Round 2
Sheffield Eagles 18 def. Whitehaven RLFC 6
| 2026 Betfred Challenge Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/121815 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th January, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tara Jones | |||||||
| Venue | Steel City (Sheffield) | |||||||
| Crowd | 427 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 6 | |||||
| Sheffield | Scoresheet | Whitehaven | ||||||
| Joe BROWN | T | Cole WALKER-TAYLOR | ||||||
| Joel FARRELL | ||||||||
| Conor FITZSIMMONS | ||||||||
| Jordan LILLEY | 3/3 | G | 1/1 | Ciaran WALKER | ||||
| Jordan LILLEY | BIN | |||||||
| Sheffield | Teams | Whitehaven | ||||||
| Matty MARSH | 1 | FB | 18 | Cole WALKER-TAYLOR | ||||
| Joe BROWN | 2 | W | 19 | David ECCLESTON | ||||
| Kieran GILL | 4 | C | 1 | Jordan BURNS (c) | ||||
| Joshua HODSON | 3 | C | 4 | Ethan BICKERDIKE | ||||
| Billy WALKLEY | 5 | W | 2 | Mitchell TODD | ||||
| Kai MORGAN | 6 | FE | 21 | Joe LOWE | ||||
| Jordan LILLEY | 7 | HB | 6 | Ciaran WALKER | ||||
| Masi MATONGO | 22 | FR | 8 | Jake PEARCE | ||||
| Harry BOWES | 17 | HK | 9 | Ellison HOLGATE | ||||
| Martyn REILLY | 10 | FR | 22 | Brett BAILEY | ||||
| Connor BOWER | 11 | 2R | 23 | Ben PEARCE | ||||
| Joel FARRELL (c) | 12 | 2R | 15 | Ellis NIXON | ||||
| Jack BUSSEY | 13 | L | 13 | Jack KELLETT | ||||
| Conor FITZSIMMONS | 8 | B | 14 | Josh BLINKHORN | ||||
| Corey JOHNSON | 9 | B | 16 | Brad BRENNAN | ||||
| George GRIFFIN | 15 | B | 20 | Marc SHACKLEY | ||||
| Lewis PEACHEY | 20 | B | 24 | Lewis BROWN | ||||
| Craig LINGARD | HC | Anthony MURRAY | ||||||
Team Info
Sheffield
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Whitehaven
- Next Game:
- 2026 Betfred Challenge Cup - Round 3 vs. Warrington
No changes.
Whitehaven
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Sheffield
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Newcastle
- Out:
- Jack Newbegin (halfback), Jordan Thomson (front row), Connor Holliday (second row), Rio McQuistan (second row), Aaron Turnbull (bench)
- In:
- Joe Lowe (five-eighth), Jake Pearce (front row), Ellis Nixon (second row), Josh Blinkhorn (bench), Lewis Brown (bench)
- Changes:
- Ciaran Walker (five-eighth to halfback), Marc Shackley (front row to bench), Brett Bailey (bench to front row), Ben Pearce (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello
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