1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season

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The 1968–69 Rugby Football League season was the 74th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

Leeds had finished the regular season as League leaders for the third season in a row. They then won their second Championship when they beat Castleford 16-14 in the Championship Final. Bev Risman was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match. The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who beat Salford 11-6 in the final. St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League.

Championship

Play-offs

Final

Challenge Cup

Castleford beat Salford 11-6 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 97,939. Salford were captained by David Watkins. This was Castleford’s second Cup Final win in two Final appearances. This is Salford’s most recent appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.

County cups

St. Helens beat Oldham 30–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Castleford 22–11 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Wigan who beat St. Helens 7-4 in the final.

Sources

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