Haven't seen a thread about how the next round goes ahead with the lower league teams season's now done aside from the optional tourney?
Huddersfield fans may feel doubly aggrieved by our failed Saviours of Rugby League?

Hudds? Aggrieved?

Why?

They lost - end of.

Lol what a stupid post. Why should Huddersfield feel aggrieved. Please explain. This should be good. I can’t wait.

Not sure how many teams are pulling out. But surely a re-draw should now be done so every team has a game to get to the quarters, rather then 5 teams potentially getting there without even playing a game yet in this seasons cup. If there is an odd number of teams the last team out the hat can get a bye. Surely that's better than 5 or so teams getting a bye.

I said may? Was just an idle thought. Was genuinely wondering if it would be redrawn or byes or played as is? Being deemed a stupid post by you is quite an honour.

That's the line I was going down.

Good idea that.

They have already said that any team that can not play will have their game aware to the other team. that way there will be a game of poker going on to se who blinks first. In the end, there will be a few 'byes' given.

If so that is the RFL game plan what a load of crap

Speaking from a personal point of view, I was there that night when we were well beaten 18-0 so don't feel aggrieved at all. In fact looking at the future fixtures think I am glad we don't have extra challenge cup games to play.

I bet you would like a redraw, who's your team playing Leeds

We could end up with Saints, Warrington, Catalan who knows it's a random draw! I still think that is better then 5 teams walking into the quarters without even playing a game.

It's a maximum of 4, with a further bye in the following round.

It's likely that it's not even a discussion point - cup competitions usually have very clear rules on what happens in the event of a club not fulfilling a fixture - I haven't looked them up, but I expect byes...unless there's an appetite to reinstate the teams that lost in the previous round.

But that includes lower league clubs too, so not an elegant solution.

Expect byes.

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With the advent of the TW withdrawal & the yearly falling attendance & interest I imagine that future sponsors of the C.C will be much harder to come by.

Could you explain this bit, if you can, but as you say, there's the possibility of one or two byes

I think I was trying to say that Champ teams that could not play would give the game away and opportunity gets a bye.

I think....I've slept since then.

Just let it roll.
Yes some clubs will effectively get a bye into the next round but, a re-draw will screw up the numbers anyway and cock up the next round.
It's a cup comp and it just the luck of the draw.

Looks like it's to be redrawn

For me I would give the 4 sl teams left that drew lower league opposition byes then the 6 remaining sl teams who were drawn against each other put into another draw..2 get byes..other 4 get to play out who joins the remaining 6

I don’t see the point in running the CC this year to be honest. Scrap it and just run SL and bring it all back in 2021, it’s becoming a farce.

Mainly sponsorship money I assume. Even without fans the RFL could probably collect all of the sponsorship cash from Coral etc. Maybe also TV money from BBC.

Widnes have just withdrawn. Obvious choice really.

Assuming the BBC still want to cover it, they might have some Eastenders repeats or Bargain Hunt to show instead.

edit:

[url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/56925/coral-challenge-cup--sixth-round-to-be-redrawnRedraw, but sounds blumin messy to me[/url

and why are details always later, surely they know now!?

Donnyman will claim its embarassing and they should be replaced in the challenge cup by Bradford