Teams 48 Runners-up Wigan | Winners Castleford | |
Structure National knockout championship | ||
This was the twenty-third season of the rugby league League Cup, known as the Regal Trophy due to sponsorship by Regal.
Contents
- Background
- Round 1 First Round a Preliminary Round
- Round 2 Second Round
- Round 3 Third Round
- Round 4 Quarter Finals
- Round 5 Semi Finals
- Teams and Scorers
- Prize Money
- The road to success
- References
Castleford won the final, beating the pre-match favourites Wigan by the score of 33-2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds in front of an attendance of 15,626.
Background
This season saw virtually a complete re-vamping of the competition for instance; The Preliminary round was renamed "First Round", with every other succeeding round being renamed. The (newly named) First Round now consisted of 16 matches involving 32 clubs, with a further 16 clubs being given byes into the Second Round. The number of entrants was further increased by inviting eleven of the top junior clubs. The inclusion of two French clubs continued with the inclusion of AS Saint Estève. The sixteen First Round winners added to the sixteen clubs given byes, gave a total of entrants into the second round as thirty-two. There were no drawn matches in the competition this season.
Round 1 - First Round - (a Preliminary Round)
Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs, with 16 byes
Round 2 Second Round
Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs
Round 3 - Third Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Round 4 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Round 5 – 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 the First Round fixtures