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| No. The 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup began in February 2008. The Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Athletics (track and field Olympic Games see "General sporting events" below Baseball The original of teams | 94 |
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The Rugby League Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Originally it was contested only by British teams, but in recent years the entry has been expanded to allow teams from across Europe to take part. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
It has been held annually since 1896, with the exception of the duration of the First World War and it involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs that compete in it, though lower ranked teams rarely reach the final stages of the competition. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All For the 2007 competition ninety-four teams entered the tournament. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
In previous years the competition has been called the Powergen Challenge Cup but for the beginning of 2007 the cup was named after the competition's primary partner Leeds Metropolitan University's Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education. EON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E Leeds Metropolitan University is a University with two campuses in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
The final of the Challenge Cup is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby league, and is traditionally held at Wembley Stadium, London. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Despite London not being an area traditionally associated with rugby league, the final receives a lot of mainstream media coverage and is broadcast to many different countries around the world. Traditionally, Abide With Me is sung before the game, and has become somewhat of a rugby league anthem in the eyes of many. " Abide with Me " is a Christian Hymn written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847 while he lay dying from Tuberculosis; he survived only a
The current holders of the Challenge Cup are St Helens who defeated the Catalans Dragons 30-8, on 25 August 2007 at Wembley Stadium. The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England.
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The clubs that formed the Northern Union had long been playing in local knock-out cup competitions under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England However, the rugby union authorities refused to sanction a nationwide tournament, fearing that this would inevitably lead to professionalism. After the schism of 1895, the northern clubs were free to go-ahead, and they instigated the Northern Rugby Football Union Challenge Cup. The history of rugby league began with a schism of 1895 in Rugby football. In 1896 Fattorini's of Bradford were commissioned to manufacture the Challenge Cup at a cost of just £60. Messers Fattorini is a Jewellery business established by a family of Italian immigrants who arrived in the British city of Leeds, in Yorkshire Fattorini's also supplied three-guineas winners' medals then valued at thirty shillings.
The first competition was held during the 1896-97 season (the second season of the new game), and 56 clubs entered to compete for the trophy. The 1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second ever season of Rugby league football. The first final was held at Headingley in Leeds, on the 24th April 1897. Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Batley defeated St Helens 10-3 in front of a crowd of 13,492 (see picture). Batley Bulldogs are a British Rugby league club from Batley in West Yorkshire. It is interesting to note that the St Helens side did not play in a standardised team jersey.
The competition was later interrupted by World War one, though it was held in 1915, when the season that had begun before the war was completed. It was then suspended until the end of hostilities. Initially, the final tie was held at one of the larger club grounds in the north, however, noting the excitement in Huddersfield that the town’s soccer team were playing at Wembley in the FA Cup Final and the increasingly difficulty for any of the rugby league grounds to satisfy spectator demand to see the final tie, the rugby league authorities voted 13-10 to relocate to the recently built Wembley Stadium in London. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the
The first final held at Wembley was in 1929 when Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2 in front of a crowd of 41,500. At the start of World War two, rugby league suspended its season immediately, but the Challenge Cup took a single year’s break before restarting, on a limited basis and with the support of the authorities, as part of keeping up morale. The Challenge Cup finals, which took place in the game’s Northern heartland, got big crowds as the game raised money for Prisoners of War and for Lord Beaverbrook’s armaments programme.
In 1946, the Lance Todd Trophy was introduced and awarded to the man of the match. The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in Rugby league 's Challenge Cup Final In itself, it is a prestigious trophy presented only at the Challenge Cup Final. The winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game and the trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at The Willows, home of the Salford City Reds. The Rugby League Writers' Association is made up from accredited members of the English news media who write about the sport in newspapers or present for television/radio Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. On Saturday 26 August 2006 St Helens scrum-half Sean Long became the first player in the history of the Challenge Cup to collect a third Lance Todd trophy following his man-of-the-match performance in the final against Huddersfield Giants. His other Lance Todd trophy wins came in the 2001 and 2004 Challenge Cup Finals.
Until the 1993-1994 season there were very few amateur clubs included in the cup, typically two. For part of the 1980s and the 1992/1993 season the cup was solely for professional clubs. The competition was then opened up to large numbers of amateur clubs.
In 1997, a Challenge Cup Plate took place for teams knocked out in the early rounds of the competition. The final took place at Wembley and was won by Hull Kingston Rovers who beat Hunslet Hawks 60-14. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Hunslet Hawks are a British Rugby league club They are based in Hunslet, to the south of Leeds, West Yorkshire.
In recent years the redevelopment of Wembley has led to the Cup Final utilising a variety of venues. The final is one of the biggest rugby league events of the year in Britain, along with the Super League Grand Final. The Challenge Cup final traditionally formed the end to the season, being played in late April or early May. The move to a summer season for rugby league in 1996 did not see the Challenge Cup moved, and it became instead essentially a pre-season tournament, with the final taking place early in the season. Many people felt that this led to a decline in the prestige of the cup. The timing of the competition was altered in 2005, with the first Summer Cup Final held on Saturday August 27 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales.
The modern Challenge Cup has 7 rounds prior to the final. Teams are seeded, entering at different stages. The precise format has altered slightly from year to year, however the basic format is as follows:
Note that in the years immediately following the Second World War the final was played over two legs, with the aggregate score being used.
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Keighley Cougars are a semi-professional Rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic Rugby league clubs in the game formed over a century ago in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. 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Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic Rugby league clubs in the game formed over a century ago in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Workington Town is a Rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria. Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic Rugby league clubs in the game formed over a century ago in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. 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Workington Town is a Rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Hunslet Hawks are a British Rugby league club They are based in Hunslet, to the south of Leeds, West Yorkshire. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. Warrington is a professional Rugby league club in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. 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