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 on Saturday in the first round after the initial game was postponed.

Whichever of the community sides wins will progress straight through to round three, having been drawn to next face Featherstone Rovers who have been removed from the Challenge Cup.

Castleford-based Lock Lane play in the National League Premier Division, the top grassroots league, while Brighouse Rangers qualified for the Challenge Cup as BARLA National Cup runners-up.

Like all Super League sides, the Robins have been drawn to play away from home – although ties could be reversed if agreed between the clubs to maximise attendances and revenue.

Not a single third-round fixture is yet known, with nine games from the all-amateur first round to be played this weekend before round two, involving Championship sides, is staged over the weekend of January 24-25.

Ambitious second-tier outfit London Broncos will host Super League newcomers Bradford Bulls, should they first overcome capital neighbours Wests Warriors.

Revived Salford, meanwhile, could host Hull FC if they get past Hammersmith Hills Hoists in round two.

Third-round ties are to be held over the weekend of February 7-8.

Here is the draw in full:

Rochdale Mayfield/Ince Rose Bridge/Swinton Lions v Wakefield Trinity
Thatto Heath Crusaders/Widnes Vikings v Leeds Rhinos
Wigan St Judes/Leigh Miners Rangers/Barrow Raiders v York Knights
Batley Bulldogs/Hunslet ARLFC v Catalans Dragons
North Wales Crusaders/Bedford Tigers v Leigh Leopards
Brighouse Rangers/Lock Lane v Hull KR
Blackbrook/Workington Town v St Helens
Siddal/Waterhead/Rochdale Hornets v Wigan Warriors
London Broncos/Wests Warriors v Bradford Bulls
Sheffield Eagles/Whitehaven v Warrington Wolves
Hammersmith Hills Hoists/Salford v Hull FC
Stanningley/Dewsbury Moor/Hunslet v Huddersfield Giants
Doncaster/Newcastle Thunder v Castleford Tigers
Halifax Panthers/Telford Rangers/London Chargers v Woodhouse Warriors/Mirfield Spartans/Goole Vikings
Oldham/Orrell St James v Dewsbury Rams/King Cross Park/West Hull
Heworth/RAF/Keighley Cougars v Midlands Hurricanes/Aberavon Fighting Irish