Sourcing caveat: Try-scoring minutes for Thornley and Tomkins could not be confirmed. Lineups added from Rugby League Project's match-page team sheets — squad numbers are non-sequential (e.g. Hull FC's 29, 33, 34; Wigan's 20, 21, 23) confirming they are genuine shirt numbers, not a position-order renumbering.
Wigan Warriors claimed a 19th Challenge Cup title with a hard-fought 16-0 defeat of Hull FC, extending their all-time record over Hull's four Cup wins. Tries from Iain Thornley and Sam Tomkins, converted by an immaculate Pat Richards, proved enough as Wigan's defence shut Hull out completely — a rare full-time blank in a Wembley final. Hull, appearing in their first final since 2005, were unable to convert territory and possession into points despite a battling display. Wigan's semi-final form (a 70-0 rout of London Broncos) had signalled their attacking depth, but this final was won on the strength of their defence. Half-back Matty Smith's game-controlling performance earned him the Lance Todd Trophy. Since Super League's 1996 launch, the Challenge Cup has continued to sit alongside the league championship as one of English rugby league's two most prestigious domestic honours, with the final remaining a fixture at Wembley Stadium (barring occasional relocations) and continuing to draw some of the largest single-match crowds anywhere in the sport. Since 1946/47, the competition's individual award, the Lance Todd Trophy, has been presented to the final's outstanding player, voted for by a panel of media representatives at the final whistle — on several notable occasions the trophy has gone to a player on the losing side, an unusual honour that reflects the award's focus on individual performance rather than simply reflecting the final scoreline. This was the 112th Challenge Cup final played, and, under the name “Wigan Warriors,” the 3rd Challenge Cup title for the club. The result is recorded in this site's full results table alongside every other Challenge Cup final played since the competition's 1896/97 inception, cross-referenced against the venue and attendance figures gathered for that table.
Early rounds feature amateur and community clubs alongside professional ones; team names are linked only where this site has a team page for that exact club, matching the same safety-first approach used for the Final's own results table.
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