2002 Challenge Cup

2002 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup
Duration 8 Rounds
Winners Wigan Warriors
Runners-up St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy Kris Radlinski
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The 2002 Challenge Cup was the 101st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup for sponsorship reason, the final was contested by Wigan Warriors and St Helens at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Wigan won the match 21–12.

Semi finals

13 April 2002
Wigan Warriors 20 – 10 Castleford Tigers
Try: Newton, Dallas, Connolly
Goal: Farrell (4)
Report Try: Smith, Hudson
Goal: Bartrim
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 10,380
Referee/s: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)

14 April 2002
Leeds Rhinos 16 – 42 St Helens
Try: Calderwood, Walker, Poching
Goal: Walker (2)
Report Try: Cunningham, Albert (3), Stewart (3), Sculthorpe
Goal: Long (5)
JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 17,475
Referee/s: Russell Smith (Castleford)

Final

27 April 2002
Wigan Warriors 21 – 12 St Helens
Try: Dallas, Lam, Connolly
Goal: Farrell (4)
Drop goal: Lam
Report Try: Albert, Gleeson, Sculthorpe
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,140
Referee/s: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Man of the Match: Kris Radlinski[1]
FB 1 Kris Radlinski
RW 2 Brett Dallas
RC 4 Gary Connolly
LC 3 Jamie Ainscough
LW 15 Paul Johnson
SO 6 Julian O'Neill
SH 7 Adrian Lam
PR 8 Terry O'Connor
HK 9 Terry Newton
PR 10 Craig Smith
SR 11 Mick Cassidy
SR 12 David Furner
LF 13 Andy Farrell (c)
Substitutions:
IC 5 Brian Carney
IC 14 David Hodgson
IC 18 Mark Smith
IC 21 Ricky Bibey
Coach:
Stuart Raper
FB 1 Paul Wellens
RW 5 Darren Albert
RC 3 Martin Gleeson
LC 4 Paul Newlove
LW 19 Anthony Stewart
SO 20 Tommy Martyn
SH 7 Sean Long
PR 8 Darren Britt
HK 9 Keiron Cunningham
PR 12 Peter Shiels
SR 11 Chris Joynt
SR 15 Tim Jonkers
LF 13 Paul Sculthorpe (c)
Substitutions:
IC 2 Sean Hoppe
IC 14 John Stankevitch
IC 17 Mick Higham
IC 10 Barry Ward
Coach:
Ian Millward

References

  1. "Rugby League Challenge Cup - Final Tie". Rugby League World. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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