Amateur side West Hull edged out National Conference League rivals Hunslet ARLFC 24-18 for 13th-hour winners St Helens in the Betfred Challenge Cup.
Gooole Vikings stunned London Broncos in their first fixture as a professional club, beating them 17-10 at Rosslyn Park to take on Wakefield Trinity.
The Vikings, coached by three-time Cup winner and former England forward Scott Taylor, came from 10-0 down to claim victory.
The Broncos team only fielded a handful of regulars from the league team for the duration, but they initially looked to win after two early tries, but Tom Helaice scored for the Vikings in the first half and they dominated the second period.
Former Leeds center Thomas Minn brought them level with a long-range effort, then the former Hull Football Academy feature scored a try and record-half Reece Reece added a drop.
They will be joined in the last 32 by two other community clubs, York Acor Blk and West London Warriors, who face the brunt of the Super League workload respectively.
York Acorn were the most successful community club in the 2024 Cup as they won four matches to earn a fifth round tie in Halifax.
Meanwhile, the Southern Conference League West Warriors thrashed British Army 36-18 to make the 14-hour cup holders stomach winners.
Challenge Cup Quarter – Updated draw
Goole Vikings vs Wakefield Trinity
York Acorn vs Hull FC
Bradford Bulls or Doncaster Rlfc vs Castleford Tigers
Hunslet RLFC VS Huddersfield Giants
Wests Warriors vs Leeds Rhinos
Halifax Panthers or Thatto Heath Crusaders vs Catalan Dragons
West Hull vs St Helens
Royal Navy or Working Town vs Leigh Leopards
Midlands storms or siddal vs salford red devils
Whitehaven vs Warrington Wolves
Keighley Cougars or York Knights vs Hull kr
Sheffield Eagles or West Bowling vs Wigan Warriors
Oldham RLFC or Rochdale Mayfield vs Barrow Raiders or Crosfields
Newcastle Thunder or Batley Bulldogs vs Dewsbury Rams
Cornwall or North Wales Crusaders vs Rochdale Hornets or Widnes Vikings
Featherstone Rovers vs Blackbrook or INCE ROSE BRIDGE
The rest of the fixtures
Sunday, January 26 2025
Oldham vs Rochdale Mayfield (12.30pm)
Cornwall vs North Wales Crusaders (1st)
Royal Navy v Working City (1st)
Blackbrook vs Ince Rose Bridge (2 out)
Midlands Hurricanes vs Siddal (2pm)
Barrow Raiders vs Crosfields (3rd)
Bradford Bulls vs Doncaster (of 3)
Halifax Panthers vs Thatto Heath Crusaders (of 3)
Newcastle Thunder vs Batley Bulldogs (3PM)
Rochdale Hornets vs Widnes Vikings (3 of 1)
Sheffield Eagles vs West Bowling (of 3)
2025 Super League – Key dates and what to look for
February 13-16. Start of the 1st round
March 1 Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves in Las Vegas
April 17-19. 8th round – competitor’s round
May 3-4. Magic Round (St James’ Park, Newcastle)
July 24. 31 August – Round 20 – split over two weekends
September 4-7. Round 25 – opponents’ round devices countered
September 18-21. Round 27 – final round of the regular season (dates and times TBC)
September 26-27. Elimination Play-Offs
October 3-4. Semi-final
Saturday, October 11. Grand Final (Old Trafford)
Sky Sports Will once again show every Super League game this season, including two matches in each round, exclusively live, with the remaining four matches highlighted Sky Sports +
