The 1999 Challenge Cup, known as the
Silk Cut
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Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th staging of 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 ...
, a European
rugby league
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cup competition. The competition ended with the final on 1 May 1999, which was played at
Wembley Stadium
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, and was the last year the cup final was played there before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.
The tournament was won by
Leeds Rhinos
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, who beat
London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
52–16 in the final, and was the club's first major silverware since 1978. The
Lance Todd Trophy
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was won by
Leroy Rivett
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, who had become the first player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final.
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Leeds Rhinos
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: 1
Iestyn Harris
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2
Leroy Rivett
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3
Richie Blackmore 4
Brad Godden
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Playing career
Australia
Godden s ...
5
Francis Cummins
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6
Daryl Powell
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7
Ryan Sheridan
8
Barrie McDermott
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9
Terry Newton
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10
Darren Fleary
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11
Adrian Morley
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12
Anthony Farrell
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13
Marc Glanville
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Playing career
A Wagga Wagga Kangaroos junior who went on to be a Country New South Wales representative forward, he ...
14
Marcus St Hilaire
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15
Lee Jackson 16
Andy Hay 17
Jamie Mathiou
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Background
Bo ...
Coach:
Graham Murray
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A New South Wales State of Origin head coach, Murray c ...
London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
: 1
Tulsen Tollett
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2
Rob Smyth
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Smyth's position of choice is on the .
He played for Wigan Warriors, London Broncos, Warrington Wolves and Leigh Centurions ( Heritage № 1224) in the Super ...
3
John Timu 4
Greg Fleming
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5
Martin Offiah
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6
Karle Hammond
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7
Shaun Edwards
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8
Steele Retchless
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9
Robbie Beazley 10
Matt Salter
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11
Shane Millard
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During his career he played for the London Broncos, Widnes Vikings, Leeds Rhinos and the Wig ...
12
Robbie Simpson
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13
Peter Gill
14
Mat Toshack 15
Glen Air 16
Dean Callaway
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17
Chris Ryan
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Coach:
Dan Stains
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Background
Stains was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He atten ...
References
External links
Challenge Cup official website
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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 ...