2024 AB Sundecks 1895 Cup

21 of the 22 clubs participating in the Championship and League 1 seasons in 2024 will take part in the 1895 Cup, with fixtures starting in late January.

The new format sees the clubs play in a group stage format, with the top team from each group progressing to the next stage, along with the best-performed second place side from any group.

The 21 clubs are split into seven groups of three clubs each, with each club playing two fixtures. The groups are:

Group 1

Barrow Raiders, Whitehaven RLFC, Workington Town

Group 2

Bradford Bulls, Dewsbury Rams, Keighley Cougars

Group 3

Newcastle Thunder, Wakefield Trinity, York Knights

Group 4

Halifax Panthers, Oldham RLFC, Rochdale Hornets

Group 5

Batley Bulldogs, Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet RLFC

Group 6

North Wales Crusaders, Swinton Lions, Widnes Vikings

Group 7

Doncaster RLFC, Midlands Hurricanes, Sheffield Eagles

Fixtures

Group Stage

Saturday 27 January

York 114 (C. Bailey 4, W. Dagger 3, A. Towse 3, J. Brown 2, J. Dee 2, J. Thompson 2, O. Field, C. Fitzsimmons, L. Harris, H. Reynolds, N. Williams tries; W. Dagger 9, N. Williams 4, L. Harris 2 goals) defeated Newcastle 10 (J. Snowden, D. White tries; T. Hepple goal) at Kingston Park.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: York 46-6. Penalties: York 7-2. Referee: Bradley Milligan.
Newcastle: Bradley, Bradley, Birch, White, Snowden; Hepple, Mallinson; Lowery, Bate, Harlow-Stephenson, Burns, Rushworth, Newbound. Int: Siddle, Skelton, Gibson, Ryan.
York: Dagger, Brown, Dee, Keinhorst, Towse; Williams, Harris; Thompson, Jubb, Fitzsimmons, Field, Bailey, Cunningham. Int: Teanby, Santi, Hingano, Reynolds.

Sunday 28 January

Swinton 40 (D. Abram 2, M. Chrimes, M. Cox, J. Eaves, D. Patton, G. Roby tries; D. Patton 6 goals) defeated North Wales 12 (P. Ah Van, B. Evans tries; O. Abel 2 goals) at Stadiwm CSM.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Swinton 24-0. Penalties: North Wales 9-6. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. Crowd: 520.
North Wales: Abel, Holmes, Taylor, Reid, Ah Van; Hughes, Bushell; Evans, Baldwin, Barratt, Ellis, Unsworth, Forster. Int: Rainford, Costello, Smith, Carr.
Swinton: Abram, Chrimes, Spedding, Hatton, Williams; Patton, Gibson; Bennion, Eaves, Wood, Rodden, Cox, Hall. Int: Roby, Houghton, Case, Fletcher.

Featherstone 62 (G. Gale 3, C. Jones 2, G. Minikin 2, C. Aekins, J. Arnold, B. Reynolds, D. Roberts tries; B. Reynolds 5, T. Lacans 4 goals) defeated Hunslet 12 (A. Goddard, J. Render tries; M. Beharrell 2 goals) at South Leeds Stadium.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Featherstone 34-6. Penalties: Hunslet 6-4. Referee: Ryan Cox. Crowd: 875.
Hunslet: Orr, Watson, Goddard, Ferreira, Render; Williams, Beharrell; Hallas, Gaylor, Everett, Jordan-Roberts, Levy, Syme. Int: Berry, Knowles, Wray, O'Hanlon.
Featherstone: Aekins, Wacokecoke, Wynne, Minikin, Gale; Reynolds, Lacans; Springer, Jones, Kamano, Day, Hardcastle, Addy. Int: Bowes, Massey, Roberts, Arnold.

Keighley 35 (C. Graham 2, B. Dean, L. Lanskey, B. Pickersgill, E. Robson tries; J. Miller 5 goals; J. Miller field goal) defeated Dewsbury 6 (M. Garside try; P. Sykes goal) at Cougar Park.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Keighley 17-6. Penalties: Dewsbury 7-2. Referee: Kevin Moore. Crowd: 839.
Keighley: Pickersgill, Graham, Ryder, Sa'u, Walkley; Dean, Miller; Maher, Brown, Ioane, Robson, Lanskey, Parker. Int: Stead, Kesik, Hatton, Schofield.
Dewsbury: Restall, Whiteley, Greensmith, O'Connor, Corion; Sykes, Turner; Beckett, Davies, Morris, Graham, Garside, Collinson. Int: Dixon, Hird, Hookem, Dawson.

Doncaster 40 (T. Halliday 3, B. Johnston, J. Kenga, P. Pauli, C. Robinson tries; C. Robinson 6 goals) defeated Midlands 4 (M. Kirkbright try) at Alexander Stadium.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Doncaster 10-0. Penalties: Doncaster 13-11. Referee: Luke Bland. Crowd: 180.
Midlands: Horner, Kirkbright, Welham, Welham, Bass; Hewitt, Kirby; Barcoe, Wilkinson, Clavering, Billsborough, Willis, Moran. Int: Bowring, Cullimore, Maull, Green.
Doncaster: Hall, Briscoe, Hey, Lyne, Halliday; Johnston, Robinson; Matagi, Boas, Knowles-Tagg, Smeaton, Sutcliffe, McConnell. Int: Holdstock, Pauli, Kenga, Tali.

Oldham 24 (M. Agoro 2, B. O'Keefe, J. Turner tries; J. Ellis 4 goals) defeated Halifax 20 (G. Eden 2, B. Tibbs, J. Woodburn-Hall tries; L. Jouffret 2 goals) at Boundary Park.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Oldham 12-4. Penalties: Halifax 3-2. Referee: Michael Smaill. Crowd: 1,521.
Oldham: Astley, Agoro, O'Keefe, Turner, Johnson; Craven, Ellis; Kopczak, Wildie, Chapelhow, Wardle, Lawton, Taylor. Int: Moran, Farnworth, Chapelhow, Aldridge.
Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, McComb, Tibbs, Crooks, Eden; Jouffret, Keyes; Murray, O'Brien, Lannon, Kavanagh, Gee, Fairbank. Int: Tangata, Davies, Inman, Larroyer.

Barrow 30 (J. Stack 2, M. Clarke, R. Johnston, A. Smith tries; R. Shaw 5 goals) defeated Workington 8 (D. Eccleston, C. Taylor tries) at Fibrus Community Stadium.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Barrow 12-0. Penalties: Barrow 10-7. Referee: Andy Sweet.
Workington: Burns, Eccleston, Taylor, Mossop, Hutton; Walker, Forber; Scholey, Saunders, Thomson, Bradley, Steele, Stephenson. Int: Key, Lightowler, Sammut, Walton.
Barrow: Cresswell, Shaw, Costello, Toal, Broadbent; Walker, Johnston; Burke, Wood, Silva, Greenwood, Stack, Wilkinson. Int: Smith, Clarke, Emslie, Makin.

Sunday 4 February

Batley 15 (L. Cooper, E. Kear tries; J. Woods 3 goals; J. Woods field goal) defeated Featherstone 14 (G. Gale, G. Minikin, M. Wacokecoke tries; B. Reynolds goal) at Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Batley 12-6.   Penalties: Featherstone 11-8.   Referee: Cameron Worsley.   
Batley: Butterworth, Morton, Buchanan, Burton, Kear; White, Woods; Gledhill, Leak, Cooper, Manning, Walshaw, Moore. Int: Burton, Ward, Flynn, Johnson.
Featherstone: Aekins, Wacokecoke, Wynne, Minikin, Gale; Reynolds, Lacans; Springer, Jones, Massey, Day, Hardcastle, Addy. Int: Bowes, Kamano, Roberts, England.

Bradford 40 (J. Taufua 2, J. Arundel, K. Gill, A. McGowan, J. Myers, E. Scurr, M. Souter tries; J. Lilley 4 goals) defeated Dewsbury 4 (P. Whiteley try) at FLAIR Stadium.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Bradford 32-4.   Penalties: Bradford 4-3.   Referee: Andy Sweet.   
Dewsbury: O'Connor, Whiteley, Greensmith, Dixon, Carr; Hookem, Turner; Beckett, Davies, Dixon, Graham, Dawson, Collinson. Int: Sykes, Morris, Field, Hird.
Bradford: McGowan, Blackmore, Myers, Gill, Taufua; Gaskell, Lilley; Doro, Souter, Scurr, Davies, Butler, Hallas. Int: Arundel, Flanagan, Appo, Okoro.

Sheffield 22 (O. Roberts 2, T. Gwaze, E. Hodgson tries; C. Aston 3 goals) defeated Doncaster 18 (B. Johnston, J. Lovodua, A. Sutcliffe tries; C. Robinson 3 goals) at Eco-Power Stadium.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Sheffield 8-6.   Penalties: Sheffield 12-11.   Referee: Kevin Moore.   
Doncaster: Guzdek, Briscoe, Hey, Tali, Halliday; Johnston, Robinson; Holdstock, Lovodua, Matagi, Smeaton, Sutcliffe, Ferres. Int: Foster, Pauli, Hepi, Boas, Hall.
Sheffield: Hansen, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Thackeray; Battye, Halafihi, Clark, Foster, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Wood, Roberts, Liu, Hodgson, Bower.

Halifax 52 (B. Crooks 2, G. Eden, M. Gee, T. Inman, L. Jouffret, B. Kavanagh, B. Tibbs, J. Woodburn-Hall tries; L. Jouffret 8 goals) defeated Rochdale 12 (B. Killan, D. Nixon tries; M. Ridyard 2 goals) at Crown Oil Arena.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Halifax 22-0.   Penalties: Halifax 6-4.   Referee: Ryan Cox.   Crowd: 1,200.
Rochdale: McNally, Nixon, Forber, Hartley, Brierley; Ridyard, Else; Baker, Roden, Nelmes, Ratcliffe, Meadows, Boardman. Int: Wilkinson, Killan, Forster, Andrade.
Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Tibbs, McComb, Crooks, Eden; Jouffret, Keyes; Tangata, O'Brien, Lannon, Kavanagh, Gee, Davies. Int: Inman, Fairbank, Larroyer, Widdop.

Swinton 18 (M. Chrimes, J. Gibson, R. Williams tries; D. Patton 3 goals) defeated Widnes 6 (K. Dixon try; K. Dixon goal) at Heywood Road.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: 4-all.   Penalties: Widnes 12-6.   Referee: Michael Smaill.   Crowd: 1,006.
Swinton: Abram, Chrimes, Spedding, Hatton, Williams; Patton, Gibson; Bennion, Eaves, Houghton, Rodden, Cox, Hall. Int: Roby, Cooper, Badrock, Case.
Widnes: Roby, Butt, Fleming, Edge, Dixon; Lyons, Gilmore; Walker, Johnstone, Field, Lloyd, Wilde, Gregson. Int: Fozard, Kirk, Roberts, Whitehead.

Barrow 18 (M. Clarke, M. Costello, J. Greenwood tries; R. Shaw 3 goals) defeated Whitehaven 12 (L. Hanneghan, R. King tries; J. Carter 2 goals) at LEL Arena.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Barrow 4-0.   Penalties: Whitehaven 9-8.   Referee: Bradley Milligan.   
Whitehaven: Romeo, Doran, Evans, Corkill, Teare; Doran, Carter; Castle, Newton, Ainley, Lawther, Holliday, King. Int: Hanneghan, Phillips, Graham, Aiye.
Barrow: Cresswell, Shaw, Costello, Clarke, Broadbent; Walker, Johnston; Burke, Wood, Silva, Greenwood, Stack, Wilkinson. Int: Smith, Emslie, Makin, Ogunwole.

Wakefield 40 (L. Walmsley 3, L. Gale, J. Griffin, J. McGillvary, C. Uele tries; M. Jowitt 6 goals) defeated York 4 (W. Jubb try) at LNER Community Stadium.
Date: Sun, 4th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Wakefield (Trinity) 24-0.   Penalties: Wakefield (Trinity) 5-4.   Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.   
York: Brown, Harrison, Dee, Keinhorst, Towse; Williams, Harris; Ta'ai, Jubb, Fitzsimmons, Field, Bailey, Thompson. Int: Teanby, Santi, Pemberton, Reynolds.
Wakefield: Jowitt, McGillvary, Pratt, Thornley, Walmsley; Gale, Lino; Bowden, Hood, Atoni, Ashurst, Griffin, Pitts. Int: Uele, Cozza, Boothroyd, Doyle.

Sunday 18 February

Widnes 30 (M. Butt, J. Edge, M. Fozard, J. Lyons, L. Roby, M. Wood tries; T. Gilmore 2, J. Edge goals) defeated North Wales 14 (P. Ah Van 2, M. Reid tries; O. Abel goal) at Stadiwm CSM.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Widnes 18-10.   Penalties: North Wales 10-8.   Referee: Matthew Lynn.   Crowd: 1,088.
North Wales: Abel, Ah Van, Reid, Bardsley-Rowe, Holmes; Deery, Hughes; Evans, Rainford, Barratt, Taylor, Ellis, Costello. Int: Nash, Cameron, Green, Nzoungou.
Widnes: Roby, Ince, Fleming, Edge, Butt; Lyons, Gilmore; Walker, Fozard, Roberts, Lloyd, Wilde, Whitehead. Int: Johnstone, Tilleke, Bullock, Wood.

Batley 36 (J. Burton 3, J. Brown, D. Manning, G. Senior, B. White tries; J. Woods 4 goals) defeated Hunslet 0 at South Leeds Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Batley 14-0.   Penalties: Hunslet 4-2.   Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.   Crowd: 700.
Hunslet: Watson, McGrath, Carter, Ferreira, Goddard; Williams, Beharrell; Hallas, Whitmore, Everett, Syme, Mearns, Gaylor. Int: Berry, Darley, Wilkinson, Coventry.
Batley: Butterworth, Morton, Buchanan, Senior, Burton; White, Woods; Gledhill, Leak, Cooper, Manning, Walshaw, Moore. Int: Brown, Burton, Flynn, Ward.

Bradford 26 (K. Appo, S. Hallas, J. Lilley, A. McGowan, J. Taufua tries; J. Lilley 3 goals) defeated Keighley 18 (C. Graham, M. Ioane, L. Lanskey tries; J. Miller 3 goals) at Cougar Park.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Bradford 16-6.   Penalties: Keighley 11-6.   Referee: Cameron Worsley.   Crowd: 3,729.
Keighley: Pickersgill, Graham, Ryder, Sa'u, Walkley; Thomas, Miller; Maher, Brown, Ioane, Robson, Lanskey, Parker. Int: Kesik, Lynam, Schofield, Stead.
Bradford: McGowan, Myers, Arundel, Gill, Taufua; Jowitt, Lilley; Doro, Souter, Lawrence, Butler, Davies, Hallas. Int: Flanagan, Appo, Okoro, Smith.

Sheffield 30 (M. Marsh 2, R. Johnson, B. Liu, R. Millar, O. Roberts tries; C. Aston 3 goals) defeated Midlands 16 (I. Nakoronivalu, R. Oakes, J. Varo tries; D. Hewitt 2 goals) at Alexander Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Sheffield 14-0.   Referee: Michael Smaill.   
Midlands: Horner, Nakoronivalu, Oakes, Welham, Varo; Billsborough, Hewitt; Kirby, Cullimore, Green, Willis, Wilkinson, Maull. Int: Bowring, Hobson, Windley, Suguvanua.
Sheffield: Marsh, Millar, Johnson, Liu, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Farrell; Peachey, Wood, Dickinson, Roberts, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Bower, Clark, Murphy, Foster.

Wakefield Trinity 110 (R. Franco 4, M. Lino 3, T. Boothroyd 2, M. Cozza 2, J. Pitts 2, R. Atoni, N. Booth, J. Croft, O. Pratt, H. Smith, L. Walmsley tries; M. Lino 13, M. Jowitt 4 goals) defeated Newcastle 0 at Millennium Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Wakefield Trinity 64-0.   Penalties: Wakefield Trinity 6-1.   Referee: Lewis O'Brien.   Crowd: 1,378.
Newcastle: Bradley, Bradley, Handy, Siddle, Jeremy; Hepple, Mallinson; Lowery, Bate, Harlow-Stephenson, Burns, White, Newbound. Int: Gibson, Skelton, Bibby, Hall.
Wakefield: Jowitt, Walmsley, Croft, Pratt, Franco; Lawford, Lino; Bowden, Hood, Atoni, Boothroyd, Pitts, Cozza. Int: Smith, Uele, Ashurst, Booth.

Oldham 38 (M. Agoro, L. Astley, T. Chapelhow, D. Craven, J. Johnson, A. Lawton, J. Turner tries; J. Ellis 5 goals) defeated Rochdale 12 (J. Andrade, K. Baker tries; M. Rudd 2 goals) at Boundary Park.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Oldham 26-0.   Penalties: Oldham 10-7.   Referee: Kevin Moore.   Crowd: 1,662.
Oldham: Astley, Agoro, O'Keefe, Turner, Johnson; Craven, Ellis; Kopczak, Wildie, Chapelhow, Wardle, Lawton, Taylor. Int: Chapelhow, Moran, Farnworth, Aldridge.
Rochdale: Flanagan, Hughes, Dalton-Harrop, Coope-Franklin, Brierley; Else, Rudd; Killan, Huish, Nelmes, Forster, Meadows, Brannan. Int: Wilkinson, Dayes, Baker, Andrade.

Whitehaven 28 (J. Carter, R. Corkill, J. Maizen 2, J. Romeo tries; J. Carter 4 goals) defeated Workington 22 (D. Eccleston, M. Henson, J. Sammut, S. Scholey tries; C. Forber 3 goals) at Fibrus Community Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th February.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Workington 16-12.   Penalties: Workington 6-3.   Referee: Ryan Cox.   Crowd: 1,476.
Workington: Burns, Eccleston, Taylor, Bickerdike, Hutton; Forber, Sammut; Scholey, Saunders, Thomson, Steele, Bradley, Henson. Int: Key, Marwood, Walton, Charlton.
Whitehaven: Gebbie, Maizen, Evans, Teare, Romeo; Carter, Hanneghan; Castle, Newton, Ainley, McCarron, Lawther, King. Int: Phillips, Graham, Aiye, Corkill.

Group Tables

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Quarter Finals

Top 7 teams plus best-performed second place team: Barrow, Bradford, Wakefield, York, Oldham, Batley, Swinton, Sheffield.

Saturday 2 March

Wakefield Trinity 30 (R. Atoni 2, J. Griffin, M. Jowitt, H. Smith tries; M. Jowitt 5 goals) defeated Barrow 12 (M. Anderson-Moore 2 tries; R. Shaw 2 goals) at DIY Kitchens Stadium.
Date: Sat, 2nd March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Wakefield Trinity 18-0.   Penalties: Barrow 8-6.   Referee: Liam Rush.   Crowd: 1,809.
Wakefield: Jowitt, Franco, Griffin, Pratt, Walmsley; Lawford, Gale; Bowden, Hood, Atoni, Ashurst, Vagana, Pitts. Int: Uele, Cozza, Smith, Booth.
Barrow: Cresswell, Shaw, Costello, Toal, Anderson-Moore; Walker, Johnston; Walker, Wood, Silva, Clarke, Emslie, Wilkinson. Int: Smith, Makin, Burke, Bedward.

Sunday 3 March

Bradford 21 (C. Butler, K. Gill, J. Lilley tries; J. Lilley 4 goals; J. Lilley field goal) defeated Swinton 12 (D. Abram, J. Spedding tries; D. Patton 2 goals) at Bartercard Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sun, 3rd March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Bradford 9-6.   Penalties: Swinton 11-7.   Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.   
Bradford: McGowan, Myers, Brand, Gill, Taufua; Gaskell, Lilley; Lawrence, Johnson, Smith, Arundel, Butler, Davies. Int: Appo, Okoro, Hallas, Flanagan.
Swinton: Abram, Chrimes, Spedding, Hatton, Williams; Patton, Gibson; Wood, Eaves, Bennion, Rodden, Cox, Hall. Int: Roby, Cooper, Fletcher, Badrock.

Sheffield 26 (J. Farrell, J. Hansen, B. Jones-Bishop, K. Welham tries; C. Aston 5 goals) defeated Batley 10 (K. Buchanan, B. White tries; J. Woods goal) at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium.
Date: Sun, 3rd March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Sheffield 12-6.   Penalties: 5-all.   Referee: Marcus Griffiths.   Crowd: 727.
Sheffield: Marsh, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Thackeray; Battye, Halafihi, Dickinson, Foster, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Hansen, Clark, Liu, Roberts.
Batley: Butterworth, Kear, Buchanan, Senior, Burton; White, Woods; Gledhill, Leak, Cooper, Manning, Walshaw, Moore. Int: Brown, Flynn, Ward, Burton.

York 46 (W. Dagger 2, R. Myler 2, C. Fitzsimmons, L. Harris, M. Harrison, A. Towse tries; W. Dagger 7 goals) defeated Oldham 12 (L. Astley, O. Farnworth tries; J. Ellis 2 goals) at LNER Community Stadium.
Date: Sun, 3rd March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: York 34-6.   Penalties: York 7-4.   Referee: Ben Thaler.   
York: Dagger, Ward, Harrison, Keinhorst, Towse; Myler, Harris; Ta'ai, Jubb, Fitzsimmons, Dee, Bailey, Thompson. Int: Williams, Teanby, Daley, Reynolds.
Oldham: Astley, Tyrer, O'Keefe, Turner, Turner; Craven, Ellis; Farnworth, Aldridge, Chapelhow, Lawton, Wardle, Wildie. Int: Paga, Chapelhow, Johnson, Johnson.

Semi Finals

Sunday 12 May

Bradford Bulls v Wakefield Trinity at Bartercard Odsal Stadium

York Knights v Sheffield Eagles at LNER Community Stadium

Final

June 8, Wembley Stadium