# 2004 Challenge Cup

The 2004 Challenge Cup, known as the Powergen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 103rd staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.
The competition began in November 2003, and ended with the final in May 2004, which was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff due to ongoing reconstruction work at Wembley Stadium.
The tournament was won by St. Helens, who beat Wigan Warriors 32–16 in the final. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Sean Long.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 28 Nov | Leigh Miners R. | Blackbrook | 52-24 |
| 29 Nov | Aberavon | Ince Rose Bridge | 6-28 |
| 29 Nov | Birkenshaw | St Albans | 22-10 |
| 29 Nov | Bradford Dudley | Embassy | 38-8 |
| 29 Nov | British Army | East Hull | 12-22 |
| 29 Nov | Cas. Lock Lane | Batley Vic | 48-8 |
| 29 Nov | Castleford Panthers | Shaw Cross | 18-10 |
| 29 Nov | East Leeds | Queens | 20-6 |
| 29 Nov | Elland | Kells | 26-12 |
| 29 Nov | Featherstone Lions | Coventry Bears | 60-21 |
| 29 Nov | Hensingham | Wath Brow Hornets | 10-18 |
| 29 Nov | Hunslet Warriors | Orrell St James | 9-8 |
| 29 Nov | Leigh East | Milford | 28-10 |
| 29 Nov | Normanton | Navy | 14-20 |
| 29 Nov | Oldham St Annes | Hull Dockers | 19-12 |
| 29 Nov | Oulton | Loughborough University | 40-22 |
| 29 Nov | RAF | Huddersfield UR | 16-12 |
| 29 Nov | Saddleworth | Rochdale Mayfield | 0-51 |
| 29 Nov | Sheffield Hills | Crosfields | 2-31 |
| 29 Nov | Siddal | Simms Cross | 14-2 |
| 29 Nov | South London | West Bowling | 4-36 |
| 29 Nov | Walney | Thatto Heath | 8-12 |
| 29 Nov | West Hull | Askam | 30-8 |
| 29 Nov | Widnes Albion | Eastmoor | 2-21 |
| 29 Nov | Widnes St Maries | Sharlston Rovers | 6-20 |
| 29 Nov | Wigan St Pats | Ideal Isberg | 12-17 |
| 30 Nov | Heworth | Edinburgh | 34-8 |
| 06 Dec | Woolston | Eccles & Salford Jrs | 18-22 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 13 Dec | Birkenshaw | Bradford Dudley | 6-46 |
| 13 Dec | Cas. Lock Lane | Ideal Isberg | 13-6 |
| 13 Dec | Cott. Phoenix | Crosfields | 12-20 |
| 13 Dec | East Hull | Navy | 46-18 |
| 13 Dec | East Leeds | Featherstone Lions | 12-18 |
| 13 Dec | Eccles & Salford Jrs | Castleford Panthers | 6-11 |
| 13 Dec | Elland | Eastmoor | 28-4 |
| 13 Dec | Ince Rose Bridge | Hunslet Warriors | 28-14 |
| 13 Dec | Leigh Miners R. | Siddal | 34-6 |
| 13 Dec | Rochdale Mayfield | Leigh East | 20-10 |
| 13 Dec | RAF | Thatto Heath | 0-32 |
| 13 Dec | Sharlston Rovers | Oldham St Annes | 14-9 |
| 13 Dec | West Bowling | Dinamo | 18-22 |
| 13 Dec | West Hull | Heworth | 76-4 |

## Third round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 06 Feb | Chorley Lynx | Locomotiv | 54-6 |
| 06 Feb | Leigh Miners R. | Sheffield Eagles | 12-14 |
| 06 Feb | Oldham | Castleford Panthers | 16-8 |
| 06 Feb | Sharlston Rovers | Dewsbury | 30-28 |
| 07 Feb | Hunslet Hawks | Featherstone Lions | 32-0 |
| 07 Feb | London Skolars | Rochdale Mayfield | 22-16 |
| 08 Feb | Barrow | Pia | 20-22 |
| 08 Feb | Bradford Dudley | Keighley | 16-14 |
| 08 Feb | Crosfields | Workington Town | 14-46 |
| 08 Feb | Doncaster | West Hull | 28-6 |
| 08 Feb | Elland | Leigh | 4-64 |
| 08 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Cas. Lock Lane | 96-0 |
| 08 Feb | Gateshead | Limoux | 22-26 |
| 08 Feb | Halifax | Oulton | 66-10 |
| 08 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | UTC | 22-23 |
| 08 Feb | Ince Rose Bridge | Batley | 8-42 |
| 08 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Dinamo | 60-24 |
| 08 Feb | Swinton | East Hull | 14-26 |
| 08 Feb | Thatto Heath | Whitehaven | 12-26 |
| 08 Feb | York City Knights | Villeneuve | 28-8 |

## Fourth round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 27 Feb | Chorley Lynx | Wakefield Trinity | 6-88 |
| 28 Feb | Castleford Tigers | UTC | 32-20 |
| 28 Feb | Dudley Hill | Batley | 14-76 |
| 29 Feb | Bradford | St Helens | 10-30 |
| 29 Feb | Huddersfield | Pia | 50-16 |
| 29 Feb | Hunslet Hawks | Doncaster | 20-48 |
| 29 Feb | Leigh | Hull FC | 14-21 |
| 29 Feb | Limoux | Halifax | 19-18 |
| 29 Feb | London | Salford City | 24-8 |
| 29 Feb | London Skolars | Featherstone Rovers | 6-52 |
| 29 Feb | Sheffield Eagles | York City Knights | 24-32 |
| 29 Feb | Wigan | Widnes | 38-12 |
| 29 Feb | Workington Town | Leeds | 18-68 |
| 02 Mar | East Hull | Whitehaven | 4-14 |
| 02 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | Warrington | 0-80 |
| 03 Mar | Oldham | Sharlston Rovers | 24-4 |

## Fifth round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 13 Mar | St Helens Saints | Leeds Rhinos | 24-14 |
| 14 Mar | Huddersfield Giants | Doncaster Dragons | 36-12 |
| 14 Mar | Batley Bulldogs | Whitehaven Warriors | 6-29 |
| 14 Mar | Limoux Grizzlies | Wigan Warriors | 20-80 |
| 14 Mar | Hull FC | Castleford Tigers | 26-0 |
| 14 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | York City Knights | 26-29 |
| 14 Mar | Oldham R.L.F.C. | Warrington Wolves | 10-44 |
| 14 Mar | London Broncos | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 10-29 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 26 Mar | St Helens Saints | Hull FC | 31-26 |
| 28 Mar | Huddersfield Giants | York City Knights | 50-12 |
| 28 Mar | Whitehaven Warriors | Warrington Wolves | 10-42 |
| 28 Mar | Wigan Warriors | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20-4 |

## Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 18 Apr | St Helens Saints | Huddersfield Giants | 46-6 |
| 25 Apr | Wigan Warriors | Warrington Wolves | 30-18 |

## Final

* 15 May 2004
| St. Helens | 32 – 16 | Wigan Warriors |
| Tries: Gilmour, Talau (2), Wellens, Sculthorpe Goals: Long (6) | Report | Tries: Newton, Dallas (2) Goals: Farrell (2) |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,734 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington)
Teams:
St Helens: Paul Wellens, Ade Gardner, Martin Gleeson, Willie Talau, Darren Albert; Jason Hooper, Sean Long, Nick Fozzard, Keiron Cunningham, Keith Mason, Chris Joynt, Lee Gilmour, Paul Sculthorpe (c) Subs: Dominic Fe'aunati, Jon Wilkin, Ricky Bibey, Mark Edmondson Coach: Ian Millward
Wigan: Kris Radlinski, David Hodgson, Sean O'Loughlin, Kevin Brown, Brett Dallas, Danny Orr, Adrian Lam, Quentin Pongia, Terry Newton, Craig Smith, Danny Tickle, Gareth Hock, Andy Farrell (c) Subs: Stephen Wild, Mick Cassidy, Danny Sculthorpe, Terry O'Connor Coach: Mike Gregory