2006 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition February 2014 February 2014 2006 Powergen Challenge Cup Challnge Cup logo.jpg 150 8 Rounds 65,187 United Kingdom BBC Sport Leigh East 86-10 Askam Ovenden 10-50 york city 12 York City Knights 2006 st helens 16px St. Helens Winners huddersfield 16px Huddersfield Giants st helens 16px Sean Long Lance Todd Trophy 2005 Challenge Cup 2005 2007 Challenge Cup 2007 The 2006 Challenge Cup (also known as the Powergen Challenge Cup due to sponsorship from Powergen) was the 105th tournament played for rugby league's Challenge Cup. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia. The competition started in January 2006 with the preliminary round where the Gloucestershire Warriors from the Rugby League Conference surprised an established Pennine League team in Illingworth. The final was scheduled to be played at the new Wembley Stadium but in March 2006 it became apparent that the stadium would not be ready for the final on 26 August so it was switched to Twickenham. In the final St. Helens proved too strong for the Huddersfield Giants, winning by 42 points to 12. It was Huddersfield's first final since 1953, when they also faced St Helens. Round 1 (week ending 5 February) Sees the introduction of the major amateur clubs from the National Conference League and the teams from National League 3 Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Thornhill Trojans30-12Eastmoor Dragons2West Bowling15-14Halton Simms Cross3Bramley Buffaloes30-12Thatto Heath Crusaders4Clayton24-32Warrington Wizards5Royal Navy16-38Wigan St Patricks6Eccles & Salford10-12Hunslet Warriors7Leigh East86-10Askam8Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC32-22Oldham St Annes9Skirlaugh12-8Normanton Knights10East Leeds28-12Milford Marlins11Ovenden32-28Bank Quay Bulls12Bradford Dudley Hill42-12Gateshead Storm13York Acorn29-22Ince Rose Bridge14Royal Air Force13-42Siddal15Wigan St Judes12-33Kells16Walney Central18-0Ideal Isberg17East Hull46-0Castleford Lock Lane18Leigh Miners Rangers76-0Bransholme19Gloucestershire Warriors20-36Blackbrook20Seaton Rangers34-4Rochdale Mayfield21Barrow Island32-18Stanley Rangers22Crosfields20-28Oulton Raiders23Saddleworth Rangers33-32Hull Dockers24Widnes St Maries40-12St Albans Centurions25The Army38-18West Hull Round 2 (week ending 19 February) Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Leigh Miners Rangers38-26Oulton Raiders2Warrington Wizards20-22Bradford Dudley Hill3East Hull10-8Wigan St Patricks4Hunslet Warriors30-18Siddal5East Leeds22-46Widnes St Maries6York Acorn35-16Seaton Rangers7Walney Central0-28Saddleworth Rangers8Ovenden38-24Blackbrook9Skirlaugh25-12Wath Brow Hornets10Bramley Buffaloes22-28Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC11Barrow Island18-28Kells12The Army14-20West Bowling13Leigh East14-32Thornhill Trojans Round 3 (week ending 12 March) Round 3 sees the introduction of the National League 1 and 2 teams and teams from France and Russia. Amateurs Thornhill Trojans provided the first surprise result by beating national 2 team Workington Town. Late season snow caused a number of postponements on the Sunday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Leigh Miners Rangers6-34Rochdale Hornets2Whitehaven72-0Pia3Thornhill Trojans16-12Workington Town4London Skolars20-10Gateshead Thunder5Batley Bulldogs24-10Limoux Grizzlies6Blackpool Panthers10-18Toulouse Olympique7Celtic Crusaders64-4Lokomotiv Moscow8Dewsbury Rams68-0Bradford Dudley Hill9Doncaster Lakers34-18Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC10East Hull2-20Hunslet Hawks11Hull Kingston Rovers62-1York Acorn12Hunslet Warriors0-38Widnes Vikings13Leigh Centurions80-0Kazan Arrows14Oldham R.L.F.C.34-10Saddleworth Rangers15Skirlaugh14-36Featherstone Rovers16Swinton Lions42-18Sheffield Eagles17Kells6-26Halifax18Ovenden10-50York City Knights19West Bowling0-34Keighley Cougars20Widnes St Maries14-30Barrow Raiders Round 4 (week ending 2 April) Round 4 sees the introduction of the Super League teams. Some matches are now televised live by the BBC. In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at Bradford and Wakefield. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1St. Helens56-6Doncaster Lakers2Bradford Bulls23-12 Hull3Catalans Dragons66-0Thornhill4Rochdale Hornets32-8Celtic Crusaders5Barrow Raiders40-8Oldham R.L.F.C.6Batley Bulldogs16-28Whitehaven7Featherstone Rovers44-10Keighley Cougars8Halifax8-40Huddersfield Giants9Harlequins48-6Toulouse Olympique10Hunslet Hawks0-22Hull Kingston Rovers11Leigh Centurions12-36Leeds Rhinos12Salford City Reds32-4Dewsbury Rams13Swinton Lions18-20York City Knights14Wakefield Trinity Wildcats22-32Wigan Warriors15Warrington Wolves56-0London Skolars16Widnes Vikings14-4Castleford Tigers Round 5 (week ending 21 May) No new teams enter at this stage. In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at St Helens and Widnes. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Salford City Reds16-4Wigan Warriors2Huddersfield Giants38-4York City Knights3Widnes Vikings16-34Catalans Dragons4Leeds Rhinos66-0Rochdale Hornets5Hull Kingston Rovers44-12Featherstone Rovers6Harlequins82-8Barrow Raiders7Warrington Wolves46-2Whitehaven8St. Helens42-18Bradford Bulls Quarter-finals (week ending 4 June) In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at Hull KR and Leeds. Hull KR pulled off a major surprise when they beat Superleague team Warrington Wolves. #eeeeee 4 June 2006 16px Leeds Rhinos 36–18 (Report) 16px Harlequins Danny Williams (12), Scott Donald (8), Kevin Sinfield (8), Danny McGuire (4), Willie Poching (4) Luke Dorn (4), Tyrone Smith (4), Pat Weisner (4), Michael Worrincy (4), Rob Purdham (2) Headingley, Leeds Karl Kirkpatrick #eeeeee 4 June 2006 16px Hull Kingston Rovers 40–36 (Report) 16px Warrington Wolves Byron Ford (12), Gareth Morton (12), Makali Aizue (4), Dwayne Barker (4), Ben Cockayne (4), Jon Goddard (4) Chris Bridge (8), Henry Fa'afili (8), Logan Swann (8), Martin Gleeson (4), Stuart Reardon (4), Michael Sullivan (4) Craven Park, Hull Steve Ganson #eeeeee 4 June 2006 16px Huddersfield Giants 44–14 (Report) 16px Salford City Reds Michael De Vere (12), Paul March (8), Chris Nero (8), Robbie Paul (8), Martin Aspinwall (4), Brad Drew (4) David Hodgson (10), Aaron Moule (4) Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Ashley Klein #eeeeee 3 June 2006 16px St. Helens 56–10 (Report) 16px Catalans Dragons Ade Gardner (12), Paul Anderson (8), Vinnie Anderson (4), Sean Long (4), Jamie Lyon (4), Leon Pryce (4), Jon Wilkin (4) Stacey Jones (4), Justin Murphy (4), Laurent Frayssinous (2) Knowsley Road, St. Helens Richard Silverwood Semi-finals (week ending 30 July) Unlike earlier rounds, matches from now on will be played on neutral grounds. Huddersfield have the chance to win the Cup for the first time in 1953 when they beat this year's final opponents St Helens. #eeeeee 29 July 2006 16px St. Helens 50–0 (Report) 16px Hull Kingston Rovers Jamie Lyon (18), Willie Talau (8), Jon Wilkin (8), Vinnie Anderson (4), Ade Gardner (4), Sean Long (4), Paul Wellens (4) Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 12,868 Karl Kirkpatrick #eeeeee 30 July 2006 16px Leeds Rhinos 12–30 (Report) 16px Huddersfield Giants Scott Donald (4), Willie Poching (4), Kevin Sinfield (2) Michael De Vere (14), Stuart Donlan (8), Chris Nero (8) Odsal Stadium, Bradford 12,574 Final thumb|Teams lining up at Twickenham Stadium prior to the match The final was originally scheduled to be played at Wembley Stadium though because of the construction delay was alternatively held at Twickenham Stadium, London. #eeeeee 26 August 2006 16px St. Helens 42–12 (Report) 16px Huddersfield Giants Jamie Lyon (18), Jon Wilkin (8), Jason Cayless (4), Maurie Fa'asavalu (4), Sean Long (4), Willie Talau (4) Martin Aspinwall (4), Michael De Vere (4), Robbie Paul (4) Twickenham Stadium, London 65,187 Richard Silverwood thumb|St Helens celebrating their victory Teams: St Helens: Paul Wellens, Ade Gardner, Jamie Lyon, Willie Talau, Francis Meli; Leon Pryce, Sean Long, Paul Anderson, Keiron Cunningham, Jason Cayless, Jon Wilkin, Paul Sculthorpe, Jason Hooper Subs: Lee Gilmour, James Roby, James Graham, Maurie Fa'asavalu Coach: Daniel Anderson Huddersfield: Paul Reilly, Martin Aspinwall, Stephen Wild, Michael De Vere, Stuart Donlan, Chris Thorman (c), Robbie Paul, Paul Jackson, Brad Drew, Jim Gannon, Chris Nero, Andy Raleigh, Stuart Jones Subs: Paul Smith, Eorl Crabtree, Steve Snitch, Wayne McDonald Coach: Jon Sharp Next: 2007 UK Broadcasting rights The tournament was screened in the United Kingdom by the BBC. Round BBC live match Round 4 Round 5 Quarter finals Semi finals St. Helens v Hull Kingston RoversLeeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants Final St. Helens v Huddersfield Giants External links Rugby Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20060411194636/http://www.therfl.co.uk/ 11 April 2006 Powergen Challenge Cup 2006 on BBC.co.uk 2006 Challenge Cup Final at rlphotos.com Category:Challenge Cup Category:St Helens R.F.C. Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup