1999 Challenge Cup

1999 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration 8 Rounds
Highest attendance 73,242
Broadcast partners United Kingdom BBC Sport
Winners Leeds Rhinos
Runners-up London Broncos
Lance Todd Trophy Leroy Rivett
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The 1999 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.

The competition ended with the final on 1 May 1999, which was played at Wembley Stadium, and was the last year the cup final was played there before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.

The tournament was won by Leeds Rhinos, who beat London Broncos 52–16 in the final, and was the club's first major silverware since 1978.[1] The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Leroy Rivett, who had become the first player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final.[2]

Final

1 May 1999
Leeds Rhinos 52 – 16 London Broncos
Tries: Rivett (4), Godden, McDermott, St Hilaire, Harris, Cummins
Goals: Harris (8)
Report Tries: Offiah, Simpson, Fleming
Goals: Smyth (2)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,242
Man of the Match: Leroy Rivett

References

  1. "Sport: Rugby League Rhino charge overpowers Broncos". BBC Sport. 1 May 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. Robinson, John (2 May 1999). "Rugby League: Leroy's So Rivetting!; Leeds Rhinos 52 London Broncos 16: Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final". The People (London: Trinity Mirror).

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