The 1993 Challenge Cup was the 92nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and Widnes at Wembley. Wigan won the match 20–14. This the first time that the final had been contested by 2 teams who had played in the preliminary round and this was the last time that the preliminary round would be played
Preliminary round Date Team One Team Two Score 13 January 1993Widnes Swinton 62-14 17 January 1993Batley Blackpool 20-10 17 January 1993Wigan Hull FC 40-2
First round Date Team One Team Two Score 30 January 1993Warrington Castleford 6-21 31 January 1993Bradford Northern Workington Town 28-18 31 January 1993Chorley Borough Batley 6-20 31 January 1993Dewsbury Wigan 4-20 30 January 1993Featherstone Rovers St Helens 22-24 31 January 1993Halifax Carlisle 66-16 31 January 1993Huddersfield Nottingham 66-1 31 January 1993Hull Kingston Rovers Bramley 30-0 31 January 1993Hunslet Ryedale-York 27-22 31 January 1993Keighley Highfield 86-0 31 January 1993Leeds Barrow 54-18 31 January 1993Oldham London 34-6 31 January 1993Rochdale Hornets Doncaster 34-13 31 January 1993Salford Wakefield Trinity 12-20 31 January 1993Sheffield Eagles Leigh 32-5 31 January 1993Whitehaven Widnes 8-20
Second round Date Team One Team Two Score 13 February 1993 Sheffield Widnes 6-52 14 February 1993Wakefield Trinity Bradford Northern 18-2014 February 1993 Wigan St Helens 23-314 February 1993 Hull Kingston Rovers Keighley 30-28 14 February 1993Halifax Batley 30-2014 February 1993 Oldham Huddersfield 20-17 14 February 1993Castleford Hunslet 34-16 17 February 1993 Leeds Rochdale 68-6
Quarter-finals Date Team One Team Two Score27 February 1993Halifax Wigan 18-1927 February 1993Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes 4-428 February 1993Oldham Bradford Northern 4-423 March 1993Leeds Castleford 12-83 March 1993 Widnes Hull Kingston Rovers 16-11
Semi finals
Final
FB 1 Steve HampsonRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Joe LydonLC 4 Andrew FarrarLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Frano Botica SH 7 Shaun Edwards PR 8 Kelvin SkerrettHK 9 Martin Dermott PR 10 Andy PlattSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Phil ClarkeLF 13 Dean Bell (c)Substitutions:IC 14 Sam PanapaIC 15 Andy FarrellCoach: John Monie FB 1 Stuart SpruceRW 2 John DevereuxRC 3 Andy CurrierLC 4 Darren WrightLW 5 David MyersSO 6 Jonathan DaviesSH 7 Bobbie GouldingPR 8 Kurt SorensenHK 9 Paul Hulme (c)PR 10 Harvey HowardSR 11 Esene FaimaloSR 12 Richard "Richie" EyresLF 13 David Hulme Substitutions:IC 14 Julian O'NeillIC 15 Steve McCurrieCoach: Phil Larder
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1992/93 results at Rugby League Project