2016 Challenge Cup Final
The 2016 Challenge Cup Final was the 115th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2016 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 27 August 2016, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Warrington Wolves. The game saw Hull F.C. beat Warrington by 12 points to 10.[1][2][3][4]
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| Date | 27 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||||||||
| Location | London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Gareth Hewer | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 76,235 | ||||||||||||
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Route to the final
Hull F.C.
Hull's sixth round tie saw a comfortable 47–18 point win over St Helens, before playing a tight 22–18 victory over Catalans Dragons in the quarter finals. The semi-finals saw them beat eventual Grand Final Champions Wigan Warriors to reach the final.[5]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 6th |  St Helens (A) |
47–18 |
| QF |  Catalans Dragons (H) |
22–18 |
| SF |  Wigan Warriors (N) |
16–12 |
Warrington Wolves
Warrington's sixth round tie saw them play Championship side Oldham Roughyeds, beating them by sixty points. The quarter finals and semi-finals saw the Warriors draw fellow Super League sides Widnes Vikings and Wakefield Trinity respectively. The Wolves escaped the quarters by two points before a comfortable win against Wakefield put them in the final.[5]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 6th |  Oldham (A) |
70–10 |
| QF |  Widnes Vikings (H) |
20–18 |
| SF |  Wakefield Trinity (N) |
56–12 |
Pre-match
A military brass band provided musical entertainment before Welsh singer Aled Jones led the RFL Community Choir in singing "Abide with Me" before the match.[4]
Match details
Saturday, 27 August 15:00 |
| Hull F.C. | 12 - 10 | Warrington Wolves |
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| Tries Mahe Fonua ('62) Jamie Shaul ('73) Goals Marc Sneyd ('62, '73) |
Report | Tries Matty Russell ('34) Ben Currie ('54) Goals Kurt Gidley ('34) |
| Hull F.C. | Posit. | Warrington Wolves | |
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| 1 Jamie Shaul | . | . | 6 Stefan Ratchford |
| 19 Steven Michaels | . | . | 5 Matty Russell |
| 2 Mahe Fonua | . | . | 24 Toby King |
| 24 Kirk Yeaman | . | . | 4 Ryan Atkins |
| 5 Fetuli Talanoa | . | . | 3 Rhys Evans |
| 3 Carlos Tuimavave | . | . | 1 Kurt Gidley |
| 7 Marc Sneyd | . | . | 7 Chris Sandow |
| 8 Scott Taylor | . | . | 8 Chris Hill (c) |
| 9 Danny Houghton | . | . | 9 Daryl Clark |
| 10 Liam Watts | . | . | 10 Ashton Sims |
| 21 Sika Manu | . | . | 11 Ben Currie |
| 12 Mark Minichiello | . | . | 12 Jack Hughes |
| 11 Gareth Ellis (c) | . | . | 14 Joe Westerman |
| 22 Josh Bowden | Int. | 16 Brad Dwyer | |
| 23 Frank Pritchard | Int. | 18 George King | |
| 30 Danny Washbrook | Int. | 13 Ben Westwood | |
| 15 Chris Green | Int. | 33 Ryan Bailey | |
| Lee Radford | Coach | Tony Smith | |
References
- "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". August 26, 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Hull FC win Challenge Cup with narrow victory over Warrington at Wembley". Sky Sports.
- "Bragging rights at stake as Warrington and Hull FC meet in Challenge Cup final | Challenge Cup | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- Willacy, Gavin (August 30, 2016). "Challenge Cup final reaction: Hull FC beat Warrington as Coldplay tackle the crowd" – via www.theguardian.com.
- Bower, Aaron (August 25, 2016). "2016 Challenge Cup final: The road to Wembley for both teams".