Derwent Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Workington, England situated beside the Cumbrian River Derwent. It is used mostly for rugby league matches and is the home stadium of Workington Town who play in Championship 1, the third tier domestic competition in the United Kingdom. Derwent Park is also the home of the Workington Comets who race in the Speedway Premier League, the second division of Motorcycle speedway in the UK.
Derwent Park has a capacity of 10,000 people with 1,200 seats.
2013 Rugby League World Cup
The stadium will host two matches at Rugby League World Cup 2013: Scotland's ties against Tonga on Tuesday 29 October and Italy Sunday 3 November.
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