27 January 2025

Amateur side West Hull beat National Conference League rivals Hunslet ARLFC 24-18 to set up a third round tie with 13-time St Helens in the Betfred Challenge Cup.

Goal Vikings stunned the London Broncos in their first as a professional club, beating them 17-10 at Rosslyn Park to book a start against Wakefield Trinity.

The Vikings, coached by three-time Cup winner and former England striker Scott Taylor, came from 10-0 down to earn the victory.

The Broncos only featured a handful of regulars from their Premiership side last season but initially looked on course for victory after two early tries from Conor O'Byrne and Sadique Adebi, but Tom Halliday scored for the Vikings late in the first half as they dominated Second period.

Former Leeds center Thomas Means brought level with a long-range effort, then Mackenzie Harman's cross-court effort scored an interception and Rhys Dayan added a goal.

They will be joined in the final 32 by community clubs York Acorn RLC and Wests Warriors of London, who are set to face Premier League heavyweights Hull FC and Leeds Rhinos respectively.

York Acorn, who were the community's most successful club in the 2024 Cup winning four matches to earn a fifth-round tie in Halifax, beat Oulton Raiders 22-2.

Meanwhile, the West Warriors of the Southern Conference League thrashed British Army 36-18 to earn a tilt at 14-time winners Leeds Rhinos.

Round 3 Cup Challenge – Updated Draw

Goole Vikings vs Wakefield Trinity

York Acorn vs Hull FC

Bradford Bulls or Doncaster RLFC vs Castleford Tigers

Hunslet RLFC vs Huddersfield Giants

Wests Warriors vs Leeds Rhinos

Halifax Panthers or Thatto Heath Crusaders vs Catalans Dragons

West Hull vs St Helens

Royal Navy or Workington Town vs Leigh Leopards

Midlands Hurricanes or Siddal vs Salford Red Devils

Whitehaven vs Warrington Wolves

Keighley Cougars or York Knights vs Hull KR

Sheffield Eagles or West Bowling vs Wigan Warriors

Oldham RLFC or Rochdale Mayfield vs Barrow Raiders or Crosfields

Newcastle Thunder or Batley Bulldogs vs. Dewsbury Rams

Cornwall or North Wales Crusaders v Rochdale Hornets or Vikings

Featherstone Rovers vs Blackbrook or Ince Rose Bridge

The remaining compositions

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Oldham vs Rochdale Mayfield (12:30pm)

Cornwall vs North Wales Crusaders (1pm)

Royal Navy v Workington Town (1pm)

Blackbrook vs Ince Rose Bridge (2pm)

Midlands Hurricanes v Siddal (2pm)

Barrow Raiders vs Crosfields (3pm)

Bradford Bulls vs Doncaster (3pm)

Halifax Panthers vs Crusaders Heath (3pm)

Newcastle Thunder vs Batley Bulldogs (3pm)

Rochdale Hornets vs Widnes Vikings (3pm)

Sheffield Eagles vs West Bowling (3pm)

2025 Super League – key dates and what to look for

February 13-16: Round 1 season begins
March 1: Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves in Las Vegas
April 17-19: Round 8 – Competitors round
May 3-4: Magic Tour (St James's Park, Newcastle)
July 24: August 31 – Round 20 – Split round across the weekend
September 4-7: Round 25 – Reverse the competitors' round setups
September 18-21: Round 27 – Final round of the regular season (dates and times TBC)
September 26-27: Eliminate playoff games
October 3-4: Semi-finals
Saturday 11 October: Grand Final (Old Trafford)

Sky Sports Every game will once again be shown on Super League Live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively, with the remaining four matches shown each week on Sky Sports+

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