1990 Channel 10 Challenge Cup

The 1990 Channel 10 Challenge Cup was the name of the annual pre-season knockout rugby league competition run by the New South Wales Rugby League and was the lead-in to the 1990 NSWRL season. The naming rights sponsor was Channel 10 who broadcast the competition. The tournament was played from February to March 1989, culminating in the final between Canberra and Penrith.

Format

The first pre-season competition since the 1981 Craven Mild Cup operated on a straight knock-out format.

The competing teams were the 16 New South Wales Rugby League teams (Balmain, Brisbane, Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Gold Coast, Illawarra, Manly-Warringah, Newcastle, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs).

Round 1
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
12/02/90 Gold Coast (Shaw, Benson 2, Ross, Neller tries, McCarthy, Gibbs 2 goals)32 Eastern Suburbs (Morris, Papworth, Smith tries, Smith 3 goals)18Athletic OvalTroy McCarthy - Gold Coast[1]
12/02/90 Penrith (Simmons, Izzard, Carter tries, G.Alexander 3 goals)18 Brisbane (Renouf, Matterson tries, Matterson goal)10Athletic OvalCol Bentley - Penrith[2]
14/02/90 Western Suburbs (Stafford, Simonds, Henjack tries, Mackay goal)14 Canterbury-Bankstown (Lamb try, Lamb goal, Lamb field goal)7Westport ParkJason Stafford - Western Suburbs[3]
14/02/90 St George (Coyne, Johnston 2, Linnane tries, Walford 4 goals)28 Parramatta (Erickson, Kenny, Izzard, Johnston tries, Leeds 4 goals)24Westport ParkBrian Johnston - St George[4]
16/02/90 Newcastle (Gordon, Wurth 2 tries, Gordon 3 goals, Wurth 2 field goals)24 Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking, Stains tries, Wilson goal)10Scully ParkGary Wurth - Newcastle[5]
16/02/90 North Sydney (Florimo, Conlon tries, Conlon 2 goals)12 Manly-Warringah (Ronson, O'Connor tries, O'Connor goal)10Scully ParkGreg Florimo - North Sydney[6]
18/02/90 Canberra (Belcher, Ferguson, Clyde tries, Meninga 4 goals)20 Illawarra (Wishart, Fritz, Piccinelli tries, Wishart goal)14Pioneer OvalDean Lance - Canberra[7]
18/02/90 Balmain (O'Brien 2, Freeman tries, Brasher 2 goals, Elias field goal)17 South Sydney (Harrington, Coleman tries, Saab 2 goals)12Pioneer OvalSteve O'Brien - Balmain[8]

Quarter Finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
23/02/90 Penrith (McIndoe 2 tries, G.Alexander 7 goals)22 Gold Coast (Mohr, Searle tries, Benson, McCarthy goals)12Lavington Sports GroundSteve Carter - Penrith[9]
23/02/90 Western Suburbs (Simonds, Cogger tries, Mackay 2, O'Doherty goals)14 St George (Gill, Walford tries, Walford 2 goals)12Lavington Sports GroundCameron Blair - Western Suburbs[10]
25/02/90 North Sydney (Rea, McArthur tries, McArthur 4 goals)16 Newcastle (Gordon, Kemp tries, Gordon 2 goals)12Goulburn Workers ArenaJohn McArthur - North Sydney[11]
25/02/90 Canberra (Clyde 2, Lazarus, Martin, Wood, Woods tries, O'Sullivan goal)26 Balmain (O'Brien try, Brasher 2 goals)8Goulburn Workers ArenaMal Meninga - Canberra[12]

Semi Finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
02/03/90 Penrith (McIndoe, G.Alexander, Bentley tries, Barwick 4 goals, G.Alexander field goal)21 Western Suburbs (Jackson try, O'Doherty, Docherty goals)8Carrington ParkMark Geyer - Penrith[13]
04/03/90 Canberra (Daley, Bell tries, Meninga 3 goals)14 North Sydney0Parramatta StadiumGary Belcher - Canberra[14]

Final

Teams

Canberra : 1. Gary Belcher, 2. Paul Martin, 3. Mal Meninga (c), 4. Laurie Daley, 5. John Ferguson, 6. Ricky Stuart, 7. Chris O'Sullivan, 13. Bradley Clyde, 12. Dean Lance, 11. David Barnhill, 10. Glenn Lazarus, 9. Wayne Collins, 8. Brent Todd. Reserves 14. Phil Carey, 15. Mark Bell, 16. Mark Lowry, 17. David Woods. Coach: Tim Sheens.

Penrith : 1. Greg Barwick, 2. Alan McIndoe, 3. Col Bentley, 4. Graeme Bradley, 5. Paul Smith, 6. Brad Izzard, 7. Greg Alexander, 13. Chris Mortimer, 12. Mark Geyer, 11. John Cartwright, 10. Peter Kelly, 9. Royce Simmons (c), 8. Peter Tunks. Reserves 14. Steve Carter, 15. Brad Fittler, 16. Craig Connor, 17. Steve Waddell. Coach: Phil Gould.

Referee: Bill Harrigan.

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
07/03/90 Canberra (Martin, Daley tries, Meninga 2 goals)12 Penrith (Barwick goal)2Parramatta StadiumWayne Collins - Canberra[15]

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