Powergen Challenge Cup 2006

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The Powergen Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia. In 2006 the competitition started in January with the preliminary round where the Gloucestershire Warriors from the Rugby League Conference surprised an established Pennine League team in Illingworth. The final was scheduled to be played at the new Wembley Stadium but in March 2006 it bacame apparent that the stadium would not be ready for the final on August 26th so it was switched to Twickenham.

In the final St Helens proved too strong for the Huddersfield Giants, winning by 42 points to 12. It was Huddersfield's first final since 1953, when they also faced St Helens.

1 Round 1
2 Round 2
3 Round 3
4 Round 4
5 Round 5
6 Quarter-finals
7 Semi-finals
8 Final
9 External links

(week ending 5th February)

Sees the introduction of the major amateur clubs from the National Conference League and the teams from National League 3

Thornhill Trojans 30–12 Eastmoor Dragons
West Bowling 15–14 Halton Simms Cross
Bramley Buffaloes 30–12 Thatto Heath
Clayton 24–32 Warrington Wizards
Royal Navy 16–38 Wigan St Patricks
Eccles & Salford 10–12 Hunslet Warriors
Leigh East 86–10 Askam
Shaw Cross Sharks 32–22 Oldham St Annes
Skirlaugh 12–8 Normanton Knights
East Leeds 28–12 Milford Marlins
Ovenden 31–28 Bank Quay Bulls
Bradford Dudley Hill 42–12 Gateshead Storm
York Acorn 29–22 Ince Rose Bridge
Royal Air Force 13–42 Siddal
Wigan St Judes 12–33 Kells
Walney Central 18–0 Ideal Isberg
East Hull 46–0 Lock Lane
Leigh Miners 76–0 Bransholme
Gloucestershire Warriors 20–36 Blackbrook
Seaton Rangers 34–4 Rochdale Mayfield
Barrow Island 32–18 Stanley Rangers
Crosfields 20–28 Oulton Raiders
Saddleworth Rangers 33–32 Hull Dockers
Widnes St Maries 40–12 St Albans Centurions
The Army 38–18 West Hull

(week ending 19th February)

Leigh Miners 38–26 Oulton Raiders
Warrington Wizards 20–22 Bradford Dudley Hill
East Hull 10–8 Wigan St Patricks
Hunslet Warriors 30–18 Siddal
East Leeds 22–46 Widnes St Maries
York Acorn 35–16 Seaton Rangers
Walney Central 0–28 Saddleworth Rangers
Ovenden 38–24 Blackbrook
Skirlaugh 25–12 Wath Brow Hornets
Bramley Buffaloes 22–28 Shaw Cross Sharks
Barrow Island 18–28 Kells
The Army 14–20 West Bowling
Leigh East 14–32 Thornhill Trojans

(week ending 12th March)

Round 3 sees the introduction of the National League 1 and 2 teams and teams from France and Russia. Amateurs Thornhill Trojans provided the first surprise result by beating national 2 team Workington Town. Late season snow caused a number of postponements on the Sunday.

Leigh Miners 6–34 Rochdale Hornets
Whitehaven RLFC 72–0 Pia XIII
Thornhill Trojans 16–12 Workington Town
London Skolars 20–10 Gateshead Thunder
Batley Bulldogs 24–10 Limoux Grizzlies
Blackpool Panthers 10–18 Toulouse Olympique
Celtic Crusaders 64–4 Lokomotiv Moscow
Dewsbury Rams 68–0 Bradford Dudley Hill
Doncaster Lakers 34–18 Shaw Cross Sharks
East Hull 2–20 Hunslet Hawks
Hull KR 62–1 York Acorn
Hunslet Warriors 0–38 Widnes Vikings
Leigh Centurions 80–0 Strela Kazan
Oldham Roughyeds 34–10 Saddleworth Rangers
Skirlaugh 14–36 Featherstone Rovers
Swinton Lions 42–18 Sheffield Eagles
Kells 26–6 Halifax RLFC
Ovenden 10–50 York City Knights
West Bowling 0–34 Keighley Cougars
Widnes St Maries 14–30 Barrow Raiders

(week ending 2nd April)

Round 4 sees the introduction of the Super League teams. Some matches are now televised live by the BBC. In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at Bradford and Wakefield.

St Helens 56–6 Doncaster Lakers
Bradford Bulls 23–12 Hull FC
Catalan Dragons 66–0 Thornhill
Rochdale Hornets 32–8 Celtic Crusaders
Barrow Raiders 40–8 Oldham Roughyeds
Batley Bulldogs 16–28 Whitehaven RLFC
Featherstone Rovers 44–10 Keighley Cougars
Halifax RLFC 8–40 Huddersfield Giants
Harlequins RL 48–6 Toulouse Olympique
Hunslet Hawks 0–22 Hull KR
Leigh Centurions 12–36 Leeds Rhinos
Salford City Reds 32–4 Dewsbury Rams
Swinton Lions 18–20 York City Knights
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22–32 Wigan Warriors
Warrington Wolves 56–0 London Skolars
Widnes Vikings 14–4 Castleford Tigers

(week ending 21st May)

No new teams enter at this stage. In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at St Helens and Widnes.

Salford City Reds 16–4 Wigan Warriors
Huddersfield Giants 38–4 York City Knights
Widnes Vikings 16–34 Catalan Dragons
Leeds Rhinos 66–0 Rochdale Hornets
Hull KR 44–12 Featherstone Rovers
Harlequins RL 82–8 Barrow Raiders
Warrington Wolves 46–2 Whitehaven RLFC
St Helens 42–18 Bradford Bulls

(week ending 4th June)

In this round the matches chosen for transmission were at Hull KR and Leeds. Hull KR pulled off a major surprise when they beat Superleague team Warrington Wolves.