The 1994–95 Challenge Cup was the 94th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup (due to sponsorship by Silk Cut cigarettes), the tournament commenced with the first round in December 1994 and culminated in March 1995's final between Wigan and Leeds at Wembley. Wigan won the match 30–10.

First round DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore 10 December 1994Askam Moorends 10–15 10 December 1994Barrow Island Norland 26–8 10 December 1994Beverley Chequerfield 8–6 10 December 1994Blackbrook West Bowling 26–14 10 December 1994Blackpool Gladiators Fryston 27–14 10 December 1994Dewsbury Celtic Thatto Heath 6–22 10 December 1994Dudley Hill Cardiff Institute 54–4 10 December 1994East Leeds Wath Brow Hornets 22–14 10 December 1994Eastmoor Upton & Frickley 23–22 10 December 1994Egremont New Earswick 34–6 10 December 1994Greetland AR Crosfields 12–6 10 December 1994Hemel Leeds Met University 52–0 10 December 1994Heworth Littleborough 32–10 10 December 1994Leigh East Bisons 10–16 10 December 1994Leigh Miners Rangers Wigan St Judes 7–10 10 December 1994Lock Lane Orrell St James 36–8 10 December 1994Mayfield Park Amateurs 32–6 10 December 1994Milford Thornhill 12–20 10 December 1994Millom Northampton Knights 62–4 10 December 1994Moldgreen Embassy 30–14 10 December 1994Nottingham Normanton 0–36 10 December 1994Oldham St Annes Kells 20–24 10 December 1994Oulton Ovenden 12–8 10 December 1994Redhill Ellenborough 22–28 10 December 1994Saddleworth Skirlaugh 30–12 10 December 1994Shaw Cross Fulham Travellers 46–20 10 December 1994West Hull South London 48–10 10 December 1994Woolston Rovers Eccles 26–10 10 December 1994York Acorn Crown Malet 18–25 11 December 1994Chorley Borough Simms Cross 12–8 17 December 1994Walney Island Hensingham 4–14 17 December 1994Wigan St Patricks Worth Village 22–0

Second round DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore31 December 1994Barrow Island West Hull 19–1231 December 1994Beverley Normanton 14–1631 December 1994Bisons East Leeds 8–3331 December 1994Blackbrook Chorley 0–2331 December 1994Blackpool Gladiators Thornhill 0–2831 December 1994Eastmoor Dudley Hill 8–1631 December 1994Ellenborough Egremont 23–1031 December 1994Hensingham Heworth 8–1431 December 1994Lock Lane Mayfield 20–1431 December 1994Millom Saddleworth 38–1631 December 1994Moorends Thatto Heath 12–1031 December 1994Oulton Kells 12–1431 December 1994Shaw Cross Moldgreen 9–431 December 1994Wigan St Judes Hemel Hempstead 14–1331 December 1994Wigan St Patricks Crown Malet 42–631 December 1994Woolston Rovers Greetland AR 14–414 January 1995 Beverley Normanton 20–10

Third round DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore22 January 1995Barrow East Leeds 56–022 January 1995Batley Shaw Cross 32–422 January 1995Bramley Woolston Rovers 42–222 January 1995Carlisle Dudley Hill 34–422 January 1995Highfield Beverley 4–2722 January 1995Huddersfield Wigan St Judes 44–1022 January 1995Hunslet Wigan St Patricks 64–422 January 1995Leigh Heworth 40–2822 January 1995London Ellenborough 30–1022 January 1995Rochdale Hornets Lock Lane 48–1622 January 1995Ryedale-York Barrow Island 50–2022 January 1995Swinton Millom 30–1022 January 1995Whitehaven Moorends 64–1224 January 1995Hull Kingston Rovers Thornhill 58–624 January 1995Keighley Cougars Chorley Borough 68–03 February 1995Dewsbury Kells 72–12

Fourth round DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore11 February 1995Wigan St Helens 16–1612 February 1995Beverley Batley 20–3012 February 1995Carlisle Widnes 2–4012 February 1995Doncaster Sheffield Eagles 12–2212 February 1995Featherstone Rovers Barrow 50–2212 February 1995Huddersfield Halifax 36–3012 February 1995Hunslet Salford 32–3212 February 1995Keighley Cougars Dewsbury 24–1212 February 1995Leeds Bradford Northern 31–1412 February 1995London Hull Kingston Rovers 20–2612 February 1995Oldham Bramley 70–1012 February 1995Ryedale-York Rochdale Hornets 18–1212 February 1995Warrington Castleford 17–212 February 1995Whitehaven Wakefield Trinity 24–1212 February 1995Workington Town Hull F.C. 30–615 February 1995St Helens Wigan 24–4015 February 1995Salford Hunslet 52–1019 February 1995Swinton Leigh 22–34

Fifth round DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore 25 February 1995 Workington Town Leigh 94–4 26 February 1995Keighley Cougars Huddersfield 0–3026 February 1995 Salford Featherstone Rovers 10–30 26 February 1995Batley Wigan 4–70 26 February 1995Leeds Ryedale-York 44–1426 February 1995Warrington Oldham 6–1726 February 1995 Hull Kingston Rovers Whitehaven 14–18 26 February 1995Sheffield Widnes 7–19

Quarter-finals DateTeam OneTeam TwoScore11 March 1995 Leeds Workington Town 23–1212 March 1995 Oldham Huddersfield 10–2912 March 1995Whitehaven Featherstone Rovers 14–4212 March 1995 Widnes Wigan 12–26

Semi finals

Final

The 1995 Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final was a replay of the previous season's final between Wigan and Leeds. The match was played at 2:30pm on the dry Saturday afternoon of 29 April 1995 at London's Wembley Stadium. This was the first Wembley Challenge Cup Final to use in-goal judges.

FB 1 Henry PaulRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Va'aiga TuigamalaLC 4 Gary ConnollyLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Frano Botica SH 7 Shaun Edwards (c)PR 8 Kelvin Skerrett HK 9 Martin Hall PR 10 Neil CowieSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Mick Cassidy LF 13 Phil ClarkeSubstitutions:IC 14 Paul Atcheson IC 15 Andy Farrell Coach: Graeme West FB 1 Alan TaitRW 2 Jim FallonRC 3 Kevin IroLC 4 Craig InnesLW 5 Francis CumminsSO 6 Garry SchofieldSH 7 Graham HolroydPR 8 Harvey Howard HK 9 James LowesPR 10 Esene Faimalo SR 11 Gary MercerSR 12 Richard EyresLF 13 Ellery Hanley (c)Substitutions:IC 14 George Mann IC 15 Neil Harmon Coach: Doug Laughton

Notes

References

Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1994/95 results at Rugby League Project