1989 Challenge Cup

1989 Silk Cut Challenge Cup

Duration	6 Rounds
Winners	File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Runners-up	File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy	File:Wigancolours.svg Ellery Hanley
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The 1989 Challenge Cup was the 88th 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 St Helens at Wembley. Wigan won the match 27–0.

Semi finals

11 March 1989

St Helens	16 – 14	Widnes
Try: Quirk (2), Bloor Goal: Loughlin (2)	Report	Try: Wright, D. Hulme Goal: Currier (3)

Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 17,119

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25 March 1989

Wigan	13 – 6	Warrington
Try: Lydon, Edwards Goal: Lydon (2) Drop goal: Lydon	Report	Goal: Woods (3)

Maine Road, Manchester Attendance: 26,529

Final

29 April 1989

Wigan	27 – 0	St Helens
Try: K. Iro (2), Hanley, Gregory, Hampson Goal: Lydon (3) Drop goal: Gregory	Report

Wembley, London Attendance: 78,000 Man of the Match: Ellery Hanley

FB 1 Steve Hampson RW 2 Tony Iro RC 3 Kevin Iro LC 4 Dean Bell LW 5 Joe Lydon SO 6 Shaun Edwards SH 7 Andy Gregory PR 8 Ian Lucas HK 9 Nicky Kiss PR 10 Adrian Shelford SR 11 Andy Platt SR 12 Ian Potter LF 13 Ellery Hanley (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Denis Betts IC 15 Andy Goodway Coach: Graham Lowe

FB 1 Gary Connolly RW 2 Mike O'Connor RC 3 Phil Veivers LC 4 Paul Loughlin LW 5 Les Quirk SO 6 Shane Cooper SH 7 Neil Holding PR 8 Tony Burke HK 9 Paul Groves PR 10 Paul Forber SR 11 Bernard Dwyer SR 12 Roy Haggerty LF 13 Paul Vautin (c) Substitutions: IC 14 Darren Bloor IC 15 Stuart Evans Coach: Alex Murphy

External links

• Challenge Cup official website
• Challenge Cup 1988/89 results at Rugby League Project