Workington Town brought the Ike Southward Memorial Trophy back to Derwent Park with victory over rivals Whitehaven.

Despite a shaky start, Town came back to haunt their opponents who had taken a 10-0 lead in the early stages to win 32-16.

Town edged 12-10 ahead by half time and weathered a Haven fightback to clinch the trophy.

Carl Forber capped off a brilliant performance with two tries and three conversions.

Callum Phillips picked up the try of the game with a superb 60-metre run to the line while Sam Dowsett and Tee Ritson also touched down.

And the final word went to Conor Fitzsimmons with a try on his debut, converted by Stevie Scholey as the hooter sounded.

Haven opened their account with tries for Jordan Burns and Paul Crook with a second half score from James Newton. Crook landed two conversions.