1992–93 Regal Trophy

The 1992–93 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 22nd season that the competition was held, and was the fourth staging of the competition since it was re-named the Regal Trophy.

Wigan defeated Bradford Northern by the score of 15-8 in the final to claim the trophy. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds in front of an attendance of 13,221.

Background
This season saw several changes in the entrants, one club re-formed/renamed, two French clubs were invited instead of the  junior clubs, and one club withdrew. This resulted in one less club/entrant reducing the total number to thirty-seven.

The changes, in detail, are:


 * 1) Trafford Borough re-formed as Blackpool Gladiators and moved back to Blackpool, playing at Jepson Way, Blackpool
 * 2) Two French clubs, Carcassonne and XIII Catalan were invited to join the  competition, instead of the  junior clubs, who were no longer invited
 * 3) Scarborough Pirates went into administration at the end of previous season

The preliminary round involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.

Preliminary round
Involved 5 matches and 10 clubs

Round 1 - First Round
Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs

Round 2 - Second Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Round 2 - Second Round replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Round 3 - Quarter-finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs. From this season onwards, Regal Trophy semi-finals were no longer played at neutral venues.

Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :- Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments
1 * Grundy Hill was the home ground of Horwich RMI, in Bolton

2 * The second highest score, at the time

3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject gives the attendance as 3,475 but Widnes official archives gives it as 3,343

4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproiject gives the attendance as 7,682 but Wigan official archives gives it as 8,000