2016 Challenge Cup Final
# 2016 Challenge Cup Final

The 2016 Challenge Cup Final was the 115th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2016 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 27 August 2016, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Warrington Wolves. The game saw Hull F.C. beat Warrington by 12 points to 10.

## Route to the final

### Hull F.C.

Hull's sixth round tie saw a comfortable 47–18 point win over St Helens, before playing a 22–8 victory over Catalans Dragons in the quarter finals. The semi-finals saw them beat eventual Grand Final Champions Wigan Warriors to reach the final.

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| 6th | St Helens (A) | 47–18 |
| QF | Catalans Dragons (H) | 22–8 |
| SF | Wigan Warriors (N) | 16–12 |

### Warrington Wolves

Warrington's sixth round tie saw them play Championship side Oldham Roughyeds, beating them by sixty points. The quarter finals and semi-finals saw the Warriors draw fellow Super League sides Widnes Vikings and Wakefield Trinity respectively. The Wolves escaped the quarters by two points before a comfortable win against Wakefield put them in the final.

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| 6th | Oldham (A) | 70–10 |
| QF | Widnes Vikings (H) | 20–18 |
| SF | Wakefield Trinity (N) | 56–12 |

## Pre-match

A military brass band provided musical entertainment before Welsh singer Aled Jones led the RFL Community Choir in singing "Abide with Me" before the match.

## Match details

* Saturday, 27 August 15:00

| Hull F.C. | 12 - 10 | Warrington Wolves |
| - | - | - |
| Tries Mahe Fonua ('62) Jamie Shaul ('73) Goals Marc Sneyd ('62, '73) | Report | Tries Matty Russell ('34) Ben Currie ('54) Goals Kurt Gidley ('34) |

* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 76,235 Referee: Gareth Hewer Player of the Match: Marc Sneyd

| Hull F.C. | Posit. | Posit. | Warrington Wolves |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 Jamie Shaul | . | . | 6 Stefan Ratchford |
| 19 Steven Michaels | . | . | 5 Matty Russell |
| 2 Mahe Fonua | . | . | 24 Toby King |
| 24 Kirk Yeaman | . | . | 4 Ryan Atkins |
| 5 Fetuli Talanoa | . | . | 3 Rhys Evans |
| 3 Carlos Tuimavave | . | . | 1 Kurt Gidley |
| 7 Marc Sneyd | . | . | 7 Chris Sandow |
| 8 Scott Taylor | . | . | 8 Chris Hill (c) |
| 9 Danny Houghton | . | . | 9 Daryl Clark |
| 10 Liam Watts | . | . | 10 Ashton Sims |
| 21 Sika Manu | . | . | 11 Ben Currie |
| 12 Mark Minichiello | . | . | 12 Jack Hughes |
| 11 Gareth Ellis (c) | . | . | 14 Joe Westerman |
| 22 Josh Bowden | Int. | Int. | 16 Brad Dwyer |
| 23 Frank Pritchard | Int. | Int. | 18 George King |
| 30 Danny Washbrook | Int. | Int. | 13 Ben Westwood |
| 15 Chris Green | Int. | Int. | 33 Ryan Bailey |
| Lee Radford | Coach | Coach | Tony Smith |
