Greatest upsets Ray French Rugby League legend

Sport thrives on shock results - and rugby league fans have witnessed their fair share over the years.

Here are my top six upsets.

Sheffield Eagles 17-8 Wigan
1998, Challenge Cup Final, Wembley, England

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Only Eagles chairman Tim Adams, with a �1,000 bet at 33-1, fancied Sheffield's chances against the bookmakers' favourites, Wigan.

At 14-1 on, the Cherry and Whites were expected to crush the Eagles.

It was not to be as Lance Todd Trophy winner Mark Aston led the underdogs to a sensational 17-8 victory in their first-ever Challenge Cup Final.

Australia 10-33 Great Britain
1992, Second Test, Melbourne, Australia

A 22-6 defeat in the first Test in Sydney hardly prepared the 30,000-plus crowd in Melbourne for a five-try rout of Australia by Great Britain two weeks later.

But, led heroically by Garry Schofield and powered on by an all-Wigan club pack, Great Britain grabbed an amazing 33-10 win over a demoralised Aussie outfit.

Papua New Guinea 20-18 Great Britain
1990, Garoka, Papua New Guinea

A combination of soaring temperatures, altitude and the atmosphere created by over 11,500 fanatical Papua New Guinea fans, many clinging to branches on trees outside the tiny, ramshackle ground in Garoka, unnerved the tourists.

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Indeed, Great Britain were shaken to such an extent that they fell to their one and only loss to the Kumuls.

Though Jonathan Davies, Garry Schofield and Bobby Goulding gave their all, there was no denying the home side this historic win.

Great Britain 18-25 France
1990, Headingley, England

What should have been a comfortable victory before a home crowd at Headingley turned into an embarrassment for the likes of Martin Offiah, Shaun Edwards, Denis Betts and company, as France gained their first win in 23 years across The Channel.

A combination of over-confidence and a frail defence in the face of typical France handling movements proved Great Britain's undoing.

Featherstone Rovers 14-12 Hull
1983, Challenge Cup Final, Wembley, England

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Only the inhabitants of the little mining village of Featherstone ever considered that Rovers could beat the mighty Hull at Wembley.

That Rovers did win a famous victory says much for the goal-kicking abilities of Steve Quinn and the power and determination of two-try Lance Todd Trophy winner David Hobbs.

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They had the confidence and the ambition to silence the 20,000 fans, bigger than the population of Featherstone, who travelled to London to cheer on the Hull team.

Widnes 10-3 St Helens
1930, Challenge Cup Final, Wembley, England

With a team comprising of internationals and county players, St Helens were expected to stroll home in this local derby clash of 73 years ago.

But Widnes, fielding 12 local-born lads and a 37-year-old South African loose forward by the name of George van Rooyen, defied the odds to bring home the Challenge Cup.

Two tries from Albert Ratcliffe and Jack Dennett proved the difference in this, only the second Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium.