he retired 12 months later. He represented Lancashire on two occasions against Yorkshire scoring a try in the first game.His one England appearance saw him cross for a try against France in Paris. He made 253 appearances for Barrow with 134 tries to his credit, and ran in six against Batley in 1936. Read more about Remembering Barrow Rugby League stars who earned capsAdd new comment