The Tooheys Challenge Cup (subsequently known by various other sponsors' names including the Channel Ten Challenge Cup, Lotto Challenge Cup and Tooheys Challenge Cup) was a Post-season knockout rugby league competition run by the New South Wales Rugby League held in Australia between 1978 and 1995. The format was a straight knock-out. It aired on Channel Ten from 1978 to 1991, and the Nine Network from 1992 to 1995.[1]
History
editThe competition ran over seven editions, in 1978 and from 1990 until 1995. During that second period, the competition was the top cup rugby league competition after the Amco Cup was dissolved the year before.
Host cities over the course of the competition included Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Lismore, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Dubbo, Broken Hill, Gunnedah, Parkes, Narrandera, Tamworth, Port Macquarie, Orange, West Wyalong, Cobar, Bega, Inverell, Coffs Harbour, Armidale, Bathurst, Ballina, Nambucca Heads, Bundaberg, Toowoomba, Alice Springs, Wellington and Auckland.
Challenge Cup winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | Loser | Venue | City/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  North Sydney Bears
|
23-14 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
Leichhardt Oval | Sydney |
| 1990 |  Canberra Raiders
|
12-2 |  Penrith Panthers
|
Parramatta Stadium | Sydney |
| 1991 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
20-16 | Penrith Panthers
|
Excelsior Sports Ground | Broken Hill |
| 1992 |  Illawarra Steelers
|
4-2 | Brisbane Broncos
|
Apex Oval | Dubbo |
| 1993 | Canberra Raiders
|
21-18 |  Western Suburbs Magpies
|
Apex Oval | Dubbo |
| 1994 | South Sydney Rabbitohs[2]
|
27-26 | Brisbane Broncos
|
Lavington Sports Ground | Albury |
| 1995 | Brisbane Broncos
|
30-14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
Lavington Sports Ground | Albury |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Tooheys Challenge Cup – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "The Giant Killers". South Sydney Rabbitohs. April 23, 2018.