The draws for rounds 3 and 4 of the Betfred Challenge Cup will be streamed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app live from the DCBL Stadium, home of Widnes Vikings, on Monday 29 January, 6.30pm.
40 years on from Widnes’s 19-6 victory over Wigan at Wembley in 1984, host Tanya Arnold will be joined by three veterans of that triumph: David Hulme; Mike O’Neill; and Lance Todd Trophy winner Joe Lydon.
The Vikings are also holding a Q&A with two-try hero Lydon following the conclusion of the draws, with tickets available via the club website.
Widnes Vikings are one of 22 semi-pro clubs, including, OLDHAM, who are entering ends the competition at Round 3. Those clubs will join the 10 winners of this weekend’s Round 2 ties in the hat for Round 3, with the 16 ties taking place over the weekend of 10/11 February
Leigh Miners Rangers versus Stanningley will be streamed live on BBC iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website and app, on Saturday 27 January from 12.20pm, while on Sunday The Sportsman returns to Orrell St James who entertain York Acorn (KO 2pm).
The draw for Round 4, scheduled for the weekend of 24/25 February, will be made immediately after the third round draw. All 32 Round 3 teams will go into the hat, with the eight Round 4 ties drawn on an ‘either/or’ basis. For example, Clock Face Miners or Siddal versus Doncaster Toll Bar or West Hull.
The Men’s 2024 Betfred Challenge Cup Final is part of a Finals Day triple-header at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8 June, alongside the finals of the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup and AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. Tickets are available online now from only £15 Adults and £7.50 Under 16s, with family packages also available starting from just £18.75 for one Adult and two Under 16s.
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