Sport Rugby league Number of teams 2 | Instituted 2009 Country (RFL) | |
Holders Wakefield Trinity (2nd title) Most titles Leeds Rhinos (4 titles) | ||
The Festive Challenge is an annual friendly rugby match played between Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity that is played on Boxing Day since 2009.
History
The first Festive Challenge was played on Boxing Day 2009 at Headingley Stadium with Leeds winning 32-12. The fixture was repeated again but moved forward to New Years Day 2011 but was moved back to Boxing Day 2011. This was the only time the Festive Challenge has been played twice in one year.
References
Festive Challenge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA