2019 Challenge Cup final
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The 2019 Challenge Cup Final was the deciding game of the Rugby Football League's 2019 Challenge Cup competition, the 118th staging of the competition. The match was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 August 2019 with kick off at 15:00. The final was contested by the Warrington Wolves and St Helens, the first time the two sides have met in a major final.[1][2]
Background
The two sides have never met in a Challenge Cup final before. It had been 11 years since St Helens last won in the Challenge Cup Final, and despite final appearances in
2018
, Warrington have not triumphed since 2012.
Warrington came into the game on the back of five straight defeats in
Super League, and with being defeated by the Catalans Dragons
in last season's final. On the other hand, the Saints were leading the way at the top of the table, losing just three games all season, 2
two of which came at the extra time), with the other, away to Catalans
. They had not lost a home game so far in the season.
Route to the final
Warrington Wolves
Kingston-upon-Hull side, this time Hull F.C.
, to which they secured their most comfortable win en route to the final.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 6th |  Wigan Warriors (H)
|
26–24 |
| QF |  Hull KR (A)
|
28–22 |
| SF |  Hull F.C. (N)
|
22–14 |
St Helens
St Helens faced
Halifax
and getting a comfortable victory to progress to the final.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 6th |  Huddersfield Giants (A)
|
22–16 |
| QF |  Wakefield Trinity (H)
|
48–10 |
| SF | Halifax (N)
|
26–2 |
Match details
Teams
| Warrington Wolves | Position | St Helens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Stefan Ratchford | Fullback | 23 Lachlan Coote |
| 2 Tom Lineham | Wing | 2 Tommy Makinson |
| 3 Bryson Goodwin | Centre | 3 Kevin Naiqama |
| 18 Toby King | Centre | 4 Mark Percival |
| 5 Josh Charnley | Wing | 5 Regan Grace |
| 11 Ben Currie | Stand-off | 1 Jonny Lomax |
| 15 Declan Patton | Scrum-half | 6 Theo Fages
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| 8 Chris Hill | Prop | 8 Alex Walmsley |
| 9 Daryl Clark
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Hooker | 9 James Roby |
| 10 Mike Cooper
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Prop | 10 Luke Thompson |
| 13 Ben Murdoch-Masila | Second-row | 11 Zeb Taia |
| 12 Jack Hughes | Second-row | 17 Dominique Peyroux |
| 14 Jason Clark | Loose forward | 15 Morgan Knowles |
| 19 Sitaleki Akauola | interchange | 13 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook |
| 17 Joe Philbin | interchange | 16 Kyle Amor |
| 23 Matt Davis | interchange | 20 Jack Ashworth |
| 22 Jake Mamo | interchange | 12 Joseph Paulo |
Steve Price
|
Coach | Justin Holbrook |
References
- ^ Willacy, Gavin (27 August 2019). "The Challenge Cup final had it all: glee, gloom, globalism ... and gross ads". The Guardian.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Warrington Wolves beat St Helens 18-4". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Challenge Cup final: Warrington Wolves beat St Helens at Wembley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2021.