super league teams enter the challenge cup on 12 – 13 february.
super league teams enter the challenge cup on 12 – 13 february.
when do super league teams enter the challenge cup?
12 – 13 february
the format of the competition was eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. the first two rounds were composed entirely of 48 amateur teams. the 12 winners of the second round ties were joined in round three by the 14 league 1 teams. for the fourth round, the 13 winners from round 3 were joined by 11 of the 12 championship teams (toulouse olympique. who play in the championship, chose not to enter the 2018 cup competition). round five saw four super league teams entering the competition, namely those that finished in the top four positions of the 2017 qualifiers—warrington wolves, widnes vikings, hull kingston rovers and catalans dragons. the remaining eight super league teams joined in round six.
2018 challenge cup
bullet::::- fourth round: the championship teams enter the draw with the third round winners.









































bullet::::- fifth round: the bottom four super league teams enter the draw with the fourth round winners.









































bullet::::- sixth round: the top eight super league teams enter the draw with the eight fifth round winners.









































bullet::::- quarter finals: last eight.









































bullet::::- semi finals: played at neutral venue(s).









































bullet::::- final: played at wembley stadium, on the saturday of the august bank holiday weekend until 2019; will be played in july from 2020 onwards.









































section::::venues.
challenge cup