Saturday is Finals Day at Wembley Stadium, with the Betfred Challenge Cup (Men’s and Women’s) and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup competitions set to reach a thrilling climax.
The official programme for Betfred Challenge Cup Finals Day is again available for pre-order online – and it’s packed with great reading from a range of writers.
There are interviews with personalities from all six finalists – Marc Sneyd, Elliot Minchella, Dani McGifford, the Power sisters, Paul Cooke and Mark Applegarth.
There’s a focus on the classic 1985 Challenge Cup Final between Wigan and Hull, with quotes from Dave Hadfield to Des Lynam, and more nostalgia as Paul Eastwood and Daryl Powell reflect on the 1990 Ashes series which kicked off with a famous Great Britain win at Wembley – ahead of the return of international Rugby League to the national stadium later this year.
Dave Craven of the Daily Mirror interviews the head coaches for the 2025 Betfred Challenge Cup Final – discovering that Sam Burgess provided a reference to support Willie Peters in his application to take over at Hull KR in 2022, and that Peters rates Burgess alongside his former Wigan team-mate Andy Farrell as the finest on-field leaders he has seen in Rugby League.
There’s a preview of next weekend’s Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final between Halifax Panthers and London Roosters, an update on exciting 2025 plans for Rugby League Cares, and an interview with Terry Mullaney, who will lead out his beloved Featherstone Rovers for the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final – and whose son Steven will again be remembered in the Champion Schools Final that kicks off the day.
The programme also includes an exclusive piece by Dr Tony Collins, the renowned sports historian, outlining the astonishing, trailblazing career of Roy Francis, the subject of a new biography published this month.
All of this is available for £10 - order your copy here online for £10 (plus £3.75 postage and packaging), or a physical copy can be purchased in and around Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
It's Finals Day at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 7 June. Be at Wembley for both the Men's and Women's Challenge Cup Finals, as well as the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final and RFL Champion Schools Year 7 Boys Final, and purchase your tickets here!
