2001 Challenge Cup – Wikipedia
The 2001 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2001 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 2000 and ended with the final on 28 April 2001.
Bradford Bulls were the reigning champions, following their 24–18 victory over Leeds Rhinos in the 2000 Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium.
Round 1[edit]
Ties were scheduled to be played over the weekend of 2–3 December 2000, although two matches did not take place until 9 and 16 December.
Round 2[edit]
Ties were due to be played over the weekend of 16–17 December 2000 but the round was not completed until 13 January 2001.
- Notes
A.^ After extra time
Round 3[edit]
Ties were played over the weekend of 26–28 January 2001.
Round 4[edit]
Ties were played between 10–14 February 2001
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| St. Helens | 22–8 | Wigan Warriors | 10 February 2001 | Knowsley Road | Stuart Cummings | 13,593 | ||
| Barrow Border Raiders | 4–56 | Halifax Blue Sox | 11 February 2001 | Craven Park | Richard Silverwood | 2,160 | ||
| Bradford Bulls | 54–10 | Widnes Vikings | 11 February 2001 | Odsal Stadium | Ian Smith | 7,760 | ||
| Dewsbury Rams | 4–18 | Castleford Tigers | 11 February 2001 | Ram Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 3,384 | ||
| Doncaster Dragons | 14–12 | Sheffield Eagles | 11 February 2001 | Belle Vue | John Farrell | 1,344 | ||
| Huddersfield Giants | 28–6 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 February 2001 | Alfred McAlpine Stadium | Steve Ganson | 2,527 | ||
| Keighley Cougars | 20–34 | Hull F.C. | 11 February 2001 | Cougar Park | Robert Connolly | 4,401 | ||
| Leigh Centurions | 16–12 | Salford City Reds | 11 February 2001 | Hilton Park | Russell Smith | 6,408 | ||
| London Broncos | 44–6 | Batley Bulldogs | 11 February 2001 | Broadfield Stadium | Steve Addy | 1,204 | ||
| Swinton Lions | 10–106 | Leeds Rhinos | 11 February 2001 | Gigg Lane | Colin Morris | 3,239 | ||
| Warrington Wolves | 48–6 | Woolston Rovers | 11 February 2001 | Wilderspool Stadium | Steve Nicholson | 6,008 | ||
| Workington Town | 6–56 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 11 February 2001 | Derwent Park | Paul Lee | 1,710 | ||
| York Wasps | 8–22 | Villeneuve Leopards | 11 February 2001 | Huntingdon Stadium | Julian King | 471 | ||
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 17–6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13 February 2001 | Boundary Park | 2,008 | |||
| Rochdale Hornets | 38–4 | Hunslet Hawks | 13 February 2001 | Spotland Stadium | Nick Oddy | 605 | ||
| Gateshead Thunder | 0–56 | Whitehaven | 14 February 2001 | Gateshead International Stadium | ||||
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
Round 5[edit]
The fifth round fixtures were played over the weekend of 24–25 February 2001.
Quarter finals[edit]
The quarter finals was played over the weekend of 9–11 March 2001
Semi finals[edit]
The ties were played on 31 March and 1 April 2001.
[7]
The 100th Challenge Cup final was played on 28 April 2001 and was the first to be played at Twickenham Stadium. Hear’Say performed before the match. St Helen’s stand off Sean Long was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.[8]
[9]
| Bradford Bulls | 6–13 | St. Helens |
|---|---|---|
| Goal: H Paul (2) Drop goal: H Paul |
Try: Martyn, Cunningham Goal: Long (2) Drop goal: Martyn |
Teams[edit]
St Helens: Paul Wellens, Sean Hoppe, Kevin Iro, Paul Newlove, Anthony Sullivan; Tommy Martyn, Sean Long, David Fairleigh, Keiron Cunningham, Sonny Nickle, Chris Joynt (c), Peter Shiels, Paul Sculthorpe
Subs: Steve Hall, Anthony Stewart, Vila Matautia, Tim Jonkers Coach: Ian Millward
Bradford: Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Scott Naylor, Shane Rigon, Leon Pryce, Henry Paul, Robbie Paul (c), Joe Vagana, James Lowes, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock, Daniel Gartner, Mike Forshaw
Subs: Paul Deacon, Paul Anderson, Lee Gilmour, Stuart Fielden Coach: Brian Noble
UK Broadcasting rights[edit]
The tournament was screened in the United Kingdom by the BBC.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
Recent Comments