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Nah, it's the Sheffield Cup final win over them. Salford's win was remarkable, I remember it well, turning on the TV and seeing the score with 7 minutes to go and not believing it could be true.

Looking at that clip, how good is it to see Salford's ground with people inside it? They wouldn't get a crowd like that these days for a Cup game against the Goons. Is it just me or does the standard of the play look far better in those days too? The depth of the Salford attack is impressive, inside balls are to people steaming onto the ball. There is none of that these days. Who were the marauding 6 and 7 in those clips?

Steve Blakeley and Mark Lee.

I think that the salford win over wigoooon was by far the greatest cup upset , salford 1 division below the team who looked like were never gonna give this cup up turned the tables on the then invincibles . it started the end really and although IIRC wigan went on to claim the centenary league that signified the end of winter rugby the dominance had been halted and in came saints and bulls.

a cornerstone in the history of wigan

You are right, I was watching old clips on YT recently and noticed the different patterns of play. Each team used to play the game differently, now all the games look the same and each team seems to play the same way and try the same tricks to con referees.

Best day ever. please don't bring up the worst...

Widnes 4 Oldham 16 in 1990

Oldham 10 Wigan 8 in 1987, that was the last game Wigan lost prior to the Salford one in the cup. I can still see Paddy Kirwin crossing the line now.

Halifax Blue Sox 8
Keighley Cougars 21 in 1997

Probably the best performance from a Keighley side i've ever seen.

I believe it to be one of only a couple of times a Super League team has lost at home to a lower league side in the Challenge Cup.

Featherstone beating Hull in the final in 83 was a massive shock. Hull were odds on to win Featherstone had just clung on and avoided relegation. Looked a poor side but did the business in the final.

Hunslet Hawks 18-14 fourth round home defeat of newly promoted Huddersfield Giants in 2003

given the run Hudds were on and they were two divisions apart
no contest

Hull KR (top of NL1) 40 vs Warrington (4th in SL) 36.

I was hoping no one would mention this one. I stopped going for 2 years after this game (I was only 9 though, so it had a big impact on me!)

Fev beating Hull at Wembley

I was thinking the same