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1992–93 League Cup (rugby league)

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Teams
  
37

Runners-up
  
Bradford Northern

Winners
  
Wigan

Structure
  
National knockout championship

This was the twenty-second season for the League Cup, a rugby league competition that was known as the Regal Trophy for sponsorship purposes.

Contents

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

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 :-
1 Trafford Borough re-formed as Blackpool Gladiators and moved back to Blackpool, playing at Jepson Way, Blackpool
2 Two French clubs, Carcassonne and XIII Catalan were invited to join the competition, instead of the junior clubs, who were no longer invited
3 Scarborough Pirates went into administration at the end of last season
The preliminary round now involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.

Preliminary Round

Involved 5 matches and 10 Clubs

Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

Prize Money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-

Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

References

1992–93 League Cup (rugby league) Wikipedia