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Wheelchair Challenge Cup
The Wheelchair Challenge Cup is a wheelchair rugby league competition organised by the Rugby Football League.
| Current season or competition: 2023 Wheelchair Challenge Cup | |
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2016 |
| Inaugural season | 2016 |
| Country | England |
| Winners | Leeds Rhinos (2021) |
| Broadcast partner | BBC Red Button (final only) |
| Related competition | RFL Wheelchair Super League |
Finals
| Year | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Halifax Panthers | 92–48 | Leeds Rhinos | Huddersfield Sports Centre | [1][2] |
| 2017 | Halifax Panthers | 110–48 | Leeds Rhinos | [3] | |
| 2018 | Halifax Panthers | 62–18 | Dundee Dragons | Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Bradford | [4] |
| 2019 | Leeds Rhinos | 74–46 | Argonauts | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield | [5] |
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Leeds Rhinos | 60–26 | Argonauts | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield | [6] |
| 2022 | Leeds Rhinos | 48–34 | Catalans Dragons | Allam Arena, Hull | [7][8] |
| 2023 | Catalans Dragons | 66–20 | Leeds Rhinos | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield | [9] |
See also
- Wheelchair Super League
- Challenge Cup
- Women's Challenge Cup
References
- ^ "Halifax win 2016 Wheelchair RL Challenge Cup". www.rugby-league.com. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Wheelchair Challenge Cup final set for Huddersfield". www.rugby-league.com. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Brown scores 15 tries as Halifax win Wheelchair Challenge Cup". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Halifax retain Wheelchair Challenge Cup title". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Hall, Ben (19 August 2019). "Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League team win Challenge Cup". Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Halliwell's Five Tries Inspire Leeds To Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Triumph". The Sportsman. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.leedsrhinosfoundation.org/rhinos-slay-dragons-to-win-third-wheelchair-challenge-cup-in-a-row/
- ^ https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2022/university-to-host-wheelchair-challenge-cup-final
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12196/12944001/catalans-dragons-66-20-leeds-rhinos-french-side-clinch-wheelchair-challenge-cup-final-victory