The 2006 Powergen Challenge Cup thread

[bartman]

Gareth Hock making his return for Wigan tonight apparently? They'll need him and five more like him I think...

March gets optimistic

http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/1600huddersfieldgiants/0100news/tm_objectid=17099725%26method=full%26siteid=50060%26headline=we%2dcan%2dlift%2dthe%2dcup%2dthis%2dtime%2d%2dmarch-name_page.html

How did your guys only manage a draw against York two years ago? That must've been jsut before I arrived over here...

 

[terracesider]

He means we drew York in the tie. It ended up 50-12. Half-a dozen or so tries in the first half hour effectively ended the game.

 

[bartman]

Ah, that makes more sense... :lol:

 

[terracesider]

GIANTS V YORK STATS

Huddersfield Giants v York City Knights

York's last victory over Huddersfield was back in 194 [a typo, should be 1984 or maybe 1994.] when they had a 42-12 Boxing Day home win ipossibly n the old Second Division. They lost the return match 34-7 and since then they have met only once, Huddersfield winning 50-12 at home in a sixth round Challenge Cup-tie in 2004. York's only Challenge Cup defeat of Huddersfield was in 1931 when they went on to their only Cup final appearance, losing to Halifax. And Huddersfield's last Cup final appearance was via a first round win at York in 1962.They lost to Wakefield Trinity in the final.

Previous RL Challenge Cup meetings

1904-05 (1) Huddersfield 5 York 0
1930-31 (2) York 13 Huddersfield 2
1935-36 (2) Huddersfield 8 York 2
1961-62 (1) York 7 Huddersfield 8
2004 (6) Huddersfield 50 York 12

From the Huddersfield News e-mail.

 

[douglasallen91]

leeds beat rochdale 66-0
salford beat wigan 16 or 18 to 4.

 

[gaterooze]

Probably a good thing for Wigan to lose; now they can concentrate on avoiding relegation.

 

[terracesider]

16-4 seems to be the official result.

...there were plenty of positives to come from a hard working performance

http://www.wiganwarriors.com/history_full.asp?fixtureid=369

I'm not sure what the positives were.

 

[SaintJose]

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st results:

St Helens 42 Bradford 18
Harlequins 82 Barrow 8

Huddersfield 38 York 4
Warrington 46 Whitehaven 2
Widnes 16 Catalans 34
Hull KR 44 Featherstone 12

 

[bartman]

Cheers St J.

St Helens looked very good in their match, you'd have to admit. Dominant forwards, decent enough direction and kicking game in the halves, a bit of class in the backline. Bradford couldn't get into the game at all.

 

[terracesider]

Widnes had half a team out with injuries and cup-tied players so were outclassed. Not much of a contest, but it was great fun to see Barry Mac still fighting fit. :lol:

 

[JasonE]

It was a good opportunity for Widnes to play 3 under 18's so they will have got something positive out of how they performed.

 

[bartman]

Loved the bit where Ashley Klein tells off Bazza... "You've been around long enough to know that's not on." :lol:

 

[douglasallen91]

quarterfinal draw
leeds vs harlequins
hull kr vs warrington
huddersfield vs salford
st helens vs catalans

to be played june 2-4

 

[SaintJose]

One thing you can say about that draw is it should result in two tasty looking semi finals

 

[bartman]

http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.asp?ID=10832

St Helens v Catalans today (Saturday) 3pm
Hull KR v Warrington Sunday 2pm - live BBC2
Huddersfield v Salford Sunday 3pm
Leeds v Harlequins Sunday 4pm - live BBC2

Seems like St Helens v Catalans got bumped from TV for the Engalnd v Jamaica friendly and Derby Day coverage. Double dose Sunday afternoon instead.

 

[brendothejet]

Come On The Dragons

 

[Evil Homer]

Catalans are 6-4 up after 20 minutes.

 

[Jackal Dog]

Anyone know a good site to get updates or commentary?

 

[Evil Homer]

It's finished 56-10

 

[bartman]

Anyone know a good site to get updates or commentary?

Couldn't find commentary for this one... live updates at http://www.therfl.co.uk/CHALLENGE/livescores.php

56-10 fulltime.