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Challenge Cup

The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Challenge Cup, is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's oldest cup competition in either code of rugby. A concurrent Women's Challenge Cup and Wheelchair Challenge Cup have been held since 2012 and 2015…

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Broadcast partner
BBC Fox League
Country
England France Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales [a]
Inaugural season
1896–97
Instituted
1896; 130 years ago (1896)
Most titles
Wigan Warriors (22 titles)
Number of teams
71 (2023)

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Overview

History

Format

Venues

  • 1929 1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season

Trophy

Awards

Sponsorship

Notable events in finals

Broadcast

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Challenge Cup

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples145
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

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Challenge Cup

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related to Broadcast · 37
Challenge Cup → At, Balding, BBC, Bradford Northern, Brian Noble, Challenge Cup Final, Channel, Clare Balding, Dave Woods, Eddie Waring, Featherstone Rovers, Final Replay, From, Grandstand, He, Ian Millward, Iestyn Harris, It, ITV's World, John Inverdale
related to Format · 36
Challenge Cup → Army, Division, England, Final, In, Lancashire, Last Eight, Last Sixteen, May, National Conference League Premier, National Group, Navy, Of, Played, Police, Quarter-Finals, RAF, RFL Championship, RLI Premiership, Round
related to history · 15
Challenge Cup → After, April, Batley, Bradford, Fattorini's, Headingley, Helens, In, Leeds, Northern Rugby Football Union, Northern Union, Rugby Football Union, St, The, The St Helens
related to Trophy · 11
Challenge Cup → Bradford, Collins, Fattorini, Fattorini's, In, RFL, Rugby Football League's, Sons, The, The Challenge Cup, Tony Collins
related to Awards · 10
Challenge Cup → Billy, Challenge Cup Final, Lance Todd, Rugby League Writers' Association, Stott, The, The Lance Todd Trophy, The Trophy, Wakefield Trinity, William
related to Venues · 10
Challenge Cup → Batley, Before, During, England, Headingley, Helens, Leeds, St, The, Wembley
related to Challenge Cup Finals · 7
Challenge Cup → Catalans Dragons, Denotes, English, Helens, In, St, Wigan Warriors
related to Sponsorship · 5
Challenge Cup → Betfred, Steeden, The, The Challenge Cup, There
see also · 4
Challenge Cup → CupAmco CupLord Derby CupBritish, League, Sports, Women's Challenge CupWheelchair Challenge
Broadcast partner · 1
Challenge Cup → BBC Fox League

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Challenge CupBroadcast partnerBBC Fox League1.00infobox
Challenge CupCountryEngland France Ireland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales [a]1.00infobox
Challenge CupInaugural season1896–971.00infobox
Challenge CupInstituted1896; 130 years ago (1896)1.00infobox
Challenge CupMost titlesWigan Warriors (22 titles)1.00infobox
Challenge CupNumber of teams71 (2023)1.00infobox
Challenge CupRelated competitionSuper League Championship National Community Rugby League1.00infobox
Challenge CupSportRugby league1.00infobox
Challenge CupWebsiteChallenge Cup1.00infobox
Challenge CupWinnersWigan Warriors (22nd title) (2026)1.00infobox
Challenge Cuprelated to AwardsThe Lance Todd Trophy0.60section
Challenge Cuprelated to AwardsLance Todd0.60section

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