1991 Challenge Cup

1991 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration

6 Rounds

Winners

Runners-up

< 1990	Seasons	1992 >

The 1991 Challenge Cup was the 90th 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 13–8.

Semi finals

23 March 1991

Wigan	30 – 16	Oldham
Try: Botica, Edwards, Goodway, Hanley, Iro Goal: Botica (5)	Report	Try: Ford, Henderson, McAlister Goal: Atkinson (2)

Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 19,057

30 March 1991

St Helens	19 – 2	Widnes
Try: Griffiths (2), Hunte Goal: Loughlin (3) Drop goal: Groves	Report	Goal: Davies

Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 16,109

Final

27 April 1991

Wigan	13 – 8	St Helens
Try: Myers, Botica Goal: Botica (2) Drop goal: Gregory	Report	Try: Hunte Goal: Bishop (2)

Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,532
Man of the Match: Denis Betts^[1]


FB	1	Steve Hampson
RW	2	David Myers
RC	3	Kevin Iro
LC	4	Dean Bell
LW	5	Frano Botica
SO	6	Shaun Edwards
SH	7	Andy Gregory
PR	8	Ian Lucas
HK	9	Martin Dermott
PR	10	Andy Platt
SR	11	Denis Betts
SR	12	Phil Clarke
LF	13	Ellery Hanley (c)
Substitutions:
IC	14	Bobbie Goulding
IC	15	Andy Goodway
Coach:
John Monie


FB	1	Phil Veivers
RW	2	Alan Hunte
RC	3	Tea Ropati
LC	4	Paul Loughlin
LW	5	Les Quirk
SO	6	Jonathan Griffiths
SH	7	Paul Bishop
PR	8	Jon Neill
HK	9	Bernard Dwyer
PR	10	Kevin Ward
SR	11	John Harrison
SR	12	George Mann
LF	13	Shane Cooper (c)
Substitutions:
IC	14	Gary Connolly
IC	15	Paul Groves
Coach:
Mike McClennan

References

↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (29 April 1991). "Monie's walking wounded make history". The Guardian. London. p. 14.

External links

Challenge Cup official website
Challenge Cup 1990/91 results at Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

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