Challenge Cup 2012
The Challenge Cup 2012 (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th edition of the annual rugby league tournament Challenge Cup . In the final, the Warrington Wolves won against the Leeds Rhinos with 35:18 and won the tournament for the 8th time.
Preliminary round
44 teams took part in the preliminary round. Of the English teams, 22 teams were from NCL Division 1 and 2, 5 were regional league winners and the remaining 4 were winners of the Lancashire and Yorkshire County Cups, a team from the Cumberland ARL and the British Police . The remaining teams were the Scottish champions, a Welsh team, 4 teams from the Rugby League Conference National 2011, 6 student teams and one team from the North West League. The draw for the preliminary round and the first round took place on December 19, 2011, the games took place from February 4 to 19.
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Where |
Sharlston Rovers | 1-0 | Edge Hill University |
Weeland Road |
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Where |
Shaw Cross Sharks | 1-0 | Valley Cougars |
Paul Hinchcliffe Memorial Ground |
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| February 4th |
Leeds Beckett University | 15:14 | Ovenden RLFC |
Milford Sports Club |
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| February 11th |
Egremont Rangers | 22:16 | Bank Quay Bulls |
Gillfoot Park |
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| February 11th |
Kells | 20:14 | Widnes West Bank |
Old Arrowthwaite |
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| February 11th |
Seaton Rangers | 8:24 | Huddersfield Underbank Rangers |
Station yard |
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| February 12th |
Balckbrook Royals | 18: 8 | Eccles and Salford Juniors |
Recreation Ground , St Helens |
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| February 12th |
Millom | 20:10 | British Police |
Coronation Field |
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| February 12th |
Wigan St Cuthberts | 24:18 | Northumbria University |
Montrose Avenue , Wigan |
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| February 15th |
Normanton Knights | 32:30 | Millford Marlins |
Queen Elizbaeth Drive |
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| February 15th |
Lock Lane | 24:18 | Elland |
Lock Lane Sports Center , Castleford |
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| February 18 |
Loughborough University | 22:50 | Hunslet Warriors |
Holywell Park |
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| February 18 |
Bradford Dudley Hill | 38: 0 | Castleford Panthers |
Neil Hunt Memorial Ground |
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| February 18 |
Warrington Wizards | 18:28 | East Leeds |
Wilderspool Stadium |
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| February 18 |
York Acorn | 42: 4 | Norland Sharks |
Acorn Sports and Social Club |
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| February 18 |
Oldham St Annes | 40: 4 | Bentley Good Companions |
Higginshaw Road |
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| February 18 |
Featherstone Lions | 14:22 | Askam |
Mill Pond Stadium |
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| February 18 |
Rochdale Mayfield | 14:33 | University of Gloucestershire |
Mayfield Sports Arena |
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| February 18 |
Eastmoor Dragons | 22:16 | Wigan St Judes |
King George V Playing Arena |
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| February 18 |
Nottingham Outlaws | 0:50 | Hunslet Old Boys |
Harvey Hadden Stadium |
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| 19th of February |
Stanley Rangers | 60:22 | Edinburgh Eagles |
Stanley Sports and Social Club |
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| 19th of February |
University of Hull | 10: 68 | Waterhead |
Cottingham Road |
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First round
In the first round, the winners of the preliminary round competed against each other. The games took place on February 18th and 25th.
| February 18 |
Egremont Rangers | 30: 6 | Leeds Beckett University |
Gillfoot Park |
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| February 18 |
Castleford Lock Lane | 24:32 | Sharlston Rovers |
Lock Lane Sports Center , Castleford |
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| February 25 |
Wigan St Cuthberts | 46:22 | Eastmoor Dragons |
Montrose Avenue , Wigan |
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| February 25 |
Shaw Cross Sharks | 10:18 | York Acorn |
Paul Hinchcliffe Memorial Ground |
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| February 25 |
Hunslet Warriors | 32: 8 | Oldham St Annes |
The oval |
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| February 25 |
Hunslet Old Boys | 26:14 | Waterhead |
Hillidge Road |
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| February 25 |
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers | 48:10 | Stanley Rangers |
The Cross Grounds |
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| February 25 |
Blackbrook Royals | 24:20 a.d. | East Leeds |
Recreation Ground , St Helens |
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| February 25 |
Millom | 36: 8 | University of Gloucestershire |
Coronation Field |
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| February 25 |
Kells | 34: 12 | Normanton Knights |
Old Arrowthwaite |
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| February 25 |
Bradford Dudley Hill | 52: 12 | Askam |
Neil Hunt Memorial Ground |
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Second round
In the second round, 14 teams from the National Conference League, the British Army , the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy were added to the winners of the first round .
The draw for the games took place on February 27th on board the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious by Captain Martin Connell and Steve McNamara, coach of the England national team. The games took place on March 10th and 11th.
| March 10th |
East Hull | 32:14 | Royal Air Force |
Rosemead Sports Center |
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| March 10th |
Egremont Rangers | 32:22 | Ince Rose Bridge |
Gillfoot Park |
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| March 10th |
Siddal | 62: 12 | West Hull |
Siddal Sports & Community Center |
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| March 10th |
Hull Dockers | 30: 21 | Kells |
The Willows Sports & Social Club |
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| March 10th |
Royal Navy | 32:24 | Leigh Miners Rangers |
United Services Sport Ground |
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| March 10th |
Thatto Heath Crusaders | 32:10 | Millom |
Hatton's Solicitors Crusader Park |
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| March 10th |
York Acorn | 26:10 | Skirlaugh |
Acorn Sports & Social Club |
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| March 10th |
Hunslet Old Boys | 16:12 | Blackbrook Royals |
The Hunslet Club |
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| March 10th |
Sharlston Rovers | 20:19 | Wigan St Cuthberts |
Sharlston ARLFC |
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| March 10th |
Hunslet Warriors | 30: 0 | Wigan St Patricks |
The oval |
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| March 10th |
Oulton Raiders | 19: 5 | British Army |
Oulton & Woodlesford Sports & Social Club |
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| March 10th |
Saddleworth Rangers | 18:36 | Myton Warriors |
Shaw Hall Bank Road |
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| March 10th |
Leigh East | 6:16 | Bradford Dudley Hill |
Leigh East ARLFC |
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| March 11 |
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers | 10:24 | Wath Brow Hornets |
The Cross Grounds |
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Third round
In the third round, teams from the Co-operative Championship and the French clubs Toulouse Olympique and Lézignan Sangliers were added to the winners of the second round .
The games were drawn on March 13th by Sol Roper and Rob Purdham . The games took place between March 23rd and 25th.
| March 23 |
Egremont Rangers | 14:22 |
 Oldham Roughyeds
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Recreation Ground , Whitehaven Spectators: 468 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24th |
 Doncaster
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57:10 | Sharlston Rovers |
Keepmoat Stadium , Doncaster |
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| March 24th |
 Gateshead Thunder
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28:10 | York Acorn |
Gateshead International Stadium , Gateshead Spectators: 179 |
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| March 24th |
 London Skolars
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26:43 |
 Leigh Centurions
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New River Stadium , London Spectators: 367 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24th |
Oulton Raiders | 8:58 |
 Sheffield Eagles
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Belle Vue , Wakefield Spectators: 1,020 |
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| March 24th |
Wath Brow Hornets | 22:24 | South Wales Scorpions |
Recreation Ground , Whitehaven |
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| March 24th |
 North Wales Crusaders
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28:10 | Toulouse Olympique |
Racecourse Ground , Wrexham Spectators: 567 |
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| 25th March |
 Keighley Cougars
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58: 6 | Bradford Dudley Hill |
Cougar Park , Keighley Spectators: 840 |
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| 25th March |
 Featherstone Rovers
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86: 12 | Hunslet Old Boys |
Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 785 |
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| 25th March |
 Hunslet Hawks
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34:14 | Royal Navy |
South Leeds Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 302 |
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| 25th March |
 Swinton Lions
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66: 0 | Siddal |
Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 404 |
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| 25th March |
 Barrow Raiders
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32:22 | Lézignan Sangliers |
Craven Park , Barrow Spectators: 1,340 |
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| 25th March |
 Dewsbury Rams
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84: 12 | Thatto Heath Crusaders |
Crown Flatt , Dewsbury Spectators: 606 |
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| 25th March |
 Rochdale Hornets
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48:20 | East Hull |
Spotland Stadium , Rochdale Spectators: 303 |
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| 25th March |
 Halifax
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94: 4 | Myton Warriors |
The Shay , Halifax audience: 1,011 |
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| 25th March |
 Whitehaven
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52: 6 | Hunslet Warriors |
Recreation Ground , Whitehaven |
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| 25th March |
 Workington Town
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6:22 |
 Batley Bulldogs
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Derwent Park , Workington Spectators: 601 |
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| 25th March |
 York City Knights
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40:14 | Hull Dockers |
Huntington Stadium , York Spectators: 346 |
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Fourth round
The fourth round draw was held on March 26th by Andy Gregory and Lee Crooks . The games took place between April 13th and 15th.
The game between the Widnes Vikings and St Helens was televised on BBC Sport , while Sky Sports televised the game between the Featherstone Rovers and the Castleford Tigers .
| April 13, 8 p.m. |
 Leeds Rhinos
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38:18 |
 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
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Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 7,140 Referee: Richard Silverwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:12) Report |
| April 14, 14:00 |
Swinton Lions
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70:10 |
Gateshead Thunder
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Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 415 Referee: Warren Turley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (34: 4) Report |
| April 14th 3pm |
Featherstone Rovers
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23:16 |
 Castleford Tigers
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Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 4,165 Referee: Ben Thaler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (20:10) Report |
| April 14th 3pm |
South Wales Scorpions | 28:84 |
Halifax
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The Gnoll , Neath Spectators: 879 Referee: Robert Hicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12:36) Report |
| April 14, 5:30 p.m. |
 Widnes Vikings
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38:40 |
 St Helens
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Halton Stadium , Widnes Attendance: 3,069 Referee: James Child |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (10:28) report |
| April 15, 14:00 |
 Warrington Wolves
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44:18 |
Keighley Cougars
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Lawkholme Lane , Bradford Spectators: 2,196 Referee: Tim Roby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (22: 6) Report |
| April 15, 14:00 |
 London Broncos
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72: 4 |
Dewsbury Rams
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Twickenham Stoop , London Spectators: 652 Referee: Matt Thomason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (32: 0) report |
| April 15 3pm |
 Bradford Bulls
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72: 6 |
Doncaster
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Odsal Stadium , Bradford Spectators: 3,210 Referee: Jamie Leahy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (38: 6) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
 Hull FC
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16:42 |
 Huddersfield Giants
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KC Stadium , Hull Spectators: 8,327 Referee: Thierry Alibert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14: 6) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
 Hull Kingston Rovers
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18:20 |
 Dragons Catalans
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Craven Park , Hull Spectators: 4,425 Referee: Phil Bentham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0:20) report |
| April 15 3pm |
Hunslet Hawks
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18:21 |
Batley Bulldogs
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John Charles Center for Sport , Leeds Spectators: 664 Referee: Gareth Hewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:14) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
Leigh Centurions
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68:18 |
Rochdale Hornets
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Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 1,229 Referee: Chris Leatherbarrow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (26:16) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
Oldham Roughyeds
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26:14 |
Barrow Raiders
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Whitebank Stadium , Oldham Spectators: 773 Referee: Dave Merrick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:14) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
Whitehaven
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18:58 |
 Salford City Reds
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Recreation Ground , Whitehaven Spectators: 751 Referee: Steve Ganson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:34) Report |
| April 15 3pm |
 Wigan Warriors
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98: 4 |
North Wales Crusaders
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DW Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 4,198 Referee: George Stokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (48: 0) report |
| April 15 3pm |
York City Knights
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12:50 |
Sheffield Eagles
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Huntington Stadium , York Spectators: 551 Referee: Ronnie Laughton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0:18) report |
Fifth round
The draw for the fourth round was held on April 16 by Johanna Jackson and Louis Speight. The games took place between April 27th and 29th.
The game between the Warrington Wolves and the Bradford Bulls was televised on BBC Sport , while Sky Sports televised the game between the Featherstone Rovers and the Wigan Warriors .
| April 27, 8 p.m. |
Featherstone Rovers
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16:32 |
Wigan Warriors
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Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 4,082 Umpire: Richard Silverwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12:16) report |
| April 27, 8 p.m. |
St Helens
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76: 0 |
Oldham Roughyeds
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Langtree Park , St Helens Spectators: 5,746 Referee: George Stokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (38: 0) report |
| April 28, 2:30 p.m. |
Warrington Wolves
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32:16 |
Bradford Bulls
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Halliwell Jones Stadium , Warrington Spectators: 5,505 Referee: James Child |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (16: 6) Report |
| April 28, 5:30 p.m. |
Dragons Catalans
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68: 6 |
Sheffield Eagles
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Stade Gilbert Brutus , Perpignan Spectators: 3,102 Referee: Robert Hicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (26: 0) report |
| April 29, 14:00 |
Leigh Centurions
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19:18 |
Halifax
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Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 2,182 Referee: Phil Bentham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:16) Report |
| April 29, 14:00 |
Batley Bulldogs
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16:22 |
London Broncos
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Mount Pleasant , Batley Spectators: 1,025 Referee: Thierry Alibert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12:16) report |
| April 29th 3pm |
Huddersfield Giants
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52-0 |
Swinton Lions
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John Smith's Stadium , Huddersfield Spectators: 2,617 Referee: Tim Roby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (34: 0) report |
| April 29th 3pm |
Salford City Reds
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10:16 |
Leeds Rhinos
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AJ Bell Stadium , Salford Spectators: 4,500 Referee: Steve Ganson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6: 6) Report |
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals draw took place on May 1st and was broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 . The games took place between May 11th and 13th, with two broadcast on the BBC and the other two broadcast by Sky Sports .
| May 11, 8 p.m. |
Leigh Centurions
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12:60 |
Leeds Rhinos
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Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 5,290 Referee: Ben Thaler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:24) Report |
| May 12 2:30 pm |
Wigan Warriors
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18: 4 |
St Helens
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DW Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 12,864 Referee: Richard Silverwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12: 4) Report |
| May 13th 16:00 |
Dragons Catalans
|
22:32 |
Warrington Wolves
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Stade Gilbert Brutus , Perpignan Spectators: 7,476 Referee: Steve Ganson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:20) report |
| May 13, 5:00 p.m. |
Huddersfield Giants
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50:14 |
London Broncos
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John Smith's Stadium , Huddersfield Spectators: 2,574 Referee: James Child |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (22: 8) Report |
Semifinals
The semi-final draw was held after the game between the Dragons Catalans and the Warrington Wolves by Ian Millward and Brian Noble and was broadcast on BBC Two . The games were both broadcast on the BBC .
| July 14th 5:30 pm |
Leeds Rhinos
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39:28 |
Wigan Warriors
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John Smith's Stadium , Huddersfield Spectators: 12,860 Referee: Ben Thaler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (30:20) report |
| July 15, 5:30 p.m. |
Warrington Wolves
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33: 6 |
Huddersfield Giants
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AJ Bell Stadium , Salford Spectators: 9,473 Referee: Richard Silverwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18: 6) Report |
final
The final was broadcast on BBC One . The Warrington Wolves won the Challenge Cup for the third time in four years. Brett Hodgson was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy as an MVP .
| August 25, 2012 2:30 p.m. |
Warrington Wolves
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35:18 |
Leeds Rhinos
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Wembley Stadium , London Spectators: 79,180 Referee: Richard Silverwood |
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Tries: Atkins , Hodgson , Monaghan , McCarthy , Riley , Waterhouse Raise: Hodgson (5/6) Dropgoals: Briers (1) |
(12:10) Report |
Attempts: Watkins (2), Kirke Increases: Sinfield (2/3) Penalty kicks: Sinfield (1/2) |
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