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Challenge Cup Final 2024: Wigan v Warrington - Result
On a highly emotional day following the recent death of Rugby League legend Rob Burrow, 64,845 supporters at Wembley Stadium saw Wigan Warriors lift the 2024 Challenge Cup after defeating Warrington Wolves 18-8 in the Final after leading 12-2 at half-time.
Wigan were winning the Challenge Cup for the twenty-first time and hold all four major Rugby League titles: The League Leaders' Shield, the Super League Title, the World Club Challenge and now the Challenge Cup.
Wigan half-back Bevan French was awarded Man-of-the-match.
Final Preview
Wigan Warriors take on Warrington Wolves in the Challenge Cup Final on Saturday 8th June.
The Final is due to start seven minutes late 3.07pm as a tribute to the late Leeds number seven player Rob Burrow who recently lost his fight against motor neurone disease.
Wigan are the hot favourites to win their twenty-first Challenge Cup Final whilst their opponents, Warrington, are going for their eleventh Final victory.
Wigan last won the Challenge Cup in 2022, Warrington in 2019.
Route to the Final
Wigan
Sixth round: Wigan 44 Sheffield Eagles 18
Quarter-Finals: Castleford Tigers 6 Wigan Warriors 60
Semi-Finals: Hull KR 6 Wigan Warriors 38
Warrington
Sixth Round: Warrington Wolves 42 London Broncos 0
Quarter-Finals: St Helens 8 Warrington Wolves 31
Semi-Finals: Huddersfield Giants 10 Warrington Wolves 46
Recent match-ups in Superleague between Wigan and Warrington:
1st June 2024: Warrington 18 Wigan 19
14th July 2023: Wigan 26 Warrington 12
14th April 2023: Warrington 6 Wigan 13
5th August 2022: Wigan 32 Warrington 6
29th April 2022: Warrington 22 Wigan 40
Previous Challenge Cup Finals between Wigan and Warrington:
1989-90: Wigan 36 Warrington 14
Rugby League Challenge Cup 2024
The 2024 Challenge Cup began over the weekend of 13th/14th January with the first round which consists of 20 UK based community teams and teams from the armed forces. This is the 123rd edition of the Challenge Cup.
The second round takes place on the 27th/28th January where ten teams from the National Conference League Premier League are added.
10th/11th February sees teams from the Championship and League One added to the draw. Two further rounds take place on 22-25 February and 7-10 March to bring the qualifiers down to four.
The four qualifiers are joined by the twelve teams from the Super League on 22-24 March for Round Six.
The quarter finals: 12-14 April
The semi finals: 18-19 May
Final: 8th June
Be sure to see who is fancied in OLBG's top Rugby League tips section.
Rugby League Challenge Cup 2023
Leigh Leopards defeated Hull KR in the 2023 Challenge Cup Final and in doing so recorded their third title and their first since 1970/71.
The 2023 event was the eightieth Challenge Cup played at Wembley with the first final taking place at that venue in 1930 and won by Widnes.
The 2023 Final was tied at 80 minutes 16-16 and is the first final to be settled by the Golden Point. Lachlan Lam scored a drop goal to give Leigh the title.
Leigh Leopards' route to the Final:
- Semi-Final: Leigh Leopards 12 St Helens 10
- Quarter-Final: York Knights 14 Leigh Leopards 34
- Sixth Round: Wakefield Trinity 12 Leigh Leopards 40
Hull KR's route to the Final:
- Semi-Final: Hull KR 11 Wigan Warriors 10
- Quarter-Final: Hull KR 28 Salford Red Devils 10
- Sixth Round: Hull KR 50 Batley Bulldogs 0
Not sure who to back in the Challenge Cup Final? Why not take a look at who OLBG's top Rugby League tipsters are backing?
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Challenge Cup: Last ten winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wigan | 18-8 | Warrington |
| 2023 | Leigh Leopards | 17-16 | Hull KR |
| 2022 | Wigan | 16-14 | Huddersfield |
| 2021 | St. Helens | 26-12 | Castleford |
| 2020 | Leeds | 17-16 | Salford |
| 2019 | Warrington | 18-4 | St. Helens |
| 2018 | Catalans Dragons | 20-14 | Warrington |
| 2017 | Hull FC | 18-14 | Wigan |
| 2016 | Hull FC | 12-10 | Warrington |
| 2015 | Leeds | 50-0 | Hull KR |
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Challenge Cup: Most Wins
Below are all the teams that have won more than three Challenge Cups:
| Club | Wins | Last Win | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 21 | 2024 | 13 | 2017 | 34 |
| Leeds | 14 | 2020 | 12 | 2012 | 26 |
| St. Helens | 13 | 2021 | 10 | 2019 | 23 |
| Warrington | 10 | 2019 | 11 | 2023 | 21 |
| Widnes | 7 | 1984 | 6 | 1993 | 13 |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 1953 | 5 | 2022 | 11 |
| Hull | 5 | 2017 | 12 | 2013 | 17 |
| Halifax | 5 | 1987 | 7 | 1988 | 12 |
| Bradford | 5 | 2003 | 6 | 2001 | 11 |
| Wakefield | 5 | 1963 | 3 | 1979 | 8 |
| Castleford | 4 | 1986 | 2 | 2021 | 6 |
Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. The data in this Rugby League Challenge Cup Preview, Trends & Analysis is managed by James Banting who looks after the Rugby Tipsters and results in the Rugby Tips Section. Our Commercial Content Manager Luke Bradshaw-Lee is a keen Rugby fan; he fact checks the article for accuracy and publication. Together they produce our Rugby Union Previews and Rugby League Previews.
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