Whitehaven RLFC, known as Whitehaven Warriors between 1997 and 2003, is a professional rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. In the 2013 season they play in the Kingstone Press Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground (known locally as the Recre). Their mascot is a lion called "Pride".Their nicknames are 'Haven' or the 'Marras' (a local dialect word for 'mate').Their local rivals are Workington Town.