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1921–22 Challenge Cup
The 1921–22 Challenge Cup was the 22nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final The final saw Rochdale Hornets's 10–9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1921–22 Challenge Cup final at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596. This was Rochdale's first Challenge Cup final win in their first, and as of 2017 their only, Challenge Cup Final appearance. Rochdale Hornets: 10 Rochdale Hornets Tries: Tommy Fitton 2 Rochdale Hornets Goals: Dicky Paddon 2 Hull: 9 Hull Tries: Jimmy Kennedy (rugby league), Jimmy Kennedy, Billy Batten, Bob Taylor (rugby league), Bob Taylor Half-time: 6-7 Attendance: 34,827 (at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Headingley, Leeds) Rochdale Hornets: Frank Prescott (rugby league), Frank Prescott, Tommy Fitton, Fred Wild, Teddy McLoughlin, Joe Corsi, J. Heaton, J. Keynon, Thomas Harris (rugby league), Thomas Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league clubs. Their main local rivals are Oldham, Salford Red Devils, Swinton Lions, Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants. History Early years – the 19th century A Rochdale Athletic Club was formed in 1866 and held its first festival on the cricket ground at Merefield. Rugby football first took place as an organised game about 1866 or 1867, when the Rochdale Football Club was formed by a magistrate and numerous business owners and self-employed men. Within a year they were all playing alongside new members when working-class men were allowed to join as well. Other clubs quickly followed, among them Rochdale Wasps and Rochdale Juniors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
