2015 Challenge Cup final

Rugby league match in the United Kingdom April 2022 2015 Challenge Cup Final Hull kr 12 Hull KR Leeds 12 Leeds Rhinos Hull kr 12 HKR Leeds 12 LEE 0 0 0 16 34 50 29 August 2015 London, United Kingdom Harry Sunderland Trophy Tom Briscoe God Save The Queen and Abide with Me Lizzie Jones Ben Thaler 80,140 Wembley Stadium, London BBC One Finals 2014 2016 The 2015 Challenge Cup Final was the 114th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2015 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 August 2015, kick off 15:15. The final was contested by Hull KR and the Leeds Rhinos. The game saw Leeds Rhinos beat Hull KR by 50 points to nil in what remains the biggest victory in Challenge Cup Final history.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/34086760 Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos BBC Sport August 28, 2015https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/challenge-cup-final-2015-match-report-leeds-rhinos-vs-hull-kr-tom-briscoe-scores-five-tries-in-10478277.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/challenge-cup-final-2015-match-report-leeds-rhinos-vs-hull-kr-tom-briscoe-scores-five-tries-in-10478277.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Match report: Leeds Rhinos 50 Hull KR 0 August 29, 2015 The IndependentBower Aaron https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/28/tyrone-mccarthy-hull-kr-leeds-challenge-cup-final Tyrone McCarthy leads Hull KR against Leeds in Challenge Cup final | Challenge Cup | The Guardian amp.theguardian.com 28 August 2015 Background The 2015 Final was Hull KR's first final of the Super League era having last reached the final during the 1985–86 competition. In contrast, this was Leeds Rhinos's fifth final in the last six years having beat Castleford Tigers in the previous year's final and achieving runners up positions in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 editions of the competition. In terms of the domestic league Hull KR were relegation threatened having entered the qualifiers whereas Leeds Rhinos would be the eventual champions, both in terms of the Grand Final and the League Leaders. Route to the final Hull KR As a team that did not quality for the 2014 Super League Super 8's, Hull KR entered the competition in the fifth round which saw them draw Championship leaders Bradford Bulls. A 50–30 victory saw them play eventual Super League runners-up Wigan Warriors, beating them 16 points to 12. The quarter finals and semi-finals saw KR play midtable teams Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves, beating them by six and eight points respectively. RoundOppositionScore5thBradford 16 Bradford Bulls (A)50–306thWigan 16 Wigan Warriors (A)16–12QFCatalans 16 Catalans Dragons (H)32–26SFWarrington 16 Warrington Wolves (N)26–18 Leeds Rhinos Entering at the sixth round, Leeds drew Super League title rivals Huddersfield Giants over whom they scored a comfortable victory by 32 points. The quarter finals saw them beat Hull F.C. 24 points to six, before facing another title rival, St Helens, in the semi-finals, beating them 24 points to 14. RoundOppositionScore6thHuddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants (H)48–16QFHull fc 16 Hull F.C. (A)24–6SFst Helens 16 St Helens (N)24–14 Pre-match The 2014 Britain's Got Talent winners Collabro provided musical entertainment prior to the match.https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/callabro-to-entertain-challenge-cup-final-crowds/ Callabro to entertain Challenge Cup final crowds June 4, 2015 Love Rugby League The pre-match also saw a tribute to Danny Jones who died of a cardiac disease earlier in the season whist playing for Keighley Cougars.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/32632066 Jones had undetected heart disease BBC Sport 7 May 2015 His widow, singer Lizzie Jones, would sing Abide with Me before the game.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/29/leeds-emphatically-shut-out-hull-kr-to-win-challenge-cup Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup August 29, 2015 the Guardian Match details Saturday, 29 August 15:15 Hull KR 0 - 50 Report Leeds Rhinos TriesBrett Delaney ('7)Danny McGuire ('17)Tom Briscoe ('20, '47, '66, '75, '79)Brad Singleton ('58)Rob Burrow ('73)GoalsKevin Sinfield ('7, '17, '47, '58, '73, '75, '79)https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/9971471/tom-briscoe-reflects-on-his-five-tries-in-the-challenge-cup-final Tom Briscoe reflects on his five tries in the Challenge Cup final Sky Sports Wembley Stadium, London 80,140 ENG Ben Thaler ENG Tom Briscoe Hull KR Posit.Leeds Rhinos1 Kieran Dixon..1 Zak Hardaker4 Josh Mantellato..2 Tom Briscoe19 Kris Welham..3 Kallum Watkins18 Liam Salter..4 Joel Moon5 Ken Sio..5 Ryan Hall6 Maurice Blair..13 Kevin Sinfield (c)7 Albert Kelly..6 Danny McGuire8 Adam Walker..30 Mitch Garbutt31 Shaun Lunt..17 Adam Cuthbertson34 Tony Puletua..10 Jamie Peacock11 Kevin Larroyer..14 Stevie Ward12 Graeme Horne..12 Carl Ablett13 Tyrone McCarthy..15 Brett Delaney24 John BoudebzaInt.7 Rob Burrow15 James DonaldsonInt.8 Kylie Leuluai32 Dane Tilse Int.16 Mitch Achurch14 Mitchell AllgoodInt.19 Brad SingletonChris ChesterCoachBrian McDermott Post match Leeds Rhinos beat their own record of the largest win margin during a Challenge Cup Final. They previous set the record during the 1999 Challenge Cup Final where they beat London Broncos 52 points to 16. This Challenge Cup victory would form part of Leeds Rhinos's treble winning season, becoming only the sixth team in British Rugby to achieve this feat.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/34500672 Leeds treble closes 'golden' chapter BBC Sport 11 October 2015 The treble season would mark club captain Kevin Sinfield's retirement from the sport after first captaining the club to win the remaining two trophies of the treble.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/10/leeds-rhinos-kevin-sinfield-rugby-league-career Leeds Rhinos' Kevin Sinfield enjoys perfect end to rugby league career Aaron Bower at Old Trafford The Guardian October 10, 2015 www.theguardian.com References 2015 Category:Hull Kingston Rovers matches Category:Leeds Rhinos matches Category:2015 in sport in London Category:August 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium Category:2015 in English rugby league