1998 Challenge Cup
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Keighley Cougars 66-16 Saddleworth Rangers 3,116
2 York 37-5 Norland 965
3 Rochdale Hornets 44-4 Leigh Miners Rangers 737
4 Doncaster Dragons 18-23 Featherstone Lions 1,012
5 Wakefield Trinity 44-6 BRK 1,369
6 Swinton Lions 74-6 Folly Lane 2,425
7 Widnes Vikings 48-8 Oldham R.L.F.C 4,500
8 Dewsbury Rams 40-2 Thornhill 2,355
9 Hull Kingston Rovers 34-16 Queens 1,584
10 Lancashire Lynx 46-0 West Hull 488
11 Workington Town 12-8 Haydock 1,139
12 Bramley 10-16 Ellenborough Rangers 500
13 Featherstone Rovers 56-0 Woolston Rovers 1,126
14 Batley Bulldogs 44-2 Oulton Raiders 849
15 Hunslet Hawks 44-12 Skirlaugh Bulls 830
16 Barrow 52-8 Farnworth 927
17 Leigh Centurions 44-4 Hunslet Warriors 1,259
18 Whitehaven Warriors 48-7 Castleford Lock Lane 830
19 Eastmoor Dragons 14-20 Egremont Rangers 600
20 Mold Green 10-20 Ovenden 900
Third round
The 22 winners of the previous round were joined by an additional 18 clubs from the First Division and Second Division . Matches were played on 31 January and 1 February 1998 . [ 4 ]
The 1998 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th staging of the Challenge Cup, a rugby league cup competition. The competition ended with the final on 2 May 1998, which was played at Wembley Stadium. The tournament was won by Sheffield Eagles, who beat Wigan Warriors 17-8 in the final, and is generally considered to be one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Challenge Cup final. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Mark Aston.