2002 Challenge Cup

2002 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup
Duration	8 Rounds
Winners	Wigan Warriors
Runners-up	St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy	Kris Radlinski
	← 2001; 2003 →;

The 2002 Challenge Cup was the 101st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup for sponsorship reason, the final was contested by Wigan Warriors and St Helens at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Wigan won the match 21–12.

Semi finals

13 April 2002

Wigan Warriors	20 – 10	Castleford Tigers
Try: Newton, Dallas, Connolly Goal: Farrell (4)	Report	Try: Smith, Hudson Goal: Bartrim

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 10,380
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)

14 April 2002

Leeds Rhinos	16 – 42	St Helens
Try: Calderwood, Walker, Poching Goal: Walker (2)	Report	Try: Cunningham, Albert (3), Stewart (3), Sculthorpe Goal: Long (5)

JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 17,475
Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)

Final

27 April 2002

Wigan Warriors	21 – 12	St Helens
Try: Dallas, Lam, Connolly Goal: Farrell (4) Drop goal: Lam	Report	Try: Albert, Gleeson, Sculthorpe

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,140
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Kris Radlinski^[1]


FB	1	Kris Radlinski
RW	2	Brett Dallas
RC	4	Gary Connolly
LC	3	Jamie Ainscough
LW	15	Paul Johnson
SO	6	Julian O'Neill
SH	7	Adrian Lam
PR	8	Terry O'Connor
HK	9	Terry Newton
PR	10	Craig Smith
SR	11	Mick Cassidy
SR	12	David Furner
LF	13	Andy Farrell (c)
Substitutions:
IC	5	Brian Carney
IC	14	David Hodgson
IC	18	Mark Smith
IC	21	Ricky Bibey
Coach:
Stuart Raper


FB	1	Paul Wellens
RW	5	Darren Albert
RC	3	Martin Gleeson
LC	4	Paul Newlove
LW	19	Anthony Stewart
SO	20	Tommy Martyn
SH	7	Sean Long
PR	8	Darren Britt
HK	9	Keiron Cunningham
PR	12	Peter Shiels
SR	11	Chris Joynt
SR	15	Tim Jonkers
LF	13	Paul Sculthorpe (c)
Substitutions:
IC	2	Sean Hoppe
IC	14	John Stankevitch
IC	17	Mick Higham
IC	10	Barry Ward
Coach:
Ian Millward

References

^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup - Final Tie". Rugby League World. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 2002 results at Rugby League Project

[1] "Rugby League Challenge Cup - Final Tie". Rugby League World. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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