Holders Wigan Warriors are prone to journey to Sheffield Eagles within the third spherical as they start their males’s Problem Cup title defence.
Wigan beat Warrington Wolves in final season’s closing at Wembley Stadium, the second trophy of their history-making quadruple season.
The 2025 season is the primary below a revamped construction the place all 12 Tremendous League golf equipment join from the third-round stage.
The highest-flight golf equipment, who didn’t beforehand enter the competitors till the sixth spherical, will likely be obliged to play away at seeded decrease division groups who’ve received their second-round matches.
The Championship Eagles, Problem Cup winners in 1999, should beat the winner of West Bowling v Cutsyke Raiders within the second spherical to earn their tie towards the Tremendous League giants.
Elsewhere, newly promoted Wakefield will face a visit to the aspect they changed within the prime tier if London Broncos can get previous Goole Vikings of their second-round tie.
Hull KR, final season’s crushed Grand Finalists, will face both League 1 Keighley Cougars or Championship York Knights.
The third spherical is scheduled to happen in the course of the weekend of 8 and 9 February – one week earlier than the 2025 Tremendous League season will get below method.
The fourth spherical, that includes 16 golf equipment, will then happen in March, earlier than quarter-finals in April and semi-finals on the weekend of 10-11 Might, with Wembley Stadium set to host the ultimate on June 7.
