The 1968–69

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season was the 74th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

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had finished the regular season as League leaders for the third season in a row. They then won their second Championship when they beat

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16-14 in the Championship Final.

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was awarded the

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as man-of-the-match. The

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winners were

who beat

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11-6 in the final. St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and

won the Yorkshire League.

Championship

Play-offs

Final

Challenge Cup

Castleford beat Salford 11-6 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 97,939. Salford were captained by David Watkins. This was Castleford’s second Cup Final win in two Final appearances. This is Salford’s most recent appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.

County cups

St. Helens beat

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30–2 to win the

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County Cup, and

beat

22–11 to win the

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County Cup.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The

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winners were

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who beat St. Helens 7-4 in the final.

References

Sources

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1968-69 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.comThe Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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