1895 Cup quarter-final draw made with Wembley two wins away
The 1895 Cup
The draw for the quarter-finals of this year’s 1895 Cup has been made following this weekend’s First Round action.
Over the weekend, the Championship sides involved began their journey in the competition this year, alongside the four League 1 clubs that had made it through the two preliminary rounds introduced this year in a new format.
London Broncos sealed their spot in the quarter-finals on Saturday afternoon with a 26-16 victory in the capital against Dewsbury Rams.
The remaining seven First Round ties were then played out on Sunday as follows…
- Batley Bulldogs 12-16 Bradford Bulls
- Featherstone Rovers 52-12 Keighley Cougars
- Hunslet 26-28 Widnes Vikings
- Sheffield Eagles 50-18 Doncaster
- York 32-20 Halifax Panthers
- Goole Vikings 16-34 Barrow Raiders
- Oldham 58-6 Rochdale Hornets
1895 Cup quarter-final draw made with Wembley trip just two wins away
Wakefield are the current holders of the 1895 Cup, and it was Trinity owner Matt Ellis that made the quarter-final draw live on BBC Radio Leeds on Sunday evening.
The four ties were drawn out as follows…
To be played over the weekend of April 5/6
- Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos
- Bradford Bulls v Sheffield Eagles
- York v Widnes Vikings
- Oldham v Barrow Raiders
Featherstone (2021) and Sheffield (2019) are now the only clubs still involved in the competition this year to have won it previously. Elsewhere, Widnes (2019) and York (2021) have both reached the 1895 Cup final once without tasting glory.
The 1895 Cup semi-finals will take place over the weekend of May 17/18, with the competition’s final coming at Wembley as part of Challenge Cup Finals Day on Saturday, June 7 with a 5.45pm kick-off.
