Challenge Cup third round draw

Amateur side Siddal have landed a dream draw against Championship big guns and former cup kings Widnes in the Challenge Cup third round.

The French league’s sole representative Lezignan face a tricky trip to Whitehaven, while Championship side Toulouse will play Jason Demetriou‘s Keighley.

Former cup winners Sheffield Eagles host Leeds Met, with the Army landing a tie at Championship miner premiers Featherstone.

Rochdale face Workington in an all Championship 1 clash, while South Wales Scorpions mark their cup debut with a tie at home to Dewsbury.

The third round draw for the Challenge Cup is as follows:

Siddal v Widnes Vikings
Milford Marlins v Gateshead
London Skolars v Egremont
Oldham v Hunslet Warriors
Batley Bulldogs v Fryston or Bradford Dudley Hill
Sheffield Eagles v Leeds Met
Whitehaven v Lezignan
Hunslet Hawks v Warrington Wizards
Rochdale Hornets v Workington
Featherstone v Army
Doncaster v Thatto Heath Crusaders
Northumbria Uni v York City Knights
South Wales Scorpions v Dewsbury
Barrow v Leigh Miners
Keighley v Toulouse
Leigh Centurions v Hull Dockers
Swinton v East Hull
Halifax v Castleford Lock Lane

Games to be played weekend of March 5/6