The greed and disparity of top clubs all but kills off the challenge cup to add to the league competition.The format of the cc actually means it's not impossible for a championship club to get to the semi or even final but a resulting 70-0 scoreline does nothing for anybody.

That would be a tragedy for RL.

Isn’t that what the 1895 cup is a precursor for?

It's to make up for missing games from the last few seasons.

Last year was 30 games (23 + 7 in supper 8s) plus CC.

This year 26 games plus CC, with the 1895 cup making up 4 extra rounds, i.e. last 16, 8, SF & Final.

Rubbish.

It's an attempt to fill Wembley for what has become an under-promoted fixture.