1996 Challenge Cup
Duration | 8 Rounds |
---|---|
Highest attendance | 78,550 |
Broadcast partners | BBC Sport |
Winners | St. Helens |
Runners-up | Bradford Bulls |
Lance Todd Trophy | Robbie Paul |
The 1996 Challenge Cup was the 95th staging of the Challenge Cup tournament. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup due to sponsorship from Silk Cut, it was the first Challenge Cup of the summer era. The tournament featured 40 teams playing 42 games, the culmination of which was the final at London's Wembley Stadium between English Super League I teams St. Helens and Bradford Bulls.[1]
Prize money
The following is a table of prize amounts received by each club depending on which round of the Challenge Cup was reached. No prizes were awarded in the first two rounds of the competition, but amateur clubs who reached the Third Round each received Β£1,000.[2]
Round | Prize fund |
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Third Round | Β£3,500 |
Fourth Round | Β£3,500 |
Fifth Round | Β£6,000 |
Quarter Final | Β£9,000 |
Semi Final | Β£12,500 |
Runners-up | Β£35,000 |
Winners | Β£70,000 |
First round
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Beverley | 14β10 | Bisons |
2 | Blackpool Gladiators | 14β10 | Fryston |
3 | Dudley Hill | 22β29 | Thatto Heath |
4 | Eastmoor | 24β6 | Upton & Frickley |
5 | Egremont | 12β8 | Hensingham |
6 | Hemel Hempstead | 32β8 | Worth Village |
7 | Heworth | 34β6 | Student RL Old Boys |
8 | Leigh Miners | 32β14 | Mysons |
9 | Lock Lane | 36β9 | Humberside University |
10 | Mayfield | 22β4 | Simms Cross |
11 | Millom | 12β22 | Skirlaugh |
12 | Nottingham City | 10β74 | West Bowling |
13 | Oldham St Annes | 28β12 | Underbank Rangers |
14 | Saddleworth | 43β6 | Lowca |
15 | Thornhill | 33β11 | Blackbrook |
16 | West Hull | 100β2 | Durham University |
17 | Wigan St Patricks | 34β4 | Haydock |
18 | Woolston Rovers | 62β4 | Sir John Moores Univ |
Second round
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eastmoor | 17β16 | Leigh Miners |
2 | Lock Lane | 22β14 | Beverley |
3 | Oldham St Annes | 12β15 | Thatto Heath |
4 | Saddleworth | 8β17 | Heworth |
5 | Skirlaugh | 19β8 | Mayfield |
6 | Thornhill | 44β26 | Hemel Hempstead |
7 | West Hull | 35β18 | Blackpool Gladiators |
8 | Wigan St Patricks | 6β13 | West Bowling |
9 | Woolston Rovers | 20β20 | Egremont |
Replay | Egremont | 13β6 | Woolston Rovers |
Third round
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Barrow Braves | 14β0 | Doncaster Dragons |
2 | Bramley | 22β18 | Heworth |
3 | Carlisle | 36β6 | West Bowling |
4 | Chorley Chieftains | 12β27 | Thatto Heath |
5 | Highfield | 20β35 | West Hull |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 44β12 | Eastmoor |
7 | Hunslet Hawks | 30β8 | Skirlaugh |
8 | Leigh Centurions | 58β6 | Egremont |
9 | Swinton Lions | 52β4 | Thornhill |
10 | York | 30β10 | Lock Lane |
Fourth round
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Bulls | 60β18 | Batley Bulldogs |
2 | Carlisle | 18β34 | Wakefield Trinity |
3 | Castleford | 16β58 | St. Helens |
4 | Dewsbury | 12β10 | London Broncos |
5 | Huddersfield | 14β35 | Sheffield Eagles |
6 | Hull Sharks | 52β18 | Hunslet Hawks |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0β24 | Leigh Centurions |
8 | Keighley Cougars | 12β9 | Barrow Braves |
9 | Oldham Bears | 4β26 | Warrington |
10 | Rochdale Hornets | 54β8 | Thatto Heath |
11 | Salford Reds | 35β12 | Featherstone Rovers |
12 | Swinton Lions | 22β27 | Leeds |
13 | West Hull | 10β6 | York |
14 | Whitehaven | 6β18 | Halifax |
15 | Wigan | 74β12 | Bramley |
16 | Workington Town | 10β17 | Widnes |
Fifth round
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dewsbury | 16β36 | Widnes |
2 | Halifax | 24β20 | Sheffield Eagles |
3 | Hull Sharks | 42β10 | Keighley Cougars |
4 | Leigh Centurions | 12β44 | Bradford Bulls |
5 | Rochdale Hornets | 20β58 | St. Helens |
6 | Salford Reds | 26β16 | Wigan |
7 | Warrington | 10β30 | Leeds |
8 | West Hull | 8β40 | Wakefield Trinity |
Quarter Final
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Bulls | 30β18 | Wakefield Trinity |
2 | Halifax | 24β35 | Leeds |
3 | Hull Sharks | 0β20 | Widnes |
4 | Salford Reds | 26β46 | St. Helens |
Semi finals
9 March 1996 |
St. Helens | 24 β 14 | Widnes |
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Try: Sullivan, Hunte, Hammond, Northey Goal: Goulding (4) |
Report | Try: Spruce, Devereux, D. Hulme Goal: Tyrer |
23 March 1996 |
Bradford Bulls | 28 β 6 | Leeds |
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Try: Scales (3), Calland, Knox Goal: Cook (4) |
Report | Try: Cummins Goal: Holroyd |
Final
Bradford Bulls | Pos. | St. Helens |
---|---|---|
Nathan Graham | FB | Stephen Prescott |
Paul Cook | WG | Danny Arnold |
Matt Calland | CE | Scott Gibbs |
Paul Loughlin | CE | Paul Newlove |
Jon Scales | WG | Anthony Sullivan |
Graeme Bradley | SO | Karle Hammond |
Robbie Paul (c) | HB | Bobbie Goulding (c) |
Brian McDermott | PR | Apollo Perelini |
Bernard Dwyer | HK | Keiron Cunningham |
Jon Hamer | PR | Andy Leathem |
Jeremy Donougher | SR | Chris Joynt |
Sonny Nickle | SR | Simon Booth |
Simon Knox | LF | Andy Northey |
Karl Fairbank | Int. | Tommy Martyn |
Paul Medley | Int. | Ian Pickavance |
Jason Donohue | Int. | Vila Matautia |
Carlos Hassan | Int. | Alan Hunte |
Brian Smith | Coach | Shaun McRae |
The 1996 tournament's final featured English Super League clubs St. Helens and Bradford Bulls, and was played on Saturday, 27 April [3] at London's Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 78,550.[4] The match was refereed by Stuart Cummings and at half time Bradford led 14-12.[5] Trailing 26-12 from the 53rd to the 57th minute, St Helens overcame this 14-point deficit, the biggest in Challenge Cup final history for a winning team, to prevail by 40-32. This also made it the highest-scoring Challenge Cup final in history.[6]
St Helens 40 | Bradford Bulls 32 | |
Tries (8): D. Arnold (2) S. Prescott (2) S. Booth k. Cunningham A. Perelini I. Pickavance |
Tries (5): R. Paul (3) B. Dwyer J. Scales | |
Goals (4): B. Goulding |
Goals (6): P. Cook |
Bradford's 32 points set a new record for most points scored in a Challenge Cup final-losing team. Bradford's scrum half back, Robbie Paul, became the fourth player ever to achieve what was a Challenge Cup final record of three tries, and was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.[7]
See also
References
- β "Challenge Cup 1996". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- β Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
- β "Grandstand - BBC One London - 27 April 1996 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- β "Past Winners". thechallengecup.com. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- β "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- β "Challenge Cup Records". thechallengecup.com. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- β "Lance Todd Trophy". thechallengecup.com. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 3 June 2012.