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1948 Challenge Cup

1947–48 Challenge Cup
Duration 5 Rounds
Number of teams 32
Broadcast partners BBC TV
Winners Wigancolours.svg Wigan
Runners-up Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern
Lance Todd Trophy Bullscolours.svg Frank Whitcombe

The 1947–48 Challenge Cup was the 47th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Wigan and Bradford Northern at Wembley Stadium, and was the first ever rugby league match to be televised. Wigan won the match 8–3, with Bradford's Frank Whitcombe receiving the Lance Todd Trophy – the first time the trophy had been awarded to a player on the losing team.


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