The draw for the third round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup has been completed at Whitehaven’s Recreation Ground in Cumbria and will see Skolars host Championship side Leigh Centurions at New River.Skolars and Leigh have agreed that the match will be played on Saturday the 24th March, Kick-off 3.oopm.
1952 Cup winners Workington Town host Batley Bulldogs in what will be regarded as the stand-out clash of the round.
In the only other all-Championships tie in the round, defending Northern Rail Cup winners Leigh Centurions face a tough trip to take on a London Skolars side who have impressed so far this season.
Last season’s NCL Premier champions Thatto Heath Crusaders will travel to take on Championship opponents Dewsbury Rams while the only remaining armed forces team in the competition, The Royal Navy, face a tough away trip to Hunslet Hawks.
French sides Toulouse Olympique and FC Lezignan will travel to face North Wales Crusaders and Barrow Raiders, respectively.
The ties will be played over the weekend of March 24/25.
The Carnegie Challenge Cup third round draw is as follows (home teams listed first):
Oulton Raiders v Sheffield Eagles
North Wales Crusaders v Toulouse Olympique XIII
London Skolars v Leigh Centurions
Myton Warriors v Halifax
York City Knights v Hull Dockers
Gateshead Thunder v York Acorn
Hunslet Old Boys v Featherstone Rovers
Swinton Lions v Siddal
Workington Town v Batley Bulldogs
Doncaster v Sharlston Rovers
Egremont Rangers v Oldham
Whitehaven v Hunslet Warriors
Wath Brow Hornets v South Wales Scorpions
Barrow Raiders v FC XIII Lezignan
East Hull v Rochdale Hornets
Hunslet Hawks v Royal Navy
Bradford Dudley Hill v Keighley Cougars
Dewsbury Rams v Thatto Heath Crusaders
