# 1999 Challenge Cup

The 1999 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition. The competition ended with the final on 1 May 1999, which was played at Wembley Stadium, and was the last year the cup final was played there before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.
The tournament was won by Leeds Rhinos, who beat London Broncos 52–16 in the final, and was the club's first major silverware since 1978. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Leroy Rivett, who had become the first player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 05 Dec | Barrow Is. | Uni of Wales Inst | 24-4 |
| 05 Dec | Dewsbury Moor | Ellenborough | 6-40 |
| 05 Dec | Dudley Hill | Leeds Uni | 66-0 |
| 05 Dec | Eastmoor | Moldgreen | 24-34 |
| 05 Dec | Eccles | Garibaldi | 78-10 |
| 05 Dec | Featherstone Lions | Queensbury | 34-26 |
| 05 Dec | Hull Dockers | Park Amateurs | 23-6 |
| 05 Dec | Ideal Isberg | Millom | 39-4 |
| 05 Dec | Keighley Albion | Dodworth | 6-42 |
| 05 Dec | Leigh East | Haydock | 12-18 |
| 05 Dec | London Skolars | Thatto Heath | 16-4 |
| 05 Dec | Middleton | Wigan St Judes | 12-15 |
| 05 Dec | New Earswick | Townville | 14-16 |
| 05 Dec | Norland | Milford | 28-22 |
| 05 Dec | Oulton | York Acorn | 42-8 |
| 05 Dec | Queens | Redhill | 20-18 |
| 05 Dec | Shaw Cross | Featherstone MW | 12-16 |
| 05 Dec | Siddal | Northside Saints | 90-10 |
| 05 Dec | Wigan Rose Bridge | Blackbrook | 23-16 |
| 12 Dec | Clayton | Normanton | 10-28 |
| 12 Dec | Gateshead P | Crosfields | 10-58 |
| 12 Dec | Ovenden | East Leeds | 22-14 |
| 13 Dec | Rochdale Mayfield | Leeds Met University | 36-18 |
| 13 Dec | Scottish Eagles | Wath Brow Hornets | 10-34 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 19 Dec | Askam | Heworth | 25-22 |
| 19 Dec | Beverley E Hull | Townville | 12-28 |
| 19 Dec | Dodworth | Cas. Lock Lane | 12-24 |
| 19 Dec | Dudley Hill | Wigan St Pats | 29-8 |
| 19 Dec | Eccles | Normanton | 27-16 |
| 19 Dec | Moldgreen | Oulton | 21-18 |
| 19 Dec | Norland | Crosfields | 39-0 |
| 19 Dec | Oldham St Annes | Ellenborough | 34-6 |
| 19 Dec | Queens | West Hull | 28-40 |
| 19 Dec | Rochdale Mayfield | Hull Dockers | 28-10 |
| 19 Dec | Saddleworth | Walney | 10-6 |
| 19 Dec | Siddal | Featherstone MW | 27-7 |
| 19 Dec | Skirlaugh | Ideal Isberg | 8-2 |
| 19 Dec | Thornhill | Barrow Is. | 25-12 |
| 19 Dec | Wath Brow Hornets | London Skolars | 16-6 |
| 19 Dec | Wigan Rose Bridge | Leigh Miners R. | 6-17 |
| 19 Dec | Wigan St Judes | Woolston | 32-8 |
| 02 Jan | Egremont | Haydock | 21-0 |
| 02 Jan | Featherstone Lions | Ovenden | 37-18 |

## Third round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 31 Jan | Barrow | Dudley Hill | 44-16 |
| 31 Jan | Batley | Cas. Lock Lane | 40-10 |
| 31 Jan | Bramley | Leigh Miners R. | 12-18 |
| 31 Jan | Dewsbury | Siddal | 38-10 |
| 31 Jan | Doncaster | Oldham St Annes | 35-24 |
| 31 Jan | Featherstone Rovers | Thornhill | 70-6 |
| 31 Jan | Hemel | Featherstone Lions | 8-29 |
| 31 Jan | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wath Brow Hornets | 56-4 |
| 31 Jan | Hunslet Hawks | Townville | 66-6 |
| 31 Jan | Keighley | Rochdale Mayfield | 48-2 |
| 31 Jan | Lancashire Lynx | Askam | 50-3 |
| 31 Jan | Leigh | Norland | 42-6 |
| 31 Jan | Rochdale Hornets | Wigan St Judes | 52-12 |
| 31 Jan | Swinton | Moldgreen | 38-4 |
| 31 Jan | Whitehaven | Saddleworth | 22-6 |
| 31 Jan | Widnes | West Hull | 34-4 |
| 31 Jan | Workington Town | Skirlaugh | 30-4 |
| 31 Jan | York | Egremont | 57-2 |
| 01 Feb | Oldham | Eccles | 26-7 |

## Fourth round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 12 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Batley | 12-2 |
| 13 Feb | Featherstone Lions | Halifax | 6-74 |
| 13 Feb | Leigh Miners R. | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0-52 |
| 13 Feb | Salford City | Sheffield Eagles | 16-6 |
| 14 Feb | Barrow | Leigh | 16-33 |
| 14 Feb | Bradford | Workington Town | 92-0 |
| 14 Feb | Castleford Tigers | Hull | 36-22 |
| 14 Feb | Huddersfield | Swinton | 78-4 |
| 14 Feb | Hunslet Hawks | St Helens | 10-40 |
| 14 Feb | Leeds | Wigan | 28-18 |
| 14 Feb | London | Doncaster | 64-0 |
| 14 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | York | 19-22 |
| 14 Feb | Warrington | Featherstone Rovers | 50-6 |
| 14 Feb | Whitehaven | Lancashire | 24-6 |
| 14 Feb | Widnes | Keighley | 28-20 |
| 15 Feb | Oldham | Dewsbury | 18-10 |

## Fifth round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 26 Feb | Castleford Tigers | York Wasps | 28-2 |
| 27 Feb | Leeds Rhinos | St Helens Saints | 24-16 |
| 28 Feb | Whitehaven Warriors | Oldham Bears | 18-2 |
| 28 Feb | Huddersfield Giants | Salford City Reds | 14-22 |
| 28 Feb | Widnes Vikings | Leigh Centurions | 20-17 |
| 28 Feb | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Bradford Bulls | 8-26 |
| 28 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | London Broncos | 0-6 |
| 28 Feb | Warrington Wolves | Halifax Blue Sox | 34-4 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 13 Mar | Castleford Tigers | Salford City Reds | 30-10 |
| 14 Mar | Bradford Bulls | Warrington Wolves | 52-16 |
| 14 Mar | London Broncos | Whitehaven Warriors | 54-6 |
| 14 Mar | Widnes Vikings | Leeds Rhinos | 10-46 |

## Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 27 Mar | Bradford Bulls | Leeds Rhinos | 10-23 |
| 28 Mar | Castleford Tigers | London Broncos | 27-33 |

## Final

* 1 May 1999
| Leeds Rhinos | 52 – 16 | London Broncos |
| Tries: Rivett (4), Godden, McDermott, St Hilaire, Harris, Cummins Goals: Harris (8) | Report | Tries: Offiah, Simpson, Fleming Goals: Smyth (2) |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 73,242 Player of the Match: Leroy Rivett
Leeds Rhinos : 1 Iestyn Harris 2 Leroy Rivett 3 Richie Blackmore 4 Brad Godden 5 Francis Cummins 6 Daryl Powell 7 Ryan Sheridan 8 Barrie McDermott 9 Terry Newton 10 Darren Fleary 11 Adrian Morley 12 Anthony Farrell 13 Marc Glanville 14 Marcus St Hilaire 15 Lee Jackson 16 Andy Hay 17 Jamie Mathiou Coach: Graham Murray
London Broncos: 1 Tulsen Tollett 2 Rob Smyth 3 John Timu 4 Greg Fleming 5 Martin Offiah 6 Karle Hammond 7 Shaun Edwards 8 Steele Retchless 9 Robbie Beazley 10 Matt Salter 11 Shane Millard 12 Robbie Simpson 13 Peter Gill 14 Mat Toshack 15 Glen Air 16 Dean Callaway 17 Chris Ryan Coach: Dan Stains