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2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration8 rounds
Highest attendance67,247
Broadcast partnersBBC Sport
Winners Bradford Bulls
Runners-up Leeds Rhinos
Lance Todd Trophy Henry Paul

The 2000 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 1999 and ended with the final on 29 April 2000.

The final was held on Saturday, 29 April 2000, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK. The game was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 24–18.[1]

First round

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The first round was scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 December 1999 but due to cold weather leading to frozen pitches, a number of games were postponed. The last tie in the round was not played until 3 January 2000.

First round
Home Score Away Date
Army 54–70 Dewsbury Celtic Saturday 4 December 1999
Askam 14–32 Eccles
Castleford Panthers 08–16 Thornhill
East Leeds 26–40 Crosfields
Heworth 02–16 Oulton
Hull Dockers 0–4 Royal Navy
Ideal Isberg 30–10 Milford
John Moores University 04–34 New Earswick
Leigh East 14–32 West Bowling
Millom 8–5 Elland
Norland 08–46 Stanley
Queens 26–17 Queensbury
Rochdale Mayfield 16–60 Eastmoor
Royal Air Force 20–80 Normanton
Shaw Cross 20–80 Townville
Wigan St Judes 36–12 London Skolars
Dublin 02–54 Farnworth Sunday 5 December 1999
Clayton 02–18 Siddal Saturday 11 December 1999
Dewsbury Moor 14–30 Haydock
Keighley Albion 17–10 Simms Cross
Wath Brow 22–80 Barrow Island
Blackbrook 00–11 Waterhead Tuesday 14 December 1999
Hensingham 06–17 Featherstone Lions Monday 3 January 2000
Source:[2]

Second round

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Second round
Home Score Away Date
Army 24–10 Oulton Saturday 18 December 1999
Castleford Lock Lane 38–40 Royal Navy
Royal Air Force 06–40 Wigan St Judes
Sheffield Hillsborough 10–30 Ideal Isberg
Siddal 34–14 Leigh Miners Rangers
Skirlaugh 19–60 Haydock
Walney Central 16–20 Woolston
Waterhead 44–20[a] Millom
Wath Brow 22–13 West Bowling
Oldham St Annes P-P Farnworth Monday 27 December 1999
Saddleworth 02–29 West Hull Tuesday 28 December 1999
Wigan St Patricks 30–80 Eccles Thursday 30 December 1999
Dudley Hill 32–30 Redhill Sunday 2 January 2000
Queens 06–26 Thornhill
Shaw Cross 52–70 East Leeds Monday 3 January 2000
Keighley Albion 01–14 Stanley
New Earswick 04–44 Featherstone Lions Saturday 8 January 2000
Cardiff 18–10 Rochdale Mayfield Sunday 9th January 2000
Source:[3]

Third round

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Third round
Home Score Away Date
Wath Brow Hornets 26–00 Eccles Saturday 29 January 2000
Barrow Border Raiders 42–12 Featherstone Lions Sunday 30th January 2000
Batley Bulldogs 00–10 Oldham St Annes
Castleford Lock Lane 16–26 Villeneuve Leopards
Dewsbury Rams 66–00 Stanley
Doncaster Dragons 40–10 St Gaudens
Featherstone Rovers 64–60 Wigan St Patricks
Keighley Cougars 90–00 Cardiff
Hull Kingston Rovers 32–40 Ideal Isberg
Lancashire Lynx 18–60 Walney Central
Leigh Centurions 34–12 Siddal
Rochdale Hornets 66–60 Army
Sheffield Hillsborough 14–16 Thornhill
Whitehaven Warriors 42–00 Shaw Cross
Widnes Vikings 76–80 West Hull
Workington Town 12–20 Skirlaugh
York Wasps 56–10 Dudley Hill
Swinton Lions 74–10 Waterhead Tuesday 1 February 2000
Oldham Roughyeds 44–00 Wigan St Judes Tuesday 8 February 2000
Source:[4]

Fourth round

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Fourth round
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls 32–40 Huddersfield-Sheffield Saturday 12 February 2000
Barrow Raiders 18–34 Salford City Reds Sunday 13 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams 29–16 Widnes Vikings
Doncaster Dragons 54–60 Workington Town
Featherstone Rovers 12–48 Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Blue Sox 36–80 Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Sharks 86–00 Lancashire Lynx
Hunslet Hawks 04–46 Warrington Wolves
Leigh Centurions 28–40 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
London Broncos 44–18 Wath Brow Hornets
Oldham St Annes 08–64[b] Castleford Tigers
Rochdale Hornets 30–14 Oldham Roughyeds
Swinton Lions 22–36 St Helens
Villeneuve Leopards 16–14[c] Keighley Cougars
Wigan Warriors 98–40 Whitehaven Warriors
York Wasps 56–20 Thornhill Trojans
Source:[5]

Fifth round

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Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Leeds Rhinos 26–20 St Helens Saturday 26 February 2000
Castleford Tigers 10–11 Halifax Blue Sox Sunday 27 February 2000
Dewsbury Rams 35–10 Villeneuve Leopards
Hull Sharks 82–10 Rochdale Hornets
London Broncos 21–22 Salford City Reds
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 00–46 Bradford Bulls
Warrington Wolves 84–10 York Wasps
Wigan Warriors 38–20 Doncaster Dragons
Source:[6]

Quarter-finals

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Fifth round
Home Score Away Date
Hull Sharks 14–40 Wigan Warriors Friday 10 March 2000
Salford City Reds 20–22 Warrington Wolves Saturday 11 March 2020
Halifax Blue Sox 18–28 Bradford Bulls Sunday 12 March 2000
Leeds Rhinos 42–10 Dewsbury Rams
Source:[7]

Semi-finals

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Semi-finals
Home Score Away Date
Bradford Bulls 44–20 Warrington Wolves Saturday 25 March 2000
Hull Sharks 02–22 Leeds Rhinos Sunday 26 March 2000
Source:[8]

Final

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Team details
Bradford Bulls Position Leeds Rhinos
Name Number Number Name
Stuart Spruce 1 FB 1 Iestyn Harris
Nathan McAvoy 2 WG 2 Leroy Rivett
Scott Naylor 3 CE 3 Richie Blackmore
Michael Withers 4 CE 4 Keith Senior
Tevita Vaikona 5 WG 5 Francis Cummins
Henry Paul 6 SO 6 Daryl Powell
Robbie Paul 7 SH 7 Ryan Sheridan
Brian McDermott 8 PR 8 Darren Fleary
James Lowes 9 HK 9 Dean Lawford
Paul Anderson 10 PF 10 Barrie McDermott
Jamie Peacock 11 SR 11 Adrian Morley
Mike Forshaw 12 SR 12 Anthony Farrell
Brad Mackay 13 LF 13 Andy Hay
Leon Pryce 14 IN 14 Marcus St Hilaire
David Boyle 15 IN 15 Lee Jackson
Bernard Dwyer 16 IN 16 David Barnhill
Stuart Fielden 17 IN 17 Jamie Mathiou
Matthew Elliott Coach Dean Lance


Notes

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  1. ^ Abandoned after 70 minutes due to bad weather
  2. ^ Match played at Castleford
  3. ^ Match played at Keighley

References

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  1. ^ "Paul drops bombs on Leeds". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 1". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 2". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 3". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 4". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 5". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup Semi-Finals". RugbyLeagueWorld. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010.
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