Wigan Warriors 16-14 Huddersfield Giants — 2022 Challenge Cup Final

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London · Attendance: 51,628

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

2022 Challenge Cup Final: Wigan Warriors 16-14 Huddersfield Giants, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Sourcing caveat: Exact try-scoring minutes were not confirmed for any 2022 scorer beyond approximate match phase (first half / early second half / final minutes) and are omitted rather than guessed. Lineups added from Rugby League Project's match-page team sheets — squad numbers are non-sequential (e.g. Huddersfield's 21, 23, 25; Wigan's 1, 23, 28 — Jai Field at fullback wearing 23 and Bevan French on the wing wearing 1) confirming they are genuine shirt numbers, not a position-order renumbering.

Scorers

Wigan Warriors	Tries: Field; Marshall (match-winner, inside the final 4 minutes) Goals: Smith (2/3 conversions)
Huddersfield Giants	Tries: Leutele; McQueen; McGillvary Goals: Lolohea (1/5, also missed a penalty goal attempt)

Teams

Wigan Warriors			Huddersfield Giants
23	Jai Field	Fullback	Tui Lolohea	6
1	Bevan French	Wing	Jermaine McGillvary	2
2	Jake Bibby	Centre	Leroy Cudjoe	21
4	Iain Thornley	Centre	Ricky Leutele	4
5	Liam Marshall	Wing	Innes Senior	25
6	Cade Cust	Five-eighth	Jack Cogger	16
16	Harry Smith	Halfback	Oliver Russell	23
8	Brad Singleton	Front row	Chris Hill	8
28	Bradley O'Neill	Hooker	Danny Levi	9
20	Liam Byrne	Front row	Oliver Wilson	20
13	John Bateman	Second row	Josh Jones	11
12	Liam Farrell	Second row	Chris McQueen	12
14	Morgan Smithies	Lock	Luke Yates	13
Substitutes
7	Thomas Leuluai		Ashton Golding	5
10	Patrick Mago		Matty English	14
15	Kaide Ellis		Joe Greenwood	15
19	Ethan Havard		Owen Trout	17

Matt Peet		Coach	Ian Watson

Match officials

Referee	James Child
Lance Todd Trophy	Chris McQueen (Huddersfield Giants) — Lance Todd Trophy despite finishing on the losing side, only the fourth time in the award's history

Match report

Huddersfield, appearing in their first final since 2009, dominated the opening exchanges and led at half-time through tries from Rowan Leutele, Chris McQueen and Jermaine McGillvary. Wigan hit back after the break, with Jai Field's try levelling the tie, before a tense final quarter. With under four minutes remaining and the scores locked, a Harry Smith grubber/cross-field kick found Liam Marshall to dive in for the match-winning try, sending the Wigan support into raptures — the final was played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium rather than the usual Wembley venue. McQueen's all-action display in defeat still earned him the Lance Todd Trophy. It was Wigan's 20th Challenge Cup, extending their all-time record. The Challenge Cup, first contested in 1896/97, is rugby league's oldest and most prestigious knockout competition, interrupted only by the two World Wars (four editions lost between 1915/16 and 1918/19, and one more in 1939/40). The move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for 2022 was a rare break from Wembley's near-century-long status as the final's traditional home, necessitated by scheduling around the redeveloped Wembley's other commitments that summer, and the switch drew comment from fans used to the competition's usual London base. The win confirmed Wigan's status as the competition's most successful club by title count, a lead built up across more than a century of Wembley and pre-Wembley finals appearances dating back to the 1920s.

Round by round

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Round 1

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Bridgend Blue Bulls 0–60 Navy	Brynglas Field	—	14 Jan 2022
Orrell St James 10–18 British Army	Bankes Avenue Playing Fields	—	15 Jan 2022
Edinburgh 24–38 York Acorn	Royal High School	—	15 Jan 2022
London Chargers 22–16 Ellenborough	Dukes Meadows	—	15 Jan 2022
Thornhill 24–6 RAF	Overthorpe Park	—	15 Jan 2022
West Hull 46–6 Upton	Walter Simpson Park	—	15 Jan 2022
Featherstone Lions 6–56 Hunslet Club Parkside	Millpond Stadium	—	15 Jan 2022
Galway Tribesmen 10–36 Pilkington Recs	Ruskin Drive	—	15 Jan 2022
Jarrow Vikings 10–52 Wests Warriors	Kingston Park	—	15 Jan 2022
Leigh Miners Rangers 22–20 Milford	Twist Lane	—	15 Jan 2022
Lock Lane 18–10 Thatto Heath	Lock Lane Sports Centre	—	15 Jan 2022
Rochdale Mayfield 36–22 Wigan St Pats	Mayfield Sports Centre	—	15 Jan 2022
Siddal 28–0 British Police	Exley Lane	—	15 Jan 2022
Bentley 16–22 Stanningley	Brunel Road	—	16 Jan 2022

Round 2

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
York Acorn 28–10 Wests Warriors	Thanet Road	250	29 Jan 2022
British Army 10–14 Navy	Aldershot Military Stadium	500	29 Jan 2022
Hunslet Club Parkside 22–12 Stanningley	Hillidge Road	550	29 Jan 2022
Leigh Miners Rangers 8–40 North Wales	Twist Lane	1,050	29 Jan 2022
Pilkington Recs 10–32 Siddal	Ruskin Drive	300	29 Jan 2022
West Hull 16–18 Rochdale Mayfield	Walter Simpson Park	400	29 Jan 2022
London 40–22 London Chargers	New River Stadium	280	29 Jan 2022
Rochdale Hornets 36–16 Midlands	Crown Oil Arena	688	30 Jan 2022
Doncaster 24–6 Thornhill	Eco-Power Stadium	618	30 Jan 2022
Hunslet 22–6 Keighley	South Leeds Stadium	637	30 Jan 2022
West Wales 0–96 Swinton	Stebonheath Park (Llanelli)	312	30 Jan 2022
Oldham 12–22 Lock Lane	Vestacare Stadium	361	30 Jan 2022

Round 3

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Lock Lane 12–28 Rochdale Hornets	Lock Lane Sports Centre	500	12 Feb 2022
Rochdale Mayfield 0–20 Doncaster	Mayfield Sports Centre	420	12 Feb 2022
London 6–28 Hunslet Club Parkside	New River Stadium	130	12 Feb 2022
Navy 22–8 York Acorn	Victory Stadium	300	12 Feb 2022
Hunslet 30–4 Siddal	South Leeds Stadium	651	13 Feb 2022
Swinton 14–20 North Wales	Heywood Road	516	13 Feb 2022

Round 4

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
North Wales 30–8 Hunslet	Paton Field	452	26 Feb 2022
Batley 66–6 Navy	Fox's Biscuits Stadium	1,271	27 Feb 2022
Doncaster 0–60 Whitehaven	Eco-Power Stadium	544	27 Feb 2022
Hunslet Club Parkside 20–40 Sheffield	South Leeds Stadium	450	27 Feb 2022
Workington 26–12 Dewsbury	Derwent Park	872	27 Feb 2022
Halifax 16–29 Featherstone Rovers	The Shay Stadium	1,625	27 Feb 2022
London 8–34 Bradford	Cherry Red Records Stadium	551	27 Feb 2022
Rochdale Hornets 12–38 Barrow	Crown Oil Arena	515	27 Feb 2022
York City 42–13 Newcastle	LNER Community Stadium	1,221	27 Feb 2022
Leigh 38–4 Widnes	Leigh Sports Village Stadium	2,567	28 Feb 2022

Round 5

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
North Wales 30–50 Sheffield	Stadiwm Zip World	330	12 Mar 2022
Barrow 32–18 Workington	Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium	1,825	13 Mar 2022
Batley 20–54 Featherstone Rovers	Fox's Biscuits Stadium	1,003	13 Mar 2022
Whitehaven 38–12 York City	LEL Arena	798	13 Mar 2022
Bradford 16–20 Leigh	Odsal Stadium	1,221	14 Mar 2022

Round 6

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Catalans 27–14 Featherstone Rovers	Stade Gilbert Brutus	3,624	26 Mar 2022
Sheffield 12–58 Hull FC	Millennium Stadium (Featherstone)	1,039	26 Mar 2022
Whitehaven 4–46 St Helens	LEL Arena	4,869	26 Mar 2022
Hull KR 24–18 Leigh	Hull College Craven Park	3,088	26 Mar 2022
Leeds 16–40 Castleford	Headingley Stadium	5,112	26 Mar 2022
Warrington 12–16 Wakefield Trinity	Halliwell Jones Stadium	2,627	27 Mar 2022
Barrow 16–30 Huddersfield	Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium	3,135	27 Mar 2022
Wigan 20–0 Salford	DW Stadium	6,005	27 Mar 2022

Quarter-Finals

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Hull KR 34–10 Castleford	Hull College Craven Park	4,887	8 Apr 2022
Catalans 20–36 St Helens	Stade Gilbert Brutus	8,624	9 Apr 2022
Huddersfield 24–16 Hull FC	John Smith's Stadium	3,637	9 Apr 2022
Wakefield Trinity 6–36 Wigan	Be Well Support Stadium	3,756	10 Apr 2022

Semi-Finals

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Wigan Warriors 20–18 St Helens	Elland Road, Leeds	22,141	7 May 2022
Huddersfield Giants 25–4 Hull KR	Elland Road, Leeds	22,141	7 May 2022

Final

Result	Venue	Attendance	Date
Huddersfield Giants 14–16 Wigan Warriors	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	51,628	28 May 2022

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.

Sources

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