All 16 games from the third round of the Challenge Cup have concluded and some impressive attendances have been recorded throughout.
Wigan Warriors 83-0 victory topped the third round attendance charts, as over 4,200 fans turned up to see a scoreline of that nature be produced on a rugby league field.
Only one other fixture had an attendance of 4,000+, and that was St Helens’ trip to Cumbria to face Workington Town on Friday night.
Some other ties provided healthy crowds though, and the increase in attendances show that, whilst the on-field action may not be as competitive as some would like, the off-field financial gain that the lower league clubs overarch that, in what is a huge benefit for the game.
Here is a full-run down of each confirmed attendance figure from this weekend’s games. However, five of the 16 matches don’t yet have official crowd numbers, so those will be added as and when they are confirmed.
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Challenge Cup Third Round attendances
Friday, 6th February:
Hunslet 6-52 Huddersfield Giants – 990
Sheffield Eagles 6-34 Warrington Wolves – 2,908
Workington Town 2-98 St Helens – 4,169
Lock Lane 0-104 Hull KR – TBC
Salford RLFC 0-60 Hull FC – 1,976
Saturday, 7th February
Doncaster 0-14 Castleford Tigers – 2,537
Widnes Vikings 12-25 Leeds Rhinos – 2,977
Barrow Raiders 6-32 York Knights – 1,389
North Wales Crusaders 6-60 Leigh Leopards – 1,899
Sunday, 8th February
Batley Bulldogs 4-56 Catalans Dragons – TBC
London Broncos 8-26 Bradford Bulls – TBC
Halifax Panthers 14-18 Goole Vikings – TBC
Keighley Cougars 18-14 Midlands Hurricanes – TBC
Oldham RLFC 46-0 Dewsbury Rams – 741
Rochdale Hornets 0-83 Wigan Warriors – 4,248
Swinton Lions 6-82 Wakefield Trinity – 918
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