Final
Sheffield Eagles 17 def. Wigan Warriors 8
Info On Record
- Champions
- Sheffield Eagles
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 107
- No. Of Players
- 590
Final
| 1998 Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15573 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd May, 1998 | |||||||
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 60,669 | |||||||
| Sheffield | Scoresheet | Wigan | ||||||
| Matt CROWTHER | T | Mark BELL | ||||||
| Nick PINKNEY | ||||||||
| Darren TURNER | ||||||||
| Mark ASTON | 2 | G | 2 | Andy FARRELL | ||||
| Mark ASTON | FG | |||||||
| Sheffield | Teams | Wigan | ||||||
| Waisale SOVATABUA | 1 | FB | 1 | Kris RADLINSKI | ||||
| Nick PINKNEY | 2 | W | 5 | Mark BELL | ||||
| Whetu TAEWA | 3 | C | 4 | Gary CONNOLLY | ||||
| Keith SENIOR | 4 | C | 3 | Danny MOORE | ||||
| Matt CROWTHER | 6 | W | 2 | Jason ROBINSON | ||||
| Dave WATSON | 22 | FE | 6 | Henry PAUL | ||||
| Mark ASTON | 7 | HB | 7 | Tony SMITH | ||||
| Paul BROADBENT | 8 | FR | 10 | Tony MESTROV | ||||
| Johnny LAWLESS | 9 | HK | 9 | Robbie McCORMACK | ||||
| Dale LAUGHTON | 10 | FR | 17 | Stephen HOLGATE | ||||
| Paul CARR | 11 | 2R | 11 | Denis BETTS | ||||
| Darren SHAW | 12 | 2R | 12 | Simon HAUGHTON | ||||
| Rod DOYLE | 19 | L | 13 | Andy FARRELL | ||||
| Martin WOOD | 24 | B | 8 | Neil COWIE | ||||
| Lynton STOTT | 25 | B | 20 | Lee GILMOUR | ||||
| Darren TURNER | 15 | B | 16 | Terry O'CONNOR | ||||
| Michael JACKSON | 17 | B | 14 | Mick CASSIDY | ||||
| John KEAR | HC | John MONIE | ||||||
Team Info
Sheffield
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Huddersfield
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Wigan
- Out:
- Steve Molloy (bench)
- In:
- Lynton Stott (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Wood (lock to bench), Rod Doyle (bench to lock)
Wigan
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. London
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Sheffield
- Out:
- Paul Johnson (bench)
- In:
- Henry Paul (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Andy Farrell (five-eighth to lock), Lee Gilmour (second row to bench), Denis Betts (lock to second row)
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin
Sources:Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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