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The 2010 Challenge Cup Final was the 109th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2010 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 August 2010, kick off 14:30. The final was contested by Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves. The game saw Warrington beat Leeds by 30 points to 6.

Route to the final

Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos were drawn Super League side Hull F.C. in the fourth round, winning the match and progressing to beat third-tier side Blackpool Panthers in what would be their final year of existence. The quarter finals saw the Rhinos beat eventual league champions who they had previously lost to both times in the league. The semi-finals also saw Leeds beat St Helens who came second in this season's league.

Round	Opposition	Score
4th	Hull F.C. (A)	48–24
5th	Blackpool Panthers (H)	70–22
QF	Wigan Warriors (H)	12–20
SF	St Helens (N)	32–28

Warrington Wolves

Warrington Wolves were drawn Championship side Featherstone Rovers in the fourth round, progressing to thrash Huddersfield Giants in the fifth round. Warrington faced Bradford Bulls in the quarter finals, winning by four points, before another comfortable victory over bottom of the league Catalans Dragons.

Round	Opposition	Score
4th	Featherstone Rovers (A)	48–24
5th	Huddersfield Giants (A)	60–4
QF	Bradford Bulls (A)	26–22
SF	Catalans Dragons (N)	54–12

Pre-match

This game marked the second time these sides had faced each other in the Challenge Cup Final after the 1935–36 edition where Leeds Rhinos won 18–2. At 12:35 the Schools Champions Final between Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness and Temple Moor High School in Leeds would occur before the main event. English singer Camilla Kerslake would also perform before the final, having previously performed at the League Cup Final earlier in the year. She sang her own music as well as The National Anthem and Abide with Me, the official anthem of the Challenge Cup and FA Cup Final.

Match details

Saturday, 28 August
14:30

Leeds Rhinos	6 – 30	Warrington Wolves
Tries Lee Smith Goals Kevin Sinfield	Report	Tries Ryan Atkins (2) Chris Hicks (3) Louis Anderson Goals Ben Westwood (3)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 85,217
Referee:

Richard Silverwood
Player of the Match:

Lee Briers

Leeds Rhinos	Posit.		Warrington Wolves
1 Brent Webb	FB	FB	1 Richard Mathers
28 Lee Smith	CE	LW	5 Chris Hicks
3 Brett Delaney	CE	RC	3 Matt King
4 Keith Senior	CE	C	23 Ryan Atkins
5 Ryan Hall	WG	RW	2 Chris Riley
6 Danny McGuire	WG	SO	6 Lee Briers
7 Rob Burrow	SH	HK	9 Michael Monaghan
12 Ali Lauiti'iti	SR	PR	8 Adrian Morley (c)
9 Danny Buderus	HK	HK	15 Jon Clarke
16 Ryan Bailey	PR	PR	10 Garreth Carvell
21 Chris Clarkson	SR	SR	11 Louis Anderson
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan	SR	SR	12 Ben Westwood
13 Kevin Sinfield (c)	LF	LF	13 Ben Harrison
14 Matt Diskin	Int.		16 Paul Wood
15 Greg Eastwood	Int.		26 David Solomona
17 Ian Kirke	Int.		14 Mickey Higham
18 Carl Ablett	Int.		27 Vinnie Anderson
Brian McClennan	Coach		Tony Smith

Post match

Following the match, the RFL announced the game was the first sell out Challenge Cup Final since it return to the new Wembley Stadium following the stadium completion in 2007.

References

^ "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds | Challenge Cup | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6-30 Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
Stewart, Rob (27 August 2010). "Challenge Cup final 2010: Warrington's Richie Mathers to forget Leeds ties at Wembley". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
"CUP FINAL: Pre-match entertainment at Wolves versus Rhinos Challenge Cup Final". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
"Challenge Cup final sells out". Love Rugby League. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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1. Richard Mathers 5. Chris Hicks 3. Matt King 23. Ryan Atkins 2. Chris Riley 6. Lee Briers 9. Michael Monaghan 8. Adrian Morley (c) 15. Jon Clarke 10. Garreth Carvell 11. Louis Anderson 12. Ben Westwood 13. Ben Harrison 16. Paul Wood 26. David Solomona 14. Mickey Higham 27. Vinnie Anderson Coach: Tony Smith

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