The 1970 Challenge Cup was the 69th staging of
rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
.
The final was contested by
Castleford and
Wigan at
Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255. Castleford won the match 7–2.
The winner of the
Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford ,
Bill Kirkbride
William Kirkbride (birth registered first ¼ 1944) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Cumberland, and at ...
.
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Challenge Cup official websiteat Rugby League Project
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Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...