2013 Challenge Cup

The 2013 Challenge Cup (also known as the Tetley's Challenge Cup[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 112th staging of the most competitive European rugby league tournament at club level and was open to teams from England, Wales, Scotland and France. It began its preliminary stages in October 2012.

2013 Tetley's Challenge Cup
Duration10 Rounds
Highest attendance78,137
Broadcast partners BBC Sport
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Hull
Biggest home win Sheffield Eagles 112-6 Leigh East
Biggest away winWest Hull 6-82
North Wales Crusaders

Gloucestershire All Golds 6-82
Salford City Reds
Lance Todd Trophy Matty Smith

Warrington were the reigning champions, but lost 12–16 to Hull F.C. in the semifinal, who would go on to lose the final 0–16 to Wigan.

First qualifying round

The draw for the First Qualifying Round was made on Wednesday 10 October 2012 at Carrwood Park in Leeds, and took place on the weekend of 27/28 October 2012. A total of 40 teams played in the Qualifying Rounds. The clubs involved included 22 NCL Divisions 1 and 2, 5 regional league winners, the Yorkshire and Lancashire County Cup winners, 1 Cumberland ARL nomination and the British Police. Also in the draw were the Scottish champions and a Welsh representative, 4 teams from the 2011 Rugby League Conference National, 6 Student teams and a North West League representative. The teams were drawn out by Damian Clayton MBE, the representative for the Armed Forces on the Community Board, and Martin Coyd, the Tier 4 representative. A total of 57 community teams were involved in the 2013 competition which culminated at Wembley in August; the three Armed Services teams and 14 Conference League Premier teams entered the competition at a later stage.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Featherstone Lions 28 – 14 Stanley Rangers 27 October 2012, 14:00 Millpond Stadium Paul Ward
Eastmoor Dragons 32 – 22 Loughborough University 27 October 2012, 14:00 Eastmoor Sports and Social Club Brandon Robinson
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers 32 – 6 Heworth RLFC 27 October 2012, 14:00 The Cross Grounds Jason Woodman
Dewsbury Celtic 16 – 19 Ovenden RLFC 27 October 2012, 14:00 Dewsbury INLC Paul Stockman
East Leeds 18 – 16 Drighlington RLFC 27 October 2012, 14:00 East End Park Jonathan Roberts
Bank Quay Bulls 52 – 12 Castleford Panthers 27 October 2012, 14:00 Dallam Playing Fields Mark Craven
Warrington Wizards 4 – 18 British Police 28 October 2012, 14:00 Wilderspool Stadium Craig Kay
Askam RLFC 14 – 28 Millom RLFC 27 October 2012, 14:00 Fallowfield Park Scott Mikalauskas
Blackbrook Royals 22 – 6 Lock Lane 27 October 2012, 14:00 Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club Paul Marklove
Northumbria University 16 – 20 Milford Marlins 3 November 2012, 14:00 Cochrane Park Mark Laing
Stanningley RLFC 4 – 40 Widnes West Bank 27 October 2012, 14:00 Arthur Miller Stadium Gareth Evans
Normanton Knights 48 – 16 York Acorn 3 November 2012, 13:30 Queen Elizabeth Drive Brandon Robinson
Bristol Sonics 24 – 36 Eccles & Salford Juniors 27 October 2012, 14:00 Aretians RFC Darren Hayes
Kells RLFC 8 – 12 Egremont Rangers 13 November 2012, 19:30 Recreation Ground A Chris Kendall
Hunslet Old Boys 18 – 0 St Marys University B 3 November 2012, 14:00 Hillidge Road Andy Sweet
Rochdale Mayfield 24 – 0 Hull University B 27 October 2012, 14:00 Mayfield Sports Arena Jamie Callaghan
Leeds Metropolitan University 34 – 10 Elland RLFC 27 October 2012, 14:00 Milford Sports Club Joachim Abimelech
Hunslet Warriors 26 – 22 Wigan St Judes 27 October 2012, 14:00 The Oval Michael Mannifield
Bradford Dudley Hill 24 – 0 Bonymaen Broncos B 27 October 2012, 14:00 Neil Hunt Memorial Ground John McMullen
Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC 10 – 38 Pilkington Recs 27 October 2012, 14:00 Paul Hinchliffe Memorial Ground Adam Gill
Notes

A.^ Game switched to Recreation Ground (Whitehaven).
B.^ Withdrew from Challenge Cup due to player shortages.

Second qualifying round

The Draw for the Second Qualifying Round was made on Wednesday 10 October at Carrwood Park in Leeds, and the ties took place on 3/4 November 2012. The 20 winners from the first qualifying round were involved with the three Armed Services teams and 14 Conference League Premier teams entering the competition at a later stage.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Dudley Hill 68 – 12 Eastmoor Dragons 3 November 2012, 14:00 Neil Hunt Memorial Ground Jamie Callaghan
Milford Marlins 34 – 4 Ovenden RLFC 17 November 2012, 13:30 Milford Sports Club Chris Campbell
Rochdale Mayfield 22 – 43 Bank Quay Bulls 10 November 2012, 14:00 Mayfield Sports Arena Andy Bentham
Pilkington Recs 32 – 12 Featherstone Lions 3 November 2012, 14:00 Ruskin Drive Mike Woodhead
British Police 10 – 36 Blackbrook Royals 4 November 2012, 14:00 Siddal ARLFC Craig Kay
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers 6 – 22 Leeds Metropolitan University 4 November 2012, 14:00 The Cross Grounds Rob Webb
Normanton Knights 18 – 23 Hunslet Old Boys 10 November 2012, 13:30 Queen Elizabeth Drive Jamie Bloem
East Leeds 26 – 18 Hunslet Warriors 3 November 2012, 14:00 East End Park Chris Campbell
Widnes West Bank 18 – 6 Egremont Rangers C 17 November 2012, 14:00 Arthur Miller Stadium
Millom RLFC 40 – 12 Eccles & Salford Juniors 10 November 2012, 14:00 Coronation Field Craig Kay
Notes

C.^ Withdrew from Challenge Cup.

First round

The draw for the first round of the 2013 Challenge Cup was held at the RFL's Red Hall headquarters in Leeds on 29 October. The home teams were drawn by Paul Kilbride, a former professional rugby league footballer who has been supported by the RL Benevolent Fund since suffering a serious injury while playing, and the away teams were drawn by Rugby League Cares General Manager Chris Rostron.

The first round took place on the weekend of 1 and 2 December 2012,[2] although the match between Bradford Dudley Hill and Leeds Met was played on 10 November. The match between Millom RLFC and Blackbrook Royals eventually had to be cancelled as the tie had been postponed four times and the away team, Blackbrook received a bye to Round 2.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Pilkington Recs 18 – 19 Milford Marlins 1 December 2012, 14:00 Ruskin Drive Jamie Bloem
Bradford Dudley Hill 24 – 28 Leeds Metropolitan University 10 November 2012, 14:00 Neil Hunt Memorial Ground Chris Campbell
Millom RLFC w/o Blackbrook Royals 9 December 2012, 13:30 Fallowfield Park Curtis Braithwaite
Bank Quay Bulls 17 – 38 East Leeds 1 December 2012, 13:30 Dallam Playing Fields Dave Sharpe
Hunslet Old Boys 17 – 16 † Widnes West Bank 1 December 2012, 13:30 Hillidge Road Michael Mannifield
Source:[3][4]

Notes:
† – After extra time

Second round

The draw for the second round of the 2013 Challenge Cup was held at Millom Rugby League Club on 18 January. The draw involved 14 Conference League Premier clubs, the three Armed Services teams and the five clubs that had progressed from the first round. The balls were drawn by Millom club stalwart Gary Kelly and Workington Town player Peter Lupton, who played for Millom as a junior before signing professional terms at London Broncos. The second round took place on the weekend of 9/10 March 2013.[2]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Myton Warriors 6 – 4 Leeds Metropolitan University 9 March 2013, 13:30 Marist Sporting Club Michael Mannifield
West Hull 22 – 12 Hull Dockers 9 March 2013, 14:00 Walter Simpson Park Greg Dolan
Hunslet Old Boys 24 - 0 Saddleworth Rangers 9 March 2013, 14:00 Hillidge Road Mark Craven
Leigh Miners Rangers 16 – 6 Milford Marlins 9 March 2013, 14:30 Twist Lane Neil Aspey
Wigan St Patricks 22 – 24 Thatto Heath Crusaders 9 March 2013, 14:30 Clarington Park Paul Marklove
East Hull 20 – 28 Siddal RLFC 9 March 2013, 14:00 Rosemead Sports Centre Chris Hancock
Royal Air Force 0 – 20 East Leeds 9 March 2013, 14:00 RAF Cranwell Tom Grant
Blackbrook Royals 20 – 16 † Oultan Raiders 9 March 2013, 14:00 Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club Phil Graham
Leigh East 28 – 24 British Army 9 March 2013, 14:00 Leigh Sports Village Mike Woodhead
Royal Navy 4 – 36 Skirlaugh RLFC 9 March 2013, 14:00 United Services Sports Ground John Ashton
Ince Rose Bridge 20 – 10 Wath Brow Hornets 9 March 2013, 14:00 Pinfold Street Andy Bentham
Source:[3][4]

Notes:
† – After extra time

Third round

The draw for the third round was hosted in the Rugby Pavilion at the home of Oxford RL, the historic Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 13 March 2013 at 13:00 GMT. The draw was made by the actor Kevin Whately, who starred in TV series of Inspector Morse and its spin-off show Lewis, and Bruce Ray, the communications director of Carlsberg UK, who own the Tetley's brand that sponsors the 2013 tournament.[5]

The third round of the Challenge Cup had the entry of the 23 Kingstone Press Championship and Championship One clubs, which for the first time in the competition, included Oxford, Hemel Stags and the Gloucestershire All Golds.

The third round matches took place on the weekend of 6 and 7 April 2013.[5]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
West Hull 6 – 82 North Wales Crusaders 6 April 2013, 14:30 BST Wilderspool StadiumD Dave Merrick 230
Swinton Lions 18 – 56 Toulouse Olympique 6 April 2013, 15:00 BST Leigh Sports Village George Stokes 450
Leigh Centurions 50 – 4 East Leeds 6 April 2013, 17:30 BST Leigh Sports Village Greg Dolan 728
South Wales Scorpions 22 – 52 Doncaster 6 April 2013, 17:30 BST The Gnoll Joe Cobb 456
Batley Bulldogs 72 – 0 Gateshead Thunder 7 April 2013, 14:00 BST LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium Ronnie Laughton 484
Whitehaven 38 – 32 London Skolars 7 April 2013, 14:00 BST Recreation Ground Chris Leatherbarrow 440
Ince Rose Bridge 18 – 50 Hemel Stags 7 April 2013, 14:30 BST Douglas Valley Warren Turley
Barrow Raiders 28 – 12 Leigh Miners Rangers 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Craven Park Chris Kendall 826
Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C. 24 – 26 York City Knights 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Langtree ParkE Peter Brooke
Dewsbury Rams 56 – 6 Myton Warriors 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Tetley's Stadium Chris Campbell 404
Featherstone Rovers 76 – 6 Thatto Heath Crusaders 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Post Office Road Adam Gill 735
Halifax 54 – 12 Oxford 7 April 2013 15:00 BST The Shay Gareth Hewer 1,000
Hunslet Hawks 36 – 10 Oldham 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST South Leeds Stadium Matt Thomason 326
Rochdale Hornets 40 – 4 Hunslet Old Boys 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Dave Sharpe 414
Sheffield Eagles 112 – 6 Leigh East 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Don Valley Stadium Scott Mikalauskas 333
Skirlaugh RLFC 16 – 26 Gloucestershire All Golds 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Hull RUFCF Tom Crashley 260
Workington Town 24 – 16 AS Carcassonne 7 April 2013, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Jamie Leahy 598
Siddal RLFC 14 – 30 Keighley Cougars 7 April 2013, 15:30 BST Huddersfield YMCAG Jamie Bloem 521
Source:[3][4]

Notes:
D.^ Match moved to Wilderspool in Warrington[6]
E.^ Match moved to St. Helens's Langtree Park[7]
F.^ Match move to Hull RUFC
G.^ Match move to Laund Hill[8]

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round of the 2013 Challenge Cup took place on 8 April 2013 at 15:30 BST at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. The draw saw the 14 Super League teams joined by the 18 winning teams from the third round. The draw was made by Rugby League Hall of Fame member Alex Murphy and Bruce Ray, who is Communications Director of Carlsberg UK, the parent company of title sponsors Tetley's and was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.[9] Matches took place on 19, 20 and 21 April 2013[2] with the Hull Kingston Rovers vs St. Helens match being shown live on BBC One.[10]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 28 – 12 Castleford Tigers 19 April 2013, 20:00 BST Headingley Phil Bentham 8,130
Widnes Vikings 42 – 28 Doncaster 19 April 2013, 20:00 BST Stobart Stadium Tim Roby 1,965
Wigan Warriors 60 – 10 Leigh Centurions 19 April 2013, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Matt Thomason 6,889
Hull Kingston Rovers 26 – 18 St. Helens 20 April 2013, 14:30 BST MS3 Craven Park Richard Silverwood 4,454
London Broncos 24 – 12 Featherstone Rovers 20 April 2013, 15:00 BST Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 1,217
Sheffield Eagles 30 – 16 Dewsbury Rams 20 April 2013, 15:00 BST Don Valley Stadium Gareth Hewer 467
Hemel Stags 6 – 66 Wakefield Trinity 20 April 2013, 18:00 BST Rapid Solicitors StadiumH Peter Brooke 2,456
Hull 62 – 6 North Wales Crusaders 21 April 2013, 13:00 BST KC Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 3,879
Hunslet 12 – 50 Catalans Dragons 21 April 2013, 13:00 BST South Leeds Stadium George Stokes 600
Batley Bulldogs 4 – 13 Huddersfield Giants 21 April 2013, 14:00 BST Mount Pleasant Ben Thaler 2,067
Gloucestershire All Golds 6 – 82 Salford 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST Prince of Wales Stadium Tim Crashley 553
Halifax 52 – 6 Barrow Raiders 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST The Shay Joe Cobb 1,110
Keighley Cougars 4 – 74 Warrington Wolves 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST Cougar Park James Child 1,413
Rochdale Hornets 10 – 70 Bradford Bulls 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Robert Hicks 1,722
Whitehaven 12 – 16 Workington Town 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Ronnie Laughton 1,600
York City Knights 30 – 28 Toulouse Olympique 21 April 2013, 15:00 BST Huntington Stadium Dave Merrick 431
Source:[3][4]

Notes:
H.^ Match moved to Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue Stadium.[11]

Fifth Round

The draw for the fifth round of the 2013 Challenge Cup took place on Monday 22 April 2013 at 15:30 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live with ex-Wigan player Billy Boston making the draw.[12] Matches were played on 10, 11 and 12 May 2013[2] with the Huddersfield-Leeds match shown live on BBC One on 11 May.[13]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 24 – 6 Wakefield Trinity 10 May 2013, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Tim Roby 7,697
London Broncos 25 – 16 Bradford Bulls 10 May 2013, 20:00 BST Twickenham Stoop James Child 1,237
Sheffield Eagles 28 – 12 Halifax 10 May 2013, 20:00 BST Don Valley Stadium Ben Thaler 782
Huddersfield Giants 24 – 8 Leeds Rhinos 11 May 2013, 14:30 BST John Smith's Stadium Phil Bentham 11,389
Catalans Dragons 92 – 8 York City Knights 12 May 2013, 15:00 CEST Stade Gilbert Brutus Thierry Alibert 3,105
Hull Kingston Rovers 14 – 46 Wigan Warriors 12 May 2013, 15:00 BST MS3 Craven Park Richard Silverwood 4,280
Warrington Wolves 52 – 6 Salford City Reds 12 May 2013, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Robert Hicks 5,451
Workington Town 0 – 36 Widnes Vikings 12 May 2013, 15:00 BST Derwent Park George Stokes 1,657
Source:[3][4]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 18 May with the draw shown on BBC Breakfast on BBC One by presenters Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.[14] Matches took place over four days between 12 and 15 July 2013[2] with matches on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July shown live on BBC Two and the matches on Friday 12 and Monday 15 July shown live by Sky Sports.[15][16]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Sheffield Eagles 10 – 29 London Broncos 12 July, 20:00 BST Don Valley Stadium James Child 2,459
Catalans Dragons 13 – 24 Hull 13 July, 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwood 6,500
Warrington Wolves 44 – 24 Huddersfield Giants 14 July, 16:15 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 7,603
Wigan Warriors 48 – 4 Widnes Vikings 15 July, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Ben Thaler 6,327
Source:[3][4]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semifinals of the 2013 Challenge Cup took place on 14 July on BBC Two after the televised Warrington-Huddersfield match on the same channel and was made by Des Drummond and Henderson Gill.[17] The matches took place on 27 and 28 July 2013 at neutral venues.[2][3][4]

27 July
17:00 BST
Wigan Warriors 70 – 0 London Broncos
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Phil Bentham
28 July
18:00 BST
Hull 16–12 Warrington Wolves
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 10,621
Referee: Richard Silverwood

Final
Main article: 2013 Challenge Cup Final

The final of the 2013 Challenge Cup took place on 24 August 2013 at Wembley Stadium[2] with the match kicking off at 15:00 BST. The match was shown live on BBC One[18] with Wigan winning 16–0.[3][4][19][20][21]

24 August
15:00 BST
Hull 0 – 16 Wigan Warriors
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,137
Referee: Phil Bentham

Teams:

Hull: Jamie Shaul, Jason Crookes, Ben Crooks, Kirk Yeaman, Tom Briscoe, Daniel Holdsworth, Jacob Miller, Mark O'Meley, Danny Houghton, Liam Watts, Gareth Ellis, (captain) Danny Tickle, Joe Westerman. Coach: Peter Gentle

Replacements: Richard Whiting, Andy Lynch, Aaron Heremaia, Jay Pitts.

Wigan Warriors: Sam Tomkins, Josh Charnley, Darrell Goulding, Iain Thornley, Pat Richards, Blake Green, Matty Smith, Ben Flower, Michael McIlorum, Lee Mossop, Harrison Hansen, Liam Farrell, Sean O'Loughlin (captain). Coach: Shaun Wane

Replacements: Gil Dudson, Scott Taylor, Chris Tuson, Logan Tomkins.
Tries: Thornley (1), S Tomkins (1) Goals: Richards (4).

UK Broadcasting rights

The tournament was jointly televised by the BBC and Sky Sports on the second of their five-year contracts.

Round Live match Date BBC channel
Fourth Round Hull Kingston Rovers 26 - 18 St. Helens April 20, 2013 BBC One
Fifth Round Huddersfield Giants 24 - 8 Leeds Rhinos May 11, 2013
Quarter finals Catalans Dragons 13 - 24 Hull
Warrington Wolves 44 - 24 Huddersfield Giants		 July 13, 2013
July 14, 2013		 BBC Two
Semifinals Wigan Warriors 70 - 0 London Broncos
Hull F.C. 16 - 12 Warrington Wolves		 July 27
July 28
Final Hull F.C. 0 - 16 Wigan Warriors August 24 BBC One*
  • Except Scotland

Sky Sports televised the other two quarter final matches live. The first on Friday July 12 between Sheffield Eagles and London Broncos and the second on Monday July 15 between Warrington Wolves and Huddersfield Giants.

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