1989 Challenge Cup

1989 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration 6 Rounds
Winners Wigan
Runners-up St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy Ellery Hanley
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The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th 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 St Helens at Wembley. Wigan won the match 27–0.

Semi finals

11 March 1989
St Helens 16 – 14 Widnes
Try: Quirk (2), Bloor
Goal: Loughlin (2)
Report Try: Wright, D. Hulme
Goal: Currier (3)
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 17,119

25 March 1989
Wigan 13 – 6 Warrington
Try: Lydon, Edwards
Goal: Lydon (2)
Drop goal: Lydon
Report Goal: Woods (3)
Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 26,529

Final

29 April 1989
Wigan 27 – 0 St Helens
Try: K. Iro (2), Hanley, Gregory, Hampson
Goal: Lydon (3)
Drop goal: Gregory
Report
Wembley, London
Attendance: 78,000
Man of the Match: Ellery Hanley[1]
FB 1 Steve Hampson
RW 2 Tony Iro
RC 3 Kevin Iro
LC 4 Dean Bell
LW 5 Joe Lydon
SO 6 Shaun Edwards
SH 7 Andy Gregory
PR 8 Ian Lucas
HK 9 Nicky Kiss
PR 10 Adrian Shelford
SR 11 Andy Platt
SR 12 Ian Potter
LF 13 Ellery Hanley (c)
Substitutions:
IC 14 Denis Betts
IC 15 Andy Goodway
Coach:
Graham Lowe
FB 1 Gary Connolly
RW 2 Mike O'Connor
RC 3 Phil Veivers
LC 4 Paul Loughlin
LW 5 Les Quirk
SO 6 Shane Cooper
SH 7 Neil Holding
PR 8 Tony Burke
HK 9 Paul Groves
PR 10 Paul Forber
SR 11 Bernard Dwyer
SR 12 Roy Haggerty
LF 13 Paul Vautin (c)
Substitutions:
IC 14 Darren Bloor
IC 15 Stuart Evans
Coach:
Alex Murphy

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Paul (1 May 1989). "A mess for Murphy to stew in". The Guardian (London). p. 18.

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