{"id":399906,"date":"2026-01-31T03:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399906\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T03:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:16:15","slug":"second-challenge-cup-fixture-set-for-broadcast-as-the-sportsman-make-selection-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399906\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Challenge Cup fixture set for broadcast as The Sportsman make selection pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AM20033-2.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>Following the news that London Broncos and Bradford Bulls\u2019 Challenge Cup tie will be broadcast on the BBC, a second game will now be played in front of the cameras.<\/p>\n<p>As they have done in the past few years, The Sportsman, who are an online production company that cover rugby league and boxing, among other things, will show a game from each round until the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>That means that they will live stream a game in both the Third and Fourth round, and their selection for next week has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>They will show Leeds Rhinos\u2019 trip to Widnes Vikings, as Brad Arthur\u2019s side travel to the DCBL Stadium for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In the past 10 matches, the results are shared at five wins apiece, something that will surely give Widnes confidence if they are to provide an upset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-challenge-cup-third-round-draw-in-full-112117\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The full list of Challenge Cup Third Round ties can be viewed here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leeds will be without a number of key men for the tie, including Max Simpson, after his worse fears were confirmed earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster has suffered another ACL injury, ruling him out for the entire campaign.<\/p>\n<p>James McDonnell and Ash Handley will also miss the game after the pair picked up injuries in the pre-season victory over Bradford.<\/p>\n<p>For Widnes, who are six-time Challenge Cup winners, they will be looking to echo the performance that they served up against Thatto Heath Crusaders, whereby they scored 15 tries in victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings take on North Wales Crusaders this weekend, in what is the second round of the Championship campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The tie between Leeds and Widnes will take place on Saturday 7 February at 3pm.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live broadcast in Round 3 \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WidnesRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@WidnesRL<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leedsrhinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@leedsrhinos<\/a> next Saturday on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSportsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheSportsman<\/a> \ud83d\udcfa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChallengeCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ChallengeCup<\/a> \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IVJ5MtUdg7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/IVJ5MtUdg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betfred Challenge Cup (@TheChallengeCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChallengeCup\/status\/2017226167388975485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2026<\/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<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the news that London Broncos and Bradford Bulls\u2019 Challenge Cup tie will be broadcast on the 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