Challenge Cup 2025

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Enjoyed that. Great second half.

Wire deserved winners. Victory margin could have been wider. The way Saints avoiding conceding after the two long breaks by Ashton was more like dodging a firing squad than a bullet.

Captain's Challenge is a dog's dinner in England. Tom Grant must be on the autism spectrum. We've had to put up with his painstaking deliberations at televised WSL games. Probably the worst of the bunch.

Both teams in traditional RL jerseys. Good look for the game. Throws shockers like HKR and Cas into sharper relief.

 

[Leighton Rhino]

No good for a lanky f#cker like me then at 6’4

Even worse for me mate

 

[Jonty]

They got their wish lol. Weird that they drew it while game still to be finalised

HKR v Dragons
Leigh v Warrington

Hull kr v Catalan mkm hull

leigh v Warrington reebok bolton

 

[Jonty]

Even worse for me mate

How tall are you mate??

 

[Jonty]

just over 10k at Warrington.

Absolutely shocking effort by wire fans as over 2.5k saints fans travelling to HJ stadium.

 

[Leighton Rhino]

How tall are you mate??

How tall are you mate??

Bit over 6'5"

 

[Perth Red]

Unconfirmed venues
Wolves v Leigh @ St Helens
HKR v Cats @ York

York seems a strange one at only 8,500. Doncaster at 15k would seem more suitable venue for HKRs fanbase size.

Challenge Cup draw finalised as venues chosen for semi-final ties

The Challenge Cup semi-final draw.

www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk

 

[Perth Red]

Strange decision to play HKR game at York. Rovers have nearly 10k full members and have only got 7k tickets to sell! 6k snapped in first 2 hours. Doncaster would have got 12k or so.

Wolves v Leigh confirmed for St Helens

 

[Jonty]

Hull kr semi-final allocation sold out.

 

[Jonty]

Strange decision to play HKR game at York. Rovers have nearly 10k full members and have only got 7k tickets to sell! 6k snapped in first 2 hours. Doncaster would have got 12k or so.

Wolves v Leigh confirmed for St Helens

Similar distances.

maybe Doncaster isn’t available?

 

[Perth Red]

Rovers have sold out york.

 

[Perth Red]

We head into the excitement of cup semi-final weekend.

First up is HKR v Catalans on Saturday at York. Live on Kayo 11.30pmAEST
Second game is Leigh V Wolves at St Helens on Sunday. 1.15am Monday Kayo AEST

My tips: HKR v Leigh to play in a repeat of the 2023 Challenge Cup final thriller.

 

[eels4lifee]

We head into the excitement of cup semi-final weekend.

First up is HKR v Catalans on Saturday at York. Live on Kayo 11.30pmAEST
Second game is Leigh V Wolves at St Helens on Sunday. 1.15am Monday Kayo AEST

My tips: HKR v Leigh to play in a repeat of the 2023 Challenge Cup final thriller.

Why couldn't they just played a double header? At say Huddersfield? They probably would've packed out the joint.

 

[Perth Red]

Why couldn't they just played a double header? At say Huddersfield? They probably would've packed out the joint.

There’ll be a sell out at York with just one clubs fans in attendance and over 13,000 at St’s. Both stadiums will look full. Do a double header and likey each game looks half full as fans come and go. Plus a lot more travel for all three clubs fans. Makes no sense to do that.

 

[eels4lifee]

There’ll be a sell out at York with just one clubs fans in attendance and over 13,000 at St’s. Both stadiums will look full. Do a double header and likey each game looks half full as fans come and go. Plus a lot more travel for all three clubs fans. Makes no sense to do that.

What about the ten Catalans fans making the trip? This would boost the crowd figure wouldn't it?
So double headers aren't a good idea? NRL no more double headers in Perth again because PR says it makes no sense

 

[Perth Red]

What about the ten Catalans fans making the trip? This would boost the crowd figure wouldn't it?
So double headers aren't a good idea? NRL no more double headers in Perth again because PR says it makes no sense

Yeh the two scenarios are exactly the same lol. Context my friend context.