2002 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup
Duration8 Rounds
Winners Wigan Warriors
Runners-up St. Helens
Lance Todd Trophy Kris Radlinski

The 2002 Challenge Cup was the 101st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup for sponsorship reason, the final was contested by Wigan Warriors and St. Helens at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Wigan won the match 21–12.

First round

Date Team One Team Two Score
01 Dec Castleford Panthers Normanton 11-22
01 Dec Charleston Wigan St Judes 24-28
01 Dec Cork Dewsbury Celtic 18-35
01 Dec Crosfields Oulton 10-15
01 Dec East Leeds Thornhill 10-22
01 Dec Eccles Waterhead 20-10
01 Dec Edinburgh Leigh East 10-68
01 Dec Elland Shaw Cross 8-6
01 Dec Hull Dockers Wath Brow Hornets 15-25
01 Dec Hunslet Warriors Sheffield Hills 24-10
01 Dec Ideal Isberg Heworth 8-19
01 Dec Keighley Albion Eastmoor 10-44
01 Dec Leeds Met University Ellenborough 14-32
01 Dec Milford Walney 20-4
01 Dec Millom Ovenden 12-8
01 Dec Oldham St Annes Cott. Phoenix 44-12
01 Dec RL Lionhearts Featherstone Lions 10-16
01 Dec Redhill Dudley Hill 28-13
01 Dec RAF Uni of Wales Inst 40-13
01 Dec Navy Farnworth 12-24
01 Dec Saddleworth British Army 6-15
01 Dec Siddal Simms Cross 10-11
01 Dec Skirlaugh Rochdale Mayfield 44-10
01 Dec Thatto Heath Ince Rose Bridge 10-6
01 Dec West Bowling Newcastle University 20-18
01 Dec West Hull Leigh Miners R. 28-8
01 Dec Westgate Redoubt Cas. Lock Lane 10-30
01 Dec Wigan St Pats Askam 58-22
01 Dec Woolston Sharlston Rovers 28-15
01 Dec York Acorn Dewsbury Moor 34-32

Second round

Date Team One Team Two Score
15 Dec Cas. Lock Lane Eccles 18-2
15 Dec Dewsbury Celtic Featherstone Lions 11-10
15 Dec Eastmoor Farnworth 8-17
15 Dec Leigh East RAF 48-10
15 Dec Milford Millom 18-0
15 Dec Normanton Ellenborough 6-16
15 Dec Oldham St Annes Woolston 10-20
15 Dec Oulton Hunslet Warriors 20-14
15 Dec Redhill Thornhill 38-16
15 Dec Simms Cross British Army 34-10
15 Dec Skirlaugh Elland 20-8
15 Dec West Bowling Wigan St Pats 12-26
15 Dec West Hull Thatto Heath 36-4
15 Dec Wigan St Judes Wath Brow Hornets 12-37
15 Dec York Acorn Heworth 14-16

Third round

Date Team One Team Two Score
26 Jan Sheffield Eagles Leigh East 34-12
27 Jan Barrow Oulton 28-5
27 Jan Batley Heworth 34-4
27 Jan Cas. Lock Lane Doncaster 14-26
27 Jan Gateshead Featherstone Rovers 7-23
27 Jan Huddersfield Wath Brow Hornets 44-4
27 Jan Keighley St Gaudens 0-24
27 Jan Chorley Lynx Redhill 10-2
27 Jan Milford York 0-42
27 Jan Oldham West Hull 38-4
27 Jan Rochdale Hornets Farnworth 44-28
27 Jan Simms Cross Leigh 12-36
27 Jan Whitehaven Dewsbury Celtic 50-0
27 Jan Wigan St Pats Dewsbury 4-28
27 Jan Woolston Hunslet Hawks 13-18
27 Jan Workington Town Toulouse 38-12
30 Jan Ellenborough Hull Kingston Rovers 6-38
30 Jan Swinton Skirlaugh 32-24

Fourth round

Date Team One Team Two Score
09 Feb Bradford Leeds 4-17
09 Feb Wigan Hull FC 34-10
10 Feb Barrow Warrington 0-10
10 Feb Batley London 6-26
10 Feb Castleford Tigers Salford City 19-6
10 Feb Doncaster Huddersfield 30-10
10 Feb Featherstone Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers 24-31
10 Feb Hunslet Hawks Workington Town 2-24
10 Feb Chorley Lynx UTC 6-20
10 Feb Oldham St Helens 6-40
10 Feb Rochdale Hornets Leigh 20-24
10 Feb Saint-Gaudens Halifax 26-48
10 Feb York Villeneuve Leopards

Fifth round

Date Team One Team Two Score
22 Feb Leigh Centurions Whitehaven Warriors 26-23
23 Feb London Broncos Castleford Tigers 6-19
23 Feb Workington Town Halifax Blue Sox 12-32
24 Feb Leeds Rhinos Hull Kingston Rovers 44-4
24 Feb Union Treiziste Catalane Wigan Warriors 6-72
24 Feb Doncaster Dragons Villeneuve Leopards 24-16
24 Feb Warrington Wolves St Helens Saints 14-36
24 Feb Widnes Vikings Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4-12

Quarter-finals

Date Team One Team Two Score
16 Mar Leigh Centurions Wigan Warriors 16-30
17 Mar Castleford Tigers Doncaster Dragons 32-14
17 Mar Halifax Blue Sox St Helens Saints 20-26
17 Mar Leeds Rhinos Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 46-10

Semi finals

13 April 2002
Wigan Warriors 20 – 10 Castleford Tigers
Try: Newton, Dallas, Connolly
Goal: Farrell (4) 		Report
 Try: Smith, Hudson
Goal: Bartrim
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 10,380
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
14 April 2002
Leeds Rhinos 16 – 42 St. Helens
Try: Calderwood, Walker, Poching
Goal: Walker (2) 		Report
 Try: Cunningham, Albert (3), Stewart (3), Sculthorpe
Goal: Long (5)
JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 17,475
Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)

Final

27 April 2002
Wigan Warriors 21 – 12 St. Helens
Try: Dallas, Lam, Connolly
Goal: Farrell (4)
Drop goal: Lam 		Report
 Try: Albert, Gleeson, Sculthorpe
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,140
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Kris Radlinski[1]
FB 1 Kris Radlinski
RW 2 Brett Dallas
RC 4 Gary Connolly
LC 3 Jamie Ainscough
LW 15 Paul Johnson
SO 6 Julian O'Neill
SH 7 Adrian Lam
PR 8 Terry O'Connor
HK 9 Terry Newton
PR 10 Craig Smith
SR 11 Mick Cassidy
SR 12 David Furner
LF 13 Andy Farrell (c)
Substitutions:
IC 5 Brian Carney
IC 14 David Hodgson
IC 18 Mark Smith
IC 21 Ricky Bibey
Coach:
Stuart Raper
FB 1 Paul Wellens
RW 5 Darren Albert
RC 3 Martin Gleeson
LC 4 Paul Newlove
LW 19 Anthony Stewart
SO 20 Tommy Martyn
SH 7 Sean Long
PR 8 Darren Britt
HK 9 Keiron Cunningham
PR 12 Peter Shiels
SR 11 Chris Joynt
SR 15 Tim Jonkers
LF 13 Paul Sculthorpe (c)
Substitutions:
IC 2 Sean Hoppe
IC 14 John Stankevitch
IC 17 Mick Higham
IC 10 Barry Ward
Coach:
Ian Millward

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League Challenge Cup - Final Tie". Rugby League World. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

External links

Wigan Warriors squad – 2002 Challenge Cup Final winners
Challenge Cup
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