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1 Preliminary round  




2 First round  




3 Second round  




4 Quarter-finals  




5 Semi finals  




6 Final  




7 References  




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1991 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Winners Wigan
Runners-up St. Helens
Lance Todd Trophy Denis Betts
  • 1992 →

    • The 1991 Challenge Cup was the 90th 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 St. HelensatWembley. Wigan won the match 13–8.

    Preliminary round[edit]

    Date Team One Team Two Score
    27 Jan Carlisle Workington Town 8-9
    27 Jan Hensingham Dewsbury 7-24
    27 Jan Leigh East Bradford Northern 12-24
    27 Jan Salford Cutsyke 44-4
    27 Jan Warrington Huddersfield 22-4
    30 Jan Sheffield Eagles Hull FC 19-6

    First round[edit]

    Date Team One Team Two Score
    10 Feb Doncaster Widnes 4-30
    10 Feb Leeds Dewsbury 40-20
    10 Feb Swinton St Helens 8-18
    12 Feb Castleford Wigan 4-28
    14 Feb Keighley Runcorn 36-4
    15 Feb Salford Batley 36-14
    17 Feb Barrow Hunslet 13-8
    17 Feb Bradford Northern Leigh 50-4
    17 Feb Bramley Oldham 6-38
    17 Feb Halifax Fulham 46-6
    17 Feb Nottingham Whitehaven 10-26
    17 Feb Ryedale-York Warrington 1-8
    17 Feb Sheffield Eagles Featherstone Rovers 19-12
    17 Feb Wakefield Trinity Trafford 18-7
    17 Feb Workington Town Hull Kingston Rovers 18-12
    19 Feb Rochdale Hornets Chorley 14-10

    Second round[edit]

    [1]

    Date Team One Team Two Score
    23 Feb Rochdale Wigan 4-72
    24 Feb Barrow Widnes 4-28
    24 Feb Halifax Whitehaven 46-12
    24 Feb Keighley Warrington 10-42
    24 Feb Sheffield Salford 16-19
    24 Feb Workington Town Oldham 15-20
    24 Feb St Helens Wakefield Trinity 16-2
    24 Feb Bradford Northern Leeds 5-0

    Quarter-finals[edit]

    Date Team One Team Two Score
    09 Mar Warrington Widnes 14-26
    10 Mar Wigan Bradford Northern 32-2
    10 Mar Halifax St Helens 16-24
    10 Mar Oldham Salford 40-3

    Semi finals[edit]

    23 March 1991
    Wigan 30 – 16 Oldham
    Try: Botica, Edwards, Goodway, Hanley, Iro
    Goal: Botica (5)     		Report
    		 Try: Ford, Henderson, McAlister
    Goal: Atkinson (2)

    Burnden Park, Bolton
    Attendance: 19,057

    30 March 1991
    St. Helens 19 – 2 Widnes
    Try: Griffiths (2), Hunte
    Goal: Loughlin (3)
    Drop goal: Groves     		Report
    		 Goal: Davies

    Central Park, Wigan
    Attendance: 16,109

    Final[edit]

    27 April 1991
    Wigan 13 – 8 St. Helens
    Try: Myers, Botica
    Goal: Botica (2)
    Drop goal: Gregory     		Report
    		 Try: Hunte
    Goal: Bishop (2)

    Wembley, London
    Attendance: 75,532
    Player of the Match: Denis Betts[2]

    FB 1 Steve Hampson
    RW 2 David Myers
    RC 3 Kevin Iro
    LC 4 Dean Bell
    LW 5 Frano Botica
    SO 6 Shaun Edwards
    SH 7 Andy Gregory
    PR 8 Ian Lucas
    HK 9 Martin Dermott
    PR 10 Andy Platt
    SR 11 Denis Betts
    SR 12 Phil Clarke
    LF 13 Ellery Hanley (c)
    Substitutions:
    IC 14 Bobbie Goulding
    IC 15 Andy Goodway
    Coach:
    John Monie
    FB 1 Phil Veivers
    RW 2 Alan Hunte
    RC 3 Tea Ropati
    LC 4 Paul Loughlin
    LW 5 Les Quirk
    SO 6 Jonathan Griffiths
    SH 7 Paul Bishop
    PR 8 Jon Neill
    HK 9 Bernard Dwyer
    PR 10 Kevin Ward
    SR 11 John Harrison
    SR 12 George Mann
    LF 13 Shane Cooper (c)
    Substitutions:
    IC 14 Gary Connolly
    IC 15 Paul Groves
    Coach:
    Mike McClennan

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Keith MacKlin. "Burgess puts seal on a memorable week." Times [London, England] 25 Feb. 1991". The Times.
  • ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (29 April 1991). "Monie's walking wounded make history". The Guardian. London. p. 14. ProQuest 187141258.

    • External links[edit]


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