Challenge Cup 2025

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Three games broadcast:

Friday night's York-KR clash and Saturday's Halifax-Catalans tie are both on The Sportsman YouTube channel, Sunday's Bradford-Cas match is on BBC iPlayer/Red Button

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[Pippen94]

York RLFC Knights on Instagram: "⚔️ 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘾𝙍𝙊𝙒𝘿 𝙎𝙀𝙏.. 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙉𝙐𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙂! We have officially broken our previous record attendance of 4,281 against Bradford in 2018, and will register the HIGHEST attendance in York Knights history for t

112 likes, 0 comments - yorkcityknights on February 6, 2025: "⚔️ 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘾𝙍𝙊𝙒𝘿 𝙎𝙀𝙏.. 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙉𝙐𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙂! We have officially broken our previous record attendance of 4,281 against Bradford in 2018, and will register the HIGHEST attendance in York Knights history for tomorrow’s cup tie...

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Record crowd for york

 

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Friday results - Wigan, Leigh and Hull KR all progress easily

Wigan 48 (L. Byrne, Z. Eckersley, K. Ellis, J. Field, B. French, A. Keighran, J. Nsemba, S. Walters tries; A. Keighran 8 goals) defeated Sheffield 12 (M. Dawson-Jones, J. Farrell tries; C. Aston 2 goals) at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium.
Date: Fri, 7th February. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Wigan 24-6. Referee: Jack Smith. Crowd: 1,244.
Sheffield: Walker, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Bussey, Aston; Broadbent, Farrell, Dickinson, Roberts, Foster, Gwaze. Int: Battye, Hodgson, Millar, Matongo.
Wigan: Field, Eckersley, Keighran, Farrell, Marshall; French, Smith; Hill, Leeming, Thompson, Nsemba, Walters, Ellis. Int: Mago, Byrne, Dupree, Forber.

Leigh 60 (T. Niu 2, D. Armstrong, A. Badrock, K. Brand, B. Dwyer, F. Halton, B. Hodgson, J. Hughes, G. O'Brien, A. Pene tries; G. O'Brien 8 goals) defeated Workington 0 at Fibrus Community Stadium.
Date: Fri, 7th February. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Leigh 22-0. Referee: Liam Rush.
Workington: Galea, Hutton, Corkill, Evans, Helleur-atiga; Carter, Wear; Scholey (C), Doran, Graham, Barnes, Howlett, Bradley. Int: Phillips, Farrer, Stephenson, Reid.
Leigh: Armstrong, Brand, Niu, Hanley, Hodgson; O'Brien, Lam; Trout, Davis, Pene, Halton, O'Neill, Liu. Int: Hughes, Tuitavake, Badrock, Dwyer.

Hull KR 44 (M. Lewis 2, R. Martin 2, T. Davies, N. Evalds, P. Hiku, K. Tanginoa tries; R. Martin 6 goals) defeated York 2 (W. Dagger goal) at LNER Community Stadium.
Date: Fri, 7th February. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Hull KR 16-2. Referee: Chris Kendall.
York: Dagger, Brown, Buchanan, Field, Harrison; Hingano, Harris; Martin, McShane, Thompson, Dee, Bailey, Gannon. Int: Cook, Teanby, Fitzsimmons, Santi.
Hull KR: Evalds, Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Martin, Batchelor, Minchella. Int: Litten, Hadley, Whitbread, Tanginoa.

 

[Perth Red]

Good hit out for HKR, York were better than the score suggests. Was impressed with them, very tidy stadium, professional set up, good squad. They dont look far off SL. Keep developing and hopefully they can get up there.

Have to say i thought the Youtube covg was excellent as well. Is it paid for by Betfred?

 

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No surprises from Saturday results - Catalans, Leeds, Hull, Saints, Warrington and Wakefield all progressing.

Three SL teams play Sunday - Cas visit Bradford, Salford visit Midlands and Huddersfield visit Hunslet. Looking likely all 12 SL teams will progress at this stage.

Catalans 14 (C. Rougé, F. Yaha tries; A. Mourgue 3 goals) defeated Halifax 0 at The Shay Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 12:00 PM. Halftime: 0-all. Penalties: Catalans 7-4. Referee: Marcus Griffiths. Crowd: 806.

Leeds 92 (R. Hall 3, S. Lisone 3, M. Gannon 2, J. Sinfield 2, J. Connor, A. Edgell, M. Frawley, T. Holroyd, R. Lumb, C. Smith tries; J. Connor 14 goals) defeated Wests Warriors 0 at AMT Headingley Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 12:00 PM. Halftime: Leeds 44-0. Penalties: Wests Warriors 4-2. Referee: Matthew Lynn.

St Helens 38 (J. Bennison 2, L. Murphy, H. Robertson, T. Sailor, G. Whitby, M. Whitley tries; G. Whitby 5 goals) defeated West Hull 0 at Sewell Group Craven Park.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: St Helens 28-0. Penalties: St Helens 7-4. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.

Hull FC 52 (L. Martin 3, H. Barron 2, J. Asiata, D. Balmforth, C. Cust, L. Kemp tries; R. Westerman 8 goals) defeated York Acorn 6 (J. Myers try; N. Conroy goal) at Millennium Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Hull FC 24-6. Penalties: Hull FC 11-2. Referee: Warren Turley.

Wakefield Trinity 82 (C. Uele 3, L. Walmsley 3, M. Russell 2, M. Storton 2, J. Croft, C. Hall, T. Johnstone, M. Jowitt, M. McMeeken tries; M. Jowitt 11 goals) defeated Goole 0 at DIY Kitchens Stadium.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Goole 42-0. Penalties: Goole 11-2. Referee: Cameron Worsley. Crowd: 2,032.

Warrington 44 (O. Leyland 2, C. Taylor-Wray 2, J. Thewlis 2, D. Walker 2 tries; S. Ratchford 3, J. Thewlis 3 goals) defeated Whitehaven 4 (J. Weatherill try) at The Ortus REC.
Date: Sat, 8th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Warrington 22-0. Penalties: Warrington 3-2. Referee: Aaron Moore. Crowd: 3,980.

 

[Perth Red]

We have the first upset in the cup! Really liking the new format and getting back to the David and Goliath battles. Hats off to Halifax as well who held Catalans scoreless for 3/4 of the game.

Bradford Bulls 18-16 Castleford Tigers: Bulls upset Cas in dramatic Challenge Cup tie

Bradford Bulls upset Super League side Castleford in the third round of the Challenge Cup, as Salford and Huddersfield go through.

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[Pippen94]

We have the first upset in the cup! Really liking the new format and getting back to the David and Goliath battles. Hats off to Halifax as well who held Catalans scoreless for 3/4 of the game.

Bradford Bulls 18-16 Castleford Tigers: Bulls upset Cas in dramatic Challenge Cup tie

Bradford Bulls upset Super League side Castleford in the third round of the Challenge Cup, as Salford and Huddersfield go through.

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Who are west hull?! Never heard of them in my many years of following league. Third wheel for sure.

 

[Perth Red]

Who are west hull?! Never heard of them in my many years of following league. Third wheel for sure.

Amateur club based, not surprisingly lol, in West Hull. Have been one of the better amateur clubs in UK, produced a lot of SL players over the years.

The crowd that turned up for their game was insane! They only expected around 1900 so had just booked stewards for one gate and two stands, over 5000 turned up on the day so they had to throw the gates open to get them in! By far the biggest crowd for an amateur club for a very long time.

 

[Northern]

“Come on you Bulls!” Great performance from the lads today. We may finally be on our way back.

 

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Sunday results in full

Bradford 18 (J. Donaldson, M. Gee, T. Holmes tries; J. Meadows 2 goals; J. Keyes, J. Lilley field goals) defeated Castleford 16 (T. Hoy, J. Simbiken, J. Simm tries; T. Hoy 2 goals) at Bartercard Odsal Stadium.
Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Halftime: Bradford 17-0. Penalties: Castleford 6-5. Referee: Liam Moore. Crowd: 2,946.

Batley 26 (J. Arundel 2, R. Butterworth, D. Manning, J. Render tries; J. Woods 3 goals) defeated Dewsbury 4 (C. Jordan try) at Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 14-0. Penalties: Batley 14-8. Referee: Ryan Cox.

Salford 46 (D. Cross 2, N. Macdonald 2, J. Nikorima 2, C. Hankinson, E. Marsters tries; C. Hankinson 7 goals) defeated Midlands 10 (M. Chrimes, A. Roden tries; J. Sweeting goal) at Alexander Stadium.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Salford 12-10. Penalties: 5-all. Referee: Aaryn Belafonte. Crowd: 831.

Widnes 26 (R. Williams 3, M. Butt tries; T. Gilmore 5 goals) defeated North Wales 20 (J. Gibson, L. Roby, J. Spedding tries; J. Dallimore 4 goals) at Stadiwm CSM.
Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: North Wales 20-18. Penalties: North Wales 6-3. Referee: Denton Arnold.

Featherstone 68 (G. Gale 2, T. Lacans 2, D. Olpherts 2, J. Williams 2, S. Akauola, J. Beckett, K. Vuniyayawa, C. Webb tries; D. Addy 7, C. Turner 3 goals) defeated Ince Rose Bridge 0 at Millennium Stadium.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Featherstone 28-0. Penalties: Featherstone 10-3. Referee: Andy Sweet.

Huddersfield 34 (A. Swift 2, J. Bibby, J. Greenwood, H. Rushton, E. Wallis tries; K. Rush 3, G. Flanagan Jr 2 goals) defeated Hunslet 6 (G. Eden try; M. Beharrell goal) at South Leeds Stadium.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Huddersfield 12-6. Penalties: Huddersfield 4-3. Referee: Tom Grant. Crowd: 985.

Oldham 42 (J. Sambou 2, M. Agoro, D. Craven, R. Dean, K. Dixon, P. Moran, I. Thornley tries; K. Dixon 5 goals) defeated Barrow 4 (A. Bulman try) at Boundary Park.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Oldham 18-0. Penalties: Barrow 13-3. Referee: Kevin Moore. Crowd: 1,064.

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Fourth Round​

Ties to be played March 15/16

Qualified:

• Wigan Warriors
• Hull KR
• Leigh Leopards
• Catalans Dragons
• Hull FC
• Warrington Wolves
• Leeds Rhinos
• Wakefield Trinity
• St Helens
• Bradford Bulls
• Salford Red Devils
• Widnes Vikings
• Huddersfield Giants
• Featherstone Rovers
• Oldham RLFC
• Batley Bulldogs

Draw to take place during St Helens v Salford Round 1 Super League match on Saturday 15 February.

 

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Fourth round draw:

Widnes Vikings v Warrington Wolves
at DCBL Stadium Halton

Salford Red Devils v Bradford Bulls
at Salford Stadium

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos
at Totally Wicked Stadium

Hull KR v Oldham
at Sewell Group Craven Park

Leigh Leopards v Batley Bulldogs
at Leigh Sports Village Stadium

Catalans Dragons v Featherstone Rovers
at Stade Gilbert Brutus

Huddersfield Giants v Wakefield Trinity
at John Smith's Stadium

Wigan Warriors v Hull FC
at The Brick Community Stadium

 

[Perth Red]

Sts v leeds
wigan v Hull

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