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The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, sometimes known simply as the Challenge Cup, is a knockout rugby league cup tournament organized by the Rugby Football League. It is the world's oldest cup competition in any code of rugby, having been conducted annually since 1896.
18 teams contest for the EPCR Challenge Cup. Of these, 17 teams automatically qualify from Europe's top three professional leagues: the English Premiership, the French Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship. Additionally, one team from South Africa also competes in the Challenge Cup.
Whilst Leigh have won the competition twice – in 1921 and 1971 – Hull KR have won just once, despite appearing in seven cup finals. In fact Rovers’ only victory came in 1980. Looking back in time since the first ever Challenge Cup Final in 1897, a total of 30 teams have won the showpiece with two of those sides – Broughton Rangers and Bradford FC – no longer existing.
The most successful are Wigan Warriors with 20 titles in 33 finals!
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Challenge Cup - Next games live on TV
Apr 10
Friday
Apr 11
Saturday
Apr 12
Sunday
Apr 10
Friday
St Helens
St Helens
3:00PM
Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
Apr 11
Saturday
Hull KR
Hull KR
8:30AM
York City
York City
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
12:30PM
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Apr 12
Sunday
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity
8:00AM
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors