Challenge Cup: Super League clubs to join competition earlier in 2025
The Rugby Football League has announced next year’s Challenge Cup will have a new structure, with the 12 Super League clubs joining at the third-round stage.
They did not previously enter the competition until the sixth round.
The third-round ties will be drawn in January and played in February, with Super League sides obliged to play away at seeded lower-division teams who have won their second-round matches.
The fourth round, featuring 16 clubs, will then take place in March, before quarter-finals in April and semi-finals on the weekend of 10-11 May.
Wembley Stadium will again host the final on June 7.
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