BARROW ISLAND, who pulled off a major shock by beating Hunslet ARLFC in the opening stage of the 2026 BARLA National Cup, host holders Orrell St James this weekend in the second round.
National League Premiers Rochdale Mayfield, who won their first league game of the season on Saturday by beating Heworth, travel to National Conference North West outfit Ince Rose Bridge while two of the amateur game’s big guns, Woolston Rovers and Thornhill Trojans, go head-to-head.
The ties between Normanton and West Hull, and Leigh Miners and Brentwood, have been postponed, according to GameDay.
Fixtures (Saturday 18 July): Ince Rose Bridge v Rochdale Mayfield; Skirlaugh v Thatto Heath Crusaders; Normanton Knights v West Hull -pp; Featherstone Lions v Bentley; Leigh Miners Rangers v Brentwood Eels -pp; Hull Dockers v Crosfields; Barrow Island v Orrell St James; Woolston Rovers v Thornhill Trojans.
Meanwhile the inaugural 1973 Cup, which involves teams that lost in the first round of the National Cup, also takes place on Saturday.
Fixtures are: Stainland Stags v Hunslet ARLFC; Bristol All Golds v Blackbrook. Fryston Warriors and Distington have byes.