1895 CUP ROUND ONE DRAW TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY 23RD JANUARY

The draw for the last 16 of the 1895 Cup will be made tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd, at Boundary Park.

The home of newly-promoted Oldham and the venue for the official launch of the 2025 Betfred Championship and League One season.

AB Sundecks have also continued their support of the 1895 Cup and as such Derek Beaumont and his wife Laura will make the draw.

The draw will be made from 11:10 and will be tweeted live from the RFL Twitter account.

Round One will take place over the weekend of the 1st/2nd March.

Other round dates are Quarter Finals (5/6 April), Semi Finals (17/18 May), and Final (7 June).

Widnes Vikings will be ball number 11

The Vikings faced Swinton Lions in last season’s 1895 Cup opener. (Credit – RLPIX.COM)

 

AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Ball Numbers

1  Barrow Raiders

2  Batley Bulldogs

3  Bradford Bulls

4  Doncaster

5  Featherstone Rovers

6  Halifax Panthers

7  Hunslet

8  London Broncos

9  Oldham

10  Sheffield Eagles

11  Widnes Vikings

12  York Knights

13  Qualifier 1 (Goole Vikings, Newcastle Thunder or North Wales Crusaders)

14  Qualifier 2 (Workington Town or Dewsbury Rams)

15  Qualifier 3 (Rochdale Hornets, Cornwall or Swinton Lions)

16  Qualifier 4 (Keighley Cougars, Midlands Hurricanes or Whitehaven)

 

Preliminary Round Fixtures

1895 Cup First Preliminary Round (ties to be played weekend February 1-2)

Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven RLFC

Rochdale Hornets v Cornwall

Newcastle Thunder v North Wales Crusaders

 

Second Preliminary Round (ties to be played weekend February 15-16)

Goole Vikings v Newcastle Thunder or North Wales Crusaders

Workington Town v Dewsbury Rams

Rochdale Hornets or Cornwall RLFC v Swinton Lions

Keighley Cougars v Midlands Hurricanes or Whitehaven RLFC