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1967–68 Yorkshire Cup

The 1967–68 Yorkshire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.

Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 9-6

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 16,729 and receipts were £5,515

This final was a repeat of the 1920-21 final, in the only other final, to date, to be contested by the two clubs, and in which Hull Kingston Rovers also defeated local neighbours and fierce rivals Hull F.C. in a closely contested match. In 1920 the score was 2-0; this time it was almost as close.

This is also the second consecutive year in which Hull Kingston Rovers had won the trophy

Background

This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at sixteen.

This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

Round 2 - quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Round 2 - replays

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Final

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

Notes and comments

1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match played by Bramley at the new stadium, McLaren Field

2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.

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