2000 Challenge Cup

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.

2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration8 rounds
Highest attendance67,247
Broadcast partnersBBC Sport
Winners Bradford Bulls
Runners-up Leeds Rhinos
Lance Todd Trophy Henry Paul

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

The first round was scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 December 1999 but due to cold weather leading to frozen pitches, a number of games were postponed. The last tie in the round was not played until 3 January 2000.

First round
Home Score Away Date
Army54–70Dewsbury CelticSaturday 4 December 1999
Askam14–32Eccles
Castleford Panthers08–16Thornhill
East Leeds26–40Crosfields
Heworth02–16Oulton
Hull Dockers0–4Royal Navy
Ideal Isberg30–10Milford
John Moores University04–34New Earswick
Leigh East14–32West Bowling
Millom8–5Elland
Norland08–46Stanley
Queens26–17Queensbury
Rochdale Mayfield16–60Eastmoor
Royal Air Force20–80Normanton
Shaw Cross20–80Townville
Wigan St Judes36–12London Skolars
Dublin02–54FarnworthSunday 5 December 1999
Clayton02–18SiddalSaturday 11 December 1999
Dewsbury Moor14–30Haydock
Keighley Albion17–10Simms Cross
Wath Brow22–80Barrow Island
Blackbrook00–11WaterheadTuesday 14 December 1999
Hensingham06–17Featherstone LionsMonday 3 January 2000
Source:[2]

Second round
Second round
Home Score Away Date
Army24–10OultonSaturday 18 December 1999
Castleford Lock Lane38–40Royal Navy
Royal Air Force06–40Wigan St Judes
Sheffield Hillsborough10–30Ideal Isberg
Siddal34–14Leigh Miners Rangers
Skirlaugh19–60Haydock
Walney Central16–20Woolston
Waterhead44–20[lower-alpha 1]Millom
Wath Brow22–13West Bowling
Oldham St AnnesP-PFarnworthMonday 27 December 1999
Saddleworth02–29West HullTuesday 28 December 1999
Wigan St Patricks30–80EcclesThursday 30 December 1999
Dudley Hill32–30RedhillSunday 2 January 2000
Queens06–26Thornhill
Shaw Cross52–70East LeedsMonday 3 January 2000
Keighley Albion01–14Stanley
New Earswick04–44Featherstone LionsSaturday 8 January 2000
Cardiff18–10Rochdale MayfieldSunday 9th January 2000
Source:[3]

Third round
Third round
Home Score Away Date
Wath Brow Hornets26–00EcclesSaturday 29 January 2000
Barrow Border Raiders42–12Featherstone LionsSunday 30th January 2000
Batley Bulldogs00–10Oldham St Annes
Castleford Lock Lane16–26Villeneuve Leopards
Dewsbury Rams66–00Stanley
Doncaster Dragons40–10St Gaudens
Featherstone Rovers64–60Wigan St Patricks
Keighley Cougars90–00Cardiff
Hull Kingston Rovers32–40Ideal Isberg
Lancashire Lynx18–60Walney Central
Leigh Centurions34–12Siddal
Rochdale Hornets66–60Army
Sheffield Hillsborough14–16Thornhill
Whitehaven Warriors42–00Shaw Cross
Widnes Vikings76–80West Hull
Workington Town12–20Skirlaugh
York Wasps56–10Dudley Hill
Swinton Lions74–10WaterheadTuesday 1 February 2000
Oldham Roughyeds44–00Wigan St JudesTuesday 8 February 2000
Source:[4]

Fourth round
Fourth round
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls32–40Huddersfield-SheffieldSaturday 12 February 2000
Barrow Raiders18–34Salford City RedsSunday 13 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams29–16Widnes Vikings
Doncaster Dragons54–60Workington Town
Featherstone Rovers12–48Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Blue Sox36–80Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Sharks86–00Lancashire Lynx
Hunslet Hawks04–46Warrington Wolves
Leigh Centurions28–40Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
London Broncos44–18Wath Brow Hornets
Oldham St Annes08–64[lower-alpha 2]Castleford Tigers
Rochdale Hornets30–14Oldham Roughyeds
Swinton Lions22–36St Helens
Villeneuve Leopards16–14[lower-alpha 3]Keighley Cougars
Wigan Warriors98–40Whitehaven Warriors
York Wasps56–20Thornhill Trojans
Source:[5]

Fifth round
Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Leeds Rhinos26–20St HelensSaturday 26 February 2000
Castleford Tigers10–11Halifax Blue SoxSunday 27 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams35–10Villeneuve Leopards
Hull Sharks82–10Rochdale Hornets
London Broncos21–22Salford City Reds
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats00–46Bradford Bulls
Warrington Wolves84–10York Wasps
Wigan Warriors38–20Doncaster Dragons
Source:[6]

Quarter-finals
Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Hull Sharks14–40Wigan WarriorsFriday 10 March 2000
Salford City Reds20–22Warrington WolvesSaturday 11 March 2020
Halifax Blue Sox18–28Bradford BullsSunday 12 March 2000
Leeds Rhinos42–10Dewsbury Rams
Source:[7]

Semi-finals
Semi-finals
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls44–20Warrington WolvesSaturday 25 March 2000
Hull Sharks02–22Leeds RhinosSunday 26 March 2000
Source:[8]

Final
29 April 2000
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Bradford Bulls 24–18 Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Michael Withers (2), Nathan McAvoy, Stuart Fielden
Goals: Henry Paul (4)
 Tries: Andy Hay, Marcus St Hilaire
Goals: Iestyn Harris (5)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,247
Referee: Steve Presley (Castleford)
Lance Todd Trophy: Henry Paul (Bradford)[9]
Team details
Bradford BullsPositionLeeds Rhinos
NameNumberNumberName
Stuart Spruce1FB1Iestyn Harris
Nathan McAvoy2WG2Leroy Rivett
Scott Naylor3CE3Richie Blackmore
Michael Withers4CE4Keith Senior
Tevita Vaikona5WG5Francis Cummins
Henry Paul6SO6Daryl Powell
Robbie Paul7SH7Ryan Sheridan
Brian McDermott8PR8Darren Fleary
James Lowes9HK9Dean Lawford
Paul Anderson10PF10Barrie McDermott
Jamie Peacock11SR11Adrian Morley
Mike Forshaw12SR12Anthony Farrell
Brad Mackay13LF13Andy Hay
Leon Pryce14IN14Marcus St Hilaire
David Boyle15IN15Lee Jackson
Bernard Dwyer16IN16David Barnhill
Stuart Fielden17IN17Jamie Mathiou
Matthew ElliottCoachDean Lance

Notes
  1. Abandoned after 70 minutes due to bad weather
  2. Match played at Castleford
  3. Match played at Keighley

References
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  2. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 1". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 2". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
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  5. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 4". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 5". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  7. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  8. "Rugby League Challenge Cup Semi-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  9. "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010.
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