2008 Challenge Cup

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2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup
Duration9 Rounds
Highest attendance82,821
Broadcast partners Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BBC Sport
Winners Saintscolours.svg St. Helens
Runners-up Hullcolours.svg Hull
Biggest home win Wigancolours.svg Wigan 106-8
Haven colours.svg Whitehaven
Biggest away win Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 12-68
HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
Lance Todd Trophy Saintscolours.svg Paul Wellens

The 2008 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th staging of the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby league, featuring teams from across Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia. It began in February 2008.

Contents

Teams from the National League were given byes to round three, and teams from the Super League entered in round four. Teams from outside the UK were introduced at various stages.

St. Helens successfully defended their title after beating Hull F.C. 28 - 16 in the final.

Round 1

(week ending 3 February, 3 fixtures played Saturday 9 February (indicated with *), 1 on Saturday 16 February (indicated with **))
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Askham12 – 20West Bowling
2*Bradford Dudley Hill72 – 0Dewsbury Celtic
3 Bramley Buffaloes 24 – 16Castleford Panthers
4British Army34 – 12Thatto Heath
5 Castleford Lock Lane 18 – 32Royal Navy
6*Drighlington10 – 20Bank Quay Bulls
7East Hull54 – 6Royal Air Force
8*Eastmoor10 – 23Queens
9Eccles & Salford10 – 28Leigh East
10Ellenbrough Rangers17 – 1Saddleworth Rangers
11Hull Wyke18 – 40 [1] York Acorn
12Ince Rose Bridge28 – 6 ***Hunslet Old Boys
13Leigh Miners Rangers24 – 18Halton Simms Cross
14Mayfield48 – 4Crosfields
15Millom38 – 0Milford Marlins
16 Normanton Knights 38 – 8Edinburgh Eagles
17Oulton Raiders48 – 4Oldham St Annes
18Seaton Rangers6 – 38Featherstone Lions
19Siddal62 – 6Egremont Rangers
20Skirlaugh46 – 14Waterhead
21St Albans16 – 42Hull Dockers
22St Marys22 – 30Warrington Wizards
23Stanningley16 – 10Shaw Cross Sharks
24Thornhill20 – 26Leeds Met
25Wath Brow Hornets58 – 4Heworth
26*West Hull48 – 14Widnes St Maries
27Wigan St Patricks44 – 14Ovenden

*** - Match abandoned after Hunslet Old Boys had 4 players sent off. Hunslet Old Boys were subsequently thrown out of the competition. [2]

Round 2

(weekend of 23 – 24 February)

Russian team Vereya joined in this round. Vereya were runners-up in the Russian Championship to Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv Moscow joined in the third round.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bank Quay Bulls29 – 0Millom
2Bramley Buffaloes16 – 26Wigan St. Patricks
3Hull Dockers14 – 19Skirlaugh
4Ince Rose Bridge25 – 26British Army
5Leeds Met Uni20 – 8Leigh East
6Leigh Miners Rangers64 – 12Vereya
7Normanton18 – 38East Hull
8Oulton Raiders18 – 14West Hull
9Royal Navy6 – 36Rochdale Mayfield
10Siddal6 – 17Queens
11Warrington Wizards26 – 10Stanningley
12Wath Brow Hornets8 – 6Ellenborough Rangers
13West Bowling16 – 34Featherstone Lions
14York Acorn14 – 6Bradford Dudley Hill

Round 3

(weekend of 8 – 9 March)

The National Leagues teams, together with Lokomotiv Moscow, Pia, Lezignan and Toulouse joined in this round. Super League teams joined in Round 4.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bank Quay Bulls6 – 36Hunslet
2Batley42 – 10East Hull
3Blackpool16 – 23Featherstone Rovers
4British Army10 – 56Oldham
5Celtic Crusaders58 – 10Lokomotiv Moscow
6 Gateshead Thunder 24 – 26Pia
7Keighley14 – 17Toulouse
8Leeds Met Uni16 – 44Doncaster
9Leigh66 – 0Featherstone Lions
10Leigh Miners Rangers14 – 40Whitehaven
11London Skolars20 – 8Queens
12Rochdale Mayfield10 – 30Barrow
13Oulton Raiders24 – 54Dewsbury
14Rochdale Hornets50 – 8York Acorn
15Salford66 – 10Warrington Wizards
16Sheffield Eagles22 – 37Lezignan
17Wath Brow Hornets14 – 40Swinton
18Widnes60 – 18Skirlaugh
19Wigan St. Patricks14 – 50Workington Town
20York12 – 34Halifax

Round 4

(Weekend of 18 – 20 April)

Super League teams joined in Round 4. From Round 4 onwards, the competition was a straightforward knock-out, with no more teams joining.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1 Batley 12 – 26 Dewsbury
2 Leigh 16 – 28 Warrington
3 Workington Town 12 – 68 Hull Kingston Rovers
4 Harlequins 44 – 14 Castleford
5 Doncaster 12 – 38 Widnes
6 Featherstone Rovers 12 – 22 Catalans Dragons
7 Barrow 48 – 16 Hunslet
8 Salford 8 – 38 Wakefield Trinity
9 Leeds 38 – 16 Celtic Crusaders
10 Swinton 8 – 20 Oldham
11 Bradford 98 – 6 Toulouse Olympique
12 Halifax 24 – 42 Huddersfield
13 Whitehaven 46 – 6 Lézignan Sangliers
14 St. Helens 56 – 0 London Skolars
15 Rochdale Hornets 5 – 42 Hull F.C.
16 Wigan 74 – 4 Pia Donkeys

All fixtures taken from BBC Sport

Round 5

(weekend of 9 – 12 May)
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 – 22 Huddersfield
2 Barrow 6 – 58 Wakefield Trinity
3 Dewsbury 12 – 58 Oldham
4 Bradford 46 – 16 Catalans Dragons
5 Wigan 106 – 8 Whitehaven
6 Widnes 18 – 32* Hull F.C.
7 Harlequins 26 – 36 Leeds
8 St. Helens 40 – 34 Warrington

Quarter finals

1 June 2008
Bullscolours.svg Bradford 16 – 22 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C.
Try: Tupou 54' c
Sykes 78' m
Goal: Harris (4)		 (Preview)
Try: Sing 31' c, 43' c
Byrne 39' c
Goal: Tickle (5)
1 June 2008
HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 18 – 24 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens
Try: Cooke
Fitzhenry
Webster
Goal: Cooke (3)		 (Preview)
Try: Talau
Fa'asavalu
Long
Gardner
Goal: Long (4)
31 May 2008
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 23 – 16 Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Try: Diskin 5' c
Burrow 28' c
Webb 57' c
Donald 76' c
Goal: Sinfield (3)
Drop: Sinfield 80'		 (Report)
Try: Calderwood 38' c
T. Leuluai 66' c
Goal: Richards (4)
Headingley, Leeds
Referee: Richard Silverwood
1 June 2008
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 46 – 4 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
Try: Gleeson (2)
Blanch
Wilkes
Drew
Rooney (2)
Brough
Martin
Goal: Brough (5)		 (Preview)
Try: Onyango
Belle Vue, Wakefield
Referee: Ben Thaler

Semi finals

26 July 2008
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 16 v 26 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens
27 July 2008
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 24 v 32 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C.
Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Referee: Richard Silverwood

Final

30 August 2008
Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 28 v 16 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C.

UK Broadcasting rights

Selected matches were televised solely by the BBC.

RoundLive matchDateBBC channel
Round 4 Harlequins 44 - 14 Castleford
Salford 8 - 38 Wakefield Trinity 		BBC Two1
Round 5 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 - 22 Huddesfield
St. Helens 40 - 34 Warrington 		BBC Two1
BBC One
Quarter finals Leeds 23 - 16 Wigan
Bradford 16 - 22 Hull 		May 31, 2008
June 1, 2008		BBC One
BBC Two2
Semi finals Leeds 16 - 26 St. Helens
Wakefield Trinity 24 - 32 Hull 		July 26, 2008
July 27, 2008		BBC One
BBC Two3
Final St. Helens 28 - 16 Hull August 30, 2008BBC One

1 Except East and Yorkshire.

2 Except East, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire.

3 Except Yorkshire.

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References

  1. ↑ "Blue and Golds into the hat". York Press. York. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hunslet Old Boys pay Cup penalty". BBC News. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
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