Challenge Cup 2014

The Challenge Cup 2014 (also known as Tetley's Challenge Cup 2014 for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th edition of the annual rugby league tournament Challenge Cup . In the final, the Leeds Rhinos won against the Castleford Tigers with 23:10 and won the tournament for the 12th time.

First round

The first round draw was held on January 8th by Chris Green , a Hull FC player and former player Shaun Briscoe . The games took place from February 1st to 8th.

February 1, 1:00 p.m.	Royal Navy	4:24	Walney Central	United Services Sports Grounds

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1st February 13:30	Myton Warriors	24:22	East Hull	Marist Sporting Club , Hull

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February 1, 14:00	York Acorn	12: 16	Siddal	Acorn Sports & Social Club , York

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February 1, 14:00	Woolston Rovers	6:20	Elland	Monk Sports Club , Warrington
		(0: 6)

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February 1, 14:00	Widnes St Maries	16:42	Wigan St Patricks	Halton Stadium , Widnes

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February 1, 14:00	Underbank Rangers	30:34	East Leeds	The Cross Grounds , Holmfirth

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February 1, 14:00	South West London Chargers	12: 6	Torfaen Tigers	Dukes Meadow , London

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February 1, 14:00	Skirlaugh Bulls	10:16	Rochdale Mayfield	Eastside Community Sports Club

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February 1, 14:00	Royal Air Force	38:10	Dewsbury Celtic	RAF Cranwell

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February 1, 14:00	Pilkington Recs	46: 4	Aberdeen Warriors	Ruskin Park , St Helens

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February 1, 14:00	Castleford Lock Lane	14:15	Normanton Knights	Lock Lane Sports Center , Castleford
		(6:10)

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February 1, 14:00	Leeds Metropolitan University	44:16	Millom	Beckett Park , Leeds

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February 1, 14:00	Hull Dockers	76: 0	Bristol Sonics	The Willows Club , Hull

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February 1, 14:00	Blackbrook Royals	4:10	Egremont Rangers	Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club , St Helens

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February 1, 14:00	Askam	8:12	British Army	Fallowfield Park

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February 1, 2:30 p.m.	Wath Brow Hornets	18: 0	Halton Simms Cross	Trumpet Road , Cleator Moor

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February 1, 2:30 p.m.	Leigh Miners	12:10	Hunslet Warriors	Leigh Miners Welfare Sports Club , Leigh

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February 1, 2:30 p.m.	Kells	24:16	Wigan St Judes	Old Arrowthwaite , Whitehaven

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February 2, 14:00	Loughborough University	24:38	British Police	Epinal Way

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February 8, 1:30 p.m.	Oulton Raiders	16:22	West Hull	Oulton Community Sports Club , Leeds
		(16: 6)

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February 8, 14:00	Shaw Cross Sharks	13:16	Thatto Heath Crusaders	Shaw Cross Club , Dewsbury
		(7: 0)

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February 8, 2:30 p.m.	Saddleworth Rangers	18:20	Milford Marlins	Shaw Hall Bank Road , Oldham
		(10: 8)

Second round

The second round draw was held on February 6th by Kris Radlinski , a former Wigan Warriors player and Marwan Koukash , owner of the Salford Red Devils . The games took place on February 22nd and 23rd.

February 22nd 2pm	West Hull	28:18	Thatto Heath Crusaders	West Hull Community Park , Hull
		(16: 6)

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February 22nd 2pm	Wath Brow Hornets	12: 6	Elland	Trumpet Road , Cleator Moor
		(10: 0)

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February 22nd 2pm	Walney Central	16:28	Egremont Rangers	The Old Police House , Barrow
		(16:12)

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February 22nd 2pm	South West London Chargers	6:24	Milford Marlins	Dukes Meadow , London
		(0: 8)

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February 22nd 2pm	Pilkington Recs	38: 0	Myton Warriors	Ruskin Park , St Helens
		(24: 0)

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February 22nd 2pm	Normanton Knights	44:10	Royal Air Force	Queen Elizabeth Drive , Normanton
		(22:10)

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February 22nd 2pm	Hull Dockers	42: 8	Siddal	The Willows Club , Hull
		(18: 4)

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February 22nd 2pm	East Leeds	28:16	Leeds Metropolitan University	Richmond Hill , Leeds
		(8: 0)

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February 22nd 2:30 pm	Rochdale Mayfield	28:36	Wigan St Patricks	Mayfield Sports Center , Rochdale
		(12:26)

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February 22nd 2:30 pm	Kells	26:12	Leigh Miners	Old Arrowthwaite , Whitehaven
		(16: 6)

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February 23, 14:00	British Police	30:34	British Army	Arthur Miller Stadium , Leeds
		(10:12)

Third round

The third round draw was held on February 24th on the University of Gloucestershire park campus . For this purpose, the teams were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of 14 second division teams and 4 third division teams, Group B consisted of the winners of the second round and 5 third division teams. Two teams from Group A, the Featherstone Rovers and the London Skolars, received a bye for the fourth round by drawing lots. The byes were necessary because the French teams had decided not to enter until the third round.

In each game, a team from Group A played against a team from Group B. Home rights were drawn at random for each game. The games took place from March 14th to 16th

March 14th 7:30 pm	Leigh Centurions	74: 6	Wigan St Patricks	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 994
		(34: 6)

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March 15, 14:00	Workington Town	38: 12	Normanton Knights	Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 713 Umpire: Peter Brooke
		(16: 6)

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March 15, 14:00	Batley Bulldogs	52: 4	Kells	Mount Pleasant , Batley Spectators: 365 Referee: Jamie Bloem
		(14: 4)

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March 15 3pm	Keighley Cougars	42-0	Wath Brow Hornets	Cougar Park , Keighley Spectators: 488
		(20: 0)

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March 15 3pm	Egremont Rangers	24:42	Oldham Roughyeds	Copeland Stadium , Egremont Spectators: 340
		(6:24)

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March 16, 14:00	Sheffield Eagles	54: 0	East Leeds	Owlerton Stadium , Sheffield Spectators: 619
		(24: 0)

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March 16, 14:00	Barrow Raiders	18:10	Milford Marlins	Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 1000
		(12:10)

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March 16, 14:00	Hull Dockers	6:70	Halifax	Craven Park , Hull Spectators: 600
		(6:22)

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March 16, 14:00	North Wales Crusaders	58:18	Pilkington Recs	Racecourse Ground , Wrexham Spectators: 544
		(36: 4)

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March 16 3pm	York City Knights	34:32	Whitehaven	Huntington Stadium , York Spectators: 403
		(22:16)

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March 16 3pm	Swinton Lions	66: 6	Gateshead Thunder	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 249
		(40: 6)

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March 16 3pm	South Wales Scorpions	12:38	Hemel Stags	Llynfi Road , Maesteg Spectators: 213
		(6:16)

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March 16 3pm	Rochdale Hornets	76: 4	Gloucestershire All Golds	Spotland Stadium , Rochdale Spectators: 307
		(36: 0)

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March 16 3pm	Hunslet Hawks	68: 6	Oxford	John Charles Center for Sport , Leeds Spectators: 278
		(52: 0)

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March 16 3pm	Dewsbury Rams	76: 10	West Hull	Crown Flatt , Dewsbury Spectators: 433
		(32:10)

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March 16 3pm	British Army	12: 62	Doncaster	Aldershot Military Stadium , Aldershot Spectators: 357
		(6:34)

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place on March 18th. The round was attended by the third round winners, the 14 Super League teams, and bye winners London Skolars and Featherstone Rovers.

The games took place from April 3rd to 6th and the game between the Huddersfield Giants and St Helens was broadcast on the BBC .

April 3, 8 p.m.	Hull FC	36: 37 a.d.	Salford Red Devils	KC Stadium , Hull Spectators: 5,963 Referee: Ben Thaler
		(16:18)

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April 4th 8pm	Dewsbury Rams	6:58	Wigan Warriors	Crown Flatt , Dewsbury Spectators: 3,054 Referee: Joe Cobb
	Attempts: Morton 43rd elevations: Hemingway (1/1)	(0:12) report	Attempts: Burgess 7th, 12th, 59th, 73rd, Sarginson 56th, Thornley 65th, 75th, Smith 68th, Green, 80th, elevations: Smith (6/7) Williams (3/3)

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April 4th 8:30 pm	Dragons Catalans	40:24	London Broncos	Stade Gilbert Brutus , Perpignan Spectators: 3,834 Referee: Robert Hicks
	Tries: Pryce 3. erh. Anderson erh 13 n.erh, 56... Bosc 24 erh. Millard 47. erh. Maria 52. erh. Escaré 75. erh. Increases: Bosc (6/7)	(16: 6) Report	Attempts: Solomona 29th. Caton-Brown 60th. Macani 71st. Slyney 79th. Elevations: Drinkwater (4/4)

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April 5, 14:00	Sheffield Eagles	70:28	London Skolars	Owlerton Stadium , Sheffield Spectators: 505 Referee: Peter Brooke
	Attempts: Knowles 4th received Taulapapa 10th received Davey 22nd received Blagbrough 32nd received, 57th received, 75th received Laulu-Togagae 39th received, 50th received Tagaloa 44th raised Burke 67th raised Walker 69th raised Garside 78th raised elevations: Brambani (11/12)	(30:12) Report	Attempts: Davies 28th received Robinson 34th received Smith 54th received, 62nd received O'Connor 71st received Elevations: Bradley (4/5)

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April 6, 14:00	Batley Bulldogs	10:48	Castleford Tigers	Mount Pleasant , Batley Spectators: 2,482 Umpire: George Stokes
	Attempts: Griffin 25th. Paterson 80th. Elevations: Paterson (1/2)	(6:12) Report	Attempts: thorn 5th raised, 56th raised Carney 19th received, 47th received, 70th received Ellis 62nd received Sneyd 65th received Clare 74th received Wheeldon 79th raised increases: Sneyd (6/9)

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April 6, 14:00	Bradford Bulls	60: 6	Oldham Roughyeds	Odsal Stadium , Bradford Spectators: 2,788 Referee: Chris Leatherbarrow
	Attempts: Gale 6th received, 19th received, 56th received Kearney 17th received Kear 38th received, 75th received O'Brien 44th received Addy 47th received Henry 56th received Foster 68th ad. Ferguson 75th increased increases: Gale (8/11)	(24: 6) Report	Attempts: Hughes 23rd raised increases: Palfrey (1/1)

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April 6, 14:00	Doncaster	68:18	Hemel Stags	Keepmoat Stadium , Doncaster Spectators: 348 Referee: Chris Kendall
	Attempts: Waterman 5th received Anderson 9th received, 72nd received Butterfield 14th received Wilkinson 16th, 45th Emmett 33rd, 78th, Edwards 39th, Spurr 66th, 69th, Welham, 75th Cooke 78th increments: Sanderson (10/13)	(34:18) Report	Attempts: Al-Zubaidi 20th elevated Ingarfield 23rd elevated Hill 29th elevated elevation: Swindells (3/3)

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April 6, 14:00	Featherstone Rovers	66: 0	North Wales Crusaders	Post Office Road , Featherstone Spectators: 1,312 Umpire: Gareth Hewer
	Attempts: Crossley 3rd received, 21st received Mendeika 17th after, 42nd, 78th, Cording 24th, 55th, Cain 35th, Worthington 48th, Dale, 59th, Sharp, 70th. Flanagan 75th elevations: Moore (9/12)	(26: 0) report

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April 6, 14:00	Halifax	10:34	Widnes Vikings	The Shay , Halifax Spectators: 2,271 Referee: Matt Thomason
	Attempts: Fieldhouse 10 th. Potts 19 th. Elevations: Tyrer (1/2)	(10: 6) Report	Attempts: Clarke 25th, Brown 50th, 80th Flynn 57th, Hulme 63rd Joseph 74. Elevations: Tickle (5/6)

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April 6, 14:00	Hull Kingston Rovers	24:28	Warrington Wolves	Craven Park , Hull Spectators: 4,911 Umpire: Richard Silverwood
	Attempts: Cockayne 15th received Walker 20th received Gardner 52nd received Caro 76. Increased increases: Burns (3/4) Penalty kicks: Burns 29.	(14:10) Report	Attempts: Atkins 22nd received, 60th received Monaghan 33rd received Evans 43rd elevated Asotasi 72nd elevated elevations: Bridge (4/5)

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April 6, 14:00	Hunslet Hawks	27:10	Workington Town	John Charles Center for Sport , Leeds Spectators: 504 Referee: Warren Turley
	Attempts: Maun 7th n.erh., 70th n.erh., 70th n.h. Grimshaw 28. Increase Mackay 35. Increase increases: Akaidere (1/2) Ansell (1/3) Penalty kicks: Ansell 59.Dropgoals: Ansell 40.	(17: 0) report	Attempts: Carter 55th received, 62nd received Elevations: Connor (1/2)

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April 6, 14:00	Keighley Cougars	54:28	Barrow Raiders	Lawkholme Lane , Bradford Spectators: 823 Referee: Dave Merrick
	Attempts: Barnett 13th received, 74th received Lawton 28th received White 31st received Craven 37th received Law 48th received March 56th after Rawlings 59th raised Peltier 62nd raised Hesketh 71st raised elevations: Jones (6/8) Peltier (1/2)	(20:14) Report	Attempts: Grant 17th erh, 78th n.erh. Campbell 22nd received, 68th received Dawson 50th increments: Mort (2/2) Shaw (1/3) Penalty kicks: Mort 37.

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April 6, 14:00	Rochdale Hornets	22:28	Leigh Centurions	Spotland Stadium , Rochdale Spectators: 1,007 Referee: Dave Sharpe
	Attempts: Casey 27. n.erh. English 28th, 60th, case 53rd, raised: Crook (3/4)	(10:18) report	Attempts: Wilkes 6th received, 8th received Ridyard 23rd received Brierley 47th received McNally 51st received. Increases: Ridyard (4/5)

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April 6, 14:00	Swinton Lions	31:28	York City Knights	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 427 Referee: Jamie Bloem
	Attempts: Hawkyard 14th., 37th. Watkins 32nd. Peet 34th increased Atkin 60th increased increases: Peet (4/5) Penalty kicks: Peet 76.Dropgoals: Atkin 80.	(22:12) Report	Attempts: Lee 2nd received Paterson 25th received Hardcastle 48th received Smith 52nd received Dent 72nd received Increases: Haynes (4/5)

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April 6, 14:00	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	6:60	Leeds Rhinos	Belle Vue , Wakefield Spectators: 4,482 Referee: James Child
	Attempts: Godinet 38. Increments received : Sammut (1/1)	(6:32) Report	Tries: Burrow 18 erh erh 74... Ablett 24 erh 34. n.erh.. McGuire 26th Hall 30th, 40th Achurch 45th Sutcliffe 50th Briscoe 70th Moon 78th raised increases: Sinfield (8/11)

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April 6, 2:15 pm	Huddersfield Giants	16:17	St Helens	John Smith's Stadium , Huddersfield Spectators: 7,150 Referee: Phil Bentham
	Attempts: Lunt 27th increment, 58th incremental Wardle 38th incremental increment: Brough (2/3)	(10: 8) Report	Attempts: Swift 10th n.erh. Makinson 14th increase, 67th increases: Walsh (1/3) Penalty kicks: Walsh 75. Dropgoals: Walsh 80.

Fifth round

The fifth round draw was held on April 6th, after the Huddersfield-St Helens game was over by Alex Murphy and Garry Schofield . The games took place on April 26th and 27th and the match between the Leeds Rhinos and St Helens was broadcast on the BBC .

April 26, 2:30 p.m.	Leeds Rhinos	32:12	St Helens	Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 12,194 Referee: Richard Silverwood
	Attempts: Hardaker 5th, 37th, Moon 49, McGuire, 74th, Peacock, 78th, Serious increases: Sinfield (5/5) Penalty kicks: Sinfield 45.	(12: 6) Report	Attempts: Swift 14th raised Jones 53rd raised raises: Walsh (2/2)

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April 26th 3pm	Keighley Cougars	33:20	Swinton Lions	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 465 Referee: Tim Roby
	Attempts: Lawton 2nd n.erh. Sheriffs 25th. Barnett 34th., 54th. Craven 46th raised Williams 63rd raised raises: Jones (3/6) Penalty kicks: Jones 40. Dropgoals: Handforth 75.	(16:10) Report	Attempts: Bowman 8th received, 14th received, 60th received Lewis 62nd received Elevations: Peet (2/4)

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April 27 3pm	Bradford Bulls	33:20	Dragons Catalans	Odsal Stadium , Bradford Spectators: 2,341 Referee: James Child
	Attempts: Gaskell 29th increased Foster 34th increased, 38th increased Gale 43th increased Purtell 58th increased increases: Foster (5/5) Penalty kicks: Foster 76. Dropgoals: Gale 80.	(18:16) Report	Attempts: Millard 2nd n.erh. Pomeroy 10th received Elima 14th received Oldfield 62nd received increases: Barthau (2/4)

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April 27 3pm	Leigh Centurions	26:16	Featherstone Rovers	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 3,664 Referee: Ben Thaler
	Attempts: Brierley 1st, 26th, 74th Kay 59th Haggerty 66th ad. Elevations: Ridyard (2/4) Brierley (1/1)	(12:12) report	Attempts: Sharp 7th n.erh., 23rd n.erh. Mendeika 16th ad, 78th ad

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April 27 3pm	Salford Red Devils	20:30	Widnes Vikings	AJ Bell Stadium , Salford Spectators: 2,630 Referee: Phil Bentham
	Attempts: Hock 25th elevation, 77th elevation Sa'u 55th elevation Tasi 75th elevation: Lee (2/4)	(4:18) Report	Attempts: Galea 12. Increase Brown 16. Increase Hanbury 36. Increase, 48. Increase White 80. Increase Increase: Tickle (4/4) Owens (1/1)

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April 27 3pm	Warrington Wolves	68-0	Doncaster	Halliwell Jones Stadium , Warrington Spectators: 3,002 Referee: Matt Thomason
	Attempts: Penny 9th received, 63rd received, 67th received Russell 14th received Atkins 19th received Bridge 36th received, 38th received, 59th received, 73rd received Dwyer 43rd received Monaghan 55th received Evans 79th Increases: Bridge (10/12)	(30: 0) report

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April 27 3pm	Wigan Warriors	52: 8	Hunslet Hawks	DW Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 4,390 Referee: George Stokes
	Attempts: Williams 3rd, Bowen, 5th, 16th, 27th, Smith, 8th, 24th, Farrell, 11th, Sarginson, 47th. James 72nd increased increases: Smith (8/9)	(42: 8) Report	Attempts: Grimshaw 13th n.erh. Mapals 20th ad.

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April 27 3:30 pm	Castleford Tigers	60:16	Sheffield Eagles	Mend-A-Hose Jungle , Castleford Spectators: 4,648 Umpire: Robert Hicks
	Attempts: Carney 7th after, 11th after, 36th after, 77th, Millington 17th, Gibson, 19th after Dixon 28th n.erh. Ellis 32nd elevation, 55th elevation Clark 33rd elevation Tansey 52nd elevation Holmes 61st elevation: Dixon (5/11) Sneyd (1/1)	(36: 4) Report	Attempts: Turner 3rd n.erh. Straughier 46th elevation Ashton 68th elevation: Blagbrough (1/2) Brambani (1/1)

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on April 28th by Jason Robinson and Paul Sculthorpe . The games took place June 5-8, with the first two broadcast on Sky Sports and the others on the BBC .

June 5, 8 p.m.	Widnes Vikings	56: 6	Keighley Cougars	Stobart Stadium , Widnes Spectators: 5,252 Referee: James Child
		(32: 0)

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June 6, 8 p.m.	Leeds Rhinos	25:12	Leigh Centurions	Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 7,145 Referee: Ben Thaler
		(12:12)

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June 7th 2:30 pm	Wigan Warriors	4:16	Castleford Tigers	DW Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 8,736 Referee: Richard Silverwood
		(0: 6)

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June 8 3:30 pm	Bradford Bulls	10:46	Warrington Wolves	Odsal Stadium , Bradford Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Phil Bentham
		(4:18)

Semifinals

The semi-final draw was held on June 8th after the Bradford-Warrington game by Eorl Crabtree and Brian Noble and was televised on BBC Two .

August 9, 2:30 p.m.	Leeds Rhinos	24:16	Warrington Wolves	Langtree Park , St Helens Spectators: 12,132 Referee: Phil Bentham
	Attempts: Hall 30th received, 41st received Moon 52nd received. Briscoe 73rd increases: Sinfield (3/4) Penalty kicks: Sinfield 3.	(14: 0) report	Attempts: Bridge 44th n.erh. Ratchford 59th raised Westwood 80th raised ridges : Bridge (2/3)

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August 10 3pm	Castleford Tigers	28: 6	Widnes Vikings	Leigh Sports Village , Leigh Spectators: 12,005 Referee: Richard Silverwood
	Attempts: Finn 5th received Clark 9th received Dixon 33rd ad. Ellis 48th increased Webster 70th increased increases: Sneyd (3/5) Penalty kicks: Sneyd 67.	(14: 0) report	Attempts: Jack Owens 75th past Penalty kicks : Owens 28th

final

Game scene from the final between Leeds and Castleford .

The final was broadcast on BBC One . Ryan Hall was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy as an MVP .

23 August 2014 3:00 p.m.	Leeds Rhinos	23:10	Castleford Tigers	Wembley Stadium , London Spectators: 77,914 Referee: Phil Bentham
	Attempts: Sinfield 5th raised McGuire 18th raised hall 25th raised, 67th raised raises: Sinfield (3/4) Dropgoals: McGuire 77.	(16: 4) Report	Attempts: Clark 13th n.erh. Holmes 47th increases: Finn (1/2)

1 Zak Hardaker 20th Tom Briscoe 3 Kallum Watkins 4th Joel Moon 5 Ryan Hall 13 Kevin Sinfield 6th Danny McGuire 8th Kylie Leuluai 7th Rob Burrow 10 Jamie Peacock 15th Brett Delaney 12 Carl Ablett 11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Substitute: 9 Paul Aiton 16 Ryan Bailey 17th Ian Kirke 26th Liam Sutcliffe

6th Luke Dorn 2 Kirk Dixon 4th Jake Webster 3 Michael Shenton 5 Justin Carney 7th Marc Sneyd 26th Liam Finn 8th Andy Lynch 14th Daryl Clark 10 Craig Huby 16 Oliver Holmes 12 Weller Hauraki 13 Nathan Massey Substitute: 18th Frankie Mariano 19th Scott Wheeldon 16 Jamie Ellis 8th Lee Jewitt

Web links

• The Challenge Cup 2014 on rugbyleagueproject.org

Individual evidence

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