1992–93 Regal Trophy
1992–93 Regal Trophy | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Teams | 37 |
Winners | Wigan |
Runners-up | Bradford Northern |
The 1992–93 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 22nd season that the competition was held, and was the fourth staging of the competition since it was re-named the Regal Trophy.
Wigan defeated Bradford Northern by the score of 15-8 in the final to claim the trophy. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds in front of an attendance of 13,221.
Background
[edit]This season saw several changes in the entrants, one club re-formed/renamed, two French clubs were invited instead of the junior clubs, and one club withdrew. This resulted in one less club/entrant reducing the total number to thirty-seven.
The changes, in detail, are:
- Trafford Borough re-formed as Blackpool Gladiators and moved back to Blackpool, playing at Jepson Way, Blackpool
- Two French clubs, Carcassonne and XIII Catalan were invited to join the competition, instead of the junior clubs, who were no longer invited
- Scarborough Pirates went into administration at the end of previous season
The preliminary round involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.
Competition and results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Involved 5 matches and 10 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Tue 13 Oct 1992 | Warrington | 32-8 | Blackpool Gladiators | Wilderspool | 1412 | [3] | ||||
2 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | Chorley Borough (2) | 10-38 | Sheffield Eagles | Grundy Hill | 368 | 1 | ||||
3 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | St. Helens | 44-18 | Huddersfield | Knowsley Road | 4423 | [4][5] | ||||
4 | Tue 27 Oct 1992 | Wakefield Trinity | 90-12 | Highfield | Belle Vue | 1650 | 2 | [6] | |||
5 | Wed 28 Oct 1992 | Swinton | 12-32 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Gigg Lane | 582 |
Round 1 - First Round
[edit]Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 2 Nov 1992 | Wigan | 52-0 | Carcassonne | Central Park | 4306 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Batley | 6-13 | Hunslet | Mount Pleasant | 709 | |||||
3 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Bradford Northern | 70-10 | Barrow | Odsal | 3049 | |||||
4 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Bramley | 12-16 | Carlisle | McLaren Field | 550 | |||||
5 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Doncaster | 4-30 | Workington Town | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 893 | |||||
6 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Halifax | 76-6 | Nottingham City | Thrum Hall | 3547 | |||||
7 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Hull F.C. | 22-16 | Dewsbury | Boulevard | 2984 | [8] | ||||
8 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 48-4 | Whitehaven | Craven Park (2) | 1627 | |||||
9 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Leigh | 32-24 | Keighley Cougars | Hilton Park | 2113 | |||||
10 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | London Crusaders | 30-0 | Wakefield Trinity | Crystal Palace NSC | 860 | [6] | ||||
11 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Oldham | 22-40 | Castleford | Watersheddings | 4393 | |||||
12 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Rochdale Hornets | 32-16 | XIII Catalan | Spotland | 1507 | |||||
13 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | St. Helens | 15-14 | Leeds | Knowsley Road | 11052 | [5] | ||||
14 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Salford | 14-18 | Featherstone Rovers | The Willows | 3088 | |||||
15 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Warrington | 31-16 | Sheffield Eagles | Wilderspool | 3112 | [3] | ||||
16 | Sun 8 Nov 1992 | Widnes | 46-4 | Ryedale-York | Naughton Park | 3475 | 3 | [9] |
Round 2 - Second Round
[edit]Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 5 Dec 1992 | Warrington | 12-12 | Bradford Northern | Wilderspool | 2145 | [3] | ||||
2 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Castleford | 54-0 | Carlisle | The Jungle | 2539 | |||||
3 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Featherstone Rovers | 8-25 | St. Helens | Post Office Road | 4473 | [5] | ||||
4 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hull F.C. | 28-14 | Halifax | Boulevard | 5494 | [8] | ||||
5 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0-18 | Wigan | Craven Park (2) | 3779 | [2] | ||||
6 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Hunslet | 12-34 | Workington Town | Elland Road | 1225 | |||||
7 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Leigh | 16-6 | London Crusaders | Hilton Park | 2181 | |||||
8 | Sun 6 Dec 1992 | Widnes | 30-2 | Rochdale Hornets | Naughton Park | 3591 | [9] |
Round 2 - Second Round replays
[edit]Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Wed 16 Dec 1992 | Bradford Northern | 9-6 | Warrington | Odsal | 3474 | [3] |
Round 3 - Quarter-finals
[edit]Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
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1 | Sat 19 Dec 1992 | St. Helens | 8–12 | Castleford | Knowsley Road | 4785 | [5] | ||
2 | Sun 20 Dec 1992 | Hull F.C. | 24–14 | Leigh | Boulevard | 4835 | [8] | ||
3 | Sun 20 Dec 1992 | Workington Town | 12–24 | Wigan | Derwent Park | 7682 | 4 | [2] | |
4 | Tue 29 Dec 1992 | Bradford Northern | 21–10 | Widnes | Odsal | 5346 | [9] |
Round 4 – Semi-finals
[edit]Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs. From this season onwards, Regal Trophy semi-finals were no longer played at neutral venues.[12]
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
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1 | Sat 2 Jan 1993 | Wigan | 19–4 | Hull F.C. | Central Park | 8020 | [2][8] | ||
2 | Sat 2 Jan 1993 | Bradford Northern | 19–12 | Castleford | Valley Parade | 5602 |
Final
[edit]23 January 1993
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Wigan | 15 – 8 | Bradford Northern |
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Tries: Robinson, Edwards Goals: Botica (3) Drop goals: Hampson |
[14] |
Tries: McGowan Goals: Hobbs, Mumby |
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 13,221 Referee: John Holdsworth (Kippax) Player of the Match: Shaun Edwards |
Teams and scorers
[edit]Wigan | № | Bradford Northern |
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Teams | ||
Steve Hampson | 1 | Dave Watson |
Jason Robinson | 2 | Tony Marchant |
Dean Bell | 3 | Steve McGowan |
Andrew Farrar | 4 | Tony Anderson |
Martin Offiah | 5 | Roger Simpson |
Frano Botica | 6 | Neil Summers |
Shaun Edwards | 7 | Deryck Fox |
Neil Cowie | 8 | David Hobbs |
Martin Dermott | 9 | Brian Noble |
Andy Platt | 10 | Roy Powell |
Denis Betts | 11 | Paul Medley |
Billy McGinty | 12 | Karl Fairbank |
Phil Clarke | 13 | David "Dave" Heron |
Joe Lydon (for Martin Offiah 59-mins) | 14 | Keith Mumby (for Tony Anderson 44-mins) |
Sam Panapa (for Phil Clarke 9-mins) | 15 | Trevor Clark (for Brian Noble 44-mins) |
John Monie | Coach | Peter Fox |
Prize money
[edit]As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-
Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
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Winner | ? | 1 | ? |
Runner-up | ? | 1 | ? |
semi-finalist | ? | 2 | ? |
loser in Rd 3 | ? | 4 | ? |
loser in Rd 2 | ? | 8 | ? |
Loser in Rd 1 | ? | 16 | ? |
Loser in Prelim Round | ? | 5 | ? |
Grand Total |
Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?
The road to success
[edit]This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carcassonne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham City | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley Cougars | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
London Crusaders | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
London Crusaders | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
London Crusaders | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 12 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 12 (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryedale-York | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
XIII Catalan | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bramley | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 16 |
Notes and comments
[edit]1 * Grundy Hill was the home ground of Horwich RMI, in Bolton
2 * The second highest score, at the time
3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject[1] gives the attendance as 3,475 but Widnes official archives[9] gives it as 3,343
4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject[1] gives the attendance as 7,682 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 8,000
See also
[edit]- 1992-93 Rugby Football League season
- 1992 Lancashire Cup
- 1992 Yorkshire Cup
- Regal Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c d e f "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ a b c d "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b "Wakefield until I die".
- ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
- ^ a b c d "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ a b c d "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
- ^ "Regal Trophy shake-up sees switch from neutral grounds". The Guardian. London. 11 December 1991. p. 17. ProQuest 187239971.
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player S-F archived results".
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (24 January 1993). "Rugby League / Regal Trophy Final: Wigan's stamp of authority: Rejuvenated Bradford's spirited challenge undermined by Watson's rush of blood". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1993). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1993-94. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7472-7890-0.
External links
[edit]- "Regal Trophy 1992/93 - Results". Rugby League Project.