1994 Challenge Cup

1994 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration

8 Rounds

Winners

Runners-up

< 1993	Seasons	1995 >

The 1994 Challenge Cup was the 93rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and Leeds at Wembley. Wigan won the match 26–16.

Semi finals

12 March 1994

Wigan	20 – 6	Castleford
Try: Botica, Atcheson, Offiah Goal: Botica (4)	Report	Try: Kemp Goal: Crooks

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 17,049

26 March 1994

Leeds	20 – 8	St Helens
Try: Eyres, Hanley (2) Goal: Holroyd (4)	Report	Try: Martyn Goal: Martyn (2)

Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 20,771

Final

30 April 1994

Wigan	26 – 16	Leeds
Try: Offiah (2), Farrell, Panapa Goal: Botica (5)	Report	Try: Fallon, Schofield, Cummins Goal: Holroyd (2)

Wembley, London
Attendance: 78,348
Man of the Match: Martin Offiah^[1]


FB	1	Gary Connolly
RW	2	Va'aiga Tuigamala
RC	3	Dean Bell (c)
LC	4	Barrie-Jon Mather
LW	5	Martin Offiah
SO	6	Frano Botica
SH	7	Shaun Edwards
PR	8	Kelvin Skerrett
HK	9	Martin Dermott
PR	10	Andy Platt
SR	11	Denis Betts
SR	12	Andy Farrell
LF	13	Phil Clarke
Substitutions:
IC	14	Sam Panapa
IC	15	Mick Cassidy
Coach:
John Dorahy


FB	1	Alan Tait
RW	2	Jim Fallon
RC	3	Kevin Iro
LC	4	Craig Innes
LW	5	Francis Cummins
SO	6	Graham Holroyd
SH	7	Garry Schofield
PR	8	Neil Harmon
HK	9	James Lowes
PR	10	Harvey Howard
SR	11	Gary Mercer
SR	12	Richie Eyres
LF	13	Ellery Hanley (c)
Substitutions:
IC	14	Marcus Vassilakopoulos
IC	15	Mike O'Neill
Coach:
Doug Laughton

References

↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 May 1994). "Laughton rues the day he made Offiah switch codes". The Guardian. London. p. 17.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1993/94 results at Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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