Category: Grassroots
Lock Lane set up Hull KR clash with Challenge Cup triumph
LOCK LANE have secured a dream Challenge Cup third-round tie against holders Hull KR. The Castleford-based side won 42-4 at fellow community outfit Brighouse Rangers…
RAF forced to pull out of Challenge Cup as Heworth progress
SATURDAY’S scheduled game between Heworth and the RAF in the first round of the 2026 Betfred Challenge Cup will not be going ahead. Total Rugby…
Talking Grassroots: Cold snap takes its toll on Challenge Cup
PERHAPS it’s inevitably asking for trouble designating an early-January slot for the first round of the Betfred Challenge Cup. In fairness it’s difficult to guess,…
Hull KR handed amateur trip as Challenge Cup third-round draw revealed
ONE of Brighouse Rangers and Lock Lane will have a dream Challenge Cup third-round tie against holders Hull KR. The West Yorkshire pair will meet…
Challenge Cup round-up: Aberavon Fighting Irish and Bedford Tigers progress
ABERAVON FIGHTING IRISH, who were 16-0 up after as many minutes at Irish outfit BANBRIDGE BRONCOS and 28-6 ahead as the interval beckoned, repelled a…
Siddal v Waterhead called off in ninth Challenge Cup postponement
SUNDAY’S keenly-awaited Betfred Challenge Cup first round fixture between Siddal and Waterhead Warriors has been postponed. An unfit pitch, given the recent adverse weather, has…
Challenge Cup round-up: Hunslet ARLFC among six into second round
FREE-SCORING winger Tyler Dargan shot over for five tries as HUNSLET ARLFC eased to a comfortable victory over YORK ACORN. It was a clash of…
Late postponement at Heworth v RAF
THE first round Betfred Challenge Cup tie between Heworth and the RAF, which had been rated as certain to go ahead this afternoon, is a…
Talking Grassroots: Plenty to savour as Challenge Cup first round looms
AFTER all the politics of recent weeks (prior to Yuletide anyway) it’s no less than exhilarating, indeed it’s a breath of fresh air, to be…
Jake Connor excited to start Siddal reign with big Challenge Cup clash
THE 2026 Rugby League season will start with a bang this weekend with the opening stage of this year’s Betfred Challenge Cup. Arguably the top…