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2026 Betfred Challenge Cup

Round 2

Summary of Matches

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>  Lock Lane won by forfeit against Featherstone.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Venue: Lock Lane Sports Centre.   
>  Keighley 66 (O. Whitford 4, M. Clarke 3, O. Burton 2, L. Green, D. Proud, J. Schofield, J. Teanby tries; M. Beharrell 7 goals) defeated Heworth 0 at Elm Park Way.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Penalties: Keighley 3-2.   Referee: Lucas Seal.   
Heworth: West, Burton, Southerington, Briggs, Sturdy; Clarke, Tait; Clarke, Sadler, Payne, Watkinson, Barnard, Deighton. Int: Wilson, Earl, Blackburn, Sharples.
Keighley: Sayner, Holroyd, Proud, Clarke, Whitford; Pickersgill, Beharrell (C); Aliyu, Burton, Teanby, Dean, Lanskey, Green. Int: Brown, Schofield, Rushworth, Dean.
>  Hunslet 44 (M. Agoro 2, C. Nichol 2, C. Berry, M. Dalton-Harrop, H. Hallas, J. Watson tries; B. Jowitt 5, L. Gaskell goals) defeated Stanningley 0 at The Arthur Miller Stadium.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Penalties: Hunslet 7-5.   Referee: Josh Pemberton.   Crowd: 950.
Stanningley: Townend, Shires, Sykes, Vincent (C), Clayton; Stroud, Barker; Ruan, Peach, Salkeld, Hepworth, Stone, Phillips. Int: Wiscombe, Henry, Peel, Whitaker.
Hunslet: Watson, Agoro, Dawson-Jones, Dalton-Harrop, Nichol; Gaskell, Jowitt (C); Hallas, Berry, O'Hanlon, Gilmore, Simpson, Battye. Int: Foster, Whittel, Larroyer, Carr.
>  Swinton 44 (H. Higham 2, L. Roberts 2, E. Anderson, A. Jones, T. Ratchford, G. Rodden tries; J. Stevens 6 goals) defeated Ince Rose Bridge 26 (G. Jones, K. Malone, K. Rodgers, B. Wilson tries; M. Fillingham 5 goals) at Ince Rose Bridge Sports and Community Club.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Ince Rose Bridge 18-12.   Penalties: Swinton 10-4.   Referee: Denton Arnold.   Crowd: 1,017.
Ince Rose Bridge: Fillingham, Hughes, Wood, Valentine, Jones; Eccleston, Gaskell; Wilson, Aspinall, Sanby, Shaw, Finney, Malone. Int: Steinberg, Boyd, Rodgers, Morrison.
Swinton: Roberts, Parkinson, Jones, Anderson, Higham; Stevens, Ratchford; Shingler, Roby, Reddecliff, Lynch, Rodden, Baker (C). Int: Kelly-Duffy, Brown, Coan, Shields.
>  Barrow 76 (E. Archer 2, M. Costello 2, C. Emslie 2, T. Ritson 2, E. Robson 2, L. Broadbent, L. Cresswell, R. King tries; B. Walker 12 goals) defeated Wigan St Judes 4 (D. Morley-Samuels try) at Parsons Meadow Playing Fields.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Barrow 40-4.   Penalties: Barrow 8-2.   Referee: Freddie Lincoln.   
Wigan St Judes: Worthington, Parkinson, Turner, Brady, McNally; Holt, Parkinson; Hill, O'Donnell, Duffy, Morley-Samuels, Palmer, Fallon. Int: Davies, Lavin, Garrido, Rennox.
Barrow: Cresswell, Bulman, Teare, Broadbent, Ritson; Walker, Johnston (C); Bullock, Wood (C), Walker, Robson, Costello, King. Int: Emslie, Stack, Watson, Archer.
>  Sheffield 18 (J. Brown, J. Farrell, C. Fitzsimmons tries; J. Lilley 3 goals) defeated Whitehaven 6 (C. Walker-Taylor try; C. Walker goal) at Steel City Stadium.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: 6-all.   Penalties: Whitehaven 6-5.   Referee: Tara Jones.   Crowd: 427.
Sheffield: Marsh, Brown, Gill, Hodson, Walkley; Morgan, Lilley; Matongo, Bowes, Reilly, Bower, Farrell (C), Bussey. Int: Fitzsimmons, Johnson, Griffin, Peachey.
Whitehaven: Walker-Taylor, Eccleston, Burns (C), Bickerdike, Todd; Lowe, Walker; Pearce, Holgate, Bailey, Pearce, Nixon, Kellett. Int: Blinkhorn, Brennan, Shackley, Brown.
>  Salford 42 (J. Hartley 2, S. Hill 2, L. Bardyel-Wells, D. Connolly, B. Dwyer, R. Van Osselaer tries; S. Hill 5 goals) defeated Hammersmith 10 (C. Corey, W. Jones tries; J. Ryan goal) at Dukes Meadows.
Date: Sat, 24th January.   Kickoff: 6:00 PM.   Halftime: Salford 28-6.   Penalties: Salford 9-5.   Referee: Milo McKelvey.   
Hammersmith: Duchatel, Lomax, Best, Ball, Jones; Shea, Ryan (C); Iheme, Russell, Jessop, Fisher, O'Connor, Corey. Int: McCreedy, Bird, Eaton, Curti.
Salford: Van Osselaer, Hill, Connolly, Hartley, Wagstaffe; Hughes, Ross; Tilleke, Dwyer (C), Haldenby, Appleby, Garmston, Yates. Int: Newboult, Bowring, Stanton, Bardyel-Wells.
>  Widnes 76 (M. Butt 3, N. Connell 2, J. Edge 2, M. Fozard 2, S. Wilde 2, J. Chapelhow, R. Ince, J. Johnstone, J. Owens tries; J. Abdull 7, J. Edge goals) defeated Thatto Heath 0 at Crusader Park.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 1:00 PM.   Penalties: Widnes 9-1.   Referee: Ryan Cox.   Crowd: 1,400.
Thatto Heath: Leicester, Gilford, Saunders, Kenyon, Phillips; Forshaw, Houghton; Lea, Kenny, Siyani, Holroyd, Buckley, Carr. Int: Foster, Tracey, Wilson, Ashurst.
Widnes: Connell, Butt, Owens (C), Edge, Ince; Lyons, Abdull; Murray, Johnstone, Chapelhow, Wilde, Langtree, Gregson. Int: Fozard, Houghton, McWhirter, Taylor.
>  Rochdale 60 (T. Ashton 2, T. Boyd 2, D. Nixon 2, J. Andrade, M. Flanagan, D. Kelly-Duffy, D. Lloyd, B. Metcalfe tries; M. Flanagan 8 goals) defeated Waterhead 6 (N. Dean try; M. Hobin goal) at Manor Park (Oldham RUFC).
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Rochdale 28-6.   Penalties: Rochdale 11-8.   Referee: Kevin Moore.   
Waterhead: Dodd, Arthurs, Robinson, Holland, Hobin; Owen, Fletcher; Barker, Aspin, Cameron, Dixon, Birch, Parnaby. Int: Kershaw, Fraser, Barbour, Dean.
Rochdale: Flanagan, Boyd, Ashton, Sa'u, Nixon; Dallimore, Hickey; Dayes, Whitmore (C), Kelly-Duffy, Wood, Metcalfe, Syme. Int: Hatton, Andrade, Lloyd, Waterworth.
>  Batley 32 (R. Butterworth 3, A. Leak, B. White, J. Woods tries; J. Woods 4 goals) defeated Hunslet ARLFC 10 (L. Bayliss, H. Dodd tries; H. Shackleton goal) at Fox's Biscuits Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Batley 16-0.   Penalties: Batley 7-6.   Referee: Luke Bland.   
Batley: Butterworth, Burton, Bruines, Ellis, Brining; White, Woods; Kirk, Parsons, Stevens, Manning, Walshaw, Hodgson. Int: Leak, Cooper, Atkinson, Flynn.
Hunslet ARLFC: Mclelland, Bayliss, Goddard, Dearden, Dargan; Heckford, Shackleton; Rowse, Barraclough, Field, Shulver (C), Dodd, Scott. Int: Haigh, Waite, Abson, Corke.
>  Workington 28 (B. Leigh 2, A. Donaghy, T. Rawhiti, D. Wear tries; J. Carter 4 goals) defeated Blackbrook 6 (D. Moss try; D. Moss goal) at Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Penalties: Workington 8-5.   Referee: Adam Williams.   
Blackbrook: Langley, Davies, Ward, Dean, Johnson; Smith, Moss; Whalley, Nash, Marsh, Wilson, Morley, Jackson. Int: Hyland, Tunstall, McManus, Woods.
Workington: Galea, Butterworth, Corkill, Leigh, Donaghy; Carter, Wear; Williams, Phillips, Ainley, Lewthwaite, Rawhiti, Scholey (C). Int: Gittens-Bedward, Gibson, Castle, Farrer.
>  Dewsbury 32 (T. Delaney 2, C. Jordan 2, J. Bateman, B. O'Connor tries; J. Hookem 4 goals) defeated West Hull 10 (B. Arbon, E. Wilkinson tries; E. Wilkinson goal) at FLAIR Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Dewsbury 16-4.   Penalties: Dewsbury 8-6.   Referee: Carl Hughes.   
Dewsbury: McShane, Jordan, O'Connor, Senior (C), Delaney; Coates, Hookem; Nelmes, McShane, Bateman, Summers, Graham, Collinson. Int: Parkinson, Tomlinson, Bentley, Roberts.
West Hull: Lazenby, Masike, Verity, Sanderson, Wilkinson; Jones, Potter; Langton, Wood (C), Jarvis, Crowther, Arbon, Oliver. Int: Cooper, Hutchinson, Jones, Tyson-Wilson.
>  London 86 (A. Max 4, L. Tindall 3, M. Morea 2, G. Voro 2, B. Hursey-Hord, E. Kapinias, R. Mathias, M. Stock, E. Wallis tries; J. Meadows 7, G. Voro 3, C. O'Beirne goals) defeated Wests Warriors 0 at Athletic Ground (Richmond).
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: London 28-0.   Penalties: London 5-4.   Referee: Aaryn Belafonte.   
London: Morea, Wallis, Mathias, Max, Tindall; Voro, Hawkins; Kapinias, Meadows, Bienek, Croft, Lovell, Stock. Int: Glare, Hartley, O'Beirne, Hursey-Hord.
Wests Warriors: Macani, Ikahihifo, Gribble, McCullough, Walker; Simpson, Thorman (C); Robinson, Leney, Roberts, Ross, Small, O'Callaghan. Int: Aston, Morison, Dunnet, Johnson-Thomas.
>  North Wales 110 (L. Forber 4, O. Brookes 2, J. Hatton 2, J. Spedding 2, J. Baldwin, C. Barratt, J. Eaves, G. Eden, B. England, J. Gibson, P. Moran, C. Oakley, A. Robinson tries; D. Patton 17 goals) defeated Bedford Tigers 0 at Eirias Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: North Wales 56-0.   Penalties: North Wales 7-0.   Referee: Sam Jenkinson.   Crowd: 289.
North Wales: Roby, Brookes, Hatton, Spedding, Forber; Patton, Gibson; Walker, Eaves (C), Barratt, England, Oakley, Moran. Int: Baldwin, Ioane, Robinson, Eden.
Bedford Tigers: Hutchings, Dockerill, Neild, Elrick, Hudson-Lett; Thomas, Brown; Decaro, Tilford (C), Brown, Nicholls, Higginson, Holton. Int: Chan-Kitchener, Swindells, Ashton, Richbell.
>  Doncaster 24 (L. Briscoe, T. Holmes, L. Johnson, P. Pauli tries; C. Robinson 4 goals) defeated Newcastle 22 (A. Djeukessi, R. Jackson, T. Pemberton, W. Roberts tries; C. Hunter 3 goals) at Eco-Power Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: 16-all.   Penalties: Doncaster 6-4.   Referee: Matthew Lynn.   Crowd: 843.
Doncaster: Holmes, Briscoe, Lyne, Glover, Gebbie; Robinson, Aston (C); Matagi, Jones, Springer, Sutcliffe, Johnson, Mustapha. Int: Hey, Pauli, Misky, Hepi.
Newcastle: McGowan, Djeukessi, Lipp, Reynolds, Ward; Hunter, Roberts; Jackson, Pemberton, Antrobus, Whittingham, Foster, Santi. Int: Rostang, Tennison, Ta'ai, Hudson.
>  Halifax 88 (A. Johnson 3, B. Day 2, M. Lawford 2, O. McCarron 2, W. Calcott, D. Carter, C. Graham, D. Nofoaluma, J. Soric, B. Tibbs, T. Zenon tries; M. Lawford 11, T. Zenon goals) defeated London Chargers 0 at The Shay Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Halifax 50-0.   Penalties: London Chargers 4-2.   Referee: Liam Breheny.   Crowd: 676.
Halifax: Nofoaluma, Tibbs, Johnson, Zenon, Carter; Soric, Lawford; Calcott, O'Brien, McCarron, Crooks (C), Day, Inman. Int: Halafihi, Cowen, Forster, Graham.
London Chargers: Flanagan, Aghogho, Catlett, Oldroyd, Stockdale; Flanagan, Greene; Whitington, Chirnside, Linton, Briggs, Armour, Mylod. Int: Ruggeri-Falaniko, Hawkins, Hackett, Chiffoleau.
>  Goole 58 (N. Staveley 2, S. Tuohey 2, C. Barley, M. Harman, B. Hodder, C. Howlett, O. Morgan, C. Shaw, K. Tomlinson tries; J. Miller 7 goals) defeated Mirfield 4 (L. Toner try) at Victoria Pleasure Grounds.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Goole 24-4.   Penalties: 7-all.   Referee: Jordan Hughes.   
Mirfield: Toner, Waterworth, Pickering, Boye, Sykes; Morgan, Jones; Willcock, Willcock, Peel, Rice, Shotton, Copley. Int: Jones, Barden, Martin, Ljazouli.
Goole: Tuohey, Shaw, Howlett, Tomlinson, Barley; Harman, Miller; Arnold, Jubb, Watts, Ferres (C), Staveley, Aldous. Int: Morgan, Hodder, Medlicott, Dent.
>  Oldham 58 (K. Dixon 4, R. Dean 2, M. Smith 2, T. Nisbet, B. O'Keefe, J. Walker tries; K. Dixon 7 goals) defeated Orrell St James 0 at Bower Fold.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Oldham 32-0.   Penalties: Orrell St James 7-5.   Referee: Scott Mikalauskas.   Crowd: 671.
Oldham: Walker, Nisbet, O'Keefe, Bibby, Dixon; Smith, Dean; Ormondroyd, Geyer, Makin, Geener, Lannon, Purcell. Int: Chapelhow, Wildie (C), Farnworth, Ashurst.
Orrell St James: McHugh, Burns, McLoughlin, Taylor, Gallagher; Charnock, Causey; Whittle, Dandy, Hutchings, Doran, Wilde, Lewis. Int: Mosley, Tordoff, Williams, Ellis.
>  Midlands 110 (O. Restall 5, R. Johnson 4, L. Else 2, S. Medforth 2, T. Warren 2, T. Horner, J. Kirby, B. Moore, O. Roberts, A. Roden tries; S. Medforth 14, C. Tyrer goals) defeated Aberavon 0 at Avery Fields.
Date: Sun, 25th January.   Kickoff: 5:00 PM.   Halftime: Midlands 58-0.   Penalties: Midlands 10-4.   Referee: Matty Clayton.   Crowd: 200.
Midlands: Horner, Tyrer, Johnson, Oakes, Restall; Medforth, Else; Shaw, Moore, Morris, Warren, Roberts, Moran. Int: Kirby (C), Roden, Dickinson, Beattie.
Aberavon: Morgan, Allen, Thomas, Williams-Jones, Francis; Hawkes, Waldeck; Jackson, Evans, McLachlan, Evans, Allen, Hines. Int: Gardner, Davies, Roberts, Heales.

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