Eagles Soar Into Cup Sixth Round
The lowest placed league side remaining in the 2022 Betfred Challenge Cup, the North Wales Crusaders, hosted a round five tie against the Sheffield Eagles as both sides looked to secure a place in the last sixteen and a chance to take on Super League opposition.
As a side in the top half of the 2022 Championship table, the Eagles were big pre-match favourites to overcome the Championship One side whose league programme has not yet started, but have beaten Leigh Miners Rangers, Swinton Lions and Hunslet.
The sunshine welcomed the sides onto the pitch at Stadiwm Eirias in Colwyn Bay after a two-and-a-half-hour drive west for the visitors.
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