Given the way the draw is seeded for the benefit of SL clubs, just have them play it. Since they have done that, the Challenge Cup has lost huge credibility as a cup competition.

DC agree with you there, part of the joy of the CC was the chance for a minow team to pull off a shock, thats gone with the way they serd it now. I lost interest in it a long time back, apart from watching a couple of early rounds.
Although saying that i enjoyed watching Dragons win it.

We must never lose The Challenge Cup, it still attracts a large BBC TV National audience, if we have to, then we must revert to the original minnow games, remember Pilkington Recd playing big games at Knowsley Road!

Who can forget 86/87 when as Fulham we drew 4-4 at Kells, winning 22-14 i think mid-week replay at Chiswick.

Jaybs, we agree. But in its current form it does not have the same appeal.
But as you say it gets the game on free to view which is a positive.