Widnes v York looks a class game.

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These two look like the two matches of the round.

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They really need to get rid of the seeded draws IMO Apart from the 4 SL Clubs it's just the championship clubs playing each other again.
Then when the top 8 come in, they're likely to progress so they get drawn against each other again.

They should bring all 12 SL clubs in at the same time and earlier IMO seeding the draws just makes it highly likely to be drawn against a club you've already played 3/4 times in a year.

Agreed.

I'd argue there's four games there which should be tight. I'd like to see Bradford v Featherstone and Hull KR v Leigh as the TV games.

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Widnes vs York looks like a class tie to be fair! Be disappointed if that one isn't shown!

The RFL need to make sure it's SL v SL in the semi's and final, it is as simple as that.

It used to be that way anyway? I think I only remember one championship team getting to the semi in SL era (Toulouse) before they seeded them.

The seeded draws now just look like regular championship rounds and then super 8 rounds.

We're talking about plum ties being regular championship fixtures. Then in the next round, it'll mainly be SL teams playing each other.

Yeah the joy of the cup has gone for me, as the supporter of a League One side. We're never going to get close to winning it, winning the cup for us was getting Saints Away, or a Leeds, Hull etc

We now have to rely on the Rhinos having a stinker of a season again to get a chance

Who are Halifax Blue SOX ??

Are they playing Harlequins ?

Halifax v London and York v Widnes should be the televised games (assuming there are 2).
Wonder if London will want to concentrate on the League though ?

York V Widnes is the stand out tie for me.

OurLeague does have a tendancy of going for a lower club at home to a higher league club, more than the BBC, which could see them go for one of:

Thatto Heath Crusaders v. Dewsbury Rams

Halifax v. London Broncos

Doncaster v. Batley Bulldogs

We ( Hull KR) got to the semis in 2006 as a championship side Saints beat us 50-0