Halifax 24 London Broncos 16
and in the other game, Hull KR 14 Leigh Centurions 10

I doubt London will be bothered

you are correct super league fan, they didn't try at all, infact they wanted to lose.

Thats exactly what they wanted or they would have played a full side. They are second bottom of SL and need to pick up points with a small squad. Not risking injury in CC games and having rest weekend has to increase Londons slim chances

It was a 'virtual' full strength London side, Halifax were the ones who had a LOT of players missing. In the other game, Hull KR only had 3 players missing v the side that stuffed Leeds, but were losing to Leigh with just 5 minutes left.

It was the challenge cup. No one cares about the challenge cup unless you are a semi pro side.

Why’s that funny? Th e grand final gets a bigger attendance, in a smaller stadium, that isn’t a “day out” like the challenge cup is. No one cares about domestic cup comps on any sports.

London's priority is to try and stay in Super League. They have almost no chance of winning the Challenge Cup against powerful clubs like St Helens, Warrington and Catalans. So why bother?

exactly, 800 turned up to see this cup upset.

London can now concentrate on picking a few wins up and try and stave of relegation. Rest weekends and no risk of further injuries playing in a cup they won't win.

That said Fax were the better side and well done to them.

Portsmouth v Sunderland pulled in over 80,000 for what a lower league cup final

Oh right ?
That must be why Super Saints didn't turn up last season and allowed Catalan to kick their booty






It's a great effort for ANY part time/lower league club to beat Super League opposition and well done Fax



Some folk just cant bring themselves to applaud sides other than their own.

Leigh put in a decent shift as well but were pipped at the end, unlucky.

2 biggish clubs from the past playing on old times pretending its a worthwhile cup. Sound familiar

You don't get 85,000 fans pretending anything, especially the 40,000+ Sundeland fans who travelled down to London.

Or maybe they weren't quite up to it.

Did I just see JC give Wakefield a compliment?

Anyway, well done Fax. The more championship teams that go far the better, King James is a bitter from when saints got knocked out by Catalans.

When you list what Warrington have won in the last years, come back and chat. Otherwise keep cheating the cap and still getting nowhere.

it was an error he meant to type Catalan but he's so used to whinging about Wakey it becomes second nature to type now

Here you are snowie just for you, see what I did.

That’s not true in the slightest. In many sports, the early rounds of cups you rotate squads but once you get to the Quarter finals everyone takes it seriously.

Also the CCf attendances are often greater than the GF attendances.

Last 10 CC attendances:
50,672
68,525
76,235
80,140
77,914
78,137
79,180
78,482
85,217
76,560

Last 10 GF attendances:
64,892
72,827
70,202
73,512
70,102
66,281
70,676
69,107
71,526
63,259

The combination of % of ticket sales and prize money is bigger for the Challenge Cup than the Grand Final too.

Not like King James to make a tit of himself, again.

it would help it it was held in the same stadium

As a double header..... The rfl love those

Great idea.

Challenge Cup final at 15:00 and the SL Grand Final at 18:00...

Saints v Wire at 15:00 and then Cas v Wire at 18:00

We already lose both finals every other year as it is, may as well get it over with in one day!

London can take Fax’s place in the 1895 cup or whatever it is.