The final launch of the Challenge Cup has been moved to a moving tribute to Rob Burrow

VaselineJune 5, 2024

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The final launch of the Challenge Cup has been moved to a moving tribute to Rob Burrow

The RFL has confirmed that this weekend’s Challenge Cup final between Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors will now kick off at 3.07pm in a celebration of the life of the remarkable Rob Burrow, who wore the number seven throughout his career.

Supporters will be able to pay their respects at the Rugby League Statue outside Wembley Stadium from 9.45am on Saturday morning, giving supporters the chance to do what has been done at Headingley Stadium since the news broke that Burrows died on Sunday.

The Wembley crowd were also invited to join in a minute’s applause after seven minutes of each of the Finals Day games.

There will also be a minute’s silence before the men’s and women’s Challenge Cup Finals after Abide with Me, the historic Challenge Cup anthem.

It was sung by Lizzie Jones before the 2015 final, just months after her husband Danny suffered a cardiac arrest in a match between Keighley Cougars and London Skolars, before he died.

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Challenge Cup in historic break with tradition

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Rugby League will once again show its support for the MND Association after backing it in the 2020 finals shortly after Rob Burrow’s diagnosis.

Players and match officials from all four finals will be involved in the latest show of that support.

Rhodri Jones, managing director of RL Commercial, said:

“Once the shock and sadness of Sunday night’s news wore off, I recognized the responsibility to provide a fitting celebration for a Rugby League superhero.

“We are grateful to BBC Sport and Wembley Stadium for their support – and to everyone involved in the six clubs and two schools who will be playing at Wembley on Saturday.

“Challenge Cup final day has a great tradition of bringing the Rugby League family together – this year, for reasons no one would have chosen, we will be united in grief, but also in paying a fitting tribute to a player who has surpassed the sport.”

VaselineJune 5, 2024

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QUIZ: Can you get these Rugby League Challenge Cup questions right?

Who is the only team to score more than 50 points in a Challenge Cup final?

Challenge Cup in historic break with tradition

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