2007 Challenge Cup final

Rugby league match in the United Kingdom August 2019 2007 Challenge Cup Final DragonsWembley2007.JPG Pre-match at the 2007 Challenge Cup Final St Helens 12 St. Helens Catalans 12 Catalans Dragons STH St Helens 16 CAT Catalans 16 12 18 30 4 4 8 25 August 2007 Wembley Stadium London, United Kingdom Lance Todd Trophy winner Leon Pryce and Paul Wellens Anthems God Save The Queen and Abide with Me Ashley Klein 84,241 BBC Sport Finals 2006 2008 The 2007 Carnegie Challenge Cup Final was played by the holders St Helens and the Catalans Dragons at the new Wembley Stadium on 25 August 2007. The Dragons were the first French club ever to take part in the competition's final. After a competitive game, St Helens won the competition with a 30 - 8 victory.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/6955628.stm Catalans 8-30 St Helens 25 August 2007 Return to Wembley Wembley Stadium is the traditional home of most major sports finals in England, including Rugby League's Challenge Cup Final. The original Wembley Stadium has a hosted the Challenge Cup Final almost every year since the 1929 Challenge Cup Final where Wigan Warriors beat Dewsbury Rams 13 – 2. The only exception to Wembley hosting the final was during the Second World War where a variety of stadiums were used to host the final and during 1932 where Central Park in Wigan hosted the final. However in 2000, the Challenge Cup Final moved out of Wembley in preparation for the start of the building of the new stadium in 2003. During this time Murrayfield, Twickenham, and the Millennium Stadium were used to host the final. In 2007 the final returned to Wembley along with most major English sporting finals.https://www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/history Rugby League Route to the final St Helens St Helens began their Challenge Cup campaign with a fourth round 78–14 thrashing of National League One side Batley Bulldogs before going on to thrash another National League One side Rochdale Hornets 70 points to 10 in the fifth round. The quarter finals saw a comfortable victory over Super League side Warrington Wolves before another comfortable victory over title rivals Bradford Bulls put them in the final. RoundOppositionScore4thBatley 16 Batley Bulldogs (H)78–145thRochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets (H)70–10QFWarrington 16 Warrington Wolves (H)25–14SFBradford 16 Bradford Bulls (N)35–14 Catalans Dragons Catalans Dragons began their Challenge Cup campaign with a thrashing of 2007 National League Two side Featherstone Rovers 70 points to 12. A fifth round victory over Whitehaven saw the Dragons progress to the quarter-finals where a narrow away win over Hull F.C., 26 points to 23, put them in the semi-finals. A comfortable win against Wigan Warriors of 37 points to 24 placed the Dragons in their first ever Challenge Cup Final. RoundOppositionScore4thFeatherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers (H)70–125thWhitehaven 16 Whitehaven (A)24–14QFHull 16 Hull F.C. (A)26–23SFWigan 16 Wigan Warriors (N)37–24 Match details thumb|During the match #eeeeee August 25, 2007 St. Helens 16px 30 - 8 (Report) 16px Catalans Dragons Tries: Roby 33'Gardner (2) 40', 78'Wellens 46'Clough 50'Goals: Long (5) Tries: Khattabi 35'Murphy 56' Wembley Stadium, London 84,241 Ashley Klien Leon Pryce and Paul Wellens The man-of-the-match award was shared by Leon Pryce and Paul Wellens. Dilger Simon Saints 'overwhelmed' at win Sky Sports UK BSkyB 25 August 2007 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_2685080,00.html 18 October 2010 Teams:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/19362692 Leeds 18-35 Warrington BBC Sport St Helens: Paul Wellens, Ade Gardner, Matt Gidley, Willie Talau, Francis Meli; Leon Pryce, Sean Long, Nick Fozzard, Keiron Cunningham, Jason Cayless, Lee Gilmour, Mike Bennett, Jon Wilkin Subs: James Roby, James Graham, Paul Clough, Maurie Fa'asavalu Coach: Daniel Anderson Catalans: Clint Greenshields, Justin Murphy, John Wilson, Sébastien Raguin, Younes Khattabi, Adam Mogg, Stacey Jones (c), Jérôme Guisset, Luke Quigley, Alex Chan, Jason Croker, Cyrille Gossard, Grégory Mounis Subs: Rémi Casty, David Ferriol, Vincent Duport, Kane Bentley Coach: Mick Potter Notable attendees The following attended the final: Mal Meningahttp://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/537 Big Mal welcomes the squad Saints 2007-08-23 2007-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070828193639/http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/537 28 August 2007 live Andrew Johnshttp://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=37760&newstype=z&matchid=&storytype=RL Quins RL introduce Johns to Wembley Stadium Quins 2007-08-22 2007-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015758/http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=37760&newstype=z&matchid=&storytype=RL 28 September 2007 live Joe Lydonhttp://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=37763&newstype=n&matchid=&storytype=RL Joe Lydon - Wembley Quins 2007-08-24 2007-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224303/http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=37763&newstype=n&matchid=&storytype=RL 30 September 2007 dead Shaun Edwardshttp://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/rugby-league/Why-I-will-miss-being.3144427.jp Why I will miss being on parade Yorkshire Post 2007-08-24 2007-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928170825/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/rugby-league/Why-I-will-miss-being.3144427.jp 28 September 2007 live Sir Steve Redgravehttp://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=24990 Sir Steve Redgrave to be guest of honour at Cup Final SportFocus 2007-08-13 2007-08-25http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-rl-news?articleid=3106485 Sir Steve to honour Challenge Cup winners St Helens Today 2007-08-13 2007-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234626/http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-rl-news?articleid=3106485 27 September 2007 dead See also 2007 Challenge Cup References 40em External links 2007 Challenge Cup Final at rlphotos.com 2007 Category:2007 in English rugby league Category:2007 in French rugby league Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Category:Catalans Dragons matches Category:2007 in sport in London Category:August 2007 sports events in the United Kingdom