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Post subject: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:08 pm

RLFANS News Hound

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New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup
The Betfred Challenge Cup will have a new structure in 2025, with the 12 Super League clubs joining the Road to Wembley at the Third Round stage.

The Third Round draw will be held in January, well before the start of the Super League season, with the aim of building more momentum towards the showpiece Finals Day in June.

It means that clubs from the Betfred Championship, League One and even the community game will have more chance to secure a glamour tie at home to Super League opposition, as the Third Round draw will be seeded to guarantee each of the Super League clubs travel away to one of the 20 Second Round winners.

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 5:16 pm

Deadcowboys1

International Star

Joined: Dec 29 2010
Posts: 1859

Doesn't really change anything. Stop protecting SL teams & have a free draw.

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:55 pm

Victor

First Team Player

Joined: Jul 21 2020
Posts: 691

Deadcowboys1 wrote:Doesn't really change anything. Stop protecting SL teams & have a free draw.

I cannot get excited about The Challenge Cup. It is all too predictable.

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 8:21 pm

BigTime

First Team Player

Joined: Jul 24 2021
Posts: 2086

Hopefully will generate a little cash for lower league sides. Still don’t think we’ll come anywhere close to winning it though.

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2024 8:57 pm

Victor

First Team Player

Joined: Jul 21 2020
Posts: 691

It is many years since London Broncos have taken the Challenge Cup seriously.

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 12:56 pm

RfE

Club Captain

Joined: Feb 05 2018
Posts: 1013

Victor wrote:It is many years since London Broncos have taken the Challenge Cup seriously.

The year we got to the SF, got spanked by Wigan ( and the subsequent Hughes hissy fit ) was the last season I recall us doing anything remotely serious in the CC.
Sadly

Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number--
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you--
Ye are many -- they are few.'

Percy Bysshe Shelley - 'The Mask of Anarchy'

' ITS OVER' - Roy Orbison

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Post subject: Re: New Structure for 2025 Challenge Cup

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 6:19 pm

Victor

First Team Player

Joined: Jul 21 2020
Posts: 691

RfE wrote:

Victor wrote:It is many years since London Broncos have taken the Challenge Cup seriously.

The year we got to the SF, got spanked by Wigan ( and the subsequent Hughes hissy fit ) was the last season I recall us doing anything remotely serious in the CC.
Sadly

That is my opinion too.

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