# 1992–93 Regal Trophy

The 1992–93 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 22nd season that the competition was held, and was the fourth staging of the competition since it was renamed the Regal Trophy.
Wigan defeated Bradford Northern by the score of 15–8 in the final to claim the trophy. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds in front of an attendance of 13,221.

## Background

This season saw several changes in the entrants, one club re-formed/renamed, two French clubs were invited instead of the junior clubs, and one club withdrew. This resulted in one less club/entrant reducing the total number to thirty-seven.
The changes, in detail, are:
* Trafford Borough re-formed as Blackpool Gladiators and moved back to Blackpool, playing at Jepson Way, Blackpool
* Two French clubs, Carcassonne and XIII Catalan were invited to join the competition, instead of the junior clubs, who were no longer invited
* Scarborough Pirates went into administration at the end of previous season
The preliminary round involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.

## Competition and results
### Preliminary round

Involved 5 matches and 10 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Tue 13 Oct 1992 | Warrington | 32-8 | Blackpool Gladiators | Wilderspool | 1412 | |
| 2 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | Chorley Borough (2) | 10-38 | Sheffield Eagles | Grundy Hill | 368 | 1 |
| 3 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | St. Helens | 44-18 | Huddersfield | Knowsley Road | 4423 | |
| 4 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | Wakefield Trinity | 90-12 | Highfield | Belle Vue | 1650 | 2 |
| 5 | Wed 28 Oct 1992 | Swinton | 12-32 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Gigg Lane | 582 | |

### Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Sat 2 Nov 1992 | Wigan | 52-0 | Carcassonne | Central Park | 4306 | |
| 2 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Batley | 6-13 | Hunslet | Mount Pleasant | 709 | |
| 3 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Bradford Northern | 70-10 | Barrow | Odsal | 3049 | |
| 4 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Bramley | 12-16 | Carlisle | McLaren Field | 550 | |
| 5 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Doncaster | 4-30 | Workington Town | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 893 | |
| 6 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Halifax | 76-6 | Nottingham City | Thrum Hall | 3547 | |
| 7 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Hull F.C. | 22-16 | Dewsbury | Boulevard | 2984 | |
| 8 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 48-4 | Whitehaven | Craven Park (2) | 1627 | |
| 9 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Leigh | 32-24 | Keighley Cougars | Hilton Park | 2113 | |
| 10 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | London Crusaders | 30-0 | Wakefield Trinity | Crystal Palace NSC | 860 | |
| 11 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Oldham | 22-40 | Castleford | Watersheddings | 4393 | |
| 12 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Rochdale Hornets | 32-16 | XIII Catalan | Spotland | 1507 | |
| 13 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | St. Helens | 15-14 | Leeds | Knowsley Road | 11052 | |
| 14 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Salford | 14-18 | Featherstone Rovers | The Willows | 3088 | |
| 15 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Warrington | 31-16 | Sheffield Eagles | Wilderspool | 3112 | |
| 16 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Widnes | 46-4 | Ryedale-York | Naughton Park | 3475 | 3 |

### Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 5 Dec 1992 | Warrington | 12-12 | Bradford Northern | Wilderspool | 2145 |
| 2 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Castleford | 54-0 | Carlisle | The Jungle | 2539 |
| 3 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Featherstone Rovers | 8-25 | St. Helens | Post Office Road | 4473 |
| 4 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hull F.C. | 28-14 | Halifax | Boulevard | 5494 |
| 5 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0-18 | Wigan | Craven Park (2) | 3779 |
| 6 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hunslet | 12-34 | Workington Town | Elland Road | 1225 |
| 7 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Leigh | 16-6 | London Crusaders | Hilton Park | 2181 |
| 8 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Widnes | 30-2 | Rochdale Hornets | Naughton Park | 3591 |

### Round 2 - Second Round replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 16 Dec 1992 | Bradford Northern | 9-6 | Warrington | Odsal | 3474 | | | |

### Round 3 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Sat 19 Dec 1992 | St. Helens | 8–12 | Castleford | Knowsley Road | 4785 | |
| 2 | Sun 20 Dec 1992 | Hull F.C. | 24–14 | Leigh | Boulevard | 4835 | |
| 3 | Sun 20 Dec 1992 | Workington Town | 12–24 | Wigan | Derwent Park | 7682 | 4 |
| 4 | Tue 29 Dec 1992 | Bradford Northern | 21–10 | Widnes | Odsal | 5346 | |

### Round 4 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs. From this season onwards, Regal Trophy semi-finals were no longer played at neutral venues.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 2 Jan 1993 | Wigan | 19–4 | Hull F.C. | Central Park | 8020 | | | |
| 2 | Sat 2 Jan 1993 | Bradford Northern | 19–12 | Castleford | Valley Parade | 5602 | | | |

### Final

* 23 January 1993
| Wigan | 15 – 8 | Bradford Northern |
| Tries: Robinson, Edwards Goals: Botica (3) Drop goals: Hampson | | Tries: McGowan Goals: Hobbs, Mumby |
* Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 13,221 Referee: John Holdsworth (Kippax) Player of the Match: Shaun Edwards

#### Teams and scorers

| Wigan | No. | Bradford Northern |
| | Teams | |
| Steve Hampson | 1 | Dave Watson |
| Jason Robinson | 2 | Tony Marchant |
| Dean Bell | 3 | Steve McGowan |
| Andrew Farrar | 4 | Tony Anderson |
| Martin Offiah | 5 | Roger Simpson |
| Frano Botica | 6 | Neil Summers |
| Shaun Edwards | 7 | Deryck Fox |
| Neil Cowie | 8 | David Hobbs |
| Martin Dermott | 9 | Brian Noble |
| Andy Platt | 10 | Roy Powell |
| Denis Betts | 11 | Paul Medley |
| Billy McGinty | 12 | Karl Fairbank |
| Phil Clarke | 13 | David "Dave" Heron |
| Joe Lydon (for Martin Offiah 59-mins) | 14 | Keith Mumby (for Tony Anderson 44-mins) |
| Sam Panapa (for Phil Clarke 9-mins) | 15 | Trevor Clark (for Brian Noble 44-mins) |
| John Monie | Coach | Peter Fox |

### Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-
| Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
| Winner | ? | 1 | ? |
| Runner-up | ? | 1 | ? |
| semi-finalist | ? | 2 | ? |
| loser in Rd 3 | ? | 4 | ? |
| loser in Rd 2 | ? | 8 | ? |
| Loser in Rd 1 | ? | 16 | ? |
| Loser in Prelim Round | ? | 5 | ? |
| Grand Total | | | |
Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

### The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Batley | Batley | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunslet | Hunslet | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunslet | Hunslet | 13 | Hunslet | Hunslet | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doncaster | Doncaster | 4 | Workington Town | Workington Town | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 30 | | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 48 | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 52 | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carcassonne | Carcassonne | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carcassonne | Carcassonne | 0 | | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 4 | | | | |
| Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 4 | | | | |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 16 | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Halifax | Halifax | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Halifax | Halifax | 76 | Halifax | Halifax | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nottingham City | Nottingham City | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nottingham City | Nottingham City | 6 | | | | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 32 | | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| Keighley Cougars | Keighley Cougars | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keighley Cougars | Keighley Cougars | 24 | Leigh | Leigh | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | London Crusaders | London Crusaders | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| London Crusaders | London Crusaders | 30 | London Crusaders | London Crusaders | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| London Crusaders | London Crusaders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| London Crusaders | London Crusaders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 8 |
| Warrington | Warrington | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 8 |
| Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 16 | Warrington | Warrington | 12 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 12 (9) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 70 | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 12 (9) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 10 | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 46 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryedale-York | Ryedale-York | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryedale-York | Ryedale-York | 4 | Widnes | Widnes | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 32 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| XIII Catalan | XIII Catalan | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| XIII Catalan | XIII Catalan | 16 | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 18 | Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 15 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leeds | Leeds | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leeds | Leeds | 14 | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 22 | | | | | | | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Castleford | Castleford | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Castleford | Castleford | 40 | Castleford | Castleford | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carlisle | Carlisle | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bramley | Bramley | 12 | Carlisle | Carlisle | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Notes and comments

1 * Grundy Hill was the home ground of Horwich RMI, in Bolton 2 * The second highest score, at the time 3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject gives the attendance as 3,475 but Widnes official archives gives it as 3,343 4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject gives the attendance as 7,682 but Wigan official archives gives it as 8,000