1993 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration 6 Rounds
Broadcast partners BBC
Lance Todd Trophy Dean Bell ← 1992 1993–94 →
The 1993 Challenge Cup was the 92nd 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 Widnes at Wembley . Wigan won the match 20–14. This the first time that the final had been contested by 2 teams who had played in the preliminary round and this was the last time that the preliminary round would be played
Preliminary round Date Team One Team Two Score 13 January 1993 Widnes Swinton 62-14 17 January 1993 Batley Blackpool 20-10 17 January 1993 Wigan Hull FC 40-2
First round Date Team One Team Two Score 30 January 1993 Warrington Castleford 6-21 31 January 1993 Bradford Northern Workington Town 28-18 31 January 1993 Chorley Borough Batley 6-20 31 January 1993 Dewsbury Wigan 4-20 30 January 1993 Featherstone Rovers St Helens 22-24 31 January 1993 Halifax Carlisle 66-16 31 January 1993 Huddersfield Nottingham 66-1 31 January 1993 Hull Kingston Rovers Bramley 30-0 31 January 1993 Hunslet Ryedale-York 27-22 31 January 1993 Keighley Highfield 86-0 31 January 1993 Leeds Barrow 54-18 31 January 1993 Oldham London 34-6 31 January 1993 Rochdale Hornets Doncaster 34-13 31 January 1993 Salford Wakefield Trinity 12-20 31 January 1993 Sheffield Eagles Leigh 32-5 31 January 1993 Whitehaven Widnes 8-20
Second round Date Team One Team Two Score 13 February 1993 Sheffield Widnes 6-52 14 February 1993 Wakefield Trinity Bradford Northern 18-20 14 February 1993 Wigan St Helens 23-3 14 February 1993 Hull Kingston Rovers Keighley 30-28 14 February 1993 Halifax Batley 30-20 14 February 1993 Oldham Huddersfield 20-17 14 February 1993 Castleford Hunslet 34-16 17 February 1993 Leeds Rochdale 68-6
Quarter-finals Date Team One Team Two Score 27 February 1993 Halifax Wigan 18-19 27 February 1993 Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes 4-4 28 February 1993 Oldham Bradford Northern 4-42 3 March 1993 Leeds Castleford 12-8 3 March 1993 Widnes Hull Kingston Rovers 16-11
Semi finals Central Park , Wigan Attendance: 13,823
Elland Road , Leeds Attendance: 20,085
Final Wembley , London Attendance: 78,348 Player of the Match: Dean Bell
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