Five clubs progress from preliminary round
Five clubs – Leigh East, Oulton Raiders, Leeds Met, Wath Brow Hornets and York Acorn – have progressed from the preliminary round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
Only four fixtures were played, meaning that the remaining preliminary-round ties and some first-round ties will be played on the weekend of January 23-24th.
Leeds Metropolitan’s game against St Mary’s University College was cancelled, and Leeds awarded an 18-0 victory.
York Acorn defeated Skirlaugh 18-12 in an all-NCL Premier League tie at Thanet Road, centre Kyle Palmer scoring a try and a goal, and setting up a try for full back Joe Bud.
NCL Premier League strugglers Oulton Raiders overpowered a hard-working Egremont, leading their Division Two opponents 24-2 at half time and going on to win 36-8.
Leigh East, Premier League leaders, beat Pennine League Sharlston Rovers 20-12 to make their way into the first round.
Wath Brow Hornets, currently third in the NCL Premier, scored 72 unanswered points against Orchard Park and Greenwood from the Hull and District League, Craig Johnston contributing a try and 10 goals.
Upcoming Fixtures:
Saturday 23 January 2010
Carnegie Challenge Cup – Preliminary Round
Leigh Miners Rangers v Millom (2.30pm)
Oldham St Annes v Wigan St Jude’s (1.30pm)
Waterhead v Drighlington (1.30pm)
West Bowling v Normanton Knights (1.30pm)
Widnes St Maries v Myton Warriors (1.30pm)
Wigan St Patricks v Broughton Red Rose (2.30pm)
Carnegie Challenge Cup – Round One
Bradford Dudley Hill v Castleford Panthers (1.30pm)
Castleford Lock Lane v Thornhill Trojans (1.30pm)
Crosfields v Rochdale Mayfield (1.30pm)
East Hull v Stanley Rangers (1.30pm)
East Leeds v Ovenden (1.30pm)
Eccles & Salford Juniors v Leigh East (2.30pm)
Featherstone Lions v The Army (2.30pm)
Heworth v Hunslet Warriors (2.30pm)
Ince Rose Bridge v Oulton Raiders (1.30pm)
Milford Marlins v Eastmoor Dragons (1.30pm)
Saddleworth Rangers v Siddal (2.30pm)
Wath Brow Hornets v Kells (1.30pm)
York Acorn v Thatto Heath Crusaders (1.30pm)
Sunday 24 January 2010
Carnegie Challenge Cup – Preliminary Round
Nottingham Outlaws v Hull University (1.30pm)
Warrington Wizards v Birmingham University (3.00pm)
Carnegie Challenge Cup – Round One
Blackwood Bulldogs v Edge Hill University (1.30pm)
British Police v Dewsbury Celtic (1.30pm)
Gloucestershire Warriors v Edinburgh Eagles (1.30pm)
Leeds Metropolitan University v Loughborough University (1.30pm)
Northumbria University v The Royal Navy (1.30pm)