1990 Channel 10 Challenge Cup
The 1990 Channel 10 Challenge Cup was the name of the annual pre-season knockout rugby league competition run by the New South Wales Rugby League and was the lead-in to the 1990 NSWRL season. The naming rights sponsor was Channel 10 who broadcast the competition. The tournament was played from February to March 1989, culminating in the final between Canberra and Penrith.
Format
The first pre-season competition since the 1981 Craven Mild Cup operated on a straight knock-out format.
The competing teams were the 16 New South Wales Rugby League teams (Balmain, Brisbane, Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Gold Coast, Illawarra, Manly-Warringah, Newcastle, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs).
Round 1
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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12/02/90 | 32 | 18 | Athletic Oval | Troy McCarthy - Gold Coast[1] | ||
12/02/90 | 18 | 10 | Athletic Oval | Col Bentley - Penrith[2] | ||
14/02/90 | 14 | 7 | Westport Park | Jason Stafford - Western Suburbs[3] | ||
14/02/90 | 28 | 24 | Westport Park | Brian Johnston - St George[4] | ||
16/02/90 | 24 | 10 | Scully Park | Gary Wurth - Newcastle[5] | ||
16/02/90 | 12 | 10 | Scully Park | Greg Florimo - North Sydney[6] | ||
18/02/90 | 20 | 14 | Pioneer Oval | Dean Lance - Canberra[7] | ||
18/02/90 | 17 | 12 | Pioneer Oval | Steve O'Brien - Balmain[8] | ||
Quarter Finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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23/02/90 | 22 | 12 | Lavington Sports Ground | Steve Carter - Penrith[9] | ||
23/02/90 | 14 | 12 | Lavington Sports Ground | Cameron Blair - Western Suburbs[10] | ||
25/02/90 | 16 | 12 | Goulburn Workers Arena | John McArthur - North Sydney[11] | ||
25/02/90 | 26 | 8 | Goulburn Workers Arena | Mal Meninga - Canberra[12] | ||
Semi Finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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02/03/90 | 21 | 8 | Carrington Park | Mark Geyer - Penrith[13] | ||
04/03/90 | 14 | 0 | Parramatta Stadium | Gary Belcher - Canberra[14] | ||
Final
Teams
Referee: Bill Harrigan.
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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07/03/90 | 12 | 2 | Parramatta Stadium | Wayne Collins - Canberra[15] | ||
References
- "Rugby League Week". 21 (2). 14 February 1990: 25. Cite journal requires
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