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2026 Betfred Challenge Cup

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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>  Hunslet ARLFC 48 (T. Dargan 5, A. Goddard, M. Haigh, J. Mclelland, B. Shulver tries; H. Shackleton 6 goals) defeated York Acorn 6 (H. Kirk try; O. Harrison goal) at Hunslet Club Sports Village.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Hunslet ARLFC 16-6.   Referee: Matty Clayton.   
Hunslet ARLFC: Mclelland, Bayliss, Goddard, Dearden, Dargan; Heckford, Shackleton; Waite, Barraclough, Field, Shulver (C), Corke, Abson. Int: Scott, Haigh, Rowse, Clarke.
York Acorn: Dudman, Plant, Kirk, Worthington, Bass; Harrison, Parker; Stubbs, Elliott, Arthur, Hunt, Thompson, Prescott. Int: Smith, Franks, Bromwich, Sanderson.
>  Orrell St James 34 (J. Robinson 2, J. Charnock, J. Dandy, C. Doran, T. Whittle tries; J. Charnock 5 goals) defeated Oldham St Annes 0 at Bankes Avenue Playing Fields.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Orrell St James 10-0.   Referee: Liam Breheny.   
Orrell St James: McHugh, Gallagher, McLoughlin, Burns, Robinson; Charnock, Causey; Whittle, Dandy, Hutchings, Taylor, Wilde, Doran. Int: Mosley, Tordoff, Ellis, Williams.
Oldham St Annes: Cashin, Etchells, Jackson, Howarth, Rose; McManus, Eyres; Davies, Gleeson, Ladd, Basnett, Hollidge, Olajide. Int: McNally, Cooper, Bryan, Fletcher.
>  Hammersmith 18 (J. Fisher 2, J. Best, K. Strachan tries; J. Ryan goal) defeated Navy 4 (J. Korobiau try) at Victory Stadium.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Hammersmith 8-4.   Referee: Oliver Maddock.   
Navy: Conner, Chambers, Dainty, Bartlett, Korobiau; Joel, Gay; Fraser, Leighton, Richardson, Broxton, Butler, Quantock. Int: Mitchell, Bartlett, Holland, Stoppard.
Hammersmith: Duchatel, Jones, Beatty, Best, Strachan; Rush, Ryan; Iheme, Russell, Jessop, Fisher, O'Connor, McDonald. Int: Shea, Curti, Bird, Corey.
>  Blackbrook 52 (J. Johnson 2, J. McManus 2, A. Hyland, L. Marsh, P. Nash, C. Tunstall, J. Wilson tries; D. Moss 8 goals) defeated British Police 6 (J. Cella try; O. Priest goal) at Blackbrook Sports & Recreation Club.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Blackbrook 12-0.   Referee: Jordan Hughes.   
Blackbrook: Langley, Davies, Ward, Dean, Johnson; Wynn, Moss; Whalley, Nash, Marsh, Wilson, Morley, Jackson. Int: McManus, Tunstall, Smith, Hyland.
British Police: Senter, Whitham, Nolan, Challenor, Hill; Macdonald, Priest; Martin, Sampson, Cella, Peet, Moir, Holling. Int: Jones, Turner, Mitchell, Ainley.
>  Wests Warriors 24 (S. Ikahihifo 2, T. Gribble, S. Griffiths tries; R. Walker 4 goals) defeated British Army 12 (J. Amachree, D. Jackson tries; M. McDonald 2 goals) at Aldershot Military Stadium.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Referee: Sam Jenkinson.   
British Army: Power, Amachree, Tamani, Suguvanua, Kavanagh; Houghton, Adams; Hooper, McDonald, Johnson, Ashworth, Walker, Jackson. Int: Fleming, Toher, Vasuturaga, Saumaki.
Wests Warriors: Simpson, Ikahihifo, Gribble, McCullough, Walker; Beasley, Kennerson; Robinson, Thorman (C), Greenhalgh, Ross, Vrahnos, O'Callaghan. Int: Leney, Griffiths, Wall, Johnson-Thomas.
>  Thatto Heath 78 (A. Carr 2, K. Gilford 2, J. Holroyd 2, L. Kenyon 2, A. Saunders 2, K. Siyani 2, R. Houghton, A. Lea, S. Leicester tries; R. Houghton 9 goals) defeated Seaton Rangers 10 (L. Crossman, J. Tallentire tries; K. Robinson goal) at Crusader Park.
Date: Sat, 10th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Thatto Heath 44-6.   Referee: Thomas Bell.   
Thatto Heath: Leicester, Gilford, Kenyon, Saunders, Phillips; Forshaw, Houghton; Lea, Foster, Siyani, Holroyd, Buckley, Carr. Int: Kenny, Holliday, Wilson, Ashurst.
Seaton Rangers: Tallentire, Johnstone, Nicholson, Bryan, Posslethwaite; Robinson, Ackerley; Blair, Williamson, Fryer, Coulson, Crossman, O'Leary. Int: Ackerley, Quinn, Dover, Johnson.
>  Aberavon 32 (I. Allen, J. Davies, R. Evans, C. O'Callaghan, O. Thomas, S. Waldeck tries; S. Waldeck 4 goals) defeated Broncos 26 (P. Toeoaana 2, M. Coulter, W. Kelly, J. Sturgeon tries; J. Dunlop 3 goals) at Portadown RFC.
Date: Sun, 11th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Aberavon 28-12.   Referee: Tyler Topping-Higson.   
Broncos: Bassett, Matea, Toeoaana, McLernon, Waters; Phillips, Manso; Campbell, Dunlop, Smith, Kaseta, Robinson, Kelly. Int: Murphy, McMaster, Sturgeon, Welling, Coulter.
Aberavon: Morgan, Allen, Thomas, Hines, Francis; Williams-Jones, Waldeck; Pope, Hopkins, Jackson, Evans, Allen, O'Callaghan. Int: Davies, Curtis, Roberts, McLachlan.
>  Bedford Tigers 36 (J. Hudson-Lett 2, C. Dockerill, H. Higginson, J. Saunders, L. Swindells, B. Thomas tries; J. Brown 4 goals) defeated Medway 6 (E. Salter try; N. Hardinges goal) at Putnoe Woods.
Date: Sun, 11th January.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Bedford Tigers 14-6.   Referee: Oliver Salmon.   
Bedford Tigers: Hutchings, Dockerill, Elrick, Saunders, Hudson-Lett; Thomas, Brown; Decaro, Tilford (C), Elrick, Murray, Higginson, Holton. Int: Chan-Kitchener, Swindells, Nicholls, Little.
Medway: Baker, Carter, Massett, Fairclough, Salter; Hardinges, Coyd; Gue, Shand, Bailey, O'Neil, Dimech, Brooker. Int: Dady, MacKenzie, Olugbodi, Gerdes-Hansen.
>  Heworth won by forfeit against RAF.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:00 PM.   Venue: Elm Park Way.   Referee: George Cox.   
>  London Chargers 38 (J. Catlett 2, J. Allen, J. Briggs, D. Chirnside, C. Flanagan, J. Gordon tries; J. Gordon 5 goals) defeated Telford 18 (H. Housley, A. Prosser, H. Stokes tries; D. Robinson 3 goals) at The Old Showground.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:00 PM.   Halftime: London Chargers 14-6.   Referee: Sam Houghton.   
Telford: Pope, Lewis, Robinson, Prosser, Lever; Fussell, Housley; Foskett, Stokes, Davies, Parker, Samuels, Cashman. Int: Adams, Blowfield, Horvath, Fleming.
London Chargers: Flanagan, Normington, Catlett, Oldroyd, Allen; Gordon, Greene; Whitington, Chirnside, Linton, Briggs, Armour, Stephens. Int: Flanagan, Radford, RF, Mylod.
>  Lock Lane 42 (L. Price 3, K. Cranswick 2, M. Jones, C. Jordan, R. Jowett tries; N. Fozzard 4, C. Jordan goals) defeated Brighouse Rangers 6 (A. Esmond try; K. Frankland goal) at Brighouse Sports Club.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Lock Lane 14-6.   Referee: Reece Schofield.   
Brighouse Rangers: Frankland, Dhesi, Esmond, Barker, Birts; Payton, Drennan; Bailey, Clerehugh, Walker, Horn, Williams, Crotty. Int: Ambler, Bailey, Clarkson, Downs.
Lock Lane: Worsley, Jones, Price, Wilson, Render; Cranswick, Davies; Holmes, Fozzard, Jowett, Moon, Boardman, Jordan. Int: Baddeley, Burton, Vanstan, Newbould.
>  Ince Rose Bridge 18 (M. Fillingham, J. Heaton, C. Shaw tries; K. Eccleston 3 goals) defeated Rochdale Mayfield 12 (C. Connolly, R. Hamlett tries; C. Connolly 2 goals) at Mayfield Sports Centre.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Referee: Josh Pemberton.   
Rochdale Mayfield: McConachie, Riley, Higgs, Schofield, Burn; Connolly, Connolly; Wild, Allen, Lawton, Hamlett, Kelly, Green. Int: Webster, Hargreaves, Mills, Ellison.
Ince Rose Bridge: Fillingham, Heaton, Malone, Valentine, Jones; Eccleston, Gaskell; Wilson, Aspinall, Sanby, Shaw, Finney, Malone. Int: Rodgers, Boyd, Steinberg, Morrison.
>  Stanningley 24 (D. MacAndrew 2, J. Sykes, J. Vincent, J. Wiscombe tries; Z. Clayton 2 goals) defeated Dewsbury Moor 22 (W. Clarkson, L. Edwards, T. Garrick, G. Woodcock tries; G. Woodcock 3 goals) at The Arthur Miller Stadium.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Referee: Freddie Lincoln.   
Stanningley: MacAndrew, Barker, Sykes, Whitaker, Clayton; Henry, Townend; Shires, Aveyard, Ruan, Peel, Vincent, Hepworth. Int: Wiscombe, Salkeld, Stroud, Peach.
Dewsbury Moor: Garrick, Butterfield, Colbridge, Edwards, Clarkson; Hartley, Woodcock; Gavaghan, Crossley, James, Boardman, Hepworth, Gray. Int: Barnes, O'Sullivan, Bose, Brown.
>  Mirfield 38 (J. McCarthy 2, L. Toner 2, K. Morgan, S. Peel, J. Pickering, D. Waterworth tries; D. Waterworth 2, B. Jones goals) defeated Woodhouse 4 (L. Fowler try) at Buslingthorpe Vale.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Mirfield 18-4.   Referee: Simeon Quarmby.   
Woodhouse: Brown, Mannion, Liburd, Gath, Craggs; Worley, Henry; Reed, Brown, Stott, Fowler, Webster, Morley. Int: Broadley, Conboy, O'Reilly, Hicken.
Mirfield: Toner, Lynch, Morgan, Ljazouli, Rice; Shaw, Copley; Willcock, Szuluk, McCarthy, Jones, Barden, Peel. Int: Pickering, Waterworth, Shotton, Boye.
>  West Hull 42 (J. Sanderson 3, B. Arbon, E. Jones, S. Rokonalewa, E. Wilkinson tries; E. Wilkinson 7 goals) defeated King Cross 12 (J. Speechley 2 tries; C. Dunne 2 goals) at King Cross Park.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Referee: Joe Stearne.   
King Cross: Hunt, Dunne, Cox, Leyson, Speechley; Hellowell, Brook; Humphreys, Brook, Nuttall, Hand, Kavanagh, Smith. Int: Davidson, Brook, Binns, Parry.
West Hull: Jones, Rokonalewa, Masike, Sanderson, Wilkinson; Wood (C), Potter; Jarvis, Cooper, Jones, Verity, Arbon, Langton. Int: Hutchinson, Lumb, Welburn, Wilson.
>  Wigan St Judes 17 (D. Fallon, J. Hill, B. Turner tries; A. Holt, D. Parkinson goals; D. Parkinson field goal) defeated Leigh Miners R. 12 (H. Darby, A. Philbin tries; L. Tyrer, M. Williamson goals) at Parsons Meadow Playing Fields.
Date: Sat, 17th January.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Wigan St Judes 6-4.   Referee: Liam Breheny.   
Wigan St Judes: Worthington, Parkinson, Turner, Brady, McNally; Holt, Parkinson; Hill, O'Donnell, Davies, Palmer, Fagan, Fallon. Int: Rennox, Duffy, Garrido, Lavin.
Leigh Miners R.: Lancelott, Burnett, Farrimond, Balmer, Ashurst; Hewitt, Williamson; Darby, Hamer, Philbin, Turner, Wood, Parkes. Int: Tyrer, Galvin, Ashurst, Birtle.
>  Waterhead 22 (L. Barbour, C. Cameron, M. Hobin, C. Robinson tries; J. Hamilton 2, M. Hobin goals) defeated Siddal 14 (F. Walker 2, H. Turner tries; H. Williams goal) at Siddal Sports & Community Centre.
Date: Sun, 18th January.   Kickoff: 1:30 PM.   Halftime: Waterhead 16-6.   Referee: Lucas Seal.   
Siddal: Lewis, Walker, Williams, Turner, Bush; Brown, Ackroyd; Higgins, Greenwood, Georgiou, Williams, Horner, Hinsley. Int: May, Holmes, Davies, Barlow.
Waterhead: Hamilton, Dodd, Robinson, Holland, Hobin; Owen, Robinson; Barker, Aspin, Cameron, Dickinson, Birch, Parnaby. Int: Brown, Barbour, Fraser, Kershaw.

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