Festive Challenge
| The Festive Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby league football |
| Instituted | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country |
 (RFL) |
| Holders |
 Wakefield Wildcats (1st title) |
| Most titles |
 Leeds Rhinos (4 titles) |
The Festive Challenge is an annual friendly rugby match played between Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Wildcats that is played on Boxing Day since 2009.[1][2]
History
The first Festive Challenge was played on Boxing Day 2009 at Headingley Stadium with Leeds winning 32-12. The fixture was repeated again but moved forward to New Years Day 2011 but was moved back to Boxing Day 2011. This was the only time the Festive Challenge has been played twice in one year.
Results
| Year | Winner | Score | Runners up |
| 2009 | Leeds Rhinos |
32-12 | Wakefield Wildcats |
| 2011 | Leeds Rhinos |
40-22 | Wakefield Wildcats |
| Leeds Rhinos |
26-10 | Wakefield Wildcats | |
| 2012 | Leeds Rhinos |
40-26 | Wakefield Wildcats |
| 2013 | Leeds Rhinos |
18-18 | Wakefield Wildcats |
| 2014 | Leeds Rhinos |
50-28 | Wakefield Wildcats |
| 2015 | Wakefield Wildcats |
14-6 | Leeds Rhinos |
Winners
| Team | Wins | Years | |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos |
4 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| 2 | Wakefield Wildcats |
1 | 2015 |
Sponsors
| Period | Sponsor | Name |
| 2009 | Cravendale | Cravendale Festive Challenge |
| 2011-2013 | Heatshot | Heatshot Festive Challenge |
| 2014 | Tetley's | Tetley's Festive Challenge |
| 2015- | Wetherby Whaler | Wetherby Whaler Festive Challenge |
References
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