Challlenge Cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:20 am  

Draw for round six is tonight around 6.30 on the BBC News Channel

Who do we fancy? We drew Featherstone and Sheffield at this stage in the last two seasons so perhaps due a SL team by the law of averages

1. Batley Bulldogs
2. Castleford Tigers
3. Catalans Dragons
4. Halifax Panthers
5. Huddersfield Giants
6. Hull FC
7. Hull KR
8. Leeds Rhinos
9. Leigh Leopards
10. London Broncos
11. St Helens
12. Salford Red Devils
13. Wakefield Trinity
14. Warrington Wolves
15. Wigan Warriors
16. York Knights

Games take place the weekend after we play Wakefield.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:25 am  

A nice boring home tie against London.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:26 am  

Would love to go play York, but like you say can see us drawing a SL side. Just hope it’s a home game against someone our end of the table.

Rovers would be the nightmare as Keith will be tugging himself silly on here for weeks.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:37 am  

York away for us or Rovers be a great tie for York. I'll take Wakefield home

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:45 am  

Ellam wrote:

York away for us or Rovers be a great tie for York. I'll take Wakefield home

York away please and make a weekend of it via choo-choo train.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:56 am  

Easy home draw , and string a couple of wins together .

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:54 pm  

Well, won't be playing at home, stadium unavailable due to the pitch being laid, let's home we don't draw Rovers at home. Disappointing to give up home advantage.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:24 pm  

Can we play them at Donny? We do quite well there in cup ties.

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Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:40 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Well, won't be playing at home, stadium unavailable due to the pitch being laid, let's home we don't draw Rovers at home. Disappointing to give up home advantage.

Can never understand why the pitch needs to be re laid every year, thought it looked in very good condition yesterday, don't seem to see other stadiums having pitches being laid annually. Don't seem to remember it being re laid every year pre the Allam regime but maybe my memory is failing me on that.

Currently I'd take any non SL opposition in the draw, not that it guarantees we'd make it through to the next round but certainly better odds than drawing any of the 9 teams above us currently.

Re: Challlenge cup draw : Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:57 pm  

While not ideal there are actually probably more profitable alternatives to playing at home, as drawing Rovers at home aside I doubt we'd get a big crowd for any of the ties.

York might be an option?