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Challenge Cup Round 1.

Challenge Cup Round 2.

Challenge Cup Round 3.


Challenge Cup Round 4, 7th February 1997. # and 8th and 9th.

Bradford Bulls 62 beat Hunslet Hawks 10 at Hunslet.
London Broncos 48 beat Lancashire Lynx 5 at Lancashire.
Featherstone Rovers 14 beat Widnes Vikings 12 at Featherstone.
Paris St Germain 38 beat Batley Bulldogs 4 at Batley.
Oldham Bears 48 beat Rochdale Hornets 6 at Oldham.
Dewsbury Rams 26 beat Doncaster Dragons 15 at Dewsbury.
Carlisle Border Raiders 62 beat Dudley Hill 2 at Carlisle.
Huddersfield Giants 16 drew with Hull 16 at Huddersfield.
Wakefield Trinity 9 beat Swinton Lions 4 at Wakefield.
Warrington Wolves 66 beat Barrow Braves 6 at Warrington.
Halifax Blue Sox 20 beat Hull Kingston Rovers 16 at Hull.
Sheffield Eagles 62 beat Leigh Centurions 18 at Leigh.
Keighley Cougars 24 beat Workington Town 14 at Workington.
St Helens 26 beat Wigan Warriors 12 at St Helens.
Salford Reds 36 beat Castleford Tigers 18 at Castleford.
Leeds Rhinos 48 beat Whitehaven Warriors 8 at Whitehaven.


Challenge Cup Round 4 Replay, 12th February 1996.

Hull 24 beat Huddersfield Giants 14 at Hull.


Challenge Cup Round 5, 22nd February 1997. # And 23rd.

Featherstone Rovers 32 beat Carlisle Border Raiders 20 at Carlisle.
Keighley Cougars 21 beat Halifax Blue Sox 8 at Halifax.
Leeds Rhinos 48 beat Dewsbury Rams 22 at Leeds.
Bradford Bulls 34 beat London Broncos 12 at London.
Salford Reds 8 beat Paris St Germain 4 at Salford.
St Helens 54 beat Hull 8 at St Helens.
Oldham Bears 22 beat Wakefield Trinity 14 at Wakefield.
Warrington Wolves 31 beat Sheffield Eagles 18 at Warrington.


Challenge Cup Quarterfinals, 8th March 1997. # and 9th.

St Helens 24 beat Keighley Cougars 0 at Keighley.
Leeds Rhinos 32 beat Featherstone Rovers 12 at Leeds.
Bradford Bulls 38 beat Oldham Bears 12 at Oldham.
Salford Reds 29 beat Warrington Wolves 10 at Warrington.


Challenge Cup Semifinal, 22nd March 1997.

St Helens 50 beat Salford Reds 20 at Central Park Wigan.

Challenge Cup Semifinal, 29th March 1997.

Bradford Bulls 24 beat Leeds Rhinos 10 at McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield.

Challenge Cup Final, 3rd May 1997.

St Helens 32 (Martyn 2, Hammond, Joynt, Sullivan tries;
Goulding 6 goals) beat Bradford Bulls 22 (Peacock, Loughlin, Tomlinson, Lowes tries;
McNamara 3 goals) at Wembley Stadium.
Crowd: 78,022 (capacity). Referee: S Cummings (Widnes).
Bradford Bulls: Spruce; Ekoku, Peacock, Loughlin, Cook; Bradley,
Paul; McDermott, Lowes, Reihana, Nickle, Dwyer, McNamara;
Tomlinson, Medley, Knox, Calland.
St Helens: Prescott; Arnold, Haigh, Newlove, Sullivan; Martyn,
Goulding; Perelini, Cunningham, O'Neill, Joynt, McVey, Hammond;
Pickavance, Matautia, Northey, Morley.