Challenge Cup semi-final draw details revealed with path to Wembley clear

Louis Chapman Coombe 03 Apr 2025 11:51 AM

The draw for this year’s Challenge Cup semi-finals will be held on Sunday, April 6 live on BBC Two.

It will form part of the BBC’s coverage of the last-eight clash between Warrington Wolves and St Helens, which rounds off the weekend’s action on Sunday.

The draw, which will be conducted at half-time during Sunday’s match, will be hosted by long-time Wire fan Stuart Pearce MBE and BBC Sport pundit Kevin Brown.

It will also round off what should be a superb weekend of Challenge Cup action.

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Challenge Cup semi-final draw details revealed

The quarter-final action gets underway on Friday night as Catalans Dragons face Salford Red Devils over in France at the Stade Gilbert Brutus and Wakefield Trinity welcome Leigh Leopards to Belle Vue.

On Saturday, attention turns to Humberside as Hull FC square off against cross-city rivals Hull KR at the MKM Stadium.

This game is always well attended by both sets of supporters, but this year it is already looking like a bumper crowd, with the Airlie Birds confirming it’ll be their biggest home gate for a Challenge Cup game since 1961.

Over 17,000 advance tickets have already been sold, so it’ll be the biggest stand-alone cup tie attendance apart from a final since 2008.

This also follows some healthy attendances right across the Challenge Cup this season, with York Knights, Widnes, Workington Town and Whitehaven all posting good crowds in the earlier stages.

Rounding off the action, Warrington take on St Helens in a repeat of the exact fixture last year, which Wire won 31-8 to reach the semi-finals.

While the draw details have been revealed, the exact dates and locations for the semi-finals are yet to be confirmed.