1991–92 Challenge Cup

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1992 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Castleford
Lance Todd Trophy Martin Offiah

The 1992 Challenge Cup was the 91st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the ;;Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and Castleford at Wembley. Wigan won the match 28–12.

Preliminary round[edit]

Date Team One Team Two Score
08 Jan Nottingham City (3) Batley (3) 0-36
09 Jan Chorley Borough (3) Salford (1) 13-64
12 Jan Kells A.R.L.F.C. (4) Hull Dockers (4) 17-14
12 Jan Wakefield Trinity (1) Huddersfield (3) 32-18
13 Jan Workington Town (2) Carlisle (2) 11-4
21 Jan Bramley (3) Leeds (1) 12-36

First round[edit]

Date Team One Team Two Score
25 Jan Dewsbury (3) Leigh (2) 14-2
25 Jan Leeds (1) Ryedale-York (2) 48-6
26 Jan Barrow (3) Keighley (3) 7-7
26 Jan Batley (3) Featherstone Rovers (1) 20-36
26 Jan Halifax (1) Hull Kingston Rovers (1) 12-8
26 Jan Trafford Borough (3) Castleford (1) 0-50
26 Jan Workington Town (2) Wakefield Trinity (1) 13-8
28 Jan Whitehaven (3) Sheffield Eagles (2) 4-56
29 Jan Kells A.R.L.F.C. (4) Hunslet (3) 14-32
02 Feb Doncaster (3) Swinton (1) 14-4
02 Feb Highfield (3) London Crusaders (2) 12-12
02 Feb Keighley (3) Barrow (3) 14-14
02 Feb Rochdale Hornets (2) Hull FC (1) 28-32
02 Feb Salford (1) Wigan (1) 6-22
02 Feb Scarborough Pirates (3) Bradford Northern (1) 4-52
02 Feb Widnes (1) St Helens (1) 2-10
03 Feb Oldham (2) Warrington (1) 3-8
04 Feb Barrow (3) Keighley (3) 16-0
04 Feb London Crusaders(2) Highfield (3) 24-10

Second round[edit]

[1]

Date Team One Team Two Score
08 Feb Leeds St Helens 12-32
09 Feb Workington Town London Crusaders 9-2
09 Feb Dewsbury Featherstone Rovers 10-23
09 Feb Halifax Doncaster 66-8
09 Feb Hunslet Castleford 12-28
09 Feb Sheffield Eagles Hull F.C. 6-11
10 Feb Barrow Bradford Northern 13-30
16 Feb Wigan Warrington 14-0

Quarter-finals[edit]

[2]

Date Team One Team Two Score
22 Feb St Helens Wigan 6-13
23 Feb Castleford Featherstone Rovers 19-12
23 Feb Halifax Bradford Northern 4-12
23 Feb Workington Town Hull F.C. 8-24

Semi finals[edit]

14 March 1992
Castleford 8 – 4 Hull
Try: Ford
Goal: Crooks (2)
Report
Try: Eastwood
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 14,636

28 March 1992
Wigan 71 – 10 Bradford Northern
Try: Betts, Lucas, Miles (2), Offiah (5), Lydon, Edwards, Bell, Botica
Goal: Botica (9)
Drop goal: Gregory
Report
Try: Shelford, Gill
Goal: Hobbs
Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 18,027

Final[edit]

2 May 1992
Wigan 28 – 12 Castleford
Try: Offiah (2), Edwards, Hampson
Goal: Botica (5)
Drop goal: Lydon (2)
Report
Try: Blackmore, England
Goal: Ketteridge (2)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,386
Player of the Match: Martin Offiah[3]
FB 1 Joe Lydon
RW 2 Frano Botica
RC 3 Dean Bell (c)
LC 4 Gene Miles
LW 5 Martin Offiah
SO 6 Shaun Edwards
SH 7 Andy Gregory
PR 8 Kelvin Skerrett
HK 9 Martin Dermott
PR 10 Andy Platt
SR 11 Denis Betts
SR 12 Billy McGinty
LF 13 Phil Clarke
Substitutions:
IC 14 Steve Hampson
IC 15 Neil Cowie
Coach:
John Monie
FB 1 Graham Steadman
RW 2 Jon Wray
RC 3 St John Ellis
LC 4 Richie Blackmore
LW 5 David Nelson
SO 6 Grant Anderson
SH 7 Mike Ford
PR 8 Lee Crooks (c)
HK 9 Graham Southernwood
PR 10 Keith England
SR 11 Graeme Bradley
SR 12 Martin Ketteridge
LF 13 Tawera Nikau
Substitutions:
IC 14 Tony Smith
IC 15 Dean Sampson
Coach:
Darryl van der Velde

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 10 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ ""Results and Tables." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 May 1992). "Wigan call early doors to keep out challengers". The Guardian. London. p. 13.

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