2000 Challenge Cup

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The 2000 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 1999 and ended with the final on 29 April 2000.

Duration8 rounds
Highest attendance67,247
Broadcast partnersBBC Sport
Winners Bradford Bulls
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2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration8 rounds
Highest attendance67,247
Broadcast partnersBBC Sport
Winners Bradford Bulls
Runners-up Leeds Rhinos
Lance Todd Trophy Henry Paul
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The final was held on Saturday, 29 April 2000, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK. The game was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 24–18.[1]

First round

The first round was scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 December 1999, but due to cold weather leading to frozen pitches, a number of games were postponed. The last tie in the round was not played until 3 January 2000.

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First round
Home Score Away Date
Army54–7Dewsbury CelticSaturday 4 December 1999
Askam14–32Eccles
Castleford Panthers8–16Thornhill
East Leeds26–4Crosfields
Heworth2–16Oulton
Hull Dockers0–4Royal Navy
Ideal Isberg30–10Milford
John Moores University4–34New Earswick
Leigh East14–32West Bowling
Millom8–5Elland
Norland8–46Stanley
Queens26–17Queensbury
Rochdale Mayfield16–6Eastmoor
Royal Air Force20–8Normanton
Shaw Cross20–8Townville
Wigan St Judes36–12London Skolars
Dublin2–54FarnworthSunday 5 December 1999
Clayton2–18SiddalSaturday 11 December 1999
Dewsbury Moor14–30Haydock
Keighley Albion17–10Simms Cross
Wath Brow22–8Barrow Island
Blackbrook0–11WaterheadTuesday 14 December 1999
Hensingham6–17Featherstone LionsMonday 3 January 2000
Source:[2]
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Second round

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Second round
Home Score Away Date
Army24–10OultonSaturday 18 December 1999
Castleford Lock Lane38–4Royal Navy
Royal Air Force6–40Wigan St Judes
Sheffield Hillsborough10–30Ideal Isberg
Siddal34–14Leigh Miners Rangers
Skirlaugh19–6Haydock
Walney Central16–2Woolston
Waterhead44–2[a]Millom
Wath Brow22–13West Bowling
Oldham St AnnesP-PFarnworthMonday 27 December 1999
Saddleworth2–29West HullTuesday 28 December 1999
Wigan St Patricks30–8EcclesThursday 30 December 1999
Dudley Hill32–30RedhillSunday 2 January 2000
Queens6–26Thornhill
Shaw Cross52–7East LeedsMonday 3 January 2000
Keighley Albion1–14Stanley
New Earswick4–44Featherstone LionsSaturday 8 January 2000
Cardiff18–10Rochdale MayfieldSunday 9 January 2000
Source:[3]
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Third round

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Third round
Home Score Away Date
Wath Brow Hornets26–0EcclesSaturday 29 January 2000
Barrow Border Raiders42–12Featherstone LionsSunday 30 January 2000
Batley Bulldogs0–10Oldham St Annes
Castleford Lock Lane16–26Villeneuve Leopards
Dewsbury Rams66–0Stanley
Doncaster Dragons40–10St Gaudens
Featherstone Rovers64–6Wigan St Patricks
Keighley Cougars90–0Cardiff
Hull Kingston Rovers32–4Ideal Isberg
Lancashire Lynx18–6Walney Central
Leigh Centurions34–12Siddal
Rochdale Hornets66–6Army
Sheffield Hillsborough14–16Thornhill
Whitehaven Warriors42–0Shaw Cross
Widnes Vikings76–8West Hull
Workington Town12–2Skirlaugh
York Wasps56–10Dudley Hill
Swinton Lions74–1WaterheadTuesday 1 February 2000
Oldham Roughyeds44–0Wigan St JudesTuesday 8 February 2000
Source:[4]
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Fourth round

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Fourth round
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls32–4Huddersfield-SheffieldSaturday 12 February 2000
Barrow Raiders18–34Salford City RedsSunday 13 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams29–16Widnes Vikings
Doncaster Dragons54–6Workington Town
Featherstone Rovers12–48Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Blue Sox36–8Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Sharks86–0Lancashire Lynx
Hunslet Hawks4–46Warrington Wolves
Leigh Centurions28–40Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
London Broncos44–18Wath Brow Hornets
Oldham St Annes8–64[b]Castleford Tigers
Rochdale Hornets30–14Oldham Roughyeds
Swinton Lions22–36St Helens
Villeneuve Leopards16–14[c]Keighley Cougars
Wigan Warriors98–4Whitehaven Warriors
York Wasps56–2Thornhill Trojans
Source:[5]
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Fifth round

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Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Leeds Rhinos26–20St HelensSaturday 26 February 2000
Castleford Tigers10–11Halifax Blue SoxSunday 27 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams35–10Villeneuve Leopards
Hull Sharks82–10Rochdale Hornets
London Broncos21–22Salford City Reds
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats0–46Bradford Bulls
Warrington Wolves84–1York Wasps
Wigan Warriors38–2Doncaster Dragons
Source:[6]
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Quarter-finals

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Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Hull Sharks14–4Wigan WarriorsFriday 10 March 2000
Salford City Reds20–22Warrington WolvesSaturday 11 March 2020
Halifax Blue Sox18–28Bradford BullsSunday 12 March 2000
Leeds Rhinos42–10Dewsbury Rams
Source:[7]
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Semi-finals

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Semi-finals
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls44–20Warrington WolvesSaturday 25 March 2000
Hull Sharks2–22Leeds RhinosSunday 26 March 2000
Source:[8]
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Final

29 April 2000
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
More information Bradford Bulls, 24–18 ...
Bradford Bulls 24–18 Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Michael Withers (2), Nathan McAvoy, Stuart Fielden
Goals: Henry Paul (4)
 Tries: Andy Hay, Marcus St Hilaire
Goals: Iestyn Harris (5)
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Team details
Bradford BullsPositionLeeds Rhinos
NameNumberNumberName
Stuart Spruce1
FB
1Iestyn Harris
Nathan McAvoy2
WG
2Leroy Rivett
Scott Naylor3
CE
3Richie Blackmore
Michael Withers4
CE
4Keith Senior
Tevita Vaikona5
WG
5Francis Cummins
Henry Paul6
SO
6Daryl Powell
Robbie Paul7
SH
7Ryan Sheridan
Brian McDermott8
PR
8Darren Fleary
James Lowes9
HK
9Dean Lawford
Paul Anderson10
PF
10Barrie McDermott
Jamie Peacock11
SR
11Adrian Morley
Mike Forshaw12
SR
12Anthony Farrell
Brad Mackay13
LF
13Andy Hay
Leon Pryce14
IN
14Marcus St Hilaire
David Boyle15
IN
15Lee Jackson
Bernard Dwyer16
IN
16David Barnhill
Stuart Fielden17
IN
17Jamie Mathiou
Matthew Elliott
Coach
Dean Lance
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Abandoned after 70 minutes due to bad weather
  2. [b]
    Match played at Castleford
  3. [c]
    Match played at Keighley

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