2025 Betfred Challenge Cup
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All the results and scorers from the penultimate round of the UK Second Division.
All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).
RELATED: See the full list of 2024 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.
Sheffield Eagles 24 York Knights 26
Venue: Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium, Sheffield
Date: Fri, 20th September. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: York 18-12. Penalties: York 7-4. Referee: Liam Rush. Crowd: 952.
Sheffield: Marsh, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Thackeray; Battye, Halafihi, Dickinson, Bower, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Broadbent, Clark, Wood, Roberts.
York: Williams, Brown, Field, Law, Lineham; Hingano, Harris; Michael, Jubb, Ta'ai, Bailey, Gannon, Thompson. Int: Dee, Santi, Daley, Martin.
Sheffield Eagles (24)
Tries: Matty Dawson-Jones, James Glover, Tyler Dickinson, Titus Gwaze
Goals: Cory Aston 4/4
York Knights (26)
Tries: Liam Harris 2, Ata Hingano, Nikau Williams
Goals: Nikau Williams 5/5
Widnes Vikings 12 Toulouse Olympique 18
Venue: DCBL Stadium, Widnes
Date: Sat, 21st September. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 12-0. Penalties: Widnes 9-5. Referee: Kevin Moore. Crowd: 3,011.
Widnes: Owens, Sumner, Bardsley-Rowe, Fleming, Ince; Lyons, Gilmore; Brooks, Fozard, Bent, Lloyd, Roberts, Lannon. Int: Kirk, Butt, Murray, Grady.
Toulouse: Brochon, Ulberg, Armitage, Walsh, Laguerre; Rivett, Marion; Belmas, Gahan, Hansen, Stefani, Lima, Rodriguez. Int: Pélissier, Akauola, Bretherton, Biscarro.
Widnes Vikings (12)
Tries: Matty Fleming, Ryan Ince
Goals: Tom Gilmore 2/3
Toulouse Olympique (18)
Tries: Éloi Pélissier, Joe Bretherton, Dimitri Biscarro
Goals: Ryan Rivett 3/4
Featherstone Rovers 50 Dewsbury Rams 12
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Featherstone
Date: Sat, 21st September. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Featherstone 22-6. Penalties: Dewsbury 7-5. Referee: Michael Smaill.
Featherstone: Aekins, Wynne, Hardcastle, Minikin, Gale; Reynolds, Lacans; Arnold, Jones, Nakubuwai, Day, Bussey, Addy. Int: Lockwood, Eden, Beckett, Springer.
Dewsbury: Turner, Walker, O'Connor, Greensmith, Tomlinson; Sykes, Hookem; Morris, Butterworth, Field, Ferguson, Graham, Collinson. Int: Mearns, Silk, Dixon, Briggs.
Featherstone Rovers (50)
Tries: Connor Wynne 3, Ben Reynolds 2, Caleb Aekins, James Beckett, Connor Jones, Thomas Lacans
Goals: Ben Reynolds 7/9
Dewsbury Rams (12)
Tries: Keenen Tomlinson, Ollie Greensmith
Goals: Calum Turner 2/2
Wakefield Trinity 46 Barrow Raiders 0
Venue: DIY Kitchens Stadium, Wakefield
Date: Sat, 21st September. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Wakefield Trinity 24-0. Penalties: Barrow 7-1. Referee: Warren Turley. Crowd: 5,011.
Wakefield: Walmsley, Olpherts, Thornley, Croft, Pratt; Booth, Jowitt; Bowden, Smith, Rodwell, Vagana, Griffin, Pitts. Int: Atoni, Uele, Cozza, Stephenson.
Barrow: Cresswell, Carter, Clarke, Toal, Shaw; Walker, Johnston; Bedward, Smith, Brown, McMillan, Stack, Worthington. Int: Wood, Wilkinson, Dutton-Rosconie, Terrill.
Wakefield Trinity (46)
Tries: Oliver Pratt 3, Max Jowitt 2, Jay Pitts, Lachlan Walmsley, Ky Rodwell
Goals: Max Jowitt 7/8
Barrow Raiders (0)
Halifax Panthers 14 Bradford Bulls 10
Venue: The Shay Stadium, Halifax
Date: Sun, 22nd September. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Bradford 10-8. Penalties: Bradford 10-5. Referee: Matthew Lynn. Crowd: 3,285.
Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Saltonstall, Widdop, Barber, Graham; Jouffret, Keyes; Larroyer, Johnson, Fairbank, Hursey-Hord, Davies, Gee. Int: O'Brien, Tangata, Boyer, Kavanagh.
Bradford: Holmes, Okunbor, Myers, Gill, Lehmann; Gaskell, Lilley; Makin, Souter, Bayliss-Brow, Appo, Fulton, Lawrence. Int: Ott, Pele, Scurr, Davies.
Halifax Panthers (14)
Tries: Jacob Fairbank, James Saltonstall
Goals: Louis Jouffret 3/5
Sin Bin: Adam Tangata
Sent Off: Ed Barber
Bradford Bulls (10)
Tries: Jayden Myers, Harvey Makin
Goals: Jordan Lilley 1/2
Batley Bulldogs 28 Whitehaven RLFC 14
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Date: Sun, 22nd September. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 16-6. Penalties: Batley 8-6. Referee: Cameron Worsley. Crowd: 1,644.
Batley: Hooley, Morton, Kear, Buchanan, Burton; White, Woods; Gledhill, Moore, Brown, Manning, Walshaw, Blake. Int: Burton, Flynn, Ward, Cooper.
Whitehaven: Romeo, Gebbie, Evans, Teare, Shaw; Carter, Hanneghan; Castle, Newton, Worthington, McCarron, Corkill, Hartley. Int: Ackroyd, King.
Batley Bulldogs (28)
Tries: Dane Manning, Ben White, Brandon Moore, Nyle Flynn, Kieran Buchanan
Goals: Josh Woods 4/6
Whitehaven RLFC (14)
Tries: Edene Gebbie, Owen McCarron, Joseph Romeo
Goals: Lachlan Hanneghan 1/3
Swinton Lions 20 Doncaster RLFC 22
Venue: Heywood Road, Sale
Date: Sun, 22nd September. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Doncaster 16-14. Penalties: Doncaster 8-3. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. Crowd: 836.
Swinton: Lepori, Ritson, Spedding, Hatton, Williams; Stevens, Gibson; Wood, Eaves, Bennion, Rodden, Cox, Hall. Int: Abram, Walker, Case, Cowen.
Doncaster: Guzdek, Briscoe, Lyne, Tali, Faraimo; Boas, Robinson; Baxter, McConnell, Matagi, Sutcliffe, Pauli, Wallace. Int: Hey, Holdstock, Smeaton, Mafi.
Swinton Lions (20)
Tries: Richard Lepori, Theerapol Ritson, Jordy Gibson
Goals: Jack Stevens 4/5
Doncaster RLFC (22)
Tries: Louis McConnell 2, Pauli Pauli, Luke Briscoe
Goals: Connor Robinson 3/5
# | Team | P | W | D | L | B | +/- | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wakefield | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 682 | 48 |
2 | Toulouse | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 350 | 35 |
3 | Bradford | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 245 | 32 |
4 | York | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 172 | 28 |
5 | Featherstone | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 28 |
6 | Sheffield | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 120 | 28 |
7 | Widnes | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 74 | 27 |
8 | Doncaster | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -55 | 25 |
9 | Batley | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -121 | 22 |
10 | Halifax | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -138 | 22 |
11 | Barrow | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | -298 | 19 |
12 | Swinton | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | -162 | 18 |
13 | Whitehaven | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | -406 | 16 |
14 | Dewsbury | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | -595 | 2 |
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TOP TRYSCORERS
Rank | Player | Team | P | T |
1 | Derrell Olpherts | Wakefield | 24 | 22 |
2 | Lachlan Walmsley | Wakefield | 23 | 20 |
3 | Connor Wynne | Featherstone | 20 | 19 |
=4 | Paul Ulberg | Toulouse | 24 | 18 |
=4 | Max Jowitt | Wakefield | 24 | 18 |
=6 | Matty Dawson-Jones | Sheffield | 23 | 16 |
=6 | Joe Burton | Batley | 25 | 16 |
=6 | Joe Brown | York | 25 | 16 |
=9 | Ryan Ince | Widnes | 18 | 15 |
=9 | Jayden Hatton | Swinton | 23 | 15 |
TOP GOALKICKERS
Rank | Player | Team | P | G/A | % |
1 | Max Jowitt | Wakefield | 24 | 130 / 162 | 80% |
2 | Jordan Lilley | Bradford | 25 | 94 / 125 | 75% |
3 | Cory Aston | Sheffield | 24 | 88 / 109 | 81% |
4 | Tom Gilmore | Widnes | 25 | 78 / 104 | 75% |
5 | Jake Shorrocks | Toulouse | 19 | 72 / 88 | 82% |
6 | Connor Robinson | Doncaster | 24 | 65 / 90 | 72% |
7 | Louis Jouffret | Halifax | 25 | 64 / 85 | 75% |
8 | Josh Woods | Batley | 22 | 54 / 72 | 75% |
9 | Ryan Shaw | Barrow | 21 | 51 / 67 | 76% |
10 | Ben Reynolds | Featherstone | 11 | 45 / 48 | 94% |
TOP POINTSCORERS
Rank | Player | Team | P | T | G | FG | Pts |
1 | Max Jowitt | Wakefield | 24 | 18 | 130 | - | 332 |
2 | Jordan Lilley | Bradford | 25 | 4 | 94 | 4 | 208 |
3 | Cory Aston | Sheffield | 24 | 4 | 88 | - | 192 |
4 | Tom Gilmore | Widnes | 25 | 5 | 78 | 5 | 181 |
5 | Louis Jouffret | Halifax | 25 | 8 | 64 | - | 160 |
6 | Jake Shorrocks | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 72 | - | 156 |
7 | Connor Robinson | Doncaster | 24 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 151 |
8 | Ryan Shaw | Barrow | 21 | 6 | 51 | - | 126 |
9 | Ben Reynolds | Featherstone | 11 | 7 | 45 | - | 118 |
10 | Josh Woods | Batley | 22 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 115 |