Festive Challenge
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| The Festive Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby league football |
| Instituted | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country |  (RFL) |
| Holders | File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Wildcats (1st title) |
| Most titles | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (4 titles) |
The Festive Challenge is an annual friendly rugby match played between Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Wildcats that is played on Boxing Day since 2009.[1][2]
Contents
History
The first Festive Challenge was played on Boxing Day 2009 at Headingley Stadium with Leeds winning 32-12. The fixture was repeated again but moved forward to New Years Day 2011 but was moved back to Boxing Day 2011. This was the only time the Festive Challenge has been played twice in one year.
Results
Winners
| Team | Wins | Years | |
| 1 | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| 2 | File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Wildcats | 1 | 2015 |
Sponsors
| Period | Sponsor | Name |
| 2009 | Cravendale | Cravendale Festive Challenge |
| 2011-2013 | Heatshot | Heatshot Festive Challenge |
| 2014 | Tetley's | Tetley's Festive Challenge |
| 2015- | Wetherby Whaler | Wetherby Whaler Festive Challenge |
References
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This rugby league football article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
