1996 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition April 2022 1996 Silk Cut Challenge Cup 8 Rounds 78,550 United Kingdom BBC Sport 1996 st helens 16px St. Helens Winners bradford 16px Bradford Bulls bradford 16px Robbie Paul Lance Todd Trophy 1994–95 Challenge Cup 1994–95 1997 Challenge Cup 1997 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 Super League I teams St. Helens and Bradford Bulls.Challenge Cup 1996 http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/Challenge_Cup_1996/summary.html rugbyleagueproject.org Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates 3 June 2012 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 £1,000. Fletcher, Raymond 1997 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997 Headline Book Publishing 250 978-0-7472-7764-4 Round Prize fund Third round £3,500 Fourth round £3,500 Fifth round £6,000 Quarter Final £9,000 Semi Final £12,500 Runners-up £35,000 Winners £70,000 First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Beverley 14–10 Bisons 2 Blackpool Gladiators 14–10 Fryston 3 Dudley Hill 22–29 Thatto Heath 4 Eastmoor 24–6 Upton & Frickley 5 Egremont 12–8 Hensingham 6 Hemel Hempstead 32–8 Worth Village 7 Heworth 34–6 Student RL Old Boys 8 Leigh Miners 32–14 Mysons 9 Lock Lane 36–9 Humberside University 10 Mayfield 22–4 Simms Cross 11 Millom 12–22 Skirlaugh 12 Nottingham City 10–74 West Bowling 13 Oldham St Annes 28–12 Underbank Rangers 14 Saddleworth 43–6 Lowca 15 Thornhill 33–11 Blackbrook 16 West Hull 100–2 Durham University 17 Wigan St Patricks 34–4 Haydock 18 Woolston Rovers 62–4 Sir John Moores Univ Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Eastmoor 17–16 Leigh Miners 2 Lock Lane 22–14 Beverley 3 Oldham St Annes 12–15 Thatto Heath 4 Saddleworth 8–17 Heworth 5 Skirlaugh 19–8 Mayfield 6 Thornhill 44–26 Hemel Hempstead 7 West Hull 35–18 Blackpool Gladiators 8 Wigan St Patricks 6–13 West Bowling 9 Woolston Rovers 20–20 Egremont Replay Egremont 13–6 Woolston Rovers Third round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Barrow Braves 14–0 Doncaster Dragons 2 Bramley 22–18 Heworth 3 Carlisle 36–6 West Bowling 4 Chorley Chieftains 12–27 Thatto Heath 5 Highfield 20–35 West Hull 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 44–12 Eastmoor 7 Hunslet Hawks 30–8 Skirlaugh 8 Leigh Centurions 58–6 Egremont 9 Swinton Lions 52–4 Thornhill 10 York 30–10 Lock Lane Fourth round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Bradford Bulls 60–18 Batley Bulldogs 2 Carlisle 18–34 Wakefield Trinity 3 Castleford 16–58 St. Helens 4 Dewsbury 12–10 London Broncos 5 Huddersfield 14–35 Sheffield Eagles 6 Hull Sharks 52–18 Hunslet Hawks 7 Hull Kingston Rovers 0–24 Leigh Centurions 8 Keighley Cougars 12–9 Barrow Braves 9 Oldham Bears 4–26 Warrington 10 Rochdale Hornets 54–8 Thatto Heath 11 Salford Reds 35–12 Featherstone Rovers 12 Swinton Lions 22–27 Leeds 13 West Hull 10–6 York 14 Whitehaven 6–18 Halifax 15 Wigan 74–12 Bramley 16 Workington Town 10–17 Widnes Fifth round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Dewsbury 16–36 Widnes 2 Halifax 24–20 Sheffield Eagles 3 Hull Sharks 42–10 Keighley Cougars 4 Leigh Centurions 12–44 Bradford Bulls 5 Rochdale Hornets 20–58 St. Helens 6 Salford Reds 26–16 Wigan 7 Warrington 10–30 Leeds 8 West Hull 8–40 Wakefield Trinity Quarter-final Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Bradford Bulls 30–18 Wakefield Trinity 2 Halifax 24–35 Leeds 3 Hull Sharks 0–20 Widnes 4 Salford Reds 26–46 St. Helens Semi finals 9 March 1996 St. Helens 24 – 14 Report Widnes Try: Sullivan, Hunte, Hammond, NortheyGoal: Goulding (4) Try: Spruce, Devereux, D. HulmeGoal: Tyrer Central Park, Wigan 13,424 Russell Smith 23 March 1996 Bradford Bulls 28 – 6 Report Leeds Try: Scales (3), Calland, KnoxGoal: Cook (4) Try: CumminsGoal: Holroyd Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 17,139 Stuart Cummings Final 27 April 1996 St Helens 40 – 32 Bradford Bulls Prescott (2), Arnold (2), Cunningham, Booth, Pickavance, Perelini Goulding (4) Paul (3), Scales, Dwyer Cook (6) Wembley Stadium, London 78,550 Robbie Paul Bradford BullsPos.St. HelensNathan GrahamFBStephen PrescottPaul CookWGDanny ArnoldMatt CallandCEScott GibbsPaul LoughlinCEPaul NewloveJon ScalesWGAnthony SullivanGraeme BradleySOKarle HammondRobbie Paul (c)HBBobbie Goulding (c)Brian McDermottPRApollo PereliniBernard DwyerHKKeiron CunninghamJon HamerPRAndy LeathemJeremy DonougherSRChris JoyntSonny NickleSRSimon BoothSimon KnoxLFAndy NortheyKarl FairbankInt.Tommy MartynPaul MedleyInt.Ian PickavanceJason DonohueInt.Vila MatautiaCarlos HassanInt.Alan HunteBrian SmithCoachShaun McRae The 1996 tournament's final featured Super League clubs St. Helens and Bradford Bulls, and was played on Saturday, 27 April http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/385481809467446fb09b10aa0d68689b https://web.archive.org/web/20170211161107/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/385481809467446fb09b10aa0d68689b dead 11 February 2017 Grandstand - BBC One London - 27 April 1996 - BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 2017-02-10 at London's Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 78,550.Past Winners http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=767 thechallengecup.com Rugby Football League 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120720023237/http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=767 20 July 2012 dead The match was refereed by Stuart Cummings and at half time Bradford led 14-12.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/About/StevePrescottStats.aspx Steve Prescott Stats Steve Prescott Foundation 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808052156/http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/About/StevePrescottStats.aspx 8 August 2012 dead 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.Challenge Cup Records http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=1832 thechallengecup.com Rugby Football League 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120720023222/http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=1832 20 July 2012 dead 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.Lance Todd Trophy http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=768 thechallengecup.com Rugby Football League 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120720023242/http://thechallengecup.com/page.php?id=768 20 July 2012 dead See also Super League I References Category:Challenge Cup Category:St Helens R.F.C. Challenge Cup