5th Round
Barrow Raiders 6 l. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 58

2008 Challenge Cup Index [Draw] [Club Headlines]

Location: United Kingdom > National > First Grade Competition: Challenge Cup

Wildcats see off Barrow
Tue May 13, 2008
Source: www.therfl.co.uk

The gap between the engage Super League and Co-op National Division Two showed as Wakefield Wildcats coasted into the Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a 58-6 victory.

Barrow Raiders gave their all but they could not match the power and pace of their visitors.

It did not take Wakefield long to get into their stride as Adam Watene was held on the line only for Danny Brough to score.

More pressure saw Ryan Atkins crash over in the 10th minute, and then Scott Grix crossed to add to the Wildcats; tally.

The pressure was telling on Barrow and Nicky Beach kept the visitors at bay by collecting some telling kicks.

There was no luck for the Raiders when Darren Holt twice kicked the ball behind the Wakefield defensive line, and James Nixon looked in the clear until bad bounces denied him getting possession.

It was not long before Kyle Bibb and Richard Moore got the Wakefield score mounting again.

The Wildcats kept rolling after the break with Matt Blaymire and Ryan Atkins going over.

But while Barrow were showing signs of the great defensive effort they had put in, they were not finished.

When Brad Nichols fastened on to a crossfield kick from Darren Holt, he found a way through the Wakefield cover and the cheer that greeted his touchdown could not have been any greater had Barrow lifted the Cup.

Wakefield still had plenty left and tries by Blaymire, Danny Brough and Bibb took their score past the half-century mark.

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