The 1960–61 Challenge Cup was the 60th staging of

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

's oldest knockout competition, the

Challenge Cup The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ...

. The final was contested by St Helens and

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was played on Saturday 13 May 1961, where St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 in front of a crowd of 94,672. The

Lance Todd Trophy The Lance Todd Trophy is a trophy in rugby league, awarded to man of the match in the annual Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1945–46, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was kill ...

was awarded to St Helens

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First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

Challenge Cup official website

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