Challenge Cup - Wales Rugby League

REPORT 2007 – POWERGEN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 3 – Celtic Crusaders 50 Eastmoor Dragons 10

by Challenge Cup, Community RL, Semi Professional Clubs March 10, 2007October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

Celtic Crusaders are hoping to draw a Super League side in the Fourth Round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup after beating National Conference Premier outfit, Eastmoor Dragons 50-10 in Bridgend on Saturday evening. The Crusaders made hard work of beating a plucky Dragons side in this, a good old-fashioned bruiser of a Cup tie which …

REPORT 2006 – POWERGEN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 4 – Rochdale Hornet 32 Celtic Crusaders 8

by Challenge Cup, Semi Professional Clubs June 1, 2006October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

Celtic Crusaders were tested to the limit in their toughest match of the season against National League One side Rochdale Hornets, going out of the Powergen Challenge Cup after a 32-8 defeat. The Crusaders were beaten but not disgraced and will go away from Spotlands with more pluses than minuses, having learned a lot about …

REPORT 2006 – POWERGEN CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 3 – Celtic Crusaders 64 Lokomotiv Moscow 4

by Challenge Cup, Semi Professional Clubs March 12, 2006October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

On a freezing cold March day at the Brewery Field, Celtic Crusaders eventually eased to a 64-4 victory over Russian champions Lokomotiv Moscow in the Third Round of the Powergen Challenge Cup and now hope to bring a Super League side to Bridgend when the draw is made on Monday evening. Snow-wise, Bridgend seemed to …

CC Report 2005 Cardiff Demons 12 Walney Central 28

by Challenge Cup, Community RL January 16, 2005October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

By Ian Golden at Taff’s Well RFC Cardiff Demons went out of the Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup at the first hurdle on Sunday as they lost 12-28 to a well-disciplined Walney Central side. Walney took the lead after only five minutes. After a penalty conceded 20 metres out, Graham Newby broke down the left …

CC Report 2003 Aberavon Fighting Irish 6 Ince R 28

by Challenge Cup, Community RL November 30, 2003October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

By Ian Golden at Aberavon Greenstars Despite a gallant effort by the home side, making their debut in the Challenge Cup, Ince Rose Bridge ran out comfortable winners by in this first round tie at the seaside ground scoring four tries to the Irish’s one. In Stuart and Frank Cassidy, Rose Bridge had players with …

CC Report 2002 Shaw Cross 56 Cardiff Demons 12

by Challenge Cup, Community RL December 1, 2002October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

There couldn’t have been a trickier tie for Cardiff Demons as the draw sent us up to National Conference League Division One side, Shaw Cross Sharks who were right in the middle of their season. The game attracted a lot of interest in Yorkshire, so much so that it was agreed to switch the tie …

CC Report 2001 Royal Air Force 40 UWIC 13

by Challenge Cup, Students December 5, 2001October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

By Mark Tattersall UNIVERSITY of Wales Institute Cardiff were bombed out of rugby league’s Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup by the RAF yesterday. The students, reigning British Universities champions, proved no match for the reigning Inter-Services Cup holders as they shipped 40 points in their first-round tie at RAF Holton, near Aylesbury. It is the second …

CC Report 2000 Keighley Cougars 90 Cardiff Cougars 0

by Challenge Cup, Community RL, Semi Professional Clubs January 30, 2000October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

By Clive Harrison at Cougar Park IN the battle of the Cougar packs at Cougar Park it was no contest as the home team took charge from the opening whistle to inflict an overwhelming defeat on their visitors from South Wales. In atrocious conditions it was Cardiff who had the wind and driving rain at …

Challenge Cup Report 2000 – Cardiff Cougars 18 Rochdale Mayfield 10

by Challenge Cup January 16, 2000February 7, 2020Comments are Disabled

Because the RFL wanted a non-university Welsh side in the competition, Leeds Met University, who UWIC beat in the 1999 BUSA Final took the student place and Richard Hodges, the new rugby league development officer for Wales, contacted UWIC and asked if they could put a team on the park, but not under the name …

CC Report 2000 Cardiff Cougars 18 Rochdale Mayfield 10

by Challenge Cup, Community RL January 16, 2000October 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

Rhodri Thomas who played in the game said: “The second round was played at UWIC Rugby League’s home ground at Llandaff and was featured on BBC television‟s Grandstand with Ray French on the sidelines. Our 18-10 win was probably the shock of the round as Rochdale Mayfield were a very good side. We had some …