Quote: Old Blighty "We had to beat a strong Featherstone side at home in round 1.... Went to second division Oldham in rd 2 and sneaked past a very, very good Barrow side (that included some star RU converts) in the quarter final...
You and I don't remember the strength of the cup run in 79 the same way!
An equivalent draw today would see a home win against Hull in round 1, a second round win v Leigh away, a quarter final vs Castleford at home and a semi final win against Warrington . Resulting in a final against Leeds or Wigan.'"
Well I was young in 79 but I was there and there is no doubt it was a great challenge cup campaign.
I just checked and I thought Featherstone and Barrow were in second division but they were relegated that year so clearly not the best teams. Oldham ended up middle of second division
So I agree with your comparison to Warrington and Leeds for semi and final but not the Hull or Cas ones