# 2002 Challenge Cup

The 2002 Challenge Cup was the 101st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup for sponsorship reason, the final was contested by Wigan Warriors and St. Helens at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Wigan won the match 21–12.

## First round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 01 Dec | Castleford Panthers | Normanton | 11-22 |
| 01 Dec | Charleston | Wigan St Judes | 24-28 |
| 01 Dec | Cork | Dewsbury Celtic | 18-35 |
| 01 Dec | Crosfields | Oulton | 10-15 |
| 01 Dec | East Leeds | Thornhill | 10-22 |
| 01 Dec | Eccles | Waterhead | 20-10 |
| 01 Dec | Edinburgh | Leigh East | 10-68 |
| 01 Dec | Elland | Shaw Cross | 8-6 |
| 01 Dec | Hull Dockers | Wath Brow Hornets | 15-25 |
| 01 Dec | Hunslet Warriors | Sheffield Hills | 24-10 |
| 01 Dec | Ideal Isberg | Heworth | 8-19 |
| 01 Dec | Keighley Albion | Eastmoor | 10-44 |
| 01 Dec | Leeds Met University | Ellenborough | 14-32 |
| 01 Dec | Milford | Walney | 20-4 |
| 01 Dec | Millom | Ovenden | 12-8 |
| 01 Dec | Oldham St Annes | Cott. Phoenix | 44-12 |
| 01 Dec | RL Lionhearts | Featherstone Lions | 10-16 |
| 01 Dec | Redhill | Dudley Hill | 28-13 |
| 01 Dec | RAF | Uni of Wales Inst | 40-13 |
| 01 Dec | Navy | Farnworth | 12-24 |
| 01 Dec | Saddleworth | British Army | 6-15 |
| 01 Dec | Siddal | Simms Cross | 10-11 |
| 01 Dec | Skirlaugh | Rochdale Mayfield | 44-10 |
| 01 Dec | Thatto Heath | Ince Rose Bridge | 10-6 |
| 01 Dec | West Bowling | Newcastle University | 20-18 |
| 01 Dec | West Hull | Leigh Miners R. | 28-8 |
| 01 Dec | Westgate Redoubt | Cas. Lock Lane | 10-30 |
| 01 Dec | Wigan St Pats | Askam | 58-22 |
| 01 Dec | Woolston | Sharlston Rovers | 28-15 |
| 01 Dec | York Acorn | Dewsbury Moor | 34-32 |

## Second round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 15 Dec | Cas. Lock Lane | Eccles | 18-2 |
| 15 Dec | Dewsbury Celtic | Featherstone Lions | 11-10 |
| 15 Dec | Eastmoor | Farnworth | 8-17 |
| 15 Dec | Leigh East | RAF | 48-10 |
| 15 Dec | Milford | Millom | 18-0 |
| 15 Dec | Normanton | Ellenborough | 6-16 |
| 15 Dec | Oldham St Annes | Woolston | 10-20 |
| 15 Dec | Oulton | Hunslet Warriors | 20-14 |
| 15 Dec | Redhill | Thornhill | 38-16 |
| 15 Dec | Simms Cross | British Army | 34-10 |
| 15 Dec | Skirlaugh | Elland | 20-8 |
| 15 Dec | West Bowling | Wigan St Pats | 12-26 |
| 15 Dec | West Hull | Thatto Heath | 36-4 |
| 15 Dec | Wigan St Judes | Wath Brow Hornets | 12-37 |
| 15 Dec | York Acorn | Heworth | 14-16 |

## Third round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 26 Jan | Sheffield Eagles | Leigh East | 34-12 |
| 27 Jan | Barrow | Oulton | 28-5 |
| 27 Jan | Batley | Heworth | 34-4 |
| 27 Jan | Cas. Lock Lane | Doncaster | 14-26 |
| 27 Jan | Gateshead | Featherstone Rovers | 7-23 |
| 27 Jan | Huddersfield | Wath Brow Hornets | 44-4 |
| 27 Jan | Keighley | St Gaudens | 0-24 |
| 27 Jan | Chorley Lynx | Redhill | 10-2 |
| 27 Jan | Milford | York | 0-42 |
| 27 Jan | Oldham | West Hull | 38-4 |
| 27 Jan | Rochdale Hornets | Farnworth | 44-28 |
| 27 Jan | Simms Cross | Leigh | 12-36 |
| 27 Jan | Whitehaven | Dewsbury Celtic | 50-0 |
| 27 Jan | Wigan St Pats | Dewsbury | 4-28 |
| 27 Jan | Woolston | Hunslet Hawks | 13-18 |
| 27 Jan | Workington Town | Toulouse | 38-12 |
| 30 Jan | Ellenborough | Hull Kingston Rovers | 6-38 |
| 30 Jan | Swinton | Skirlaugh | 32-24 |

## Fourth round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 09 Feb | Bradford | Leeds | 4-17 |
| 09 Feb | Wigan | Hull FC | 34-10 |
| 10 Feb | Barrow | Warrington | 0-10 |
| 10 Feb | Batley | London | 6-26 |
| 10 Feb | Castleford Tigers | Salford City | 19-6 |
| 10 Feb | Doncaster | Huddersfield | 30-10 |
| 10 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 24-31 |
| 10 Feb | Hunslet Hawks | Workington Town | 2-24 |
| 10 Feb | Chorley Lynx | UTC | 6-20 |
| 10 Feb | Oldham | St Helens | 6-40 |
| 10 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Leigh | 20-24 |
| 10 Feb | Saint-Gaudens | Halifax | 26-48 |
| 10 Feb | York | Villeneuve Leopards | |

## Fifth round

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 22 Feb | Leigh Centurions | Whitehaven Warriors | 26-23 |
| 23 Feb | London Broncos | Castleford Tigers | 6-19 |
| 23 Feb | Workington Town | Halifax Blue Sox | 12-32 |
| 24 Feb | Leeds Rhinos | Hull Kingston Rovers | 44-4 |
| 24 Feb | Union Treiziste Catalane | Wigan Warriors | 6-72 |
| 24 Feb | Doncaster Dragons | Villeneuve Leopards | 24-16 |
| 24 Feb | Warrington Wolves | St Helens Saints | 14-36 |
| 24 Feb | Widnes Vikings | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 4-12 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team One | Team Two | Score |
| 16 Mar | Leigh Centurions | Wigan Warriors | 16-30 |
| 17 Mar | Castleford Tigers | Doncaster Dragons | 32-14 |
| 17 Mar | Halifax Blue Sox | St Helens Saints | 20-26 |
| 17 Mar | Leeds Rhinos | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 46-10 |

## Semi finals

* 13 April 2002
| Wigan Warriors | 20 – 10 | Castleford Tigers |
| Try: Newton, Dallas, Connolly Goal: Farrell (4) | Report | Try: Smith, Hudson Goal: Bartrim |
* Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 10,380 Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
* 14 April 2002
| Leeds Rhinos | 16 – 42 | St. Helens |
| Try: Calderwood, Walker, Poching Goal: Walker (2) | Report | Try: Cunningham, Albert (3), Stewart (3), Sculthorpe Goal: Long (5) |
* JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 17,475 Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)

## Final

* 27 April 2002
| Wigan Warriors | 21 – 12 | St. Helens |
| Try: Dallas, Lam, Connolly Goal: Farrell (4) Drop goal: Lam | Report | Try: Albert, Gleeson, Sculthorpe |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 62,140 Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes) Player of the Match: Kris Radlinski
| FB | 1 | Kris Radlinski |
| RW | 2 | Brett Dallas |
| RC | 4 | Gary Connolly |
| LC | 3 | Jamie Ainscough |
| LW | 15 | Paul Johnson |
| SO | 6 | Julian O'Neill |
| SH | 7 | Adrian Lam |
| PR | 8 | Terry O'Connor |
| HK | 9 | Terry Newton |
| PR | 10 | Craig Smith |
| SR | 11 | Mick Cassidy |
| SR | 12 | David Furner |
| LF | 13 | Andy Farrell (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| IC | 5 | Brian Carney |
| IC | 14 | David Hodgson |
| IC | 18 | Mark Smith |
| IC | 21 | Ricky Bibey |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Raper ||
| FB | 1 | Paul Wellens |
| RW | 5 | Darren Albert |
| RC | 3 | Martin Gleeson |
| LC | 4 | Paul Newlove |
| LW | 19 | Anthony Stewart |
| SO | 20 | Tommy Martyn |
| SH | 7 | Sean Long |
| PR | 8 | Darren Britt |
| HK | 9 | Keiron Cunningham |
| PR | 12 | Peter Shiels |
| SR | 11 | Chris Joynt |
| SR | 15 | Tim Jonkers |
| LF | 13 | Paul Sculthorpe (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| IC | 2 | Sean Hoppe |
| IC | 14 | John Stankevitch |
| IC | 17 | Mick Higham |
| IC | 10 | Barry Ward |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Millward ||