2025 Betfred Challenge Cup

Follow along with draws, fixtures and results for the 2025 Challenge Cup as information comes to hand.

The draw for the men's first and second rounds was made on December 2 at Goole Vikings.

The draw for the men's third round, as well as the women's group stage, will be made on January 14 at Betfred headquarters.

• The First Round is contested by 34 UK community-based teams (17 matches)
• 11 League One and 12 of the 13 Championship teams enter at the Second Round (20 matches)
• All 12 Super League clubs join at the Third Round (16 matches)
• Fourth Round sees the tournament whittled down to 8 matches
• From here, a traditional knock-out ensues, the Quarter and Semi Finals taking place before the Final at Wembley.
• NOTE: each round is subject to a draw process to determine opponents and home teams.

The earlier entry of Super League clubs will ensure community-based clubs have a greater chance of hosting a Super League club, in turn providing greater financial opportunities.

All times listed are UK local time (GMT til end March, BST thereafter)

2025 Men's Betfred Challenge Cup

First Round

UK community-based clubs enter (34)
Ties to be played January 11/12
17 matches

Saturday 11 January

Siddal ARLFC 18 (O. Lewis, H. Turner, H. Milnes tries; L. Hosty 3 goals) defeated Hammersmith Hills Hoists 4 (J. Russell try) at Dukes Meadows, Chiswick.
Kickoff: 5:15 PM. Halftime: Siddal 12-4. Referee: Sam Jenkinson.   
Hammersmith: Duchatel, West, Beatty, Brook, Jones; Keenan, Morrissey; Beere, Russell, McDonald, Orr, Jessop, Sharples. Int: Rohweder, Iheme, Eaton, Bird.
Siddal: Hosty, Whitton, Williams, Turner, Lewis; Milnes, Ackroyd; Milnes, May, Horner, Lewis, Williams, Rushworth. Int: Rushforth, Booth, Smithies, Scott-Tinkler.

Sunday 12 January

Blackbrook ARLFC 32 (L. Marsh, P. Nash, K. Park, C. Tunstall, L. Ward, J. Wilson tries; K. Park 4 goals) defeated Aberavon Fighting Irish 16 (L. Francis, K. John tries; R. Pugh 4 goals) at Vivian Park, Port Talbot.
Kickoff: 1:30 PM. Halftime: Blackbrook 10-6. Penalties: Aberavon 8-5. Referee: Kristoff Young. Crowd: 400.
Aberavon: Morgan, Evans, Williams-Jones, Rankin, Francis; Pugh, Evans; Pope, John, Jackson, Davies, Allen, Whitlock. Int: Snook, Burgess, Forester, Hines.
Blackbrook: Langley, Park, Davies, McManus, Johnston; Wynn, Moss; Whalley, Nash, Marsh, Wilson, Ward, Jackson. Int: Hyland, Davidson, Tunstall, Woods.

Wests Warriors 66 (J. Payne 3, R. Walker 3, T. Johnson-Thomas 2, W. Poching 2, P. McCullough, H. Nichols tries; R. Walker 9 goals) defeated Eastern Rhinos 4 (A. Toomey try) at Northern Gateway Sports Park, Colchester.
Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Wests Warriors 34-0. Referee: Henry Winnard.
Eastern: Johnson, Burdorf, Toomey, Wood, Williams; Bedford, Butcher; Edwards, Cook, Eden, Dakin, Williams, Ellison. Int: Worster, Bragoli-Jones, Bannister, Wong.
Wests: Thomas, Koch, Nichols, McCullough, Walker; Devlin, Payne; Robinson, Thorman, Greenhalgh, Poching, Griffiths, O'Callaghan. Int: Leney, Russell, Beasley, Johnson-Thomas.

NOTE: Due to severe weather, several fixtures scheduled for 11-12 January were postponed from their initial matchdays. They have been shifted one week later per the below:

Saturday 18 January

Waterhead Warriors 12 (M. Geener, M. Holland tries; K. Brennan 2 goals) defeated Leigh Miners Rangers 8 (A. Philbin try; L. Grimes 2 goals) at Waterhead Park, Oldham.
Kickoff: 12:30 PM. Halftime: Waterhead 8-0. Referee: Adam Williams.
Waterhead: Hamilton, Lynch, Murphy, Robinson, Owen; Dodd, Brennan; Dean, Perks, Joy, Birch, Holland, Cameron. Int: Barker, O'Grady, Geener, Spence.
Leigh MR.: Lancelott, Tyrer, Hoyles, Grimes, Lewis; Darby, Youds; Parkes, Hamer, Reed, Kenyon, Turner, Maloney. Int: Molyneaux, Philbin, Disley, Iles.

Rochdale Mayfield 64 (D. Connolly 2, M. Riley 2, M. Riseham 2, I. Higgs, B. Pirouzan, C. Ratcliffe, D. Sheridan, J. Wright tries; I. Higgs 7, D. Connolly 2, C. Connolly goals) defeated Telford Raiders 16 (W. Lever 2, L. Davies tries; D. Robinson 2 goals) at Mayfield Sports Centre, Rochdale.
Kickoff: 1:30 PM. Halftime: Rochdale Mayfield 42-10. Referee: Josh Pemberton.
Rochdale Mayfield: Connolly, Lawton, Riley, Higgs, Chappell; Hargreaves, Sheridan; Taira, Connolly, Ratcliffe, Sheridan, Long, Mills. Int: Metcalfe, Pirouzan, Wright, Riseham.
Telford: Fussell, Lever, Davies, Stokes, Morris; Denning, Robinson; Foskett, Lewis, Parker, Pope, Samuels, Cashman. Int: Talbot, McCallister, Davies, Adams.

British Army 22 (M. Tuicina 2, P. Canakaivata, J. Varo tries; M. McDonald 2, A. Hooper goals) defeated Royal Air Force 16 (L. Broadbent, E. Makinson, S. Roberts tries; B. Symon 2 goals) at The Army Rugby Military Stadium, Aldershot.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: British Army 10-6. Referee: Carl Hughes.
Army: Uluikavoro, Varo, Deveta, O'Brien, Canakaivata; Houghton, McDonald; Hooper, McDonald, Tuicina, Toher, Swain, Lindsay. Int: Todua, Salarosi, Vasuturaga, Rokosake.
RAF: Davies, Broadbent, Bojang, Crabb, Symon; Barker, Littler; Morris, Makinson, Mosey, Reay, Potter, Roberts. Int: Caldwell, Hague, Irwin, Middleton.

Crosfields 52 (B. Lomax 3, D. Braddish 2, J. Kohe-Love 2, J. Abram, T. Boyne, L. Walker tries; B. Stanway 5, D. Braddish goals) defeated Maryport 0 at Hood Lane Recreation Ground, Warrington.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Crosfields 24-0. Referee: Lewis O'Brien.
Crosfields: Abram, Braddish, Walker, Kohe-Love, Lomax; Steele, Stanway; Millington, Groake, Faukes, Boyne, Smith, Williams. Int: Taylor, Brown, Liku, Lyons.
Maryport: Skillen, Herbert, Lister, Shepherd, Cremins; Foster, Moore; Woodhall, Williams, Baker, Baker, Metcalf, Nixon. Int: Ivison, Smith, Harris, McKnight.

Dewsbury Moor Maroons 20 (L. Adamson 2, J. Clarkson tries; G. Colbridge 4 goals) defeated Haresfinch 12 (J. Morris, M. Ross tries; J. Ainsworth 2 goals) at Dewsbury Moor Rugby League Club, Dewsbury.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Dewsbury Moor 8-6. Referee: Joe Stearne.
Dewsbury Moor: Woodcock, Clarkson, Adamson, Berry, Schaier; Hartley, Foster; Samme, Crossley, James, Colbridge, Adams, Gray. Int: Barnes, Holmes, Burland, O'Sullivan.
Haresfinch: Ainsworth, Connell, Gormley, Kerfoot, Houghton; Ross, Riley; Wilson, Carberry, Morris, Norton, Riley, Morris. Int: Briggs, Clarke, Fields, Tatlock.

Ince Rose Bridge 56 (G. Jones 2, K. Rodgers 2, R. Valentine 2, K. Malone, J. Morrison, H. Penny tries; R. Valentine 9, P. Valentine goals) defeated Longhorns 12 (D. Curtis, O. Evbodaghe tries; L. Coyne 2 goals) at Pinfold Street, Wigan.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Ince Rose Bridge 40-0.
Ince Rose Bridge: Fillingham, Rodgers, Malone, Murphy, Jones; Valentine, Bushell; Cunningham, Valentine, Wilson, Shaw, Penny, Malone. Int: Morrison, Sanby, Blakeley, Lowe.
Longhorns: Coyne, Coade, Creaby, Cody, Harris; Murray, Colman; O'Reilly, Fifita, Duff, Carroll, Abayomi, Evbodaghe. Int: McConnell, Kane, Sweeney, Curtis.

Royal Navy 26 (D. Brown, R. Joel, J. Ray, J. Stoppard tries; R. Joel 5 goals) defeated Mirfield 20 (R. Jones, N. Lowther, D. Waterworth, J. Willcock tries; L. Martin, D. Waterworth goals) at Frank Middleton Park, Dewsbury.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Mirfield 10-6. Referee: Simeon Quarmby.
Mirfield: Shotton, McCarthy, Sladek, Morgan, Rice; Copley, Otty; Willcock, Szuluk, Hardy, Jones, Aked, Barden. Int: Martin, Lowther, Raistrick, Pickering.
Navy: Conner, Dainty, Sugden, Mattison, Vorweg; Joel, Tilley; Brown, Baird, Stoppard, Quantock, Richardson, Ray. Int: Bale, McKenna, Holland, Hughes.

Hunslet ARLFC 34 (W. Cohen 2, J. Abson, J. Mclelland, C. McShane, N. Smith tries; J. Gale 5 goals) defeated Stanley Rangers 20 (J. Goddard, C. Higgs, J. Ledger, H. Thompson tries; D. Ansell 2 goals) at Stanley Sports and Social Club.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Hunslet ARLFC 18-8. Referee: Owen Taylor.
Stanley: Goddard, Halliwell, Ledger, Walsh, Thompson; Grice, Ansell; Lord, Harrison, Oughton, O'Neil, Ware, Grimmett. Int: Roche, Binns, Higgs, Rogerson.
Hunslet ARLFC: McShane, Cohen, Morgan, Wheeler, Medley; Gale, Mclelland; Kamano, Scott, Hoyle, Thornton, Dodd, Shulver. Int: Abson, Smith, Waite, Campbell.

West Bowling 48 (R. Lumb 2, L. Taylor 2, C. Barrett, L. Darville, L. Galtress, L. Magson, H. Williams tries; H. Williams 6 goals) defeated Cutsyke Raiders 16 (T. Baddeley, R. Kirkwood, T. Wright tries; M. Penney 2 goals) at Horsfall Stadium.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: West Bowling 20-10.
West Bowling: Simpson, Spence, Campbell, Fieldhouse, Taylor; Darville, Williams; Light, Barrett, Anderson, Lumb, Magson, Bartle. Int: Young, Lincoln, Galtress, Abson.
Cutsyke: Kirkwood, Robinson, Tomlinson, Joseph, Duncan; Penney, Sandhu; Latu, Baddeley, Bonser, Wright, Humphries, Brears. Int: Griffiths, Latu, Marris, Oldfield.
NOTE: West Bowling were initially drawn to host Wath Brow Hornets in this fixture, however it was confirmed on 6 Jan 2025 that the Hornets withdrew from the Cup, citing training rule concerns and a lack of preparation. Leading the Pennine League Division One table at the time, the RFL invited Cutsyke to fill the void at short notice.

West Hull 90 (K. Masike 3, J. Oliver 3, J. Watts 2, E. Wilkinson 2, M. Grant, J. Jarvis, E. Jones, J. Moore, H. Trulson, J. Wood tries; J. Townend 13 goals) defeated Edinburgh Eagles 0 at Johnny Whiteley Park.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: West Hull 48-0. Referee: Oliver Salmon.
West Hull: Jones, Masike, Verity, Watts, Wilkinson; Wood, Townend; Ellerington, Moore, Jarvis, Goodhand, Arbon, Oliver. Int: Grant, Trulson, Opie, Jones.
Edinburgh: Mathews, Periea-McMillan, Vatuloka, Seru, Rokobuli; Paton, Taylor; McMillan, Kororua, Sweenie, Johnstone, Waibuta, Petre. Int: Waibuta, Jack, Rennie, Kurusiga.

Lock Lane 50 (L. Price 3, M. Jones 2, D. Holmes, H. Kear, K. Purdy, C. Wilson tries; N. Fozzard 7 goals) defeated Doncaster Toll Bar 10 (G. Carey, J. Jones tries; B. Howe goal) at Oak Electrical Community Sports Complex, Castleford.
Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Lock Lane 24-4. Referee: Liam Grundy.
Lock Lane: Price, Worsley, Purdy, Wilson, Jones; Davies, Fozzard; Kear, Butler, Siddons, Moon, Jordan, Pick. Int: Birdsall, Swan, Flowers, Holmes.
Toll Bar: Lineup not available

Oulton Raiders 28 (I. Rotheram 2, L. Bibb, B. Metcalfe, M. Stableford tries; J. Perkins 4 goals) defeated London Chargers 12 (D. O'Connor, C. Radford tries; I. Greene 2 goals) at Frant Road.
Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Oulton 16-6. Referee: Rob Apsee.
Chargers: Buckingham, Rokotogalevu, Simm, Normington, Stockdale; Greene, Gordon; Linton, Chirnside, Bryan, Briggs, Radford, O'Connor. Int: Sims, Mylod, Wright, Peut.
Oulton: Walpole, Stillwell, Holdsworth, Metcalfe, Rotheram; Perkins, Craggs; Stableford, Brady, Tetley, Williamson, Stevens, Mackintosh. Int: Pollard, Horan, Watson, Bibb.

Sunday 19 January

York Acorn 52 (B. Husband 3, C. Shepherdson 2, J. Thompson 2, J. Green, G. Hunt, J. Parker tries; N. Conroy 6 goals) defeated Great Britain Police 4 (J. Tate try) at Scholes Lane, St Helens.
Kickoff: 1:30 PM. Halftime: York Acorn 18-0. Referee: Tara Jones.
Police: Challenor, Eley, Costello, Holling, Leatherbarrow; Martin, Moir; Motum, Pursey, Sampson, Tagg, Tate, Whitham. Int: Wood, Stead, Wildman, Turner.
Acorn: Chilton, Shepherdson, Thompson, Parker, Husband; Conroy, Green; Prescott, Hammerton, Stubbs, Hunt, Myers, Bulmer. Int: Byworth, Rushworth, Speck, Byrnes.

Thatto Heath Crusaders 28 (K. Gilford 2, O. Owens, A. Saunders, K. Siyani tries; R. Houghton 3, S. Leicester goals) defeated Orrell St James 24 (S. Lewis 2, C. Taylor 2 tries; B. Calland 4 goals) at Crusader Park, St Helens.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Thatto Heath 24-6. Referee: Alan Billington.
Thatto Heath: Leicester, Phillips, Saunders, Crehan, Gilford; Jones, Houghton; Siyani, Foster, Ashurst, Tracey, Holroyd, Lea. Int: Owens, Carr, Pauls, Dudley.
Orrell St James: Causey, Hart, McLoughlin, Taylor, Gallagher; Calland, Allen; Whittle, Cottrill, Griffith, Tordoff, Williams, Lewis. Int: Charnock, Ellis, Taylor, Heaton.

Second Round

League One and Championship clubs enter (except Toulouse)
20 matches
Ties to be played January 25/26

Saturday 25 January

Goole Vikings 17 (T. Halliday, M. Harman, T. Minns tries; R. Dean 2 goals; R. Dean field goal) defeated London Broncos 10 (S. Adebiyi, C. O'Beirne tries; C. O'Beirne goal) at Rosslyn Park, London.
Kickoff: 12:30 PM. Halftime: London 10-6. Referee: Ryan Cox.
London: Walker, Yates, Ball, Small, Ball; Ryan, O'Beirne; Worthington, Davies, Bienek, Lovell, Adebiyi, Monk. Int: Polselli, Hursey-Hord, Ross, McDermott.
Goole: Shaul, Halliday, Guzdek, Minns, Taulapapa; Harman, Dean; Aldous, Hodgson, Coventry, Ferres, Dawson, Craig. Int: Ellis, Ogunwole, Holdstock, Shaw.

Dewsbury Rams 50 (D. Coates 2, J. Summers 2, T. Brierley, L. Collinson, M. Garside, J. Hookem, C. Jordan tries; J. Hookem 7 goals) defeated Dewsbury Moor Maroons 6 (J. Clarkson try; G. Colbridge goal) at Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Dewsbury 32-0. Referee: Aaryn Belafonte. Crowd: 1,252.
Moor: Woodcock, Clarkson, Adamson, Berry, Schaier; Hartley, Foster; Samme, Fisher, James, Colbridge, Holmes, Adams. Int: Barnes, Gray, Burland, O'Sullivan.
Rams: Harris, Brierley, Jordan, Senior, Tomlinson; Coates, Hookem; Walker, McShane, Tomlinson, Garside, Summers, Collinson. Int: Day, Everett, Briggs, Ferguson.

West Hull 24 (B. Arbon 2, J. Moore, H. Trulson tries; J. Townend 3, J. Hampshire goals) defeated Hunslet ARLFC 18 (W. Cohen 2, N. Smith 2 tries; J. Gale goal) at The Oval, Hunslet.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: West Hull 12-10. Referee: Sam Jenkinson.
Hunslet ARLFC: Mclelland, Cohen, Morgan, Wheeler, Smith; Gale, McShane; Kamano, Abson, Shulver, Thornton, Dodd, Corke. Int: Scott, Hoyle, Waite, Campbell.
West Hull: Jones, Hampshire, Verity, Masike, Wilkinson; Wood, Townend; Oliver, Moore, Jarvis, Goodhand, Arbon, Crowther. Int: Chambers, Trulson, Rea, Jones.

Hunslet RLFC 50 (M. Beharrell 2, L. Hanneghan 2, M. Scurr 2, N. Booth, J. Watson, E. Wood tries; M. Beharrell 7 goals) defeated Lock Lane 10 (C. Wilson, B. Worsley tries; N. Fozzard goal) at Lock Lane Sports Centre, Castleford.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Hunslet 26-0. Referee: Carl Hughes.
Lock Lane: Price, Worsley, Wilson, Purdy, Moon; Davies, Fozzard; Pick, Butler, Siddons, Holmes, Jordan, Maskill. Int: Birdsall, Newbould, Swan, Kear.
Hunslet: Watson, Scurr, Jowitt, Booth, Turner; Hanneghan, Beharrell; Roberts, Whitmore, Foster, Wood, Welham, Syme. Int: Hallas, Berry, O'Hanlon, Web-Campbell.

Featherstone Rovers 88 (J. Hatton 3, C. Wynne 3, S. Akauola 2, C. Turner 2, C. Aekins, T. Boothroyd, B. O'Connor, C. Tuimavave, C. Webb, J. Williams tries; B. Reynolds 12 goals) defeated Waterhead Warriors 10 (K. Brennan 2 tries; J. Hamilton goal) at Waterhead Park, Oldham.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Featherstone 46-4. Referee: Alan Billington. 
Waterhead: Hamilton, Lynch, Robinson, Murphy, Dodd; Owen, Brennan; Joy, Chandler, Dean, Holland, Birch, Cameron. Int: Smethurst, Barker, Geener, Spence.
Featherstone: Aekins, O'Connor, Tuimavave, Hatton, Wynne; Reynolds, Turner; Springer, Jubb, Beckett, Hardcastle, Boothroyd, Webb. Int: Jones, Stevens, Williams, Akauola.

Wests Warriors 36 (P. McCullough 2, L. Robinson 2, M. Greenhalgh, M. Hammad, W. Poching tries; R. Walker 4 goals) defeated British Army 18 (F. Kelly, C. McDonald, J. Nukuse tries; M. McDonald 3 goals) at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground, London.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Wests Warriors 22-12. Referee: Milo McKelvey.
Wests: Nahu, Nichols, Gribble, McCullough, Walker; Thomas, Payne; Robinson, Thorman, Hammad, Poching, Russell, O'Callaghan. Int: Greenhalgh, Griffiths, Devlin, Johnson-Thomas.
Army: Uluikavoro, Drauvaki, Varo, Kelly, Nukuse; Houghton, McDonald; Hooper, McDonald, Walker, Coombs, Toher, Lindsay. Int: Vasuturaga, O'Brien, Todua, Rokosake.

York Acorn 22 (N. Conroy, R. Gallacher, E. Prescott tries; N. Conroy 5 goals) defeated Oulton Raiders 2 (J. Perkins goal) at Thanet Road, York.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Oulton 2-0. Referee: Jordan Hughes.
Acorn: Chilton, Shepherdson, Parker, Gallacher, Husband; Conroy, Green; Hyde, Hammerton, Prescott, Thompson, Hunt, Bulmer. Int: Byworth, Kirk, Byrnes, Speck.
Oulton: Metcalfe, Walpole, Holdsworth, Powell, Rotheram; Perkins, Craggs; Stableford, Brady, Tetley, Williamson, Stevens, Mackintosh. Int: Pollard, Horan, Watson, Bibb.

Whitehaven RLFC 24 (J. Blinkhorn, J. Kellett, M. Lewthwaite, M. Todd tries; K. Tyrer 4 goals) defeated Swinton Lions 12 (A. Lynch 2 tries; D. Abram, R. Briers goals) at The Ortus REC, Whitehaven.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Swinton 12-0. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. Crowd: 908.
Whitehaven: Burns, Todd, Taylor, Bickerdike, Weatherill; Tyrer, Newbegin; Pearce, Collins, Thomson, Holliday, McQuistan, Kellett. Int: Lewthwaite, Brennan, Turnbull, Blinkhorn.
Swinton: Roberts, Anderson, McGucken, Lynch, Higham; Briers, Abram; Sidlow, Porter, Shingler, Rodden, Cox, Beardsworth. Int: Walker, Paga, Brown.

Sunday 26 January

Oldham RLFC 60 (M. Agoro 5, K. Dixon 2, I. Thornley 2, T. Chapelhow, J. Drinkwater, J. Sambou tries; K. Dixon 6 goals) defeated Rochdale Mayfield 10 (I. Higgs, B. Metcalfe tries; C. Connolly goal) at Boundary Park, Oldham.
Kickoff: 12:30 PM. Halftime: Oldham 26-4. Referee: Warren Turley. Crowd: 1,032.
Oldham: Johnson, Agoro, Thornley, Sambou, Dixon; Craven, Drinkwater; Dudson, Wildie, Chapelhow, Ashurst, Taylor, Milner. Int: Aldridge, Moran, Chapelhow, Farnworth.
Mayfield: Sheridan, Higgs, Riseham, Reid, Riley; Wright, Long; Lawton, Sheridan, Chappell, Ratcliffe, Metcalfe, Connolly. Int: Andrews-Smith, Hargreaves, Pirouzan, Taira.

Workington Town 56 (J. Hutton 3, R. Corkill 2, J. Doran, W. Evans, N. High, C. Howlett, C. Phillips, J. Stephenson tries; C. Walker 6 goals) defeated Royal Navy 0 at Victory Stadium.
Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Halftime: Workington 30-0. Referee: Josh Pemberton.
Navy: Dainty, Dakuliga, Conner, Sugden, Vorweg; Bartlett, Baird; Richardson, Joel, Brown, Butler, Quantock, Ray. Int: Hargreaves, Stoppard, Hawkshaw, Newcombe.
Workington: Galea, Hutton, Corkill, Evans, Helleur-atiga; Walker, Wear; Scholey, Doran, Graham, Barnes, Howlett, Bradley. Int: Phillips, Carter, Stephenson, High.

Ince Rose Bridge 34 (C. Hughes 2, K. Malone 2, K. Murphy, P. Valentine, R. Valentine tries; R. Valentine 2, P. Valentine goals) defeated Blackbrook 12 (C. Tunstall, J. Wilson tries; K. Parr 2 goals) at Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club, St Helens.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Ince Rose Bridge 14-6. Referee: Matty Clayton.
Blackbrook: Langley, Parr, Davies, McManus, Johnston; Wynn, Moss; Whalley, Nash, Marsh, Wilson, Jackson, Davidson. Int: Hyland, Tunstall, Woods, Martin.
Ince: Fillingham, Jones, Malone, Murphy, Hughes; Valentine, Bushell; Cunningham, Valentine, Wilson, Rodgers, Shaw, Malone. Int: Sanby, Boyd, Farnworth, Morrison.

Midlands Hurricanes 46 (D. Barcoe, M. Chrimes, E. Hobson, T. Horner, A. Roden, J. Sweeting, T. Wilkinson, A. Willis tries; J. Sweeting 7 goals) defeated Siddal 0 at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.
Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Midlands 18-0. Referee: Kevin Moore.
Midlands: Horner, Chrimes, Johnson, Oakes, Hanley; Sweeting, McLelland; Kirby, Roden, Morris, Wilkinson, Willis, Wood. Int: Barcoe, Hobson, Silk, Green.
Siddal: Hosty, Lewis, Williams, Turner, Walsh; Milnes, Ackroyd; Milnes, Greenwood, Horner, MacCallum, Williams, Rushworth. Int: May, Holmes, Smithies, Georgiou.

Barrow Raiders 86 (C. Teare 3, S. Toal 3, A. Bulman 2, E. Robson 2, R. Johnston, R. King, R. Silva, B. Walker, T. Wilkinson, J. Wood tries; B. Walker 11 goals) defeated Crosfields 6 (J. Williams try; B. Stanway goal) at Northern Competitions Stadium, Barrow.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Barrow 38-0. Referee: Sam Houghton. Crowd: 849.
Barrow: Cresswell, Bulman, Costello, Teare, Toal; Walker, Johnston; Walker, Wood, Silva, Robson, Greenwood, King. Int: Smith, Emslie, Wilkinson, Gittens-Bedward.
Crosfields: Abram, Braddish, Walker, Taylor, Lomax; Steele, Stanway; Millington, Groake, Faukes, Lyons, Smith, Boyne. Int: Williams, Vernon, Brown, Liku.

Bradford Bulls 30 (J. Donaldson, Z. Fulton, K. Gill, T. Holmes, J. Keyes tries; J. Lilley 3, J. Keyes 2 goals) defeated Doncaster RLFC 4 (G. Burns try) at Bartercard Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Bradford 16-4. Referee: Cameron Worsley.
Bradford: Holmes, Okunbor, Blake, Gill, Taufua; Meadows, Keyes; Lawrence, Souter, Scurr, Fulton, Gee, Donaldson. Int: Lilley, Bayliss-Brow, Pele, Michael.
Doncaster: Hall, Gebbie, Lyne, Hey, Faraimo; Johnston, Robinson; Pauli, Burns, Matagi, Jones, Sutcliffe, McConnell. Int: Misky, Tali, Boas, Mafi.

North Wales Crusaders 52 (O. Brookes 4, K. Taylor 3, L. Roby 2, C. Oakley, J. Spedding tries; L. Roby 3, J. Dallimore goals) defeated Cornwall RLFC 0 at Memorial Ground, Cornwall.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: North Wales 14-0. Referee: Adam Williams.
Cornwall: Llewellyn, Trerise, Frost, Mitchell, Aaronson; Conroy, Rusling; Boots, Lloyd, Rhodes, Weetman, Simpson, Dimech. Int: Short, Bannister, Cummings, Cripps.
North Wales: Roby, Ah Van, Taylor, Spedding, Brookes; Dallimore, Gibson; Houghton, Baldwin, Barratt, Oakley, Unsworth, Davies. Int: Eaves, Costello, Jones, Cooper.

Halifax Panthers 48 (B. Tibbs 3, B. Crooks 2, C. Graham, J. Hansen, Z. McComb, J. Saltonstall tries; L. Jouffret 6 goals) defeated Thatto Heath Crusaders 6 (M. Dudley try; S. Leicester goal) at The Shay Stadium, Halifax.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Halifax 22-6. Referee: Denton Arnold. Crowd: 743.
Halifax: Jouffret, Tibbs, Graham, Crooks, Saltonstall; Woodburn-Hall, Hansen; Douglas, O'Brien, Hird, McCarron, McComb, Fairbank. Int: Inman, Calcott, Restall, Graham.
Thatto Heath: Leicester, Phillips, Saunders, Crehan, Gilford; Jones, Houghton; Siyani, Foster, Dudley, Tracey, Holroyd, Carr. Int: Owens, Bloxham, Pauls, Ashurst.

Batley Bulldogs 54 (R. Butterworth 2, A. Dean 2, J. Brown, J. Burton, B. Moore, J. Parsons, M. Ward, B. White tries; J. Woods 7 goals) defeated Newcastle Thunder 0 at Crow Trees, Newcastle.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 26-0. Referee: Tara Jones.
Newcastle: Donaghy, Dickinson, Lawther, Birch, Croston; Yeomans, Shaw; Stoker, Rolls, Price, Taylor, Handy, Gibson. Int: Lintin, Skelton, Hall, Phillips.
Batley: Butterworth, Burton, Greensmith, Arundel, Dean; Woods, White; Cooper, Moore, Brown, Manning, Walshaw, Blake. Int: Kibula, Ward, Flynn, Parsons.

Widnes Vikings 34 (R. Williams 2, J. Edge, L. Hall, D. Langtree, R. Lloyd tries; T. Gilmore 5 goals) defeated Rochdale Hornets 16 (L. Forber, G. McNally, B. Will tries; M. Ridyard 2 goals) at Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 16-0. Referee: Matthew Lynn.
Rochdale: McNally, Will, Flanagan, Dalton-Harrop, Forber; Ridyard, Else; Johnson, Burton, Nelmes, Baker, Straugheir, Whittel. Int: Punchard, Killan, Dayes, Andrade.
Widnes: Owens, Williams, Fleming, Edge, Butt; Patton, Gilmore; Murray, Fozard, Reilly, Lloyd, Langtree, Lannon. Int: Doolan, Kirk, Hall, Bennion.

Sheffield Eagles 62 (J. Glover 3, M. Dawson-Jones 2, J. Farrell 2, O. Roberts 2, J. Bussey, B. Jones-Bishop tries; C. Aston 9 goals) defeated West Bowling 0 at Olympic Legacy Stadium, Sheffield.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sheffield 16-0. Referee: Andy Sweet. Crowd: 518.
Sheffield: Jones-Bishop, Millar, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Bussey; Broadbent, Johnson, Dickinson, Roberts, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Hodgson, Clark, Peachey, Foster.
West Bowling: Simpson, Spence, Campbell, Fieldhouse, Taylor; Darville, Williams; Light, Barrett, Magson, Lumb, Scully, Bartle. Int: Young, Anderson, Galtress, Wilkinson.

Sunday 2 February

Keighley Cougars v York Knights*
at Cougar Park, Keighley.
Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Referee: Matty Lynn. Broadcast live on The Sportsman YouTube

Note: scheduled a week later, due to York playing a friendly in Amsterdam during Second Round matchday.

Third Round

Super League teams enter
Ties to be played February 8/9
16 matches

Draw conducted Tuesday 14 January

Friday 7 February

Sheffield Eagles v Wigan Warriors
at Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Kickoff: 7:30 PM.

Workington Town v Leigh Leopards
at Fibrus Community Stadium, Workington
Kickoff: 7:30 PM.

Keighley Cougars OR York
v Hull KR
at Cougar Park, Keighley or LNER Community Stadium, York
Kickoff: TBC

Saturday 8 February

Wests Warriors v Leeds Rhinos
at AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Kickoff: 12:00 PM.

York Acorn v Hull FC
at Venue TBC - likely Millennium Stadium, Featherstone
Kickoff: 2:00 PM.

West Hull v St Helens
at Sewell Group Craven Park, Hull
Kickoff: 2:00 PM.

Halifax Panthers v Catalans Dragons
at The Shay Stadium, Halifax
Kickoff: 3:00 PM.

Whitehaven v Warrington Wolves
at The Ortus REC, Whitehaven
Kickoff: 3:00 PM.

Goole Vikings v Wakefield Trinity
at DIY Kitchens Stadium, Wakefield
Kickoff: 3:00 PM.

Sunday 9 February

Bradford Bulls v Castleford Tigers
at Bartercard Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Kickoff: 1:00 PM. Live on BBC Sport

Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams
at Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Kickoff: 2:00 PM.

Midlands Hurricanes v Salford Red Devils
at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
Kickoff: 2:00 PM.

Featherstone Rovers v Ince Rose Bridge
at Millennium Stadium
Kickoff: 2:00 PM.

North Wales Crusaders v Widnes Vikings
at Stadiwm CSM
Kickoff: 2:30 PM.

Hunslet RLFC v Huddersfield Giants
at South Leeds Stadium
Kickoff: 3:00 PM.

Oldham v Barrow Raiders
at Boundary Park
Kickoff: 3:00 PM.

Fourth Round

Ties to be played March 15/16
8 matches

Quarter Finals

Ties to be played April 5-6
4 matches

Semi Finals

Ties to be played May 10-11
2 matches

Final

Saturday 8 June

Wembley Stadium

2025 Betfred Women's Challenge Cup

Group Stage

12 teams participating in a four-group (three teams per group) round robin, drawn from two pools. For each group, two teams will be drawn from Pool One, with one team drawn from Pool Two.

Pool One - Barrow Raiders, Cardiff Demons, Featherstone Rovers, Leigh Leopards, London Broncos, Huddersfield Giants, Sheffield Eagles, Warrington Wolves  
Pool Two - Leeds Rhinos, St Helens, Wigan Warriors, York Valkyrie.

The draw for the Group Stage will take place on Tuesday 14 January.

Group 1

Warrington Wolves
Cardiff Demons
St Helens

Group 2

Featherstone Rovers
Huddersfield Giants
York Valkyrie

Group 3

Leigh Leopards
Sheffield Eagles
Leeds Rhinos

Group 4

Barrow Raiders
London Broncos
Wigan Warriors

Week 1

To be played 5/6 April

Week 2

To be played 12/13 April

Week 3

To be played 19/20 April

Quarter-Finals

Top two teams from each group, subject to a draw process

To be played 26/27 April

Semi-Finals

Quarter Final winners, subject to a draw process.

Held in conjunction with Men's Challenge Cup Semi Finals.

To be played 10/11 May

Final

Winners of Semi Finals

Saturday 7 June
Wembley Stadium