Catalans Dragons (14) 20

T : Lewis Tierney, Ben Garcia, Brayden Wiliame
G : Josh Drinkwater 4

Warrington Wolves (6) 14

T : Ben Murdoch-Masila, George King
G : Tyrone Roberts 3

La Marseillaise rang out around Wembley as Catalans Dragons made history by becoming the first non-British winners in the 121 years of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

The French club were 40 minutes away from relegation from Super League 11 months ago but they picked up their first silverware courtesy of a 20-14 victory over Warrington Wolves.

The Catalans received a good-luck message from president Emmanuel Macron before kick-off and they will now be hoping their landmark victory will provide a boost for the game across France.

History was witnessed by a crowd of 50,672 as Catalans captain Remi Casty, the sole surviving member of the Dragons team that went down 30-8 to St Helens in their only previous Cup final appearance 11 years ago, lifted the trophy.

It was also a sweet success for coach Steve McNamara, who was back at Wembley for the first time since his England team suffered a heart-breaking 20-18 defeat by New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2013 World Cup.

McNamara’s men were good value for a 14-6 interval lead and they stretched that to 20-6 early in the second half before tiring alarmingly and in the end were grateful for the final whistle.

Team sheet

Dragons : Gigot, Tierney, Mead, Wiliame, Yaha, Langi, Drinkwater, Simon, McIlorum, Moa, Jullien, Garcia, Casty
Remplaçants : Bousquet, Baitieri, Goudemand, Edwards

Warrington : Ratchford, Lineham, Goodwin, T. King, Charnley, Brown, Roberts, Hill, Clark, Cooper, Livett, Hughes, Westwood
Remplaçants : Murdoch-Masila, Patton, Philbin, G. King

Stadium : Wembley Stadium

Referee: Robert Hicks

Man of the match : Tony Gigot