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2025 Challenge Cup final
Rugby league match in the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2025 Challenge Cup final was the 124th final of the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. The final was contested by Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers.
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Background
The Warrington Wolves returned to the Challenge Cup Final following their defeat to the Wigan Warriors in the 2024 Challenge Cup final. Their most recent Challenge Cup victory was in 2019, when they defeated St Helens to win their ninth title. Warrington qualified for the cup final placed seventh in the 2025 table.
By comparison, the 2025 Challenge Cup final will be Hull Kingston Rovers' ninth final, having lost to the Leigh Leopards in a golden point finish at the 2023 Challenge Cup final. Their only win of their previous nine was a Hull Derby victory in 1979–80. Hull Kingston Rovers, who finished second in the 2024 Super League table and were also runners-up at the 2024 Super League Grand Final, qualified for the cup final placed first in the 2025 table.
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Route to the final
Warrington Wolves
Hull Kingston Rovers
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Pre-match
Ten years from her first appearance singing the anthems at the 2015 Challenge Cup Final in tribute to her husband and Keighley Cougars player Danny Jones, Lizzie Jones sang Abide with Me and God Save the King ahead of the match. Pre-match entertainment was also provided by Capital XTRA DJ Kennedy Taylor.[9]
Wembley hosted the 2025 RFL Champion Schools final, known as the Steven Mullaney Memorial Game, which saw St Helens' Rainford High School rugby league team beat Kingston upon Hull's Sirius Academy West team 40–0, marking a record scoreline for the 50th iteration of the final.[10]
Wigan Warriors Women and St Helens Women, the latter winning the 2024 final, played in the preceding women's final. Wigan defeated St Helens 42–6 to claim their first Challenge Cup.[11]
Match details
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 63,278 Referees: Liam Moore, Jack Smith (video referee) Touch judges: Marcus Griffiths and Richard Thompson |
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Post match
The 2025 RFL 1895 Cup final between Featherstone Rovers and York Knights took place following the men's final, seeing York defeat Featherstone in golden point extra time 5–4.[12] A victory parade was held on a boat travelling along York's River Ouse the following day.[13]
Also a day after their final, Hull Kingston Rovers held a victory parade from their home stadium at Craven Park to Hull City Hall.[14]
The final had a peak UK television viewership of 1.2 million.[15]
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See also
References
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