Results
| Challenge Plate - Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Bramley | 18 | Rochdale H. | 12 | G. Shaw | Headingley | 610 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Hull KR | 58 | Doncaster | 2 | P. Lee | Craven Park | 1,578 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Hunslet | 21 | Huddersfield | 10 | S. Ganson | John Charles | 1,334 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Lancashire | 19 | Barrow | 4 | S. Cross | Victory Park | 307 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Leigh | 24 | Swinton | 20 | A. Bates | Coliseum | 1,627 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Whitehaven | 40 | Batley | 10 | A. Burke | Recreation Gnd | 811 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Widnes | 18 | York | 16 | S. Nicholson | Naughton | 1,688 | |
| Sun | 16 Feb 1997 | Workington | 28 | Dudley Hill | 0 | D. Campbell | Odsal | 775 | |
| Challenge Plate - Quarter Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 23 Feb 1997 | Hunslet | 20 | Workington | 6 | N. Oddy | John Charles | 1,131 | |
| Sun | 23 Feb 1997 | Lancashire | 10 | Hull KR | 46 | I. McGregor | Victory Park | 538 | |
| Sun | 23 Feb 1997 | Leigh | 30 | Whitehaven | 10 | P. Taberner | Coliseum | 2,013 | |
| Sun | 02 Mar 1997 | Bramley | 20 | Widnes | 28 | D. Atkin | Headingley | 1,806 | |
| Challenge Plate - Semi Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 23 Mar 1997 | Leigh | 20 | Hull KR | 48 | R. Connolly | Coliseum | 5,037 | |
| Sun | 23 Mar 1997 | Widnes | 18 | Hunslet | 19 | S. Presley | Naughton | 2,450 | |
| Challenge Plate - Final | |||||||||
| Sat | 03 May 1997 | Hull KR | 60 | Hunslet | 14 | R. Connolly | Wembley | 30,000 | |