Premier Sports to host Challenge Cup fifth round draw on Monday

Premier Sports will host the fifth round draw of the Challenge Cup following Leigh’s home game with Widnes on Monday, February 28.

The draw will be shown live following Monday night’s coverage.

It will be conducted by Emma Louise Jones, Kyle Amor and Kevin Brown. The trio will be part of Premier Sports’ coverage at the Leigh Sports Village.

The BBC continue their coverage, streaming Batley’s home clash with the Royal Navy on Sunday at 1:00pm. It will be followed by coverage between York City Knights and Newcastle Thunder, live on The Sportsman, at 3:00pm.

The fifth round will be made up of five ties, with Super League clubs joining in round six.

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Fourth round this weekend

A total of 20 clubs are in Challenge Cup fourth round action this weekend. A win will take them within one game of potentially facing Super League opposition in the sixth round.

The winners of this weekend’s 10 ties will take part in the fifth round. That will take place on the weekend of March 12-13.

As well as progressing to the last 16 of the Challenge Cup, the five winners from the fifth round will participate in the 1895 Cup.

The winners of the five fifth round ties will enter the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. Three of them will be a single win from the final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday May 28, with the other two to face a play-off to earn their place in the semi finals.

The draw for the play-off and semi finals of the 1895 Cup will be held in the week following the Challenge Cup sixth round, starting Monday, March 28.

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