Category: Challenge Cup
Ince Rose Bridge’s remarkable effort to get Challenge Cup tie on despite freeze
INCE ROSE BRIDGE are pulling out all the stops in a stupendous effort to ensure that their Betfred Challenge Cup tie with Irish outfit Longhorns…
Ince working hard to ensure pitch fit for Longhorns tie
WITH the Challenge Cup ties at West Bowling and West Hull now succumbing to plunging temperatures (following the nine called off yesterday) the only game…
Pitch inspections scheduled for today following nine Challenge Cup postponements
THE big freeze has had a big impact on this weekend’s fixtures in the first round of the Challenge Cup. Nine ties were called off…
Women’s Challenge Cup format and teams revealed with draw date
TWELVE teams will compete in the Women’s Challenge Cup this year, with the group-stage draw taking place on Tuesday, January 14. All eight Super League…
Cutsyke Raiders ‘giddy’ at late Challenge Cup inclusion
CASTLEFORD side Cutsyke Raiders, who have stepped in to replace Wath Brow Hornets in Saturday’s first round tie at West Bowling in the 2025 Betfred…
The Sportsman to exclusively cover 20 live rugby league games in 2025 – including mouthwatering Challenge Cup tie
The Sportsman will return for the 2025 Rugby League season with exclusive live coverage of 20 games from a range of competitions – starting with…
New team enters Challenge Cup to replace Wath Brow Hornets as another two kick-off times changed
CUTSYKE RAIDERS, the current leaders of the Pennine League Division One table, have accepted a late invitation to play in the 2025 Betfred Challenge Cup….
The remarkable geographical reach of the Challenge Cup first round
FROM Aberavon in South Wales to the British Army’s sporting headquarters at Aldershot in Hampshire to Colchester in Essex… The first round of the Challenge…
Club drops out of Challenge Cup – with concerning reason given
THE 2025 season is upon us – and, with that, something of a bombshell! Thirty-four amateur teams should have been embarking on the Wembley trail…
Views from around the grounds as anticipation builds for Challenge Cup first round
THE 2025 Betfred Challenge Cup kick-starts at the weekend with 16 ties, all involving amateur sides. There should have been 17 matches but news emerged…
