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2001 Challenge Cup

Rugby league tournament held in 2001 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2001 Challenge Cup (officially known as the 2001 Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in December 2000 and ended with the final on 28 April 2001. Bradford Bulls were the reigning champions, following their 24–18 victory over Leeds Rhinos in the 2000 Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium.

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Round 1

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Ties were scheduled to be played over the weekend of 2–3 December 2000, although two matches did not take place until 9 and 16 December.

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Round 2

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Ties were due to be played over the weekend of 16–17 December 2000 but the round was not completed until 13 January 2001.

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A.^ After extra time

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Round 3

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Ties were played over the weekend of 26–28 January 2001.

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Round 4

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Ties were played between 10–14 February 2001

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Round 5

The fifth round fixtures were played over the weekend of 24–25 February 2001.

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Quarter-finals

The quarter finals was played over the weekend of 9–11 March 2001

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Semi-finals

The ties were played on 31 March and 1 April 2001.

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31 March 2001
JJB Stadium
Attendance: 16,416
Referee: Russell Smith

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1 April 2001
Alfred McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 13,856
Referee: Stuart Cummings

Final

The 100th Challenge Cup final was played on 28 April 2001 and was the first to be played at Twickenham Stadium. Hear'Say performed before the match. St Helen's stand off Sean Long was the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy.[8]

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28 April 2001
Twickenham Stadium
Attendance: 68,250
Referee: Russell Smith

Teams

St Helens: Paul Wellens, Sean Hoppe, Kevin Iro, Paul Newlove, Anthony Sullivan; Tommy Martyn, Sean Long, David Fairleigh, Keiron Cunningham, Sonny Nickle, Chris Joynt (c), Peter Shiels, Paul Sculthorpe
Subs: Steve Hall, Anthony Stewart, Vila Matautia, Tim Jonkers Coach: Ian Millward

Bradford: Michael Withers, Tevita Vaikona, Scott Naylor, Shane Rigon, Leon Pryce, Henry Paul, Robbie Paul (c), Joe Vagana, James Lowes, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock, Daniel Gartner, Mike Forshaw
Subs: Paul Deacon, Paul Anderson, Lee Gilmour, Stuart Fielden Coach: Brian Noble

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UK Broadcasting rights

The tournament was screened in the United Kingdom by the BBC.

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