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Date | 27 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||||||||
Location | London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
Harry Sunderland Trophy | Marc Sneyd | ||||||||||||
God Save The Queen and Abide with Me | Aled Jones | ||||||||||||
Referee | Gareth Hewer | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 76,235 | ||||||||||||
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The 2016 Challenge Cup Final was the 115th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2016 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 27 August 2016, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Warrington Wolves. The game saw Hull F.C. beat Warrington by 12 points to 10. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Hull's sixth round tie saw a comfortable 47–18 point win over St Helens, before playing a 22–8 victory over Catalans Dragons in the quarter finals. The semi-finals saw them beat eventual Grand Final Champions Wigan Warriors to reach the final. [5]
Round | Opposition | Score |
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6th | St Helens (A) | 47–18 |
QF | Catalans Dragons (H) | 22–8 |
SF | Wigan Warriors (N) | 16–12 |
Warrington's sixth round tie saw them play Championship side Oldham Roughyeds, beating them by sixty points. The quarter finals and semi-finals saw the Warriors draw fellow Super League sides Widnes Vikings and Wakefield Trinity respectively. The Wolves escaped the quarters by two points before a comfortable win against Wakefield put them in the final. [5]
Round | Opposition | Score |
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6th | Oldham (A) | 70–10 |
QF | Widnes Vikings (H) | 20–18 |
SF | Wakefield Trinity (N) | 56–12 |
A military brass band provided musical entertainment before Welsh singer Aled Jones led the RFL Community Choir in singing "Abide with Me" before the match. [4]
Saturday, 27 August 15:00 |
Hull F.C. | 12 - 10 | Warrington Wolves |
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Tries Mahe Fonua ('62) Jamie Shaul ('73) Goals Marc Sneyd ('62, '73) | Report | Tries Matty Russell ('34) Ben Currie ('54) Goals Kurt Gidley ('34) |
Hull F.C. | Posit. | Warrington Wolves | |
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1 Jamie Shaul | . | . | 6 Stefan Ratchford |
19 Steven Michaels | . | . | 5 Matty Russell |
2 Mahe Fonua | . | . | 24 Toby King |
24 Kirk Yeaman | . | . | 4 Ryan Atkins |
5 Fetuli Talanoa | . | . | 3 Rhys Evans |
3 Carlos Tuimavave | . | . | 1 Kurt Gidley |
7 Marc Sneyd | . | . | 7 Chris Sandow |
8 Scott Taylor | . | . | 8 Chris Hill (c) |
9 Danny Houghton | . | . | 9 Daryl Clark |
10 Liam Watts | . | . | 10 Ashton Sims |
21 Sika Manu | . | . | 11 Ben Currie |
12 Mark Minichiello | . | . | 12 Jack Hughes |
11 Gareth Ellis (c) | . | . | 14 Joe Westerman |
22 Josh Bowden | Int. | 16 Brad Dwyer | |
23 Frank Pritchard | Int. | 18 George King | |
30 Danny Washbrook | Int. | 13 Ben Westwood | |
15 Chris Green | Int. | 33 Ryan Bailey | |
Lee Radford | Coach | Tony Smith |
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