Sat 25th-Sun 26th Feb: The Betfred Challenge Cup Second Round Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Challenge Cup Second Round games here.

Saturday, February 25
Ashton Bears v Dewsbury Rams (2.00pm at the FLAIR Stadium, Dewsbury)
Brentwood Eels v Wath Brow Hornets (1.30pm)
Cornwall v Rochdale Mayfield (1.00pm – live on BBC iPlayer)
Fryston Warriors v Stanningley (1.30pm)
Hunslet ARLFC v Pilkington Recs (2.30pm)
Lock Lane v West Bowling (1.30pm)
Myton Warriors v Leigh Miners Rangers (2.00pm)
North Wales Crusaders v Royal Navy (2.00pm)
Orrell St James v Dublin City Exiles (3.00pm)
RAF v York Acorn (2.00pm, RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire)
Saddleworth Rangers v Thatto Heath Crusaders (1.30pm)
Siddal v West Hull (2.30pm)
Wests Warriors v London Chargers (Wasps RUFC, 2.00pm)

Sunday February 26
Doncaster v Oldham (3.00pm)
GB Police v Westgate Common (2.00pm, Portico Panthers)
Hull Dockers v Midlands Hurricanes (Sewell Group Craven Park, 2.45pm – live on The Sportsman) 
Hunslet v Heworth (3.00pm)
Rochdale Hornets v London Skolars (1.00pm)
Workington Town v Ince Rose Bridge (2.00pm) 

[Cw25]

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Challenge Cup Second Round games here.

Saturday, February 25
Ashton Bears v Dewsbury Rams (2.00pm at the FLAIR Stadium, Dewsbury)
Brentwood Eels v Wath Brow Hornets (1.30pm)
Cornwall v Rochdale Mayfield (1.00pm – live on BBC iPlayer)
Fryston Warriors v Stanningley (1.30pm)
Hunslet ARLFC v Pilkington Recs (2.30pm)
Lock Lane v West Bowling (1.30pm)
Myton Warriors v Leigh Miners Rangers (2.00pm)
North Wales Crusaders v Royal Navy (2.00pm)
Orrell St James v Dublin City Exiles (3.00pm)
RAF v York Acorn (2.00pm, RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire)
Saddleworth Rangers v Thatto Heath Crusaders (1.30pm)
Siddal v West Hull (2.30pm)
Wests Warriors v London Chargers (Wasps RUFC, 2.00pm)

Sunday February 26
Doncaster v Oldham (3.00pm)
GB Police v Westgate Common (2.00pm, Portico Panthers)
Hull Dockers v Midlands Hurricanes (Sewell Group Craven Park, 2.45pm – live on The Sportsman) 
Hunslet v Heworth (3.00pm)
Rochdale Hornets v London Skolars (1.00pm)
Workington Town v Ince Rose Bridge (2.00pm) 

Ashton Bears 6-60 Dewsbury

Brentwood Eels 10-44 Wath Brow

Cornwall 32-18 Rochdale Mayfield

Fryston Warriors 6-34 Stanningley

Hunslet ARLFC 24-25 Pilkington Recs

Lock Lane 24-22 West Bowling

Myton Warriors 18-30 Leigh Miners

North Wales Crusaders 42-16 Royal Navy

Orrell St James 20-6 Dublin City Exiles

RAF 10-34 York Acorn

Saddleworth 24-34 Thatto Heath

Siddal 20-18 West Hull

Wests Warriors 22-8 London Chargers

Doncaster 24-22 Oldham

GB Police 18-12 Westgate Common

Hull Dockers 18-46 Midlands Hurricanes

Hunslet 46-6 Heworth

Rochdale Hornets 34-16 London Skolars

Workington 52-12 Ince Rose Bridge

[Gerrumonside ref]

21 hours ago, Cw25 said:

Ashton Bears 6-60 Dewsbury

Brentwood Eels 10-44 Wath Brow

Cornwall 32-18 Rochdale Mayfield

Fryston Warriors 6-34 Stanningley

Hunslet ARLFC 24-25 Pilkington Recs

Lock Lane 24-22 West Bowling

Myton Warriors 18-30 Leigh Miners

North Wales Crusaders 42-16 Royal Navy

Orrell St James 20-6 Dublin City Exiles

RAF 10-34 York Acorn

Saddleworth 24-34 Thatto Heath

Siddal 20-18 West Hull

Wests Warriors 22-8 London Chargers

Doncaster 24-22 Oldham

GB Police 18-12 Westgate Common

Hull Dockers 18-46 Midlands Hurricanes

Hunslet 46-6 Heworth

Rochdale Hornets 34-16 London Skolars

Workington 52-12 Ince Rose Bridge

Hi mate, are these predictions or do you have the sports almanac from Back to the Future and should we get down to the bookies?

[Cw25]

9 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Hi mate, are these predictions or do you have the sports almanac from Back to the Future and should we get down to the bookies?

My expert predictions.

[moorside roughyed]

Go Saddleworth. A very hard one this but I'll be cheering them all way.

[Angelic Cynic]

May be a number of journalists and television crews in the area of the Cornwall game to tempt to the ground.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-02-24/people-feel-houses-shake-after-15-magnitude-earthquake-in-cornwall

[Hopping Mad]

On 23/02/2023 at 13:17, Cw25 said:

My expert predictions.

Decent win-lose predictions. Other than: having watched a useful Westgate Common side in the first round, I can see them beating GB Police (an unknown quantity to me, admittedly). 

Might go to Rochdale on Sunday, although I struggle to see how Skolars will be competitive.

Doncaster-Oldham ought to be a decent game, but spectating at a virtually empty Keepmoat is not a great experience. Especially if you're a neutral. Tattersfield? There in a flash.

[Jughead]

Can see Mayfield and Hull Dockers winning. 

[Tippytoe]

On 23/02/2023 at 13:17, Cw25 said:

My expert predictions.

Hunslet Arlfc will beat Pilks.

[OriginalMrC]

14 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Can see Mayfield and Hull Dockers winning. 

If there's to be a shock result these are the two most likely. Mayfield will certainly give Cornwall a run for their money. Think Hurricanes will edge it in the end but the Dockers squad is packed full of talent and experience and the result could go either way. 

[gogledd]

4 hours ago, Hopping Mad said:

Decent win-lose predictions. Other than: having watched a useful Westgate Common side in the first round, I can see them beating GB Police (an unknown quantity to me, admittedly). 

Might go to Rochdale on Sunday, although I struggle to see how Skolars will be competitive.

Doncaster-Oldham ought to be a decent game, but spectating at a virtually empty Keepmoat is not a great experience. Especially if you're a neutral. Tattersfield? There in a flash.

If GB Police are anything like their Masters RL team, they dont train regularly together due to coming from different Police forces across the country. If Westgate are the well-drilled side you have watched then I'd expect them to win.

[Futtocks]

The BBC stream has started. Looks like a nice day for some Rugby down in the South-West.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I just saw a banner that says, 'up the choughs' on it. Now I don't know about other places but round here that phrase means something very different. I'm presuming Cornwall are nicknamed the choughs. 

[JohnM]

26 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I just saw a banner that says, 'up the choughs' on it. Now I don't know about other places but round here that phrase means something very different. I'm presuming Cornwall are nicknamed the choughs. 

Different spelling.

Also, Padge just got a mention by a kitchen- based Dave Woods.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

11 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Different spelling.

Also, Padge just got a mention by a kitchen- based Dave Woods.

What's the significance of the mention being from a kitchen? Would it have had been less significant if it had been from a shed, or a pantry say?

[JohnM]

You'll have to ask Woods. He keeps mentioning it for some reason.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I stopped taking parcels in for my next door neighbour. When it got to 2 or 3 a week I was taking in, even when I knew for a fact she was in I'd had enough. 

[Phil]

13 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Pretty frustrating that the people behind Cornwall decide to set up a team there but can’t or won’t put the cash in to be competitive. It not good enough to say its a long way away, you knew that when they set up shop there.

Maybe because it’s more than just throwing money at it? 

[Bearman]

13 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

I stopped taking parcels in for my next door neighbour. When it got to 2 or 3 a week I was taking in, even when I knew for a fact she was in I'd had enough. 

Did you get lost in your hallucinations Goosey ?

Wrong thread? 

[doc]

Great score! Is this the comeback?

Maybe.

[dkw]

Great try by Cornwall, crowd getting right into it now...

Then a brilliant wingers finish from a rochdale mistake on their own line.

 

[Bearman]

Cornwall have finally woken up

[Phil]

1 minute ago, ShropshireBull said:

Getting battered every game ends any potential fan base. What is being built if you get smashed every game?

And yet their fan base remains steady and is even growing 

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, Bearman said:

Did you get lost in your hallucinations Goosey ?

Wrong thread? 

It was mentioned in commentary - Nobby accepted a delivery during the match.

[doc]

Omg! This games gone nuts!!