The 10 biggest Challenge Cup shocks of the last 15 years

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Stevenage beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the FA Cup at the weekend. Here are the 10 biggest Challenge Cup upsets over the last 15 years.

Leeds Rhinos booked their place at Wembley on Friday night. Warrington Wolves were expected to join them. Hull KR were fighting for survival in the Middle 8s. Shaun Lunt sealed the win for Warringtons.

Catalans Dragons beat St Helens 35-16 in the 2018 Super League Semi-final. The Dragons won the previous semi-finals against Castleford and Warrington.

Leigh Centurions beat Salford Red Devils 22-10 in the Challenge Cup Round 6.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats beat Leigh Centurions 30-36 in the 2015 Super League Round 6. Leigh won the game thanks to five second half tries.

Leigh Centurions beat Salford Red Devils 22-18 in the Challenge Cup Round 5. Two tries in four minutes from Brierley and Pownall took Leigh from 12- 18 down to 22, 18.

Thatto Heath Crusaders beat North Wales Crusader 16-14 in the Challenge Cup 2019 Round 4. Connor Dwyer and Matty Norton scored tries for Thatto.

Featherstone Rovers beat Castleford in the 2012 Super League Round 4. Castlefied won the game 20-10 at halftime. Featherstone finished the season top of the Championship. Castlefield won 13 out of 14 games. They went on to beat Wigan in next round.

Hull KR lost to Oldham in the Challenge Cup last year. The team that finished 10th in Championship won by 8 points. It was a sign of things to come for Hull KR as they were relegated by the end of the season.

Bradford Bulls beat Leeds Rhinos 24-22 in the 2019 Round 6. Bradford won the first half 22-14 thanks to tries from Grant, Wesbter, Hallas and Wood. Leeds won a further 7 Super League titles and suffered relegation a year before Bradford.

Swinton Lions beat Huddersfield Giants 24-28 in the Challenge Cup Round 5. Swinton had to call on three debutants due to injuries and were one place above the relegation places in Championship.