1997 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition April 2022 1997 Silk Cut Challenge Cup 8 Rounds 78,022 United Kingdom BBC Sport 1997 st helens 16px St. Helens Winners bradford 16px Bradford Bulls st helens 16px Tommy Martyn Lance Todd Trophy 1996 Challenge Cup 1996 1998 Challenge Cup 1998 The 1997 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-challenge-cup-final-bulls-fall-on-saints-dagger-1259834.html RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL: Bulls fall on Saints' dagger The Independent The competition ended with the final on 3 May 1997, which was played at Wembley Stadium. The trophy was won and successfully defended by St. Helens, who beat Bradford Bulls 32–22 in the final. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Tommy Martyn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/6954237.stm Lance Todd Trophy winners BBC Sport First round Date Team one Team two Score 21 DecAskam Thatto Heath 18-23 21 DecBarrow Island Waterhead 18-8 21 DecBeverley Embassy 18-12 21 DecBlackbrook Kells 26-20 21 DecBlackpool Haydock 4-34 21 DecDewsbury Moor Upton & Frickley 16-0 21 DecDudley Hill Park Amateurs 44-6 21 DecEast Leeds Kingston Comm 29-20 21 DecEastmoor Worth Village 26-0 21 DecEgremont Folly Lane 32-14 21 DecFeatherstone Amateurs West Bowling 10-15 21 DecHemel Hempstead Leeds University 12-26 21 DecHeworth RL Student Old Boys 24-8 21 DecHull Dockers Bisons 32-5 21 DecLeigh East Keighley Albion 12-14 21 DecLeigh Miners Rangers Farnworth 23-16 21 DecLock Lane Stanningley 15-6 21 DecMilford Norland 20-34 21 DecMillom* HigginshawWalkover* 21 DecMoldgreen* Durham UniversityWalkover* 21 DecNormanton Clayton 8-8 21 DecOldham St Annes Siddal 12-16 21 DecOulton Ideal ABI 26-4 21 DecOvenden Hensingham 26-14 21 DecRedhill London Colonials 33-12 21 DecSkirlaugh Queens 21-10 21 DecThornhill New Earswick 40-14 21 DecWalney Westfield Hotel 34-10 21 DecWest Hull East Hull 34-9 21 DecWigan St Patrick's Simms Cross 27-4 21 DecWoolston Rovers Gateshead P 82-4 21 DecYork Acorn Fryston 22-12 28 DecShaw Cross BRK (Leeds) 2-15 04 JanClayton Normanton REPLAY 26-6 09 JanWigan St Judes Wigan Rose Bridge 14-24 12 JanMayfield Eccles 14-12 15 JanSaddleworth Ellenborough 36-0 Second round Date Team one Team two Score11 JanClayton Saddleworth 16-211 JanHull Dockers Eastmoor 28-011 JanLeeds University Thatto Heath 24-2611 JanLock Lane Heworth 18-1011 JanMilford East Leeds 12-1311 JanMoldgreen Thornhill 12-611 JanOulton West Bowling 14-1011 JanOvenden Barrow Island 18-1611 JanRedhill Wigan Rose Bridge 24-1711 JanSiddal Beverley 36-011 JanSkirlaugh Leigh Miners Rangers 34-1211 JanWalney Millom 17-1011 JanWest Hull Haydock 32-011 JanWigan St Patrick's Blackbrook 36-1811 JanWoolston Keighley Albion 26-614 JanDudley Hill Dewsbury Moor 40-218 JanBRK (Leeds) Egremont 39-618 JanYork Acorn Mayfield 7-20 Third round Date Team one Team two Score24 JanDewsbury Rams West Hull 44-1825 JanLancashire Lynx Hull Dockers 24-426 JanBarrow Braves Siddal (Halifax) 16-826 JanBatley Bulldogs Prescot Panthers 48-1226 JanCarlisle Border Raiders BRK (Leeds) 34-826 JanDoncaster Dragons Oulton (Castleford) 15-1426 JanFeatherstone Rovers Moldgreen (Huddersfield) 48-1426 JanHuddersfield Giants East Leeds 82-026 JanHull Kingston Rovers Mayfield (Rochdale) 44-426 JanHull Sharks Lock Lane (Castleford) 42-026 JanHunslet Hawks Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 54-626 JanKeighley Cougars Redhill (Castleford) 62-426 JanLeigh Centurions Wigan St Patrick's 68-1026 JanRochdale Hornets Walney Island (Barrow) 30-626 JanSwinton Lions Bramley 46-026 JanWakefield Trinity Ovenden (Halifax) 52-026 JanWhitehaven Warriors Skirlaugh (East Yorkshire) 12-626 JanWidnes Vikings Clayton (Bradford) 56-226 JanWorkington Town Thatto Heath (St Helens) 86-026 JanYork Dudley Hill (Bradford) 14-21 Fourth round Date Team one Team two Score07 Feb Dewsbury Rams Doncaster Dragons 26-1508 Feb St Helens Wigan Warriors 26-1209 Feb Batley Bulldogs Paris St Germain 4-3809 Feb Carlisle Border Raiders Dudley Hill 62-209 Feb Castleford Tigers Salford Reds 18-3609 Feb Featherstone Rovers Widnes Vikings 14-1209 Feb Huddersfield Giants Hull Sharks 16-1609 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Halifax Blue Sox 16-2009 Feb Hunslet Hawks Bradford Bulls 10-6209 Feb Lancashire Lynx London Broncos 5-4809 Feb Leigh Centurions Sheffield Eagles 18-6209 Feb Oldham Rochdale Hornets 48-609 Feb Wakefield Trinity Swinton Lions 9-409 Feb Warrington Wolves Barrow Braves 66-609 Feb Whitehaven Warriors Leeds Rhinos 8-4809 Feb Workington Town Keighley Cougars 14-2412 Feb Hull Sharks Huddersfield Giants 24-14 Fifth round http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF501197072&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997 The Times Date Team one Team two Score22 Feb Wakefield Trinity Oldham Bears 14-2222 Feb London Broncos Bradford Bulls 12-3423 Feb Warrington Wolves Sheffield Eagles 31-1823 Feb Halifax Blue Sox Keighley Cougars 8-2123 FebLeeds Rhinos Dewsbury Rams 48-2223 FebSalford Reds Paris Saint-Germain 8-423 FebSt Helens Hull Sharks 54-823 FebCarlisle Border Raiders Featherstone Rovers 20-32 Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score08 MarOldham Bears Bradford Bulls 12-3809 MarWarrington Wolves Salford Reds 10-2909 MarKeighley Cougars St Helens 0-2409 Mar Leeds Rhinos Featherstone Rovers 32-12 Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score22 MarSt Helens Salford Reds 50-2029 Mar Bradford Bulls Leeds Rhinos 24-10 Final 3 May 1997 St. Helens 32 – 22 Report Bradford Bulls Tries: Martyn (2), Hammond, Joynt, SullivanGoals: Goulding (6) Tries: Loughlin, Lowes, Peacock, TomlinsonGoals: McNamara (3) Wembley Stadium, London 78,022 Stuart Cummings Teams St Helens: Steve Prescott, Danny Arnold, Andy Haigh, Paul Newlove, Anthony Sullivan, Tommy Martyn, Bobbie Goulding, Apollo Perelini, Keiron Cunningham, Julian O'Neill, Chris Joynt, Derek McVey, Karle Hammond Subs: Vila Matautia, Chris Morley, Andy Northey, Ian Pickavance Coach: Shaun McRae Bradford: Stuart Spruce, Abi Ekoku, Danny Peacock, Paul Loughlin, Paul Cook, Graeme Bradley, Robbie Paul, Brian McDermott, James Lowes, Tahi Reihana, Sonny Nickle, Bernard Dwyer, Steve McNamara Subs: Glen Tomlinson, Paul Medley, Simon Knox, Matt Calland Coach: Matthew Elliott References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Category:St Helens R.F.C.