A full record of the 2025 season in the 1895 Cup, with match reports from every game plus the leading scorers.
FIRST PRELIMINARY ROUND
SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY
Rochdale Hornets 64 Cornwall 12
Hornets: T – Flanagan (3, 25, 77), Juma (8, 20, 69), Meadows (14), Ashton (37, 43, 48, 53), McNally (79); G – Flanagan 8/12
Cornwall: T – Aaronson (59), Abbott (62); G – Rusling 2/2
Half-time 32-0 Attendance N/A (not given)
SUNDAY 2nd FEBRUARY
Midlands Hurricanes 52 Whitehaven 24
Hurricanes: T – Corion (2, 47), Hanley (8, 36), Wilkinson (22), Oakes (31, 58), Sweeting (43), Horner (54); G – Sweeting 8/9
Whitehaven: T – Nixon (16), Brennan (68), Weatherill (71), Lewthwaite (77); G – Tyrer 1/1, Weatherill 3/3
Half-time 28-6 Attendance 143
Newcastle Thunder 0 North Wales Crusaders 60
Crusaders: T – Wilde (4, 24), Holmes (8, 77), Baldwin (15), Gibson (30, 39), Brookes (43), Reid (48), Spedding (55), Roby (66), Eaves (68); G – Roby 3/7, Gibson 3/5
Half-time 0-30 Attendance N/A (not given)
SECOND PRELIMINARY ROUND
SUNDAY 16th FEBRUARY
Goole Vikings 26 North Wales Crusaders 18
Vikings: T – Shaul (33, 40, 76), Guzdek (48), Halliday (72); G – Dean 3/5
Crusaders: T – Ah Van (25), Eaves (30), Reid (61); G – Gibson 3/4
Half-time 12-10 Attendance 526
Keighley Cougars 7 Midlands Hurricanes 6
Cougars: T – Holroyd (13); G – Farrell 1/2; FG – Farrell (70)
Hurricanes: T – Cullimore (48); G – Medforth 1/1
Half-time 4-0 Attendance N/A (not given)
Rochdale Hornets 18 Swinton Lions 16
Hornets: T – Nelmes (14), Straugheir (44), Will (48); G – Flanagan 3/4
Lions: T – A Lynch (26), Anderson (32), Abram (61); G – Abram 2/2, Briers 0/1
Half-time 6-10 Attendance 483
Workington Town 10 Dewsbury Rams 18
Town: T – Carter (42), Evans (68); G – Carter 1/2
Rams: T – Collinson (16), Field (34), Coates (77); G – Hookem 3/3
Half-time 0-12 Attendance 666
FIRST ROUND
SATURDAY 1st MARCH
London Broncos 26 Dewsbury Rams 16
Broncos: T – Stock (4), Bienek (13), Polselli (24), Walker (29, 39); G – Hellec 3/5
Rams: T – Brierley (53), Senior (79), Copland (80); G – Hookem 2/3
Half-time 26-0 Attendance N/A (not given)
SUNDAY 2nd MARCH
Batley Bulldogs 12 Bradford Bulls 16
Bulldogs: T – Manning (44), Render (53); G – Woods 2/3
Bulls: T – Souter (10, 62), Gee (34); G – Meadows 2/3
Half-time 2-10 Attendance N/A (not given)
Featherstone Rovers 52 Keighley Cougars 12
Rovers: T – Aekins (11, 31, 76), Hatton (20, 67), Williams (33), Webb (37), Olpherts (40), Jubb (73); G – Turner 8/9
Cougars: T – Farrell (5), Holroyd (28); G – Miller 2/2
Half-time 36-12 Attendance N/A (not given)
Goole Vikings 16 Barrow Raiders 34
Vikings: T – Guzdek (17), Wacokecoke (61), Dent (67); G – Dean 2/3
Raiders: T – Teare (13, 47), Rothwell (28), Ritson (64), Bulman (76); G – Walker 7/7
Half-time 6-14 Attendance 344
Hunslet 26 Widnes Vikings 28
Hunslet: T – Turner (10), Hanneghan (15, 39, 60), Booth (35); G – Beharrell 3/5
Vikings: T – Fozard (21), Fleming (30), Williams (49), Roberts (56, 66); G – Gilmore 4/5
Half-time 20-12 Attendance 562
Oldham 58 Rochdale Hornets 6
Oldham: T – Laulu-Togaga’e (2), Sambou (31), Thornley (36, 73), Farnworth (42), Craven (45, 53), T Chapelhow (48), Moran (62), Dixon (65); G – Dixon 9/10
Hornets: T – Nixon (14); G – Hollidge 1/1
Half-time 16-6 Attendance 1,057
Sheffield Eagles 50 Doncaster 18
Eagles: T – Welham (6, 49, 79), Aston (14), Johnson (40), Gwaze (65, 70), Glover (80); G – Aston 9/10
Doncaster: T – Pauli (36), Horne (38), Bowden (61); G – Robinson 3/3
Half-time 20-12 Attendance 648
York Knights 32 Halifax Panthers 20
Knights: T – Edwards (4), Cook (8), Potter (13), Dee (32), Pemberton (43), Buchanan (64); G – McShane 2/4, Harris 2/2
Panthers: T – Dagnall (23), Saltonstall (50), Hansen (54), Jouffret (57); G – Jouffret 2/4
Half-time 22-4 Attendance N/A (not given)
QUARTER-FINALS
SUNDAY 6th APRIL
Bradford Bulls 36 Sheffield Eagles 20
Bulls: T – Mason (40, 44), Lilley (47), Okunbor (61), Gill (63), Gee (72); G – Hooley 6/7
Eagles: T – Dawson-Jones (8, 58), Foster (80); G – Aston 3/3, Mallinson 1/1
Half-time 6-8 Attendance 1,606
Featherstone Rovers 34 London Broncos 6
Rovers: T – Aekins (12, 31, 59), Wynne (46), Hatton (62, 70), Jones (75); G – Reynolds 2/4, Hampshire 1/3
Broncos: T – Tindall (15); G – Hellec 1/1
Half-time 10-6 Attendance N/A (not given)
Oldham 38 Barrow Raiders 24
Oldham: T – Laulu-Togaga’e (2, 64, 69), Johnson (7, 53), Baxter (43), Drinkwater (67); G – Drinkwater 5/7
Raiders: T – Ritson (33, 59), Emslie (38), Shaw (56); G – Shaw 4/5
Half-time 10-14 Attendance 1,442
York Knights 39 Widnes Vikings 6
Knights: T – Harris (5), Galeano (10, 71), McShane (14), Buchanan (39), Thompson (59), Martin (73); G – Harris 5/7; FG – Harris (80)
Vikings: T – Ince (23); G – Gilmore 1/1
Half-time 22-6 Attendance N/A (not given)
SEMI-FINALS
SUNDAY 18th MAY
Oldham 14 Featherstone Rovers 40
Oldham: T – Davies (45), Milner (65), Lowe (68); G – Drinkwater 1/3
Rovers: T – Aekins (25, 76), Wynne (33, 79), Clay (36), Hampshire (49), Jones (58); G – Reynolds 6/8
Half-time 0-18 Attendance 2,843
York Knights 28 Bradford Bulls 20
Knights: T – Field (37, 62), Bailey (40), Harris (56), Brown (77); G – Harris 4/5
Bulls: T – Hooley (5), Gill (52), Okunbor (69), Blake (80); G – Hooley 1/3, Blake 1/1
Half-time 10-4 Attendance N/A (not given)
FINAL
SATURDAY 7th JUNE
Featherstone Rovers 4 York Knights 5
Rovers: G – Reynolds 2/2
Knights: G – Harris 2/2; FG – Harris (85)
Half-time 2-4 Attendance 63,278
LEADING SCORERS
Tries
Caleb Aekins (Featherstone Rovers) 8
Jayden Hatton (Featherstone Rovers) 4
Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e (Oldham) 4
Tom Ashton (Rochdale Hornets) 4
Tee Ritson (Barrow Raiders) 3
Connor Wynne (Featherstone Rovers) 3
Jamie Shaul (Goole Vikings) 3
Lachlan Hanneghan (Hunslet) 3
Max Flanagan (Rochdale Hornets) 3
Lameck Juma (Rochdale Hornets) 3
Kris Welham (Sheffield Eagles) 3
Goals
Liam Harris (York Knights) 13
Cory Aston (Sheffield Eagles) 12
Max Flanagan (Rochdale Hornets) 11
Ben Reynolds (Featherstone Rovers) 10
Kieran Dixon (Oldham) 9
Points
Liam Harris (York Knights) 36
Max Flanagan (Rochdale Hornets) 34
Caleb Aekins (Featherstone Rovers) 32
Cory Aston (Sheffield Eagles) 28
Kieran Dixon (Oldham) 22