2000 Challenge Cup

Last updated

2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration8 rounds
Highest attendance67,247
Broadcast partners BBC Sport
Winners Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls
Runners-up Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
Lance Todd Trophy Bullscolours.svg Henry Paul

The 2000 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 1999 and ended with the final on 29 April 2000.

Contents

The final was held on Saturday, 29 April 2000, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK. The game was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 24–18. [1]

First round

The first round was scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 December 1999, but due to cold weather leading to frozen pitches, a number of games were postponed. The last tie in the round was not played until 3 January 2000.

First round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Army54–7Dewsbury CelticSaturday 4 December 1999
Askam14–32Eccles
Castleford Panthers8–16Thornhill
East Leeds26–4Crosfields
Heworth2–16Oulton
Hull Dockers0–4Royal Navy
Ideal Isberg30–10Milford
John Moores University4–34New Earswick
Leigh East14–32West Bowling
Millom8–5Elland
Norland8–46Stanley
Queens26–17Queensbury
Rochdale Mayfield16–6Eastmoor
Royal Air Force20–8Normanton
Shaw Cross20–8Townville
Wigan St Judes36–12London Skolars
Dublin2–54FarnworthSunday 5 December 1999
Clayton2–18SiddalSaturday 11 December 1999
Dewsbury Moor14–30Haydock
Keighley Albion17–10Simms Cross
Wath Brow22–8Barrow Island
Blackbrook0–11WaterheadTuesday 14 December 1999
Hensingham6–17Featherstone LionsMonday 3 January 2000
Source: [2]

Second round

Second round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Army24–10OultonSaturday 18 December 1999
Castleford Lock Lane38–4Royal Navy
Royal Air Force6–40Wigan St Judes
Sheffield Hillsborough10–30Ideal Isberg
Siddal34–14Leigh Miners Rangers
Skirlaugh19–6Haydock
Walney Central16–2Woolston
Waterhead44–2 [a] Millom
Wath Brow22–13West Bowling
Oldham St AnnesP-PFarnworthMonday 27 December 1999
Saddleworth2–29West HullTuesday 28 December 1999
Wigan St Patricks30–8EcclesThursday 30 December 1999
Dudley Hill32–30RedhillSunday 2 January 2000
Queens6–26Thornhill
Shaw Cross52–7East LeedsMonday 3 January 2000
Keighley Albion1–14Stanley
New Earswick4–44Featherstone LionsSaturday 8 January 2000
Cardiff18–10Rochdale MayfieldSunday 9th January 2000
Source: [3]

Third round

Third round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Wath Brow Hornets26–0EcclesSaturday 29 January 2000
Barrow Border Raiders 42–12Featherstone LionsSunday 30th January 2000
Batley Bulldogs 0–10Oldham St Annes
Castleford Lock Lane16–26Villeneuve Leopards
Dewsbury Rams 66–0Stanley
Doncaster Dragons 40–10St Gaudens
Featherstone Rovers 64–6Wigan St Patricks
Keighley Cougars 90–0Cardiff
Hull Kingston Rovers 32–4Ideal Isberg
Lancashire Lynx 18–6Walney Central
Leigh Centurions 34–12Siddal
Rochdale Hornets 66–6Army
Sheffield Hillsborough14–16Thornhill
Whitehaven Warriors 42–0Shaw Cross
Widnes Vikings 76–8West Hull
Workington Town 12–2Skirlaugh
York Wasps 56–10Dudley Hill
Swinton Lions 74–1WaterheadTuesday 1 February 2000
Oldham Roughyeds 44–0Wigan St JudesTuesday 8 February 2000
Source: [4]

Fourth round

Fourth round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Bradford Bulls 32–4 Huddersfield-Sheffield Saturday 12 February 2000
Barrow Raiders 18–34 Salford City Reds Sunday 13 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams 29–16 Widnes Vikings
Doncaster Dragons 54–6 Workington Town
Featherstone Rovers 12–48 Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Blue Sox 36–8 Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Sharks 86–0 Lancashire Lynx
Hunslet Hawks 4–46 Warrington Wolves
Leigh Centurions 28–40 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
London Broncos 44–18 Wath Brow Hornets
Oldham St Annes8–64 [b] Castleford Tigers
Rochdale Hornets 30–14 Oldham Roughyeds
Swinton Lions 22–36 St Helens
Villeneuve Leopards 16–14 [c] Keighley Cougars
Wigan Warriors 98–4 Whitehaven Warriors
York Wasps 56–2 Thornhill Trojans
Source: [5]

Fifth round

Fifth round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Leeds Rhinos 26–20 St Helens Saturday 26 February 2000
Castleford Tigers 10–11 Halifax Blue Sox Sunday 27 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams 35–10 Villeneuve Leopards
Hull Sharks 82–10 Rochdale Hornets
London Broncos 21–22 Salford City Reds
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 0–46 Bradford Bulls
Warrington Wolves 84–1 York Wasps
Wigan Warriors 38–2 Doncaster Dragons
Source: [6]

Quarter-finals

Fifth round
HomeScoreAwayDate
Hull Sharks 14–4 Wigan Warriors Friday 10 March 2000
Salford City Reds 20–22 Warrington Wolves Saturday 11 March 2020
Halifax Blue Sox 18–28 Bradford Bulls Sunday 12 March 2000
Leeds Rhinos 42–10 Dewsbury Rams
Source: [7]

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
HomeScoreAwayDate
Bradford Bulls 44–20 Warrington Wolves Saturday 25 March 2000
Hull Sharks 2–22 Leeds Rhinos Sunday 26 March 2000
Source: [8]

Final

29 April 2000
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Bradford Bulls 24–18 Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Michael Withers (2), Nathan McAvoy, Stuart Fielden
Goals: Henry Paul (4)
Tries: Andy Hay, Marcus St Hilaire
Goals: Iestyn Harris (5)
Team details
Bradford BullsPositionLeeds Rhinos
NameNumberNumberName
Stuart Spruce 1
FB
1 Iestyn Harris
Nathan McAvoy 2
WG
2 Leroy Rivett
Scott Naylor 3
CE
3 Richie Blackmore
Michael Withers 4
CE
4 Keith Senior
Tevita Vaikona 5
WG
5 Francis Cummins
Henry Paul 6
SO
6 Daryl Powell
Robbie Paul 7
SH
7 Ryan Sheridan
Brian McDermott 8
PR
8 Darren Fleary
James Lowes 9
HK
9 Dean Lawford
Paul Anderson 10
PF
10 Barrie McDermott
Jamie Peacock 11
SR
11 Adrian Morley
Mike Forshaw 12
SR
12 Anthony Farrell
Brad Mackay 13
LF
13 Andy Hay
Leon Pryce 14
IN
14 Marcus St Hilaire
David Boyle 15
IN
15 Lee Jackson
Bernard Dwyer 16
IN
16 David Barnhill
Stuart Fielden 17
IN
17 Jamie Mathiou
Matthew Elliott
Coach
 Dean Lance

Notes

  1. ↑ Abandoned after 70 minutes due to bad weather
  2. ↑ Match played at Castleford
  3. ↑ Match played at Keighley

References

  1. ↑ "Paul drops bombs on Leeds". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 1". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 2". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 3". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 4". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 5". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Semi-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010.
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