{"id":390041,"date":"2026-01-25T17:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/390041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:51:18","slug":"challenge-cup-round-two-results-so-far-as-warrington-wolves-and-wakefield-trinity-learn-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/390041\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Cup round two results so far as Warrington Wolves and Wakefield Trinity learn opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AW6_3941.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The first five games of the second round of the Challenge Cup have been played with four Super League sides learning their opponents for round three.<\/p>\n<p>Round two of the competition saw the 20 Championship clubs added to the pot alongside the 19 community clubs who win in round one, with Lock Lane earning a bye to round three after Featherstone Rovers entered administration.<\/p>\n<p>The West Yorkshire club landed a huge tie against Hull KR, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-challenge-cup-third-round-tie-set-as-hull-kr-confirm-stadium-switch-111976\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that game now confirmed to be held at Craven Park<\/a>, but four other Super League sides have joined the Robins in knowing who they will face in early February.<\/p>\n<p>Huddersfield Giants, York Knights, Wigan Warriors and last year\u2019s defeated finalists Warrington Wolves have all had their round three clashes confirmed after today\u2019s matches.<\/p>\n<p>Challenge Cup round two so far<\/p>\n<p>The first of those matches was between York-based amateur side Heworth, who faced off against Keighley Cougars with the Championship side racing to a 62-0 win. The Cougars will now face either Midlands Hurricanes or Aberavon Fighting Irish.<\/p>\n<p>There was a similar story in another game between a community club and a Champ side as Hunslet beat Stanningley 44-0 to book their place in round three, where they will meet Huddersfield Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Swinton Lions looked like they could be the first big shock as they trailed Ince Rose Bridge heading into the final quarter but they came out on top as 44-26 winners, setting up a clash with Wakefield Trinity.<\/p>\n<p>Barrow Raiders handily beat Wigan St Judes to set up a clash with York Knights whilst the all-Championship affair between Sheffield Eagles and Whitehaven saw Craig Lingard\u2019s side win 18-6 meaning Warrington will travel to Sheffield in February.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining fixtures for round two, including kick-off times and details on how to watch can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-how-to-watch-on-tv-this-week-as-challenge-cup-second-round-coverage-confirmed-111980\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Challenge Cup round two results\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heworth 0-62 Keighley Cougars \u2013 Keighley to face Midlands\/Aberavon in round three<\/p>\n<p>Ince Rose Bridge 26-44 Swinton Lions \u2013 Swinton to face Wakefield in round three<\/p>\n<p>Wigan St Judes 4-76 Barrow Raiders \u2013 Barrow to face York Knights in round three<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Eagles 18-6 Whitehaven \u2013 Sheffield to face Warrington in round three<\/p>\n<p>Stanningley 0-44 Hunslet \u2013 Hunslet to face Huddersfield in round three<\/p>\n<p>Hammersmith Hills Hoists 10-42 Salford RLFC \u2013 Salford to face Hull FC in round three<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_e9WbvZO3iA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our YouTube channel here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first five games of the second round of the Challenge Cup have been played with four Super&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-390041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}