Duration | 8 Rounds |
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Number of teams | 81 |
Highest attendance | 77,914 Castleford Tigers vs Leeds Rhinos (Final) |
Lowest attendance | 213 South Wales Scorpions vs Hemel Stags (3rd Round) |
Broadcast partners | BBC Sport Sky Sports |
Winners | Leeds Rhinos |
Runners-up | Castleford Tigers |
Lance Todd Trophy | Ryan Hall |
The 2014 Challenge Cup (also known as the Tetley's Challenge Cup [1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th staging of the rugby league tournament.
The defending champions Wigan Warriors were knocked out in the quarter finals 4 - 16 at home to the Castleford Tigers, who went on to make the final, but lost 10 - 23 to the Leeds Rhinos. [2]
The draw for the first round of the 2014 Challenge Cup was held on 8 January 2014 and broadcast live from the studios of BBC Radio Humberside by current Hull F.C. prop forward Chris Green and former player Shaun Briscoe. [3]
The first round took place on the weekend of 1 and 2 February 2014, although three fixtures did not take place until the following Saturday - 8 February 2014.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
Hull Dockers | 76 – 0 | Bristol Sonics | 1 February 2014 | The Willows Club | G Dolan | ||||||
Lock Lane | 14 – 15 | Normanton Knights | 1 February 2014 | Lock Lane Sports Centre | T Grant | ||||||
Woolston Rovers | 6 – 20 | Elland RLFC | 1 February 2014 | Monk Sports Club | J Callaghan | ||||||
Wath Brow Hornets | 18 – 0 | Halton Simms Cross | 1 February 2014 | Trumpet Road | J Smith | ||||||
York Acorn | 12 – 16 | Siddal | 1 February 2014 | Acorn Sports & Social Club | S Race | ||||||
Pilkington Recs | 46 – 4 | Aberdeen Warriors | 1 February 2014 | Ruskin Park | L Moore | ||||||
Widnes St Maries | 16 – 42 | Wigan St Patricks | 1 February 2014 | Select Security Stadium | I Scott | ||||||
South West London Chargers | 12 – 6 | Torfaen Tigers | 1 February 2014 | Dukes Meadow, Chiswick RUFC | C Kay | ||||||
Myton Warriors | 24 – 22 | East Hull | 1 February 2014 | Marist Sporting Club | B Robinson | ||||||
Royal Navy | 4 – 24 | Walney Central | 1 February 2014 | United Services Sports Ground | A Fazackerley | ||||||
Askam RLFC | 8 – 12 | British Army | 1 February 2014 | Fallowfield Park | C Campbell | ||||||
Royal Air Force | 38 – 10 | Dewsbury Celtic | 1 February 2014 | RAF Cranwell | A Tolley | ||||||
Skirlaugh Bulls | 10 – 16 | Rochdale Mayfield | 1 February 2014 | Eastside Community Sports Club | C Straw | ||||||
Kells | 24 – 16 | Wigan St Judes | 1 February 2014 | Old Arrowthwaite | A Bentham | ||||||
Leigh Miners Rangers | 12 – 10 | Hunslet Warriors | 1 February 2014 | Leigh Miners Welfare Sports Club | S Mikalauskas | ||||||
Blackbrook Royals | 4 – 10 | Egremont Rangers | 1 February 2014 | Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club | T Hudson | ||||||
Leeds Metropolitan University | 44 – 16 | Millom RLFC | 1 February 2014 | Beckett Park | R Thompson | ||||||
Underbank Rangers | 30 – 34 | East Leeds | 1 February 2014 | The Cross Grounds | M Mannifield | ||||||
Loughborough University | 24 – 38 | British Police | 2 February 2014 | Epinal Way | R Webb | ||||||
Saddleworth Rangers | 18 – 28 | Milford Marlins | 8 February 2014 | Shaw Hall Bank Road | J McMullen | ||||||
Oulton Raiders | 16 – 22 | West Hull | 8 February 2014 | Oulton Community Sports Club | G Evans | ||||||
Shaw Cross Sharks | 13 – 16 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 8 February 2014 | Shaw Cross Club | J Roberts | ||||||
Source: [4] [5] |
The draw for the second round took place on 6 February 2014 and was drawn by former Wigan Warriors player Kris Radlinski and the owner of Salford Red Devils, Marwan Koukash. [6]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
East Leeds | 28 – 16 | Leeds Metropolitan University | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | Richmond Hill | S Mikalauskas | ||||||
Hull Dockers | 42 – 8 | Siddal | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | The Willows Club | T Grant | ||||||
Normanton Knights | 44 – 10 | Royal Air Force | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | Queen Elizabeth Drive | C Campbell | ||||||
Pilkington Recs | 38 – 0 | Myton Warriors | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | Ruskin Park | T Hudson | ||||||
South West London Chargers | 6 – 24 | Milford Marlins | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | Dukes Meadow, Chiswick RUFC | A Bentham | ||||||
Walney Central | 16 – 28 | Egremont Rangers | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | The Old Police House, Central Drive | J Roberts | ||||||
Wath Brow Hornets | 12 – 6 | Elland RLFC | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | Trumpet Road | J Callaghan | ||||||
West Hull | 28 – 18 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 22 February 2014, 14:00 | West Hull Community Park | I Scott | ||||||
Kells | 26 – 12 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 22 February 2014, 14:30 | Old Arrowthwaite | L Moore | ||||||
Rochdale Mayfield | 28 – 36 | Wigan St Patricks | 22 February 2014, 14:30 | Mayfield Sports Centre | C Straw | ||||||
British Police | 30 – 34 | British Army | 23 February 2014, 14:00 | Arthur Miller Stadium, Stanningley ARLFC | S Race | ||||||
Source: [7] [8] |
The draw for the third round took place on 24 February 2014 and was made at the University of Gloucestershire's Park Campus in Cheltenham by the university's pro vice-chancellor Maxine Melling and Kevan Blackadder, the editor of the Gloucestershire Echo . [9]
The third-round fixtures were drawn from two pools. Pool A comprised the 14 Championship teams plus four Championship 1 teams drawn at random. From this pool two teams were drawn and awarded a bye into the fourth round, the two teams drawn were Featherstone Rovers and London Skolars. The need to award byes came from the decision by the French teams invited into the competition to withdraw at a late stage. [10]
The remaining five Championship 1 sides and the 11 winners of second-round matches formed Pool B. All the third round fixtures comprised a team from Pool A vs a team from Pool B. The team with home advantage was also determined randomly for each fixture.
The draw for the fourth round took take place at 3:45 pm on 18 March 2014 from Quay House, MediaCityUK, and was broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Humberside. The fourth round saw the entry of the 14 First Utility Super League clubs, including holders Wigan Warriors, who joined the 16 winners of the third-round ties along with Featherstone Rovers and London Skolars, who received byes in the third round.
The home teams were drawn by the Mayor of Wigan, Councillor Billy Rotherham; the away teams by David Barker, representing sponsors Tetley's. [13]
The fourth round of the Tetley's Challenge Cup was played over April 3–6.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
Hull F.C. | 36 – 37 | Salford Red Devils | 3 April 2014, 20:00 | KC Stadium | B Thaler | 5,963 | ||
Dewsbury Rams | 6 – 58 | Wigan Warriors | 4 April 2014, 20:00 | Tetley's Stadium | J Cobb | 3,054 | ||
Catalans Dragons | 40 – 24 | London Broncos | 4 April 2014, 20:00 | Stade Gilbert Brutus | R Hicks | 3,834 | ||
Sheffield Eagles | 70 – 28 | London Skolars | 5 April 2014, 14:00 | Owlerton Stadium | P Brooke | 505 | ||
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 6 – 60 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Rapid Solicitors Stadium | J Child | 4,482 | ||
Rochdale Hornets | 22 – 28 | Leigh Centurions | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Spotland Stadium | D Sharpe | 1,007 | ||
Batley Bulldogs | 10 – 48 | Castleford Tigers | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | LoveRugbyLeague.comStadium | G Stokes | 2,482 | ||
Doncaster | 68 – 18 | Hemel Stags | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Keepmoat Stadium | C Kendall | 348 | ||
Keighley Cougars | 54 – 28 | Barrow Raiders | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Cougar Park | D Merrick | 823 | ||
Featherstone Rovers | 66 – 0 | North Wales Crusaders | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | The Big Fellas Stadium | G Hewer | 1,312 | ||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 24 – 28 | Warrington Wolves | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | KC Lightstream Stadium | R Silverwood | 4,911 | ||
Bradford Bulls | 60 – 6 | Oldham | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Provident Stadium | C Leatherbarrow | 2,788 | ||
Hunslet Hawks | 27 – 10 | Workington Town | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | South Leeds Stadium | W Turley | 504 | ||
Halifax | 10 – 34 | Widnes Vikings | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | The Shay | M Thomason | 2,271 | ||
Swinton Lions | 31 – 28 | York City Knights | 6 April 2014, 14:00 | Leigh Sports Village | J Bloem | 427 | ||
Huddersfield Giants | 16 – 17 | St. Helens | 6 April 2014, 14:15 | John Smith's Stadium | P Bentham | 7,150 | ||
Source: [14] [15] |
The fifth round draw took place live on BBC TV after the end of the 4th round match between Huddersfield Giants and St Helens. Home teams were drawn by Alex Murphy and away teams by Garry Schofield. Fixtures were played over the weekend of 26–27 April 2014. BBC TV broadcast the game between Leeds Rhinos and St Helens on Saturday 26 April. [16]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
Leeds Rhinos | 32 – 12 | St. Helens | 26 April 2014, 14:30 | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | R Silverwood | 12,194 | ||
Swinton Lions | 20 – 33 | Keighley Cougars | 26 April 2014, 15:00 | Leigh Sports Village | T Roby | 465 | ||
Wigan Warriors | 52 – 8 | Hunslet Hawks | 27 April 2014, 15:00 | DW Stadium | G Stokes | 4,390 | ||
Leigh Centurions | 26 – 16 | Featherstone Rovers | 27 April 2014, 15:00 | Leigh Sports Village | B Thaler | 3,664 | ||
Bradford Bulls | 33 – 20 | Catalans Dragons | 27 April 2014, 15:00 | Provident Stadium | J Child | 2,341 | ||
Salford Red Devils | 20 – 30 | Widnes Vikings | 27 April 2014, 15:00 | AJ Bell Stadium | P Bentham | 2,630 | ||
Warrington Wolves | 68 – 0 | Doncaster | 27 April 2014, 15:00 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | M Thomason | 3,002 | ||
Castleford Tigers | 60 – 16 | Sheffield Eagles | 27 April 2014, 15:30 | The Mend A Hose Jungle | R Hicks | 4,648 | ||
Source: [17] |
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on Monday 28 April 2014 at 18:30 and televised on the BBC News channel. The home teams were drawn by Jason Robinson and the away teams by Paul Sculthorpe. Ties were played between June 5–8, 2014.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
Widnes Vikings | 56 – 6 | Keighley Cougars | 5 June 2014, 20:00 | Select Security Stadium | J Child | 5,252 | ||
Leeds Rhinos | 25 – 12 | Leigh Centurions | 6 June 2014, 20:00 | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | B Thaler | 7,145 | ||
Wigan Warriors | 4 – 16 | Castleford Tigers | 7 June 2014, 14:30 | DW Stadium | R Silverwood | 8,736 | ||
Bradford Bulls | 10 – 46 | Warrington Wolves | 8 June 2014, 15:30 | Provident Stadium | P Bentham | 5,046 | ||
Source: [18] [19] |
The draw for the semi-finals was held on Sunday 8 June 2014 following the Bradford/Warrington game, which was televised on BBC Two. The draw was conducted by Eorl Crabtree and Brian Noble. The ties were played on the weekend of 9–10 August 2014.
The final of the 2014 Challenge Cup took place on 23 August 2014 at Wembley Stadium [21] with the match kicking off at 15:00 BST. The match was shown live on BBC One. Leeds Rhinos won the game 23–10.
23 August 15:00 BST |
Castleford Tigers | 10 – 23 | Leeds Rhinos |
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Tries Clark 1 Holmes 1 Goals Finn 1 | Tries 2 Hall 1 Briscoe 1 McGuire Goals 3 Sinfield Field Goal 1 McGuire |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 77,914 Referee: Phil Bentham Player of the Match: Hall (Leeds Rhinos) |
Castleford Tigers: Luke Dorn; Kirk Dixon, Jake Webster, Michael Shenton, Justin Carney; Marc Sneyd, Liam Finn; Andy Lynch, Daryl Clark, Craig Huby, Oliver Holmes, Weller Hauraki, Nathan Massey. Substitutes: Frankie Mariano, Scott Wheeldon, Jamie Ellis, Lee Jewitt.
Leeds Rhinos: Zak Hardaker; Tom Briscoe, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Ryan Hall; Kevin Sinfield, Danny McGuire; Kylie Leuluai, Rob Burrow, Jamie Peacock, Brett Delaney, Carl Ablett, Jamie Jones-Buchanan. Substitutes: Paul Aiton, Ryan Bailey, Ian Kirke, Liam Sutcliffe.
The tournament was jointly televised by the BBC and Sky Sports on the third of their five-year contracts. The BBC screened, live, one match from each of the fourth and fifth rounds, two from the quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final. Sky screened the two quarter-final games not being shown by the BBC.
Round | Live match | Date | BBC channel |
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Fourth round | Huddersfield Giants 16-17 St. Helens | April 6, 2014 | BBC Two |
Fifth round | Leeds Rhinos 32 - 12 St. Helens | April 26, 2014 | BBC One |
Quarter finals | Wigan Warriors 4 - 16 Castleford Tigers Bradford Bulls 10 - 46 Warrington Wolves | June 7, 2014 June 8, 2014 | BBC One BBC Two |
Semi finals | Leeds Rhinos 24 - 16 Warrington Wolves Widnes Vikings 6 - 22 Castleford Tigers | August 9, 2014 August 10, 2014 | |
Final | Castleford Tigers 10 - 23 Leeds Rhinos | August 23 | BBC One |
Sky Sports televised the other two quarter final matches live. The first was Widnes Vikings and Keighley Cougars and the second was Leeds Rhinos and Leigh Centurions
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