Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The 2009 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th staging of the most prestigious knock-out competition in rugby league. Teams from England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia were included in the tournament.
The 1970 Challenge Cup was the 69th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. [1] The final was contested by Castleford and Wigan at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255. [2] Castleford won the match 7–2. The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford second-row, Bill Kirkbride. [3]
[1] The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Leigh's captain-coach, Alex Murphy [2] who was stretchered off after a clash with Leeds player, Syd Hynes. For his part in the "clash", Hynes was sent off, [3] [4] and became the first player to be sent-off in a Challenge Cup final after the headbutt on Leigh's Murphy. [5] [6]
Leeds beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318. This was Leeds ' seventh Challenge Cup final win in nine Final appearances. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Jeff Stevenson , their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
The Challenge Cup records are statistics for a knockout rugby football league cup ... 2010 - 1, 2011 - 1, 2012 - 3, 2014 - 3, 2015 - 7) Most tries in all finals: 8 by ...
The 1976–77 Challenge Cup was the 76th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and Widnes at Wembley. Leeds beat Widnes 16-7 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 80,871. [1] The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was the Leeds prop, Steve Pitchford. [2]
The 1982–83 Challenge Cup was the 82nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Featherstone Rovers and Hull F.C. at Wembley. Featherstone won the match 14–12, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in Challenge ...
The 1977–78 Challenge Cup was the 77th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and St. Helens at Wembley. Leeds beat St. Helens on Saturday 13 May 1978 in front of a crowd of 96,000. [1] The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Saints forward, George Nicholls. [2]