1997 Challenge Cup

1997 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration	8 Rounds
Highest attendance	78,022
Broadcast partners	BBC Sport
Winners	St. Helens
Runners-up	Bradford Bulls
Lance Todd Trophy	Tommy Martyn

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

First Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
21 Dec	Askam	Thatto Heath	18-23
21 Dec	Barrow Is.	Waterhead	18-8
21 Dec	Beverley	Embassy	18-12
21 Dec	Blackbrook	Kells	26-20
21 Dec	Blackpool	Haydock	4-34
21 Dec	Dewsbury Moor	Upton & Frickley	16-0
21 Dec	Dudley Hill	Park Amateurs	44-6
21 Dec	East Leeds	Kingston Comm	29-20
21 Dec	Eastmoor	Worth Village	26-0
21 Dec	Egremont	Folly Lane	32-14
21 Dec	Featherstone Ams	West Bowling	10-15
21 Dec	Hemel	Leeds University	12-26
21 Dec	Heworth	Old Boys	24-8
21 Dec	Hull Dockers	Bisons	32-5
21 Dec	Leigh East	Keighley Albion	12-14
21 Dec	Leigh Miners R.	Farnworth	23-16
21 Dec	Lock Lane	Stanningley	15-6
21 Dec	Milford	Norland	20-34
21 Dec	Millom	Higginshaw
21 Dec	Moldgreen	Durham University
21 Dec	Normanton	Clayton	8-8
21 Dec	Oldham St Annes	Siddal	12-16
21 Dec	Oulton	Ideal ABI	26-4
21 Dec	Ovenden	Hensingham	26-14
21 Dec	Redhill	London Colonials	33-12
21 Dec	Skirlaugh	Queens	21-10
21 Dec	Thornhill	New Earswick	40-14
21 Dec	Walney	Westfield Hotel	34-10
21 Dec	West Hull	East Hull	34-9
21 Dec	Wigan St Pats	Simms Cross	27-4
21 Dec	Woolston	Gateshead P	82-4
21 Dec	York Acorn	Fryston	22-12
28 Dec	Shaw Cross	BRK	2-15
04 Jan	Clayton	Normanton	26-6
09 Jan	Wigan St Judes	Wigan Rose Bridge	14-24
12 Jan	Mayfield	Eccles	14-12
15 Jan	Saddleworth	Ellenborough	36-0

Second Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
11 Jan	Clayton	Saddleworth	16-2
11 Jan	Hull Dockers	Eastmoor	28-0
11 Jan	Leeds University	Thatto Heath	24-26
11 Jan	Lock Lane	Heworth	18-10
11 Jan	Milford	East Leeds	12-13
11 Jan	Moldgreen	Thornhill	12-6
11 Jan	Oulton	West Bowling	14-10
11 Jan	Ovenden	Barrow Is.	18-16
11 Jan	Redhill	Wigan Rose Bridge	24-17
11 Jan	Siddal	Beverley	36-0
11 Jan	Skirlaugh	Leigh Miners R.	34-12
11 Jan	Walney	Millom	17-10
11 Jan	West Hull	Haydock	32-0
11 Jan	Wigan St Pats	Blackbrook	36-18
11 Jan	Woolston	Keighley Albion	26-6
14 Jan	Dudley Hill	Dewsbury Moor	40-2
18 Jan	BRK	Egremont	39-6
18 Jan	York Acorn	Mayfield	7-20

Third Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
24 Jan	Dewsbury	West Hull	44-18
25 Jan	Lancashire Lynx	Hull Dockers	24-4
26 Jan	Barrow	Siddal	16-8
26 Jan	Batley	Prescot	48-12
26 Jan	Carlisle	BRK	34-8
26 Jan	Doncaster	Oulton	15-14
26 Jan	Featherstone Rovers	Moldgreen	48-14
26 Jan	Huddersfield	East Leeds	82-0
26 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	Mayfield	44-4
26 Jan	Hull	Lock Lane	42-0
26 Jan	Hunslet Hawks	Woolston	54-6
26 Jan	Keighley	Redhill	62-4
26 Jan	Leigh	Wigan St Pats	68-10
26 Jan	Rochdale Hornets	Walney	30-6
26 Jan	Swinton	Bramley	46-0
26 Jan	Wakefield Trinity	Ovenden	52-0
26 Jan	Whitehaven	Skirlaugh	12-6
26 Jan	Widnes	Clayton	56-2
26 Jan	Workington Town	Thatto Heath	86-0
26 Jan	York	Dudley Hill	14-21

Fourth Round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
07 Feb	Dewsbury	Doncaster	26-15
08 Feb	St Helens	Wigan	26-12
09 Feb	Batley	Paris St Germain	4-38
09 Feb	Carlisle	Dudley Hill	62-2
09 Feb	Castleford Tigers	Salford	18-36
09 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	Widnes	14-12
09 Feb	Huddersfield	Hull	16-16
09 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	Halifax	16-20
09 Feb	Hunslet Hawks	Bradford	10-62
09 Feb	Lancashire Lynx	London	5-48
09 Feb	Leigh	Sheffield Eagles	18-62
09 Feb	Oldham	Rochdale Hornets	48-6
09 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	Swinton	9-4
09 Feb	Warrington	Barrow	66-6
09 Feb	Whitehaven	Leeds	8-48
09 Feb	Workington Town	Keighley	14-24
12 Feb	Hull	Huddersfield	24-14

Fifth Round

^[3]

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
22 Feb	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Oldham Bears	14-22
23 Feb	Warrington Wolves	Sheffield Eagles	31-18
23 Feb	Halifax R.L.F.C.	Keighley Cougars	8-21
23 Feb	Leeds Rhinos	Dewsbury Rams	48-22
23 Feb	London Broncos	Bradford Bulls	12-34
23 Feb	Salford Reds	Paris Saint-Germain	8-4
23 Feb	St Helens	Hull F.C.	54-8
23 Feb	Carlisle RLFC	Featherstone Rovers	20-32

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
08 Mar	Oldham Bears	Bradford Bulls	12-38
09 Mar	Warrington Wolves	Salford Reds	10-29
09 Mar	Keighley Cougars	St Helens	0-24
09 Mar	Leeds Rhinos	Featherstone Rovers	32-12

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
22 Mar	St Helens	Salford Reds	50-20
29 Mar	Bradford Bulls	Leeds Rhinos	24-10

Final

3 May 1997

St. Helens	32 – 22	Bradford Bulls
Tries: Martyn (2), Hammond, Joynt, Sullivan Goals: Goulding (6)	Report	Tries: Loughlin, Lowes, Peacock, Tomlinson Goals: McNamara (3)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,022
Referee: 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

↑ "RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL: Bulls fall on Saints' dagger". The Independent.
↑ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport.
↑ ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997:". The Times Digital Archive.

External links

Challenge Cup official website

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[1] "RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL: Bulls fall on Saints' dagger". The Independent.

[2] "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport.

[3] ""Rugby League." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1997:". The Times Digital Archive.

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