1978–79 Challenge Cup
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Duration | 5 Rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 94,218 |
Broadcast partners | BBC |
Winners |
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Runners-up |
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Lance Todd Trophy |
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The 1978–79 Challenge Cup was the 78th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup . Known as the State Express Challenge Cup due to sponsorship by State Express 555 , the final was contested by Widnes and Wakefield Trinity at Wembley . Widnes won the match 12–3.
Widnes beat Wakefield Trinity 12-3 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 94,218. [1]
This was Widnes' fifth cup final win in seven Final appearances. To date, this was Wakefield Trinity’s last appearance in a Challenge Cup final.
Despite being on the losing side, the Wakefield Trinity Stand-off , David Topliss , won the Lance Todd Trophy .
First round
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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10 Feb | Hull FC | Leeds | 17-6 |
11 Feb | Barrow | York | 10-7 |
11 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | New Hunslet | 23-15 |
11 Feb | Leigh Miners W. | Leigh | 10-23 |
11 Feb | St Helens | Doncaster | 34-9 |
11 Feb | Salford | Bramley | 6-6 |
11 Feb | Warrington | Castleford | 9-15 |
11 Feb | Widnes | Workington Town | 12-5 |
20 Feb | Swinton | Bradford Northern | 2-8 |
20 Feb | Wigan | Halifax | 9-6 |
21 Feb | Huyton | Keighley | 2-14 |
25 Feb | Dewsbury | Blackpool | 13-6 |
25 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Batley | 15-0 |
25 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Featherstone Rovers | 10-7 |
27 Feb - replay | Bramley | Salford | 2-2 |
28 Feb | Oldham | Ace Amateurs | 23-5 |
01 Mar | Huddersfield | Whitehaven | 11-9 |
01 Mar - 2nd replay | Salford | Bramley | 5-7 |
Second round
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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24 Feb | Widnes | Wigan | 21-5 |
25 Feb | Barrow | Leigh | 25-2 |
25 Feb | Keighley | Hull FC | 12-33 |
04 Mar | Bradford Northern | Hull Kingston Rovers | 14-7 |
04 Mar | Castleford | Dewsbury | 31-15 |
04 Mar | Huddersfield | Bramley | 31-12 |
04 Mar | Oldham | Wakefield Trinity | 7-19 |
04 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | St Helens | 10-11 |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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10 Mar | Castleford | St Helens | 6-10 |
11 Mar | Bradford Northern | Hull FC | 8-8 |
11 Mar | Huddersfield | Widnes | 0-14 |
11 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | Barrow | 8-5 |
14 Mar - replay | Hull FC | Bradford Northern | 4-8 |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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31 Mar | Widnes | Bradford Northern | 14-11 |
07 Apr | Wakefield Trinity | St Helens | 9-7 |
Final
5 May 1979
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Widnes | 12 – 3 | Wakefield Trinity |
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Try:
Wright
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Hughes
Goal: Burke (2) Drop goal: Elwell , Eckersley |
Report
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Try: Fletcher |
Wembley
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London
Attendance: 94,218 Referee: J. E. Jackson ( Pudsey ) [2] Player of the Match: David Topliss |
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References
- ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour" . Archived from the original on 2009-04-03 . Retrieved 2009-08-07 .
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (7 May 1979). "Wright restores the winger's role". The Guardian . p. 15. ProQuest 186156722 .
External links
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1978/79 results at Rugby League Project
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see also…
1978–79 season
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