London V Dewsbury
Widnes V St Helens
Leeds V Wakefield FFS

Leeds at Headingley

Oh Joy!!

Whitehaven V Salford
Fev V Castleford OOH
Hull V Huddersfield

If we want to win it this year then we can get a roll on early

That's us gone!

Ah well......

6 finger special then in the cup, come on Fev

not a great draw... but if we are going to win the challenge cup this year might as well do it the hard way

We will need to start tough away at Leeds

Wigan V North Wales Crusaders
Swinton V Gateshead
Hull KR V Catalans
Bradford V Doncaster
South Wales Scorpions V Halifax
York V Sheffield
Keighley V Warrington
Leigh V Rochdale

Difficult but winnable

Oldham V Barrow
Hunslet V Batley

Full Draw

London Broncos V Dewsbury Rams
Widnes V St Helens
Leeds Rhinos V Wakefield Trinity
Whitehaven V Salford
Featherstone V Cas
Hull FC V Huddersfield
Wigan V N Wales Crusaders
Swinton V Gateshead
Hull KR V Catalans
Bradford Bulls V Doncaster
SW Scorpions V Halifax
York City Knights V Sheffield Eagles
Keighley V Warrington
Leigh V Rochdale
Oldham V Barrow Raiders
Hunslet V Batley

Bloody heck - that's just our luck.

Let's hope they turn up with pink hair and put in another performance like they did against Saints.

Outside chance of TV game, behind Hull v Hudds & Widnes v St Helens

Tie or round....Fev v Cas

Ho, hum.

Featherstone vs Cas will be interesting!

Kr v dragons and hull v giants for tv I'd say

I think the BBC will show the Wakey v Leeds on the saturday with them constantly showing the watersplash final & Don Fox`s kick. AGAIN.
Then the sunday game might be the superleague new boys, Widnes v Saints. Both are local derbies.

Hull v Huddersfield is more of a neutrals game.

For me, I hope they show some courage and show Fev-v-Cas.

Wasn't there a suggestion they would only be showing one match in the early rounds?

One on the BBC one on Sky..

BBC get to choose first pick.

Hunslet V Batley

Barry Eaton now coach at Hunslet will be playing his old club

Wasn't Barry at Keighley?

BBC will pick us v Leeds - look forward to an enthusiastic but slightly clueless presenter in Claire Balding, relentless misery from J.Davies and Ray French getting all the players names wrong, naming their amateur clubs and reminiscing about playing with their Dad/Grandad.

Sky will show Hull v Shudds.

Fev v Cas will be a train wreck - they'll be knocking the tar out of each other by half time.

Is the first round free for season ticket holders like donny away was last season