Английская Википедия:2019 RFL 1895 Cup
Шаблон:Infobox Rugby football league challenge cup The 2019 RFL 1895 Cup, known as the 2019 AB Sundecks 1895 Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the inaugural tournament for the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom. The tournament was played between League 1 and Championship teams between May and August 2019. The format of the tournament was confirmed in December 2018, and consisted of five rounds. In round 1 eight League 1 teams played in a knock out round. Round 2 introduced the 12 English teams from the Championship who with the winners from round 1 will play eight ties. The quarter-finals and semi-finals followed in June and July, with the final played at Wembley Stadium on 24 August, with the Challenge Cup final also being played on this day.[1]
The competition commenced in May without sponsorship but in June it was announced that the cup would be sponsored by AB Sundecks, owned by former Leigh Centurions chairman Derek Beaumont.[2]
Teams
The teams participating in the inaugural 1895 Cup are as follows:
League 1
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Doncaster R.L.F.C.
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Hunslet R.L.F.C.
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Keighley Cougars
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Thunder
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Oldham R.L.F.C.
- Шаблон:Leagueicon West Wales Raiders
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Whitehaven R.L.F.C.
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Workington Town
As some of the games in the later stages were scheduled for midweek, Coventry Bears, London Skolars and North Wales Crusaders decided against entering the competition for logistical reasons.[3]
Championship
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Barrow Raiders
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Batley Bulldogs
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Dewsbury Rams
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Featherstone Rovers
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Halifax R.L.F.C.
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Leigh Centurions
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Rochdale Hornets
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Sheffield Eagles
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Swinton Lions
- Шаблон:Leagueicon Widnes Vikings
- Шаблон:Leagueicon York City Knights
Toulouse Olympique and Toronto Wolfpack were ineligible to enter the competition as the clubs are not full members of the Rugby Football League.
First round
The first round ties were played on 4–5 May. The draw was made at Odsal Stadium on 12 March immediately after the draw for the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.[4] The tie between Hunslet and Workington was streamed live on the RFL's OurLeague app.[5]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Thunder | 38–12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Keighley Cougars | 4 May 2019, 14:30 | Kingston Park | T. Crashley | 340 |
Шаблон:Leagueicon Hunslet | 28–31 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Workington Town | 4 May 2019, 15:00 | South Leeds Stadium | C. Smith | 296 |
Шаблон:Leagueicon Doncaster | 70–6 | Шаблон:Leagueicon West Wales Raiders | 5 May 2019, 15:00 | Keepmoat Stadium | C. Worsley | 248 |
Шаблон:Leagueicon Oldham | 48–12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Whitehaven | 5 May 2019, 15:00 | Whitebank Stadium | J. Roberts | 369 |
Source:[6] |
Second round
The second round was played between 2–5 June. The draw was made on 5 May.[7]
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played during the week starting June 24.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Doncaster | 28–32 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Sheffield Eagles | 26 June 2019 19:30 | LD Nutrition Stadium | C. Worsley | 374 | |||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Leigh Centurions | 19–18 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Barrow Raiders | 26 June 2019 19:30 | Totally Wicked Stadium | G. Hewer | 1,012 | |||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon York City Knights | 16–17Шаблон:Efn | Шаблон:Leagueicon Batley Bulldogs | 26 June 2019 19:30 | Bootham Crescent | T. Grant | 1,395 | |||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Widnes Vikings | 54–6 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Dewsbury Rams | 26 June 2019 20:00 | Select Security Stadium | M. Mannifield | 1,458 | |||||
Source:[9] |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on Sunday 28 July.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Leigh Centurions | 8–12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Widnes Vikings | 28 July 2019, 15:00 | Leigh Sports Village | B. Thaler | 4,460 | |||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Sheffield Eagles | 18–2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Batley Bulldogs | 28 July 2019, 15:00 | Olympic Legacy Park | G. Hewer | 727 | |||||
Source:[9] |
Final
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 24 August. Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 after being 12–18 down at half-time. The inaugural winner of the Ray French Award was Sheffield's Anthony Thackeray.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
Шаблон:Leagueicon Sheffield Eagles | 36–18 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Widnes Vikings | 24 August 2019, 17:45 | Wembley Stadium | C. Kendall | Not separately recordedШаблон:Efn | |||||
Source:[9] |
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:2019 in rugby league