2000 Challenge Cup Explained

2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Pixels:	100
Duration:	8 rounds
Highest Attendance:	67,247
Tv:	BBC Sport
Season:	2005
Season Champs:	Bradford Bulls
Season Champ Name:	Winners
Second Place:	Leeds Rhinos
Mvp:	Henry Paul
Mvp Link:	Lance Todd Trophy
Prevseason Link:	1999 Challenge Cup
Prevseason Year:	1999
Nextseason Link:	2001 Challenge Cup
Nextseason Year:	2001

The 2000 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2000 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 1999 and ended with the final on 29 April 2000.

The final was held on Saturday, 29 April 2000, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK. The game was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Leeds Rhinos 24–18.^[1]

First round

The first round was scheduled for the weekend of 4/5 December 1999 but due to cold weather leading to frozen pitches, a number of games were postponed. The last tie in the round was not played until 3 January 2000.

First round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
Army	54–7	Dewsbury Celtic	Saturday 4 December 1999
Askam	14–32	Eccles
Castleford Panthers	8–16	Thornhill
East Leeds	26–4	Crosfields
Heworth	2–16	Oulton
Hull Dockers	0–4	Royal Navy
Ideal Isberg	30–10	Milford
John Moores University	4–34	New Earswick
Leigh East	14–32	West Bowling
Millom	8–5	Elland
Norland	8–46	Stanley
Queens	26–17	Queensbury
Rochdale Mayfield	16–6	Eastmoor
Royal Air Force	20–8	Normanton
Shaw Cross	20–8	Townville
Wigan St Judes	36–12	London Skolars
Dublin	2–54	Farnworth	Sunday 5 December 1999
Clayton	2–18	Siddal	Saturday 11 December 1999
Dewsbury Moor	14–30	Haydock
Keighley Albion	17–10	Simms Cross
Wath Brow	22–8	Barrow Island
Blackbrook	0–11	Waterhead	Tuesday 14 December 1999
Hensingham	6–17	Featherstone Lions	Monday 3 January 2000
Source:^[2]

Second round

Second round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
Army	24–10	Oulton	Saturday 18 December 1999
Castleford Lock Lane	38–4	Royal Navy
Royal Air Force	6–40	Wigan St Judes
Sheffield Hillsborough	10–30	Ideal Isberg
Siddal	34–14	Leigh Miners Rangers
Skirlaugh	19–6	Haydock
Walney Central	16–2	Woolston
Waterhead	44–2	Millom
Wath Brow	22–13	West Bowling
Oldham St Annes	P-P	Farnworth	Monday 27 December 1999
Saddleworth	2–29	West Hull	Tuesday 28 December 1999
Wigan St Patricks	30–8	Eccles	Thursday 30 December 1999
Dudley Hill	32–30	Redhill	Sunday 2 January 2000
Queens	6–26	Thornhill
Shaw Cross	52–7	East Leeds	Monday 3 January 2000
Keighley Albion	1–14	Stanley
New Earswick	4–44	Featherstone Lions	Saturday 8 January 2000
Cardiff	18–10	Rochdale Mayfield	Sunday 9th January 2000
Source:^[3]

Third round

Third round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
Wath Brow Hornets	26–0	Eccles	Saturday 29 January 2000
	42–12	Featherstone Lions	Sunday 30th January 2000
Batley Bulldogs	0–10	Oldham St Annes
Castleford Lock Lane	16–26	Villeneuve Leopards
	66–0	Stanley
	40–10	St Gaudens
	64–6	Wigan St Patricks
	90–0	Cardiff
	32–4	Ideal Isberg
	18–6	Walney Central
	34–12	Siddal
	66–6	Army
Sheffield Hillsborough	14–16	Thornhill
	42–0	Shaw Cross
	76–8	West Hull
	12–2	Skirlaugh
	56–10	Dudley Hill
	74–1	Waterhead	Tuesday 1 February 2000
	44–0	Wigan St Judes	Tuesday 8 February 2000
Source:^[4]

Fourth round

Fourth round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
	32–4		Saturday 12 February 2000
	18–34		Sunday 13 February 2000
	29–16	Widnes Vikings
	54–6	Workington Town
	12–48	Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Blue Sox	36–8	Hull Kingston Rovers
	86–0	Lancashire Lynx
	4–46	Warrington Wolves
	28–40	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	44–18	Wath Brow Hornets
Oldham St Annes	8–64	Castleford Tigers
	30–14	Oldham Roughyeds
	22–36	St Helens
	16–14	Keighley Cougars
	98–4	Whitehaven Warriors
	56–2	Thornhill Trojans
Source:^[5]

Fifth round

Fifth round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
	26–20		Saturday 26 February 2000
Castleford Tigers	10–11		Sunday 27 February 2000
	35–10
	82–10	Rochdale Hornets
	21–22	Salford City Reds
	0–46	Bradford Bulls
	84–1	York Wasps
	38–2
Source:^[6]

Quarter-finals

Fifth round

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
	14–4		Friday 10 March 2000
	20–22		Saturday 11 March 2020
	18–28		Sunday 12 March 2000
	42–10	Dewsbury Rams
Source:^[7]

Semi-finals

Semi-finals

scope=col width=19%	Home	scope=col width=6%	Score	scope=col width=19%	Away	scope=col width=17%	Date
	44–20		Saturday 25 March 2000
	2–22		Sunday 26 March 2000
Source:^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul drops bombs on Leeds. The Guardian.
2. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 1. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
3. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 2. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
4. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 3. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
5. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 4. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
6. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Round 5. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
7. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.
8. Web site: Rugby League Challenge Cup Semi-Finals. RugbyLeagueWorld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111741/http://rugby-league-world.com/2000/challcup/cup.html . 5 March 2016.