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Challenge Cup 2026

Round 2

Sheffield Eagles 18 def. Whitehaven RLFC 6

Challenge Cup 2026
Round 2
Sheffield
Eagles		 18
–
6
Whitehaven RLFC
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/121815
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th January, 2026
Kick Off 2:30pm (local time)
Referee Tara Jones (Warrington)
Venue Steel City (Sheffield)
Crowd 427
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 – 6
Penalties 5 – 6
Sheffield Scoresheet Whitehaven
Joe BROWN T Cole WALKER-TAYLOR
Joel FARRELL      
Conor FITZSIMMONS      
 
Jordan LILLEY 3/3 G 1/1 Ciaran WALKER
 
Jordan LILLEY BIN    
Sheffield Teams Whitehaven
Matty MARSH 1 FB 18 Cole WALKER-TAYLOR
Joe BROWN 2 W 19 David ECCLESTON
Kieran GILL 4 C 1 Jordan BURNS (c)
Joshua HODSON 3 C 4 Ethan BICKERDIKE
Billy WALKLEY 5 W 2 Mitchell TODD
 
Kai MORGAN 6 FE 21 Joe LOWE
Jordan LILLEY 7 HB 6 Ciaran WALKER
 
Masi MATONGO 22 FR 8 Jake PEARCE
Harry BOWES 17 HK 9 Ellison HOLGATE
Martyn REILLY 10 FR 22 Brett BAILEY
Connor BOWER 11 2R 23 Ben PEARCE
Joel FARRELL (c) 12 2R 15 Ellis NIXON
Jack BUSSEY 13 L 13 Jack KELLETT
 
Conor FITZSIMMONS 8 B 14 Josh BLINKHORN
Corey JOHNSON 9 B 16 Brad BRENNAN
George GRIFFIN 15 B 20 Marc SHACKLEY
Lewis PEACHEY 20 B 24 Lewis BROWN
 
Craig LINGARD   HC   Anthony MURRAY
   
 

Team Info

Sheffield

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. Whitehaven
Next Game:
Challenge Cup 2026 - Round 3 vs. Warrington

No changes.

Whitehaven

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. Sheffield
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Newcastle
Out:
Jack Newbegin (halfback), Jordan Thomson (front row), Connor Holliday (second row), Rio McQuistan (second row), Aaron Turnbull (bench)
In:
Joe Lowe (five-eighth), Jake Pearce (front row), Ellis Nixon (second row), Josh Blinkhorn (bench), Lewis Brown (bench)
Changes:
Ciaran Walker (five-eighth to halfback), Marc Shackley (front row to bench), Brett Bailey (bench to front row), Ben Pearce (bench to second row)

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