Cockermouth Titans have become the fourth team to drop out of the Holmen Iggesund Cumberland Amateur Rugby League this season.
After a players’ meeting last night the Highfield club announced that they were unable to fulfil their remaining fixtures.
Cockermouth had previously pulled-out their A team from the First Division, and that was followed by resignations from Aspatria Hornets and Glasson Rangers.
It leaves just four clubs in the Premier Division – champions Ellenborough, Distington, Wath Brow A and Lowca.
Later Cockermouth issued a statement which said: “The Titans committee and players have decided that along with Glasson and Aspatria we will be bringing a premature end to this season as player availability issues have reached a step too far.
“This year our players have been blighted with injury, with no fewer than nine players taking season-ending injuries at the start of the season and others picking up knocks along the way.
“This has been combined with holidays, weddings, work commitments and a lack of match consistency which has made it a season quite like no other.”
Cockermouth official David Whitworth said: “We will come back bigger and stronger next year.”
Aspatria and Glasson have also said that they intend to rejoin the League next season.
All the CARL club – including the three who have left the competition early – have been urged to attend a meeting on September 5 at Maryport when a number of relative items will be discussed.
