2000 Challenge Cup

2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration	8 rounds
Highest attendance	67,247
Broadcast partners	BBC Sport
Winners	Bradford Bulls
Runners-up	Leeds Rhinos
Lance Todd Trophy	Henry Paul
	← 1999; 2001 →;

The 2000 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 1999 and ended with the final on 29 April 2000.

The final was held on Saturday, 29 April 2000, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK. The game was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 24-18.^[1]

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
04 Dec	Askam	Eccles	14-32
04 Dec	Blackbrook	Waterhead	0-11
04 Dec	British Army	Dewsbury Celtic	54-7
04 Dec	Castleford Panthers	Thornhill	8-16
04 Dec	Clayton	Siddal	2-18
04 Dec	Dewsbury Moor	Haydock	14-30
04 Dec	Dublin Blues	Farnworth	2-54
04 Dec	East Leeds	Crosfields	26-4
04 Dec	Edinburgh	Woolston	12-17
04 Dec	Hensingham	Featherstone Lions	6-17
04 Dec	Heworth	Oulton	2-16
04 Dec	Hull Dockers	Navy	0-4
04 Dec	Ideal Isberg	Milford	30-10
04 Dec	John Moores Uni	New Earswick	4-34
04 Dec	Keighley Albion	Simms Cross	17-10
04 Dec	Leigh East	West Bowling	14-32
04 Dec	Millom	Elland	8-5
04 Dec	Norland	Stanley	8-46
04 Dec	Queens	Queensbury	26-17
04 Dec	Rochdale Mayfield	Eastmoor	16-6
04 Dec	RAF	Normanton	20-8
04 Dec	Shaw Cross	Townville	20-8
04 Dec	Wath Brow Hornets	Barrow Is.	22-8
04 Dec	Wigan St Judes	London Skolars	36-12
04 Dec	York Acorn	Sheffield Hills	6-14
04 Dec	Durham	Cardiff Demons	6-36

Second round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
18 Dec	British Army	Oulton	24-10
18 Dec	Cardiff Demons	Rochdale Mayfield	18-10
18 Dec	Cas. Lock Lane	Navy	38-4
18 Dec	Dudley Hill	Redhill	32-30
18 Dec	Keighley Albion	Stanley	1-14
18 Dec	New Earswick	Featherstone Lions	4-44
18 Dec	Oldham St Annes	Farnworth
18 Dec	Queens	Thornhill	6-36
18 Dec	RAF	Wigan St Judes	6-40
18 Dec	Shaw Cross	East Leeds	52-7
18 Dec	Sheffield Hills	Ideal Isberg	10-30
18 Dec	Siddal	Leigh Miners R.	34-14
18 Dec	Skirlaugh	Haydock	19-6
18 Dec	Walney	Woolston	16-2
18 Dec	Waterhead	Millom	44-2
18 Dec	Wath Brow Hornets	West Bowling	22-13
28 Dec	Saddleworth	West Hull	2-29
30 Dec	Wigan St Pats	Eccles	30-8

Third round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
30 Jan	Barrow	Featherstone Lions	42-12
30 Jan	Batley	Oldham St Annes	0-10
30 Jan	Cas. Lock Lane	Villeneuve	16-26
30 Jan	Dewsbury	Stanley	66-0
30 Jan	Doncaster	St Gaudens	40-10
30 Jan	Featherstone Rovers	Wigan St Pats	64-6
30 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	Ideal Isberg	32-4
30 Jan	Keighley	Cardiff Demons	90-0
30 Jan	Lancashire Lynx	Walney	18-6
30 Jan	Leigh	Siddal	34-12
30 Jan	Rochdale Hornets	British Army	66-6
30 Jan	Sheffield Eagles	Thornhill	14-16
30 Jan	Wath Brow Hornets	Eccles	26-0
30 Jan	Whitehaven	Shaw Cross	42-0
30 Jan	Widnes	West Hull	76-8
30 Jan	Workington Town	Skirlaugh	12-2
30 Jan	York	Dudley Hill	56-10
01 Feb	Swinton	Waterhead	72-1
08 Feb	Oldham	Wigan St Judes	44-0

Fourth round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
12 Feb	Bradford	Huddersfield Sheffield	32-4
12 Feb	Barrow	Salford City	18-34
12 Feb	Dewsbury	Widnes	29-16
12 Feb	Doncaster	Workington Town	54-6
12 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	Leeds	12-48
12 Feb	Halifax	Hull Kingston Rovers	36-8
12 Feb	Hull FC	Lancashire	86-0
12 Feb	Hunslet Hawks	Warrington	4-46
12 Feb	Keighley	Villeneuve	14-16
12 Feb	Leigh	Wakefield Trinity	28-40
12 Feb	London	Wath Brow Hornets	44-18
13 Feb	Oldham St Annes	Castleford Tigers	8-64
13 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	Oldham	30-14
13 Feb	Swinton	St Helens	22-36
13 Feb	Wigan	Whitehaven	98-4
13 Feb	York	Thornhill	56-2

Fifth round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
26 Feb	Hull Sharks	Rochdale Hornets	82-10
27 Feb	Castleford Tigers	Halifax Blue Sox	10-11
27 Feb	Leeds Rhinos	St Helens Saints	26-20
27 Feb	London Broncos	Salford City Reds	21-22
27 Feb	Wigan Warriors	Doncaster Dragons	38-2
27 Feb	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Bradford Bulls	0-46
27 Feb	Dewsbury Rams	Villeneuve Leopards	35-10
27 Feb	Warrington Wolves	York Wasps	84-1

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
10 Mar	Hull Sharks	Wigan Warriors	14-4
11 Mar	Salford City Reds	Warrington Wolves	20-22
12 Mar	Halifax Blue Sox	Bradford Bulls	18-28
12 Mar	Leeds Rhinos	Dewsbury Rams	42-10

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
25 Mar	Bradford Bulls	Warrington Wolves	44-20
26 Mar	Hull Sharks	Leeds Rhinos	2-22

Final

Referee: Steve Presley (Castleford)

Attendance: 67,247

Final Score: Bradford Bulls 24 - 18 Leeds Rhinos

Bradford Bulls team

Stuart Spruce, Nathan McAvoy, Scott Naylor, Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Henry Paul, Robbie Paul, Brian McDermott, James Lowes, Paul Anderson, Jamie Peacock, Mike Forshaw, Brad Mackay

Subs: Leon Pryce, David Boyle, Bernard Dwyer, Stuart Fielden Coach: Matthew Elliott

Scorers

Tries: Michael Withers (2), Nathan McAvoy, Stuart Fielden

Goals: Henry Paul (4)

Leeds Rhinos team

Iestyn Harris, Leroy Rivett, Richie Blackmore, Keith Senior, Francis Cummins, Daryl Powell, Ryan Sheridan, Darren Fleary, Dean Lawford, Barrie McDermott, Adrian Morley, Anthony Farrell, Andy Hay

Subs: Marcus St Hilaire, Lee Jackson, David Barnhill, Jamie Mathiou Coach: Dean Lance

Scorers

Tries: Andy Hay, Marcus St Hilaire

Goals: Iestyn Harris (5)

Man of the match

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Henry Paul (Bradford).^[2]

Preceded by 1999 Challenge Cup	2000 Challenge Cup 2000	Succeeded by 2001 Challenge Cup

References

^ "Paul drops bombs on Leeds". The Guardian.
^ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010.

External links

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[1] "Paul drops bombs on Leeds". The Guardian.

[2] "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010.

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