2015 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 2015 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup 9 Rounds 78 80,140leeds 16 Leeds v hull kr 16 Hull Kingston Rovers (Final) 87gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire v Skirlaugh (3rd round) BBC SportSky Sports 2015 leeds 16 Leeds Rhinos Winners hull kr 16 Hull Kingston Rovers Tom Briscoe Lance Todd Trophy 2014 Challenge Cup 2014 2016 Challenge Cup 2016 The 2015 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge CupChallenge Cup: Ladbrokes replace Tetley's as title sponsor https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30701718 8 January 2015 BBC Sport 6 January 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th staging of the rugby league tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs. The defending champions Leeds Rhinos https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/23/catleford-leeds-challenge-cup-final-match-report Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall’s double stuns Castleford 23 August 2014 Guardian 8 January 2015 retained the trophy beating Hull Kingston Rovers 50–0 at Wembley Stadium on 29 August 2015.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/34086760 Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos BBC Sport 29 August 2015 29 August 2015 First round The draw for the first round of the 2015 Challenge Cup was held on 8 January 2015 at Wembley Stadium and featured 40 amateur teams from around the United Kingdom including two student teams, all three armed services and the police. Home teams were drawn by Martin Offiah and the away teams drawn by Brian Noble. Fixtures for the first round were mostly played over the weekend of the 31 January – 1 February 2015.Challenge Cup: Home first round draw for NCL champions West Hull https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/30732570 8 January 2015 9 January 2015 BBC Sport Three fixtures were postponed until the following weekend due to bad weather forcing the postponement on the original date. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance British Army 8 – 20 Wath Brow Hornets Saturday 31 January 2015, 13:30 Aldershot Military Stadium L Staveley Royal Air Force 0 – 48 Siddal Saturday 31 January 2015, 13:30 RAF Cranwell J Smith Walney Central 28 – 8 Hunslet Parkside Saturday 31 January 2015, 13:30 Central Drive R Webb Loughborough University 16 – 42 Hunslet Warriors Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Loughborough University C Hancock Oulton Raiders 60 – 6 Scarborough Pirates Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Oulton Community Sports Club C Straw Normanton Knights 34 – 16 Myton Warriors Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Queen Elizabeth Drive L Moore Royal Navy 32 – 14 Saddleworth Rangers Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 United Services Recreation Ground J Stearne East Leeds 12 – 20 Kells Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Easy Road B Pearson Egremont Rangers 28 – 0 Wigan St Judes Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Gillfoot Park J Callaghan Widnes West Bank 14 – 10 South West London Chargers Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Ted Gleave Sports Ground A Mulligan Hull Dockers 10 – 6 Leigh Miners Rangers Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 The Willows Club M Mannifield Elland RLFC 26 – 0 Leeds Beckett University Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Greetland Community Centre T Hudson Lock Lane 64 – 0 Sharlston Rovers Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Hickson's Arena A Bentham Skirlaugh Bulls 27 – 20 Aberdeen Warriors Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 Eastside Community S&S Club S Race West Hull 14 – 12 Thatto Heath Crusaders Saturday 31 January 2015, 14:00 West Hull Community Park G Dolan Valley Cougars 27 – 22 Leicester Storm Sunday 1 February 2015, 14:00 Treharris RFC J Jones Great Britain Police 0 – 38 Rochdale Mayfield Sunday 1 February 2015, 14:30 Arthur Miller Stadium, Stanningley T Grant Nottingham Outlaws 4 – 50 Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C. Saturday 7 February 2015, 13:30 Nottingham University Sports Field C Etchells Featherstone Lions 46 – 10 Queens RLFC Saturday 7 February 2015, 13:30 The Mill Pond Stadium S Ansell Shaw Cross Sharks 18 – 16 York Acorn Saturday 7 February 2015, 14:00 Shaw Cross Club S Race Source:Ladbrokes Challenge Cup scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2952 2 February 2015 25 League Publications Second round The draw for the second round was made on Monday 2 February at the Oulton Raiders club. The draw was made by two players who played in the 2014 final. Home teams were drawn by players Ryan Hall of Leeds Rhinos and away teams by Oliver Holmes of Castleford Tigers.http://www.thechallengecup.com/news_video/article/41766/wembley-heroes-to-conduct-ladbrokes Wembley heroes to conduct Ladbrokes Challenge Cup draw Rugby Football League 2 February 2015 2 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203120202/http://www.thechallengecup.com/news_video/article/41766/wembley-heroes-to-conduct-ladbrokes 3 February 2015 dead Following the conclusion of the first round ties; two clubs, Rochdale Mayfield and Hull Dockers, were reported to the Rugby Football League's Operational Rules Tribunal for each fielding an ineligible player. The Tribunal found both clubs guilty of the offence and disqualified them from the competition. The teams they defeated in the first round, Great Britain Police and Leigh Miners Rangers, were reinstated into the cup and played in the second round.Two clubs expelled from Challenge Cup http://www.totalrl.com/two-clubs-expelled-from-challenge-cup/ 10 February 2015 10 February 2015 League Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20150211013905/http://www.totalrl.com/two-clubs-expelled-from-challenge-cup/ 11 February 2015 dead dmy-all HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Skirlaugh 30 – 16 Royal Navy 14 February 2015, 13:00 Eastside Community S&S Club J Jones Siddal 12 – 31 Featherstone Lions 14 February 2015, 13:30 Brighouse Rangers RFC L Moore Hunslet Warriors 8 – 24 West Hull 14 February 2015, 14:00 The Oval B Pearson Wath Brow Hornets 27 – 12 Lock Lane 14 February 2015, 14:00 Trumpet Road S Race Leigh Miners Rangers 26 – 18 Walney Central 14 February 2015, 14:00 Leigh Miners Welfare S&S Club A Mulligan Kells 52 – 6 Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C. 14 February 2015, 14:00 Old Arrowthwaite M Mannifield Elland RLFC 16 – 4 Egremont Rangers 14 February 2015, 14:00 Greetland Community Centre G Dolan Oulton Raiders 48 – 0 Valley Cougars 14 February 2015, 14:00 Oulton Community Sports Club J Smith Widnes West Bank 38 – 16 Great Britain Police 14 February 2015, 14:00 Ted Gleave Sports Ground J Callaghan Normanton Knights 12 – 4 Shaw Cross Sharks 14 February 2015, 14:00 Queen Elizabeth Drive L Staveley Source:Ladbrokes Challenge Cup scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express League Publications Ltd 16 February 2015 2954 28 Third round The draw for the third round was made on 17 February 2015 at Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield. Round three saw the 14 Kingstone Press League 1 professional teams joining the competition to create a pool of 24 teams for the draw. The draw was made by previous Lance Todd Trophy winners Alex Murphy and Mal Reilly. Ties were played over the weekend of 7/8 March 2015. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Elland ARLFC 14 – 26 Featherstone Lions 7 March 2015, 14:00 Greetland Community Centre S Mikalauskas 350 Wath Brow Hornets ARLFC 4 – 26 Gateshead 22 Newcastle Thunder 7 March 2015, 14:00 The Clubhouse W Turley 400 Oulton Raiders 8 – 34 Normanton Knights 7 March 2015, 14:00 Oulton Community Sports Club J McMullen 1,200 Leigh Miners Rangers 32 – 28 West Hull 7 March 2015, 14:30 Leigh Miners Welfare S&S Club J Smith 350 London Skolars 22 London Skolars 4 – 86 Swinton 22 Swinton Lions 7 March 2015, 15:00 New River Stadium A Gill 165 Kells 12 – 29 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets 7 March 2015, 17:00 Recreation Ground (Whitehaven) T Grant 587 Barrow 22 Barrow Raiders 36 – 22 Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 8 March 2015, 14:00 Craven Park G Hewer 929 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions 4 – 20 York City 22 York City Knights 8 March 2015, 14:00 Parc Dyffryn Pennar, Mountain Ash C Campbell 247 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 60 – 12 Widnes West Bank 8 March 2015, 14:30 Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium D Merrick 523 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags 10 – 22 Oxford 22 Oxford Rugby League 8 March 2015, 14:30 Pennine Way A Sweet 125 Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C. 46 – 6 Coventry 22 Coventry Bears 8 March 2015, 15:00 Whitebank Stadium T Crashley 256 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds 66 – 4 Skirlaugh 8 March 2015, 14:30 Prince of Wales Stadium J Roberts 87 Source:Results - Challenge Cup - Rugby League - BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results https://web.archive.org/web/20130423051438/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results dead April 23, 2013 BBC SportLadbrokes Challenge Cup round three Rugby Leaguer & League Express League Publications Ltd 9 March 2015 2957 39 Fourth round The draw for the fourth round was made on 10 March 2015 at the Provident Stadium, home of the Bradford Bulls. The draw was made by Leeds Rhinos' Jamie Peacock and Hull FC's Leon Pryce. The 12 winners of the third round ties were joined by the 12 Kingstone Press Championship teams. Ties were played over the weekend of 21/22 March 2015. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Featherstone Lions 8 – 58 York City 22 York City Knights 20 March 2015, 20:00 Big Fellas Stadium S Mikalauskas 1,200 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 64 – 12 London 22 London Broncos 20 March 2015, 20:00 Leigh Sports Village M Woodhead 2,448 Normanton Knights 6 – 78 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 21 March 2015, 14:00 Belle Vue A Gill 851 Leigh Miners Rangers 32 – 6 Oxford 22 Oxford Rugby League 21 March 2015, 14:30 Leigh Sports Village C Campbell 787 Whitehaven 22 Whitehaven 12 – 36 Featherstone 22 Featherstone Rovers 21 March 2015, 17:30 Recreation Ground C Kendall 525 Barrow 22 Barrow Raiders 16 – 56 Halifax 22 Halifax 22 March 2015, 14:00 Craven Park T Crashley 956 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 40 – 12 Doncaster 22 Doncaster 22 March 2015, 14:30 Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium W Turley 416 Dewsbury 22 Dewsbury Rams 28 – 18 Gateshead 22 Newcastle Thunder 22 March 2015, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium D Merrick 703 Bradford 22 Bradford Bulls 74 – 6 Workington 22 Workington Town 22 March 2015, 15:00 Provident Stadium C Leatherbarrow 2,412 Swinton 22 Swinton Lions 30 – 12 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets 22 March 2015, 15:00 Park Lane, Sedgley Park J Bloem 300 Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 44 – 20 Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C. 22 March 2015, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium A Sweet 484 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds 10 – 28 Hunslet 22 Hunslet Hawks 22 March 2015, 15:00 Prince of Wales Stadium J Roberts 137 Source: Ladbrokes Challenge Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results https://web.archive.org/web/20130423051438/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results dead April 23, 2013 BBC Sport 22 March 2015Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2959 23 March 2015 39 League Publications Fifth round The draw for the fifth round was made on Tuesday 24 March 2015 in Hull. The four clubs who finished the 2014 Super League season in 9th to 12th places; Hull Kingston Rovers, Salford Red Devils, Hull F.C. and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats respectively; joined the 12 winners from the fourth round in the draw. The draw was made by ex-players Johnny Whiteley (home teams) and Phil Lowe (away teams). Ties were played over the weekend 17–19 April. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wakefield 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 44 – 16 Halifax 22 Halifax 17 April 2015, 19:30 BST Belle Vue J Cobb 2,062 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 22 – 18 Salford City 22 Salford Red Devils 18 April 2015, 14:35 BST Leigh Sports Village P Bentham 6,358 Leigh Miners Rangers 14 – 44 York City 22 York City Knights 19 April 2015, 14:00 BST Leigh Sports Village G Hewer 1,191 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 12 – 38 Featherstone 22 Featherstone Rovers 19 April 2015, 14:30 BST Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium D Merrick 617 Hunslet 22 Hunslet Hawks 16 – 31 Dewsbury 22 Dewsbury Rams 19 April 2015, 15:00 BST South Leeds Stadium C Leatherbarrow 536 Bradford 22 Bradford Bulls 30 – 50 Hull KR 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 April 2015, 15:00 BST Provident Stadium M Thomason 4,538 Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 12 – 34 Hull FC 22 Hull F.C. 19 April 2015, 15:00 BST Bramall Lane G Stokes 1,620 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 46 – 14 Swinton 22 Swinton Lions 19 April 2015, 15:00 BST Fox's Biscuits Stadium C Kendall 443 Source:Rugby League Results - Ladbrokes Challenge Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results https://web.archive.org/web/20130423051438/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results dead April 23, 2013 BBC Sport 19 April 2015 19 April 2015Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2963 20 April 2015 35 League Publications Sixth round The draw for the sixth round took place live on Sportsday on the BBC News channel on 20 April. The eight winners from this weekend's fifth round ties joined with the top eight First Utility Super League teams from 2014 in the draw to produce eight ties that will be played over the weekend of May 16–17. Home teams were drawn by Shaun Edwards and the away teams by Nathan McAvoy. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Dewsbury 22 Dewsbury Rams 10 – 52 Warrington 22 Warrington Wolves 15 May 2015, 20:00 BST Tetley's Stadium M Thomason 1,771 St Helens 22 St. Helens 46 – 6 York City 22 York City Knights 15 May 2015, 20:00 BST Langtree Park C Leatherbarrow 3,241 Wigan 22 Wigan Warriors 12 – 16 Hull KR 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 15 May 2015, 20:05 BST Leigh Sports Village R Silverwood 4,677 Leeds 22 Leeds Rhinos 48 – 16 Huddersfield 22 Huddersfield Giants 16 May 2015, 14:30 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium P BenthamP Bentham withdrew at half time due to injury, replaced by J Roberts 8,133 Hull 22 Hull F.C. 40 – 14 Castleford 22 Castleford Tigers 16 May 2015, 15:00 BST KC Stadium J Child 6,750 Wakefield 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 – 36 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 17 May 2015, 14:15 BST Belle Vue B Thaler 3,859 Widnes 22 Widnes Vikings 26 – 22 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 17 May 2015, 15:30 BST Select Security Stadium J Cobb 3,866 Catalans 22 Catalans Dragons 37 – 34 Featherstone 22 Featherstone Rovers 17 May 2015, 18:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus R Hicks 1,300 Source:Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2967 18 May 2015 35 League Publications Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on BBC Two on 17 May after the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Leigh Centurions game. The four ties that will be played over 25–28 June. The draw was conducted by former players Neil Fox (Wakefield Trinity) and Tony Barrow (Leigh). Barrow drew the home teams and Fox, the away teams. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull KR 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 32 – 26 Catalans 22 Catalans Dragons 25 June 2015, 20:00 BST KC Lightstream Stadium P Bentham 6,073 Hull 22 Hull F.C. 6 – 24 Leeds 22 Leeds Rhinos 26 June 2015, 20:00 BST KC Stadium J Child 9,261 Warrington 22 Warrington Wolves 34 – 24 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 27 June 2015, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium R Silverwood 10,119 St Helens 22 St. Helens 36 – 20 Widnes 22 Widnes Vikings 28 June 2015, 16:00 BST Langtree Park R Hicks 8,806 Source:Rugby league Results - Ladbroke Challenge Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results https://web.archive.org/web/20130423051438/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup/results dead April 23, 2013 BBC Sport 28 June 2015Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2973 29 June 2015 35 League Publications Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was made live on BBC Two on 28 June after the St. Helens v Widnes Vikings game. The two ties were played on 31 July and 1 August. The draw was conducted by former Great Britain and St Helens player Paul Sculthorpe and former footballer turned television presenter Chris Kamara. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 22 Leeds Rhinos 24 – 14 St Helens 22 St. Helens 31 July 2015, 20:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium B Thaler 11,107 Hull KR 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 26 – 18 Warrington 22 Warrington Wolves 1 August 2015, 12:45 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium R Silverwood 13,049 Source:Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2978 3 August 2015 31 Final 2015 Challenge Cup Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull KR 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 0 – 50 Leeds 22 Leeds Rhinos 29 August 2015, 15:15 BST Wembley Stadium B Thaler 80,140 Source: The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 29 August 2015, between the 1980 winners Hull Kingston Rovers, in their first final since 1986, and the 12-time winners and holders, the Leeds Rhinos. Leeds' victory set a new record for the largest winning margin. The Lance Todd Trophy winner was the Leeds' Tom Briscoe who scored five tries - the first player to achieve this feat at Wembley. Teams: Hull Kingston Rovers: Kieran Dixon, Josh Mantellato, Kris Welham, Liam Salter, Ken Sio, Maurice Blair, Albert Kelly, Adam Walker, Shaun Lunt, Tony Puletua, Kevin Larroyer, Graeme Horne, Tyrone McCarthy (captain). Substitutes: John Boudebza, James Donaldson, Dane Tilse, Mitch Allgood. Leeds Rhinos: Zak Hardaker, Tom Briscoe, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall, Kevin Sinfield (captain), Danny McGuire, Mitch Garbutt, Adam Cuthbertson, Jamie Peacock, Stevie Ward, Carl Ablett, Brett Delaney. Substitutes: Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai, Mitch Achurch, Brad Singleton. Tries: Delaney (1), McGuire (1), Briscoe (5), Singleton (1), Burrow (1). Goals: Sinfield (7/9)Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 2982 31 August 2015 31 UK broadcasting rights The tournament was jointly televised by the BBC and Sky Sports on the fourth of their five-year contracts. This time, the BBC televised two sixth round match while Sky Sports televised a fifth round match and a sixth round match. Both channels televised two quarter-final matches with the BBC televising the semi-finals and the final. Round Live match Date BBC channel Sixth round Leeds Rhinos 48 - 16 Huddersfield GiantsWakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 - 36 Leigh Centurions 16 May17 May BBC OneBBC Two* Quarter-finals Warrington Wolves 34 - 24 Leigh CenturionsSt. Helens 36 - 20 Widnes Vikings 27 June28 June BBC OneBBC Two Semi-finals Leeds Rhinos 24 - 14 St. HelensHull Kingston Rovers 26 - 18 Warrington Wolves 31 July1 August BBC TwoBBC One Final Hull Kingston Rovers 0 - 50 Leeds Rhinos 29 August BBC One Except Northern Ireland. Sky Sports televised live the fifth round match between Leigh Centurions and Salford Red Devils on 18 April, the sixth round between Wigan Warriors and Hull Kingston Rovers on 15 May and the quarter-final matches between Hull Kingston Rovers and Catalans Dragons on 25 June and Hull F.C. versus Leeds Rhinos on 26 June. Notes External links Challenge Cup official website References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Challenge Cup