All the dates you need to know regarding the 2020 Challenge Cup
Yorkshire Men’s League winners Bentley will host the first round draw of the 2020 Challenge Cup on Thursday, December 5.
The draw will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website, red button and the BBC Sport connected TV app, as well as through the Rugby Football League’s channels.
The BBC will cover every round of the Challenge Cup in 2020 by selecting one tie to be streamed live on the weekend of January 11-12.
There will be 44 community clubs who will take part in the first round of the Cup, with the 11 League 1 clubs entering at the third round stage on the weekend of February 8-9.
The 13 English Championship sides will enter in round four on the weekend of February 22-23, while Huddersfield, Hull KR, Wakefield and Toronto will enter in the fifth round on the weekend of March 14-15.
The sixth round will see the top eight teams from the 2019 Super League enter the competition on the weekend of April 4-5 and the quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of May 9-10.
And the semi-finals will be played as a double-header for the third consecutive year on the weekend of June 6-7, with further details to be announced soon. The Challenge Cup final at Wembley will be played in July for the first time next season.
2020 Challenge Cup
December 5: First round draw
January 11-12: First round
January 25-26: Second round (22 first round winners)
February 8-9: Third round (11 second round winners, 11 League 1 clubs)
February 22-23: Fourth round (11 third round winners, 13 English Championship clubs)
March 14-15: Fifth round (12 fourth round winners, plus four Super League clubs – Huddersfield Giants, Hull KR, Toronto Wolfpack, Wakefield Trinity)
April 4-5: Sixth round (eight fifth round winners, plus the remaining eight Super League clubs)
May 9-10: Quarter-finals
June 6-7: Semi-finals (double-header, details TBC)
Saturday, July 18: Final – Wembley Stadium
The 44 community clubs in the Challenge Cup first round
Ashton Bears
Barrow Island
Bedford Tigers
Bentley
British Army
Dewsbury Moor
Distington
East Hull
Edinburgh Eagles
Featherstone Lions
Great Britain Police
Hammersmith Hills Hoists
Hunslet Club Parkside
Ince Rose Bridge
Jarrow Vikings
Leigh Miners Rangers
Lock Lane
London Chargers
Longhorns
Milford
Normanton Knights
Oulton Raiders
Pilkingtons Recs
RAF
Rhondda Outlaws
Rochdale Mayfield
Royal Navy
Saddleworth Rangers
Siddal
Sherwood Wolf Hunt
Skirlaugh
Stanningley
Thatto Heath Crusaders
Thornhill Trojans
Torfaen Tigers
Underbank Rangers
Upton
West Bank Bears
West Bowling
West Hull
Wests Warriors
Wigan St Judes
Wigan St Patricks
York Acorn
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