1993–94 Challenge Cup

1993–94 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration	8 Rounds
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Leeds
Lance Todd Trophy	Martin Offiah
	← 1993; 1994–95 →;

The 1993–94 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.

First round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
4 Dec 1993	Askam	Orchard Park	36-20
4 Dec 1993	Barrow Island	Moorends	26-13
4 Dec 1993	Beverley	Cambridge E	84-10
4 Dec 1993	Blackbrook	London Colonials	Walkover
4 Dec 1993	Dewsbury Celtic	Fulham Travellers	38-15
4 Dec 1993	Dudley Hill	Thatto Heath	8-22
4 Dec 1993	East Leeds	Kells	25-12
4 Dec 1993	Eastmoor	Irlam	4-12
4 Dec 1993	Egremont	Ace Amateurs	28-6
4 Dec 1993	Greetland AR	Ellenborough	0-18
4 Dec 1993	Hemel	Hensingham	18-22
4 Dec 1993	Heworth	Wigan St Judes	24-8
4 Dec 1993	Leigh East	Farnworth	14-10
4 Dec 1993	Leigh Miners Welfare	Eureka	34-14
4 Dec 1993	Lock Lane	Myson	13-16
4 Dec 1993	Mayfield	Hull Dockers	24-12
4 Dec 1993	Milford	Cardiff Institute	18-8
4 Dec 1993	Millom	Westgate Redoubt	18-10
4 Dec 1993	Moldgreen	Skirlaugh	23-5
4 Dec 1993	Nottingham	Clayton	8-24
4 Dec 1993	Oldham St Annes	Bisons	32-8
4 Dec 1993	Oulton	Queens	27-6
4 Dec 1993	Redhill	Littleborough	16-12
4 Dec 1993	Saddleworth	Seaton Rangers	13-2
4 Dec 1993	Shaw Cross	Fryston	12-6
4 Dec 1993	Walney Central	Simms Cross	11-0
4 Dec 1993	West Hull	Ovenden	36-9
4 Dec 1993	Wigan St Patricks	Wath Brow Hornets	13-6
4 Dec 1993	Woolston	Upton & Frickley	54-12
4 Dec 1993	York Acorn	Orrell St James	32-32
5 Dec 1993	Blackpool Gladiators	Park Amateurs	10-28
5 Dec 1993	Chorley Borough	Elland	30-2
11 Dec 1993	Orrell St James	York Acorn	24-5

Second round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
18 Dec 1993	Askam	Chorley Borough	8-3
18 Dec 1993	Blackbrook	Beverley	8-17
18 Dec 1993	Clayton	Oulton	6-23
18 Dec 1993	East Leeds	Egremont	14-10
18 Dec 1993	Ellenborough	Woolston	4-9
18 Dec 1993	Hensingham	Myson	40-0
18 Dec 1993	Leigh East	Millom	14-26
18 Dec 1993	Leigh Miners Welfare	Moldgreen	13-11
18 Dec 1993	Mayfield	Wigan St Patricks	14-32
18 Dec 1993	Milford	Irlam	19-20
18 Dec 1993	Redhill	Orrell St James	32-18
18 Dec 1993	Saddleworth	Oldham St Annes	12-4
18 Dec 1993	Shaw Cross	Thatto Heath	11-4
18 Dec 1993	Walney Central	Barrow Island	4-6
18 Dec 1993	West Hull	Park Amateurs	47-14
3 Jan 1994	Dewsbury Celtic	Heworth	18-10

Third round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
15 Jan 1994	Batley	Dewsbury	58-2
16 Jan 1994	Barrow	East Leeds	34-10
16 Jan 1994	Bramley	Redhill	46-20
16 Jan 1994	Carlisle	Askam	42-8
16 Jan 1994	Dewsbury	Hensingham	64-6
16 Jan 1994	Doncaster	Wigan St Patricks	36-4
16 Jan 1994	Highfield	Saddleworth	16-13
16 Jan 1994	Huddersfield	Woolston	42-6
16 Jan 1994	Hunslet	Barrow Island	58-2
16 Jan 1994	Keighley	Oulton	68-0
16 Jan 1994	London	Shaw Cross	40-14
16 Jan 1994	Rochdale Hornets	Millom	32-0
16 Jan 1994	Ryedale-York	Leigh Miners Welfare	52-2
16 Jan 1994	Swinton	Irlam	30-0
16 Jan 1994	Whitehaven	West Hull	44-4
16 Jan 1994	Workington Town	Beverley	24-10

Fourth round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
29 Jan 1994	Halifax	Warrington	18-22
30 Jan 1994	Barrow	Bradford Northern	30-58
30 Jan 1994	Batley	Keighley	8-29
30 Jan 1994	Bramley	Widnes	11-20
30 Jan 1994	Carlisle	Workington Town	12-13
30 Jan 1994	Castleford	Salford	36-4
30 Jan 1994	Doncaster	Dewsbury	18-6
30 Jan 1994	Highfield	Whitehaven	4-15
30 Jan 1994	Huddersfield	St Helens	16-23
30 Jan 1994	Hull Kingston Rovers	Ryedale-York	16-6
30 Jan 1994	Hunslet	Oldham	20-30
30 Jan 1994	London	Featherstone Rovers	14-28
30 Jan 1994	Rochdale Hornets	Leeds	18-40
30 Jan 1994	Sheffield Eagles	Leigh	42-10
30 Jan 1994	Swinton	Hull FC	12-18
30 Jan 1994	Wigan	Wakefield Trinity	24-16

Fifth round

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
12 Feb 1994	Hull F.C.	Wigan	21-22
13 Feb 1994	Doncaster	Oldham	20-0
13 Feb 1994	Widnes	Sheffield	22-6
13 Feb 1994	Leeds	Warrington	38-4
13 Feb 1994	Castleford	Keighley	52-14
13 Feb 1994	Featherstone Rovers	Hull Kingston Rovers	30-8
13 Feb 1994	St Helens	Whitehaven	46-4
13 Feb 1994	Bradford Northern	Workington Town	32-0

Quarter-finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
26 Feb 1994	Wigan	Featherstone Rovers	32-14
27 Feb 1994	Castleford	Widnes	30-6
27 Feb 1994	Leeds	Bradford Northern	33-10
27 Feb 1994	St Helens	Doncaster	40-9

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
Player 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 Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
Challenge Cup 1993/94 results at Rugby League Project

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

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