Challenge Cup second round details confirmed with three games selected for broadcast

The Challenge Cup Fourth Round details have been confirmed.
The Second Round of this year’s Challenge Cup will be broadcast on TV across two separate weekends – after three ties were selected for coverage by the BBC and The Sportsman.
This weekend will see a historic meeting between Goole and London, with the Vikings’ first-ever competitive fixture taking place on BBC Sport as Scott Taylor’s side make the trip south to take on Mike Eccles’ Broncos at Rosslyn Park RFC.
The winners get a tie against newly-promoted Super League club Wakefield Trinity at home, making the stakes significant.
Then on Sunday, the Royal Navy will take on League 1 side Workington Town in a tie that will take place in Portsmouth.
That will be streamed live via the British Forces Broadcasting Services network – which attracted over 15,000 views for the Army’s win over the RAF in Round One.
The following weekend, Keighley Cougars’ tie with York Knights – which has been pushed back a week due to York’s trip to Amsterdam to face Hull KR – will be streamed by The Sportsman from Cougar Park on Sunday February 2.
Kick-off times for every one of the 20 Second Round ties have been confirmed, with 12 of those winners leading to games against Super League opposition in Round Three following a revamp of the Challenge Cup.
That includes a game between Wests Warriors and the Army – the winners take on Leeds Rhinos.
Sheffield Eagles face community club West Bowling with a tie against reigning world champions Wigan Warriors the prize for the victor.
Betfred Challenge Cup Second Round schedule and broadcast information
Saturday, January 25 (all 2pm KOs unless otherwise stated)
- London Broncos v Goole Vikings (12.30pm – Live on BBC Sport and iPlayer)
- Dewsbury Moor v Dewsbury Rams (at Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, Batley)
- Hunslet ARLFC v West Hull
- Lock Lane v Hunslet RLFC
- Waterhead Warriors v Featherstone Rovers (at Post Office Road, Featherstone)
- Wests Warriors v British Army (at Wasps RFC)
- York Acorn v Oulton Raiders
- Whitehaven v Swinton Lions (3pm)
Sunday, January 26 (all 3pm KOs unless otherwise stated)
- Oldham v Rochdale Mayfield (12.30pm)
- Royal Navy v Workington Town (1pm – Live via British Forces Broadcasting Services)
- Blackbrook v Ince Rose Bridge (2pm)
- Midlands Hurricanes v Siddal (2pm)
- Barrow Raiders v Crosfields
- Bradford Bulls v Doncaster
- Cornwall v North Wales Crusaders
- Halifax Panthers v Thatto Heath Crusaders
- Newcastle Thunder v Batley Bulldogs (at Blaydon RUFC)
- Rochdale Hornets v Widnes Vikings
- Sheffield Eagles v West Bowling
Sunday, February 2
- Keighley Cougars v York Knights (3pm – Live on The Sportsman’s YouTube channel)
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