1991 Challenge Cup

1991 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Runners-up	File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy	File:Wigancolours.svg Denis Betts
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The 1991 Challenge Cup was the 90th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and St Helens at Wembley. Wigan won the match 13–8.

Semi finals

23 March 1991

Wigan	30 – 16	Oldham
Try: Botica, Edwards, Goodway, Hanley, Iro Goal: Botica (5)	Report	Try: Ford, Henderson, McAlister Goal: Atkinson (2)

Burnden Park, Bolton Attendance: 19,057

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30 March 1991

St Helens	19 – 2	Widnes
Try: Griffiths (2), Hunte Goal: Loughlin (3) Drop goal: Groves	Report	Goal: Davies

Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 16,109

Final

27 April 1991

Wigan	13 – 8	St Helens
Try: Myers, Botica Goal: Botica (2) Drop goal: Gregory	Report	Try: Hunte Goal: Bishop (2)

Wembley, London Attendance: 75,532 Man of the Match: Denis Betts

FB 1 Steve Hampson RW 2 David Myers RC 3 Kevin Iro LC 4 Dean Bell LW 5 Frano Botica SO 6 Shaun Edwards SH 7 Andy Gregory PR 8 Ian Lucas HK 9 Martin Dermott PR 10 Andy Platt SR 11 Denis Betts SR 12 Phil Clarke LF 13 Ellery Hanley (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Bobbie Goulding IC 15 Andy Goodway Coach: John Monie

FB 1 Phil Veivers RW 2 Alan Hunte RC 3 Tea Ropati LC 4 Paul Loughlin LW 5 Les Quirk SO 6 Jonathan Griffiths SH 7 Paul Bishop PR 8 Jon Neill HK 9 Bernard Dwyer PR 10 Kevin Ward SR 11 John Harrison SR 12 George Mann LF 13 Shane Cooper (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Gary Connolly IC 15 Paul Groves Coach: Mike McClennan

External links

• Challenge Cup official website
• Challenge Cup 1990/91 results at Rugby League Project