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The 2023 RFL 1895 Cup was the fourth playing of the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom. As with 2022, the teams entering the competition were those teams in the RFL Championship and RFL League 1 which reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup. The final was played at Wembley.
| Duration | 2 rounds + qualifying |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 4 |
The semi finals were played on the weekend of the 22 and 23 July. It featured the Championship teams that got to the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||
 London Broncos |
6–10 |  Halifax Panthers |
22 July 2023, 17:00 | Rosslyn Park | L. Rush | 1,895 | |
 York Knights |
8–22 |  Batley Bulldogs |
23 July 2023, 12:00 | York Community Stadium | J. Vella | ||
| Source:[1][2] | |||||||
| Batley Bulldogs | 10–12 | Halifax Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Morton (72') Kear (80') Goals: Hooley (1/2) 72' |
[3] |
Tries: Moore (2') Goals: Jouffret (4/4) 2', 32' (penalty), 57' (penalty), 61' (penalty) |
Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Jack Smith Touch judges: Warren Turley, Cameron Worsley Player of the Match: Louis Jouffret (Halifax) |
| Batley Bulldogs | Position | Halifax Panthers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Luke Hooley | 32 | 18 | Brandon Pickersgill | |
| Dale Morton | 22 | 5 | James Saltonstall | |
| Josh Hodson | 4 | 3 | Zack McComb | |
| Elliot Kear | 15 | 22 | Jake Maizen | |
| Aidan McGowan | 20 | 2 | Lachlan Walmsley | |
| James Meadows | 14 | 6 | Louis Jouffret | |
| Josh Wood | 7 | 1 | James Woodburn-Hall | |
| Adam Gledhill | 11 | 16 | William Calcott | |
| Ben White | 6 | 9 | Brandon Moore | |
| James Brown | 13 | 10 | Dan Murray | |
| Dane Manning | 11 | 11 | Ben Kavanagh | |
| Kieran Buchannan | 3 | 12 | Matty Gee | |
| Martyn Reilly | 30 | 13 | Jacob Fairbank | |
| Alistair Leak | 9 | 34 | Adam O'Brien | |
| Nyle Flynn | 26 | 8 | Adam Tangata | |
| Michael Ward | 16 | 19 | Ryan Lannon | |
| Samy Kibula | 20 | 31 | Kevin Larroyer | |
| George Senior | 18 | 28 | Alex Sutcliffe | |
| Craig Lingard | Coach | Scott Grix | ||
The final kicked off at 18:00 on 12 August at Wembley Stadium, following the women's and men's challenge cup finals.
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