The 2008–09 WRU Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the SWALEC Cup, was the 39th WRU Challenge Cup, the annual national

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cup competition of

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. The competition was won by Neath RFC, who had previously won it five times, in 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2003–04 and 2007–08.

Calendar

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

External links

WRU Challenge Cup
on BBC.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 WRU Challenge Cup WRU Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...