2008 Challenge Cup

Round 1

:*(week ending 3 February, 3 fixtures played Saturday 9 February (indicated with *), 1 on Saturday 16 February (indicated with *))

*** - Match abandoned after Hunslet Old Boys had 4 players sent off. Hunslet Old Boys were subsequently thrown out of the competition.

Round 2

:(weekend of 23 – 24 February)

Russian team Vereya joined in this round. Vereya were runners-up in the Russian Championship to Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv Moscow joined in the third round.

Round 3

:(weekend of 8 – 9 March)

The National Leagues teams, together with Lokomotiv Moscow, Pia, Lezignan and Toulouse joined in this round. Super League teams joined in Round 4.

Round 4

:(Weekend of 18 – 20 April)

Super League teams joined in Round 4. From Round 4 onwards, the competition was a straightforward knock-out, with no more teams joining.

All fixtures taken from BBC Sport

Round 5

:(weekend of 9 – 12 May)

Quarter finals

date = 1 June 2008 | team1 = [[File:Bullscolours.svg|16px]] Bradford | score = 16 – 22 | report = (Preview) | team2 = [[File:Hullcolours.svg|16px]] Hull F.C. | points1 = Try: Tupou 54' c Sykes 78' m Goal: Harris (4)| points2 = Try: Sing 31' c, 43' c Byrne 39' c Goal: Tickle (5)| stadium = Odsal, Bradford | attendance = | referee= Steve Ganson }}

date = 1 June 2008 | team1 = [[File:HKRcolours.svg|16px]] Hull Kingston Rovers | score = 18 – 24 | report = (Preview) | team2 = [[File:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] St. Helens | points1 = Try: Cooke Fitzhenry Webster Goal: Cooke (3)| points2 = Try: Talau Fa'asavalu Long Gardner Goal: Long (4)| stadium = Craven Park, Hull | attendance = | referee= Ashley Klein }}

date = 31 May 2008 | team1 = [[File:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] Leeds | score = 23 – 16 | report = (Report) | team2 = [[File:Wigancolours.svg|16px]] Wigan | points1 = Try: Diskin 5' c Burrow 28' c Webb 57' c Donald 76' c Goal: Sinfield (3) Drop: Sinfield 80' | points2 = Try: Calderwood 38' c T. Leuluai 66' c Goal: Richards (4) | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = | referee= Richard Silverwood }}

date = 1 June 2008 | team1 = [[File:Wcatscolours.svg|16px]] Wakefield Trinity | score = 46 – 4 | report = (Preview) | team2 = [[File:Oldhamcolours.svg|16px]] Oldham | points1 = Try: Gleeson (2) Blanch Wilkes Drew Rooney (2) Brough Martin Goal: Brough (5)| points2 = Try: Onyango| stadium = Belle Vue, Wakefield | attendance = | referee= Ben Thaler }}

Semi finals

date = 26 July 2008| team1 = [[File:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] Leeds | score = 16 – 26 | team2 = [[File:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] St. Helens | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield | attendance = | referee= Ashley Klein }}

date = 27 July 2008| team1 = [[File:Wcatscolours.svg|16px]] Wakefield Trinity | score = 24 – 32 | team2 = [[File:Hullcolours.svg|16px]] Hull F.C. | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | attendance = | referee= Richard Silverwood}}

Final

Main article: 2008 Challenge Cup Final

date = 30 August 2008 | team1 = [[File:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] St. Helens | score = 28 – 16 | report = | team2 = [[File:Hullcolours.svg|16px]] Hull F.C. | points1 = | points2 = | stadium = Wembley Stadium, London | attendance = | referee= }}

UK Broadcasting rights

Selected matches were televised solely by the BBC.

1 Except East and Yorkshire.

2 Except East, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire.

3 Except Yorkshire.

References

References

1. (4 February 2008). "Blue and Golds into the hat". York Press.
2. (2008-02-05). "Hunslet Old Boys pay Cup penalty". BBC News.