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[usain bolt]

http://www.nationalc...llenge-cup-draw

draws for the upcoming 1st and 2nd round ties are due this afternoon.

[usain bolt]

oldham st annes, waterhead and crossfields not on the list of teams entered. why?

[bowes]

I think Challenge Cup entry is now optional for NCL teams?

[Walter]

Challenge Cup Qualifying Round One draw:

Featherstone Lions v Stanley Rangers
Eastmoor Dragons v Loughborough University
Underbank Rangers v Heworth
Dewsbury Celtic v Ovenden
East Leeds v Drighlington
Bank Quay Bulls v Castleford Panthers
Warrington Wizards v British Police
Askam v Millom
Blackbrook v Castleford Lock Lane
Northumbria University v Milford Marlins
Stanningley v Widnes West Bank
Normanton Knights v York Acorn
Bristol Sonics v Eccles
Kells v Egremont Rangers
Hunslet Old Boys v St Marys University
Rochdale Mayfield v University of Hull
Leeds Metropolitan University v Elland
Hunslet Warriors v Wigan St Judes
Bradford Dudley Hill v Bonymaen Broncos
Shaw Cross Sharks v Pilkington Recs

Ties to be played weekend of October 27-28

Challenge Cup Qualifying Round Two draw:

Bradford Dudley Hill or Bonymaen Broncos v Eastmoor Dragons or Loughborough University
Northumbria University or Milford Marlins v Dewsbury Celtic or Ovenden
Rochdale Mayfield or University of Hull v Bank Quay Bulls or Castleford Panthers
Shaw Cross Sharks or Pilkington Recs v Featherstone Lions
Warrington Wizards or British Police v Blackbrook or Castleford Lock Lane
Underbank Rangers or Heworth v Leeds Metropolitan University or Elland
Normanton Knights or York Acorn v Hunslet Old Boys or St Marys University
East Leeds or Drighlington v Hunslet Warriors or Wigan St Judes
Stanningley or Widnes West Bank v Kells or Egremont Rangers
Askam or Millom v Bristol Sonics or Eccles

Ties to be played weekend of November 3-4

[Gav Wilson]

Forty grassroots Rugby League teams will set out on the Wembley trail later this month when the first qualifying round for the 2013 Challenge Cup takes place over the weekend of October 27-28.

[Marauder]

No National Cup winners.

Edited by Marauder, 10 October 2012 - 03:48 PM.

[LONGMAN]

No National Cup winners.

Still Banned

[HP Beans]

Askam v Millom and Kells v Egremont,I guess nobody wanted to travel to Cumbria?

[del capo]

Askam v Millom and Kells v Egremont,I guess nobody wanted to travel to Cumbria?

Live draw. SLTV captured it.

You couldn't have written those two. Great days for Cumbria RL.

If Egremont can't pack their clubhouse for that one it's time to pack in!

And as for early bragging rights in South Cumbria , look no further than that Askam rumble.....

[del capo]

Live draw. SLTV captured it.

You couldn't have written those two. Great days for Cumbria RL.

If Egremont can't pack their clubhouse for that one it's time to pack in!

And as for early bragging rights in South Cumbria , look no further than that Askam rumble.....

My mistake. !!!!

Kells are at home at Haigh Pit . Actually even better . Welcome start to their new life in Tier 3 ..........

[gillmeister]

Kells actually play on the welfare which is a nice field to play on. If your a team from away who are a good outfit thats when you play on haigh pit which is bloody uneven and one of the coldest places youll ever play!!!

Egremont v Kells should be a great tie just a pity that it throws the end of the CARLA season into disarray if Kells win the game

[del capo]

Kells actually play on the welfare which is a nice field to play on. If your a team from away who are a good outfit thats when you play on haigh pit which is bloody uneven and one of the coldest places youll ever play!!!

Egremont v Kells should be a great tie just a pity that it throws the end of the CARLA season into disarray if Kells win the game

There's room for manoevre on that date as Egremont have a serious end of season schedule as well.......

[PhilCarrington]

Why is this competition starting so early this year and why two rounds in consecutive weeks ? It's starting 10 months away from the final.

[usain bolt]

some cracking ties there, East Leeds v Drighlington, Askam v Millom, Blackbrook v Castleford Lock Lane, Kells v Egremont Rangers, Hunslet Warriors v Wigan St Judes and Shaw Cross Sharks v Pilkington Recs being the pick for me.

good old fashioned knock out rugby league.

[del capo]

Why is this competition starting so early this year and why two rounds in consecutive weeks ? It's starting 10 months away from the final.

So that the competition can hit the ground running from these qualifying arm wrestles when the new season starts in March 2013.....

[Marauder]

Still Banned

So why didn't Sharlston receive a spot?

[Marauder]

Live draw. SLTV captured it.

You couldn't have written those two. Great days for Cumbria RL.

If Egremont can't pack their clubhouse for that one it's time to pack in!

And as for early bragging rights in South Cumbria , look no further than that Askam rumble.....

I can remember years ago turning Askam over 10 - 15 at their place in the Challenge Cup, we where a Sunday pub side and after the game only a few of their players actually talked to us.

[usain bolt]

So why didn't Sharlston receive a spot?

what was the criteria for being invited this year? theres usually a breakdown listed of which teams and why, ie cup/league winners for the different areas and leagues represented.

[brooza]

So why didn't Sharlston receive a spot?

Because the RFL hate you.

[Dessie O'Hare]

Because the RFL hate you.

It has an RFL logic to it.
Because they hate Jim from moorends they would not invite Sharlston...