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Fri April 13, 2012
Doncaster talisman Paul Cooke is hoping he can provide the Dons with the key ingredient as they prepare to take on Super League opponents Bradford Bulls in the fourth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup on Sunday April 15 (3.00pm)
Doncaster travel to Odsal knowing they face a stiff challenge to remain in the competition but Cooke, who played a pivotal role in guiding Hull FC to Challenge Cup glory in 2005, says the pressure is off with the Dons having nothing to lose as they look to cause a famous upset.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge," said Cooke. "Bradford are a very good team, they've got their off-field issues at the moment, but they're still a great side and they'll be going into this game with expectations of an easy win.
"That takes the pressure off our shoulders and allows us to just go into the game and play and enjoy the experience of playing in the Cup.
"2005 was a very special day for me and one I'll never forget. To score what turned out to be the winning try is one of those memories that will stay with me forever and it's something to tell my kids.
"That makes the Cup extra special for me but I think the great thing is that the Challenge Cup is special for everyone - no matter what level they play the game at or what age they are. The Aussies that come over here to play all talk about the Cup and it's got history throughout the world so everyone wants to do well and go as far as possible."
Cooke returned to action with Doncaster following an 18-month injury lay-off and the former Hull KR and Wakefield Wildcats player says he's been reinvigorated by his time with the Dons.
"It's been tough for me getting back into things after a long lay-off but it's been going good so far and we've been doing well as a club," said Cooke. "We've only lost to Barrow so far and they are the favourites for the league so we've been in good form.
"The enjoyment of the game has come back for me. As a professional sometimes you can lose sight of the reasons you play the game with all the extra pressures that come with it, but the lads at Doncaster all play the game for the right reasons and my love of the game has returned. That's the reason I started playing as an 8 year old lad and it's great to be like that again.
"I've been trying to give the lads here whatever advise I can pass on from my experiences in the cup and I know they're all looking forward to playing in front of a big crowd and doing their best come Sunday and I'll be giving it 100 per cent to get through to the next round."
Tickets for the Carnegie Challenge Cup Fourth Round tie Bradford Bulls v Doncaster to be played at Odsal Stadium on Sunday April 15 (3.00pm) cost from £15 Adult, £10 concession and £5 juniors and can be purchased by calling the Bulls ticket office on 08448 711 490.
Tickets for the 2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday August 25 cost from just £21 and are now on sale. Family tickets giving access to one of British sport's most historic fixtures to two adults and two children are also available, priced £55 or £79.
To purchase tickets please call the RFL Ticket Office on 0844 856 1113 or visit www.carnegiechallengecup.co.uk/
Fri September 10, 2010
by Matthew O'Neill
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have released former Hull FC and Hull KR stand-off Paul Cooke.
The 29-year-old former England international began the season at Hull KR but quickly fell out of favour with coach Justin Morgan and in March the Wildcats took on his contract to the end of the season.
Cooke made 18 appearances for Wakefield but played in only one of their last four matches and coach John Kear, who had charge of the player at Hull, confirmed today that he would not be offering him a new contract.
The Wildcats also announced the departures of prop Kyle Bibb, who had a loan spell at Harlequins RL earlier this year, and second rower Paul Johnson, who has been linked with a move to Crusaders.
Wakefield had already announced that captain Jason Demetriou would not be offered a new deal, while hooker Tevita Leo-Latu and centre Sean Gleeson have signed for Salford City Reds.
Kear said: "We'd like to thank all these players for their contribution to the Wildcats and wish them all well in the future."
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 2010 engage English Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
3 games; [View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] W 30-12 v Salford City (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 10] L 6-32 v Wigan (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [21 Feb 10] L 0-30 v Huddersfield (H). [LK]
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2010 engage English Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
17 games; 2 tries, 36 goals, 1 field goals, 81 points.
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 10] W 36-6 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] L 16-32 v Warrington (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] W 19-6 v Castleford (H). [F8] 7 Pts; 3g, 1fg
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 14-54 v Wigan (A). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] L 10-20 v Crusaders (H). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 12 [23 Apr 10] L 8-12 v Hull FC (A). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [14 May 10] L 10-29 v Bradford (H). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] W 54-12 v Harlequins (H). [F8] 18 Pts; 1t, 7g
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 10] L 22-28 v Leeds (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 10] L 6-48 v Wigan (H). [HB] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 10] L 23-30 v Catalans (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 19 [27 Jun 10] W 41-0 v Crusaders (A). [F8] 12 Pts; 6g
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] L 14-46 v Hull KR (H). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 10] W 29-6 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 12 Pts; 1t, 4g
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 10] L 16-40 v Castleford (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] L 6-50 v St Helens (H). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 25 [15 Aug 10] L 18-36 v Warrington (H). [F8]
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2009 engage English Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
23 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Feb 09] D 13-13 v Bradford (A). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 09] L 10-19 v Leeds (H). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] W 18-14 v Hull FC (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] L 8-30 v Huddersfield (H). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 32-12 v Harlequins (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] W 44-10 v Les Catalans (H). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] W 36-28 v Warrington. [F8]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 09] W 20-12 v Wigan (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] W 16-6 v Castleford (H). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] L 10-40 v Harlequins (H). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [20 Jun 09] W 32-18 v Celtic (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [28 Jun 09] L 28-36 v Wigan (H). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [04 Jul 09] L 12-23 v Les Catalans (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [12 Jul 09] W 32-12 v Bradford (H). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 14-24 v Leeds (A). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 24-18 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 09] W 46-28 v Castleford (A). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] W 26-10 v St Helens (H). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 14-10 v Salford City (A). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 40-16 v Warrington (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [12 Sep 09] L 10-24 v Wakefield (A). [F8]
[View] Finals Week 1 [18 Sep 09] L 8-44 v Leeds (A). [F8]
[View] Finals Week 2 [26 Sep 09] L 16-30 v Wigan (H). [F8]
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2008 engage English Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
19 games; 1 tries, 40 goals, 84 points.
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 11-10 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 12-18 v Wigan (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 08] D 24-24 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] L 16-35 v Harlequins (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 11 [13 Apr 08] W 20-18 v Bradford (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] L 22-36 v Leeds (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 22-17 v Hull FC. [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 14 [18 May 08] L 16-50 v Huddersfield (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 22-8 v Harlequins (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] L 10-52 v St Helens (A). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 08] L 20-38 v Warrington (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 18 [21 Jun 08] L 18-26 v Wakefield (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] L 20-40 v Bradford (A). [LK] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 20 [06 Jul 08] L 10-18 v Castleford (A). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 21 [13 Jul 08] W 39-22 v Wigan (H). [LK] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 24 [10 Aug 08] L 16-40 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 36-34 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [25 Aug 08] L 18-42 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 27 [07 Sep 08] W 36-8 v Hull FC (H). [LK]
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2007 engage English Super League
Hull Football Club
4 games; 1 tries, 15 goals, 34 points.
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 07] L 24-25 v Warrington (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] W 22-14 v Hull KR (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 10 [13 Apr 07] W 35-18 v Salford City (A). [F8] 14 Pts; 1t, 5g
[View] Round 11 [20 Apr 07] L 22-32 v Bradford (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
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2007 engage English Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers
14 games; 1 tries, 36 goals, 2 field goals, 78 points.
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] L 16-28 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] W 14-10 v Hull FC. [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] W 12-10 v Wigan (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 15 [27 May 07] L 10-18 v Leeds (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 07] L 15-30 v Wakefield (A). [F8] 3 Pts; 1g, 1fg
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] L 0-40 v St Helens (H). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [30 Jun 07] L 18-32 v Harlequins (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 19 [08 Jul 07] L 20-30 v Hull FC (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 22 [03 Aug 07] W 30-24 v Salford City (A). [F8] 14 Pts; 1t, 5g
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 07] L 10-28 v Bradford (H). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] L 18-34 v Leeds (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 42-6 v Hull FC (A). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 26 [09 Sep 07] L 24-40 v Wigan (H). [F8]
[View] Round 27 [16 Sep 07] W 25-24 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 9 Pts; 4g, 1fg
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2006 engage English Super League
Hull Football Club
30 games; 2 tries, 86 goals, 3 field goals, 183 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 06] W 42-18 v Castleford (A). [LK] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 06] W 40-14 v Wakefield (H). [LK] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 06] L 24-46 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 06] L 6-10 v Harlequins (H). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 06] L 12-18 v Bulls (A). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [19 Mar 06] W 28-20 v Wakefield (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 7 [24 Mar 06] L 0-46 v St Helens (H). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [07 Apr 06] L 26-34 v Rhinos (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] W 26-18 v Huddersfield (A). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 36-24 v Wakefield (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 06] W 34-28 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [30 Apr 06] W 54-12 v Wigan (H). [F8] 18 Pts; 9g
[View] Round 13 [05 May 06] W 28-12 v Bradford (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 14 [12 May 06] W 44-28 v Leeds (A). [F8] 16 Pts; 8g
[View] Round 15 [28 May 06] W 19-6 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 06] W 27-26 v St Helens (A). [F8] 15 Pts; 1t, 5g, 1fg
[View] Round 17 [16 Jun 06] W 30-16 v Harlequins (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 18 [23 Jun 06] W 28-10 v Castleford (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 06] W 24-16 v Les Catalans (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 20 [08 Jul 06] W 24-20 v Salford City (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 4g
[View] Round 21 [15 Jul 06] W 36-24 v Warrington (H). [F8] 12 Pts; 6g
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] W 23-16 v Leeds (H). [F8] 3 Pts; 1g, 1fg
[View] Round 24 [13 Aug 06] W 26-12 v Huddersfield (A). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 06] W 11-10 v Salford City (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] W 26-12 v Les Catalans (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 06] L 14-26 v Warrington (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 28 [15 Sep 06] L 16-38 v Wigan (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Finals Week Two [29 Sep 06] L 8-12 v St Helens (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Finals Week Three [06 Oct 06] W 19-12 v Bradford (H). [F8] 7 Pts; 3/4g, 1fg
[View] Grand Final [14 Oct 06] L 4-26 v St Helens. [F8]
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2005 English Super League
Hull Football Club
27 games; 6 tries, 61 goals, 146 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 05] L 12-16 v Leeds (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 2/4g
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 05] W 36-28 v Huddersfield (A). [LK] 12 Pts; 6/7g
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 05] W 32-10 v Warrington (H). [LK] 12 Pts; 6/6g
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 05] W 22-12 v Salford (A). [LK] 10 Pts; 1t, 3g
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 05] W 36-33 v Wildcats (H). [LK] 12 Pts; 1t, 4/8g
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 05] L 22-32 v Bulls (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3/4g
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] W 20-16 v London (A). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] L 15-21 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 05] W 32-28 v Widnes (H). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 05] D 22-22 v Leigh (A). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] L 34-36 v Warrington (A). [LK] 12 Pts; 1t, 4g
[View] Round 12 [01 May 05] W 20-6 v Salford (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 13 [13 May 05] W 44-6 v St Helens (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 14 [22 May 05] W 35-28 v Wildcats (A). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 15 [28 May 05] L 24-42 v Bulls (H). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 05] L 14-34 v Rhinos (A). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 17 [10 Jun 05] W 28-24 v Wigan (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 05] W 30-16 v Leigh (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 05] D 24-24 v London Broncos (A). [F8] 6 Pts; 3g
[View] Round 20 [08 Jul 05] L 10-18 v St Helens (A). [F8] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 21 [16 Jul 05] W 34-24 v Huddersfield (H). [F8] 10 Pts; 5g
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] L 16-17 v London (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 1t, 2g
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] L 6-49 v Bulls (A). [F8]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 05] W 32-30 v Wildcats (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 05] L 16-30 v Warrington (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 2g
[View] Elimination Play Offs [24 Sep 05] W 40-6 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Elimination Semi-Final [01 Oct 05] L 0-71 v Bulls (A). [LK]
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