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The '''2017 Challenge Cup''', (also known as the '''Ladbrokes Challenge Cup'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Challenge Cup: Ladbrokes replace Tetley's as title sponsor|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/30701718|accessdate=30 October 2016|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2015}}</ref> for sponsorship reasons) is the 116th staging of the [[Challenge Cup]] the main [[rugby league]] knockout tournament for teams in the European [[Super League]], the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.
The '''2017 Challenge Cup''', (also known as the '''Ladbrokes Challenge Cup'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Challenge Cup: Ladbrokes replace Tetley's as title sponsor|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/30701718|access-date=30 October 2016|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2015}}</ref> for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the [[Challenge Cup]] the main [[rugby league]] knockout tournament for teams in the [[Super League]], the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.


The defending champions are [[Hull FC]] who beat [[Warrington Wolves]] 12–10 in the 2016 final at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3034 |date=29 August 2016 |page=31}}</ref>
The defending champions were [[Hull F.C.]] who beat [[Warrington Wolves]] 12–10 in the 2016 final at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3034 |date=29 August 2016 |page=31}}</ref> Hull F.C. retained the trophy beating [[Wigan Warriors]] 18–14 at Wembley on 26 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41012717 |title=Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors |work=BBC Sport |date=26 August 2017 |access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>


The format of the competition is eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds are composed entirely of amateur teams. The nine winners of the second round ties are joined in round 3 by the 15 [[Championship 1]] teams including for the first time a Canadian team, the [[Toronto Wolfpack]]. For the fourth round the 12 [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]] teams are included in the draw. Starting the format introduced in 2015 competition round 5 sees four [[Super league]] teams entering the competition. These are the four teams that finished in the top four positions of the [[2016 Super 8s#The Qualifiers|2016 Qualifiers]] and are [[Huddersfield Giants]], [[Leeds Rhinos]], [[Leigh Centurions]] and [[Salford Red Devils]]. The remaining eight Super League teams join in round 6.
The format of the competition was eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds were composed entirely of 32 amateur teams. The eight winners of the second round ties were joined in round 3 by the 16 [[League 1 (rugby league)|League 1]] teams including for the first time a Canadian team, the [[Toronto Wolfpack]]. For the fourth round the 12 [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]] teams were included in the draw. Round 5 saw four [[Super League]] teams entering the competition. These are the four teams that finished in the top four positions of the [[2016 Super 8s#The Qualifiers|2016 Qualifiers]] and are [[Huddersfield Giants]], [[Leeds Rhinos]], [[Leigh Centurions]] and [[Salford Red Devils]]. The remaining eight Super League teams joined in round 6.


==Round dates==
==Round dates==


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|-
|Round 1
|Round 1
|28–29 January 2017
|TBC
|-
|-
|Round 2
|Round 2
|11–12 February 2017
|TBC
|-
|-
|Round 3
|Round 3
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|-
|Round 4
|Round 4
|18–19 March 2017
|17–19+26 March 2017
|-
|-
|Round 5
|Round 5
|22–23 April 2017
|21–23 April 2017
|-
|-
|Round 6
|Round 6
|13–14 May 2017
|11–14 May 2017
|-
|-
|Quarter Finals
|Quarter-finals
|17–18 June 2017
|15–18 June 2017
|-
|-
|Semi Finals
|Semi-finals
|28–29 July 2017
|29–30 July 2017
|-
|-
|Final
|Final
|26 August 2017
|26 August 2017
|-bgcolor=#C1D8FF
|-bgcolor=#C1D8FF
|colspan=2|Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=The 2017 season begins here |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3042 |date=24 October 2016 |page=13}}</ref>
|colspan=2|Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=The 2017 season begins here |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3042 |date=24 October 2016 |page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/round_dates |title=2017 Round dates |publisher=Rugby Football League |access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref>
|}

==First round==
The draw for the first round of the 2017 Challenge Cup was held on 5 January 2017 at [[The Deep (aquarium)|the Deep]] to celebrate the city being named 2017 UK City of Culture and Hull's efforts in 2016 and featured 32 amateur teams from around the United Kingdom including one student team, all three armed services and the police. Home teams were drawn by [[Lee Radford]] and the away teams drawn by Dean Andrew, President of the RFL and The RAF.

Fixtures for the first round were played over the weekend of the 28–29 January 2017.

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[London Chargers]]
|116–0
|[[Bridgend Blue Bulls]]
|28 January 2017, 13:00
|New River Stadium
|S. Ellis
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Leigh Miners Rangers]]
|12–16
|[[Wigan St Patricks]]
|28 January 2017, 13:00
|Leigh Miners Welfare Sports & Social Club
|S. Mikalauskas
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Thatto Heath Crusaders]]
|30–10
|[[Skirlaugh A.R.L.F.C.|Skirlaugh]]
|28 January 2017, 13:30
|Hattons Solicitors Crusader Park
|H. Neville
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Aberdeen Warriors]]
|8–62
|[[Pilkington Recs]]
|28 January 2017, 13:30
|Woodside Sports Complex
|B. Milligan
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[University of Hull]]
|12–22
|[[Rochdale Mayfield]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Hull University Sports & Fitness Centre
|J. Stearne
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[West Bowling A.R.L.F.C.|West Bowling]]
|0–12
|[[Kells A.R.L.F.C.|Kells ARLFC]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Emsley Recreation Ground
|J. Barr
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Royal Air Force Rugby League|RAF]]
|12–30
|[[York Acorn A.R.L.F.C.|York Acorn]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|RAF College Cranwell
|J. Jones
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|Fryston Warriors
|33–10
|[[Normanton (rugby league)|Normanton Knights]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Fryston Welfare Club
|L. Staveley
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Royal Navy Rugby League|Royal Navy]]
|34–38
|[[Myton Warriors]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|US Sports Ground
|S. Houghton
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal ARLFC]]
|16–4
|Milford Marlins
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Siddal Sports & Community Centre
|C. Worsley
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Egremont Rangers]]
|24–14
|[[British Army Rugby League|British Army]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Gilfoot Park
|C. Astbury
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[West Hull ARLFC|West Hull]]
|24–10
|[[Hull Dockers]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|West Hull Community Park
|N. Woodward
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Thornhill Trojans]]
|32–18
|[[Castleford Lock Lane|Lock Lane]]
|28 January 2017, 14:00
|Thornhill Sports & Community Centre
|S. Chromiak
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Featherstone Lions]]
|29–28
|Distington ARLFC
|28 January 2017, 14:30
|The Mill Pond Stadium
|K. Moore
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Wath Brow Hornets]]
|4–17
|Haydock ARLFC
|28 January 2017, 14:30
|Cleator Sports & Social Club
|J. Turner
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|Wests Warriors
|40–22
|[[British Police|Great Britain Police]]
|28 January 2017, 17:00
|New River Stadium
|M. Griffiths
|
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup - Round One - Scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3055 |date=30 January 2017 |page=29 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}

==Second round==
The second round draw was made on 31 January from the home of amateur team [[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal]], who qualified for the second round by defeating Milford Martins 16–14, and was streamed live on BBC Sport's website. The draw was made by former players, [[Johnny Lawless]] and [[Luke Robinson (rugby league)|Luke Robinson]] both of whom played for Siddal before turning professional.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/huddersfield-giants-coach-luke-robinson-12518003 |title=Huddersfield Giants coach Luke Robinson to make Challenge Cup draw |newspaper=Huddersfield Examiner |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> Ties were played over the weekend of 11–12 February 2017 with the exception of the game between West Hull and Thatto Heath which was postponed for a week due to a waterlogged pitch.

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Myton Warriors]]
|18–4
|[[York Acorn A.R.L.F.C.|York Acorn]]
|11 February 2017, 13:30
|Marist Sporting Club
|G. Dolan
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Featherstone Lions]]
|0–26
|Wests Warriors
|11 February 2017, 14:00
|The Mill Pond Stadium
|B. Robinson
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|Haydock ARLFC
|30–20
|[[Thornhill Trojans]]
|11 February 2017, 14:00
|King George Playing Fields
|L. Staveley
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Wigan St Patricks]]
|18–28
|[[Egremont Rangers]]
|11 February 2017, 14:00
|Clarington Park
|N. Bennett
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Kells A.R.L.F.C.|Kells]]
|14–16{{efn |group=round2|After [[extra time]]}}
|[[Rochdale Mayfield]]
|11 February 2017, 14:00
|The Pit Field
|L. Moore
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Pilkington Recs]]
|10–34
|[[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal ARLFC]]
|11 February 2017, 14:15
|Ruskin Drive
|G. Hewer
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[London Chargers]]
|12–40
|Fryston Warriors
|11 February 2017, 16:00
|New River Stadium
|M. Rossleigh
|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[West Hull ARLFC|West Hull]]
|18–16
|[[Thatto Heath Crusaders]]
|18 February 2017, 14:00
|West Hull ARLFC
|S. Race
|
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round two - scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3057 |date=13 February 2017 |page=30 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist|group=round2}}

==Third round==
The draw for the third round as made on 14 February 2017. The draw was conducted by Super League players [[Stefan Ratchford]] and [[Ryan Brierley]]. Ties were played 25–26 February 2017.

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|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal ARLFC]]
|6–14
|{{leagueicon|Toronto|12}} [[Toronto Wolfpack]]
|25 February 2017, 13:00
|Siddal Sports & Community Centre
|T. Grant
|1,053
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|[[West Hull ARLFC|West Hull]]
|16–18
|{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|12}} [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
|25 February 2017, 14:00
|West Hull Community Park
|P. Marklove
|150
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|Wests Warriors
|12–26
|Haydock ARLFC
|25 February 2017, 14:30
|[[New River Stadium]]
|M. Rossleigh
|430
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|Fryston Warriors
|32–50
|{{leagueicon|Keighley|12}} [[Keighley Cougars]]
|25 February 2017, 15:00
|[[The Big Fellas Stadium]]
|J. McMullen
|739
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Gateshead|12}} [[Newcastle Thunder]]
|18–16
|{{leagueicon|Workington|12}} [[Workington Town]]
|25 February 2017, 17:00
|[[Kingston Park (stadium)|Kingston Park]]
|M. Mannifield
|400
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Barrow|12}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
|60–6
|[[Rochdale Mayfield]]
|26 February 2017, 14:00
|[[Craven Park (Barrow)|Craven Park]]
|M. Griffiths
|500
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Gloucestershire|12}} [[Gloucestershire All Golds]]
|36–18
|{{leagueicon|North Wales Crusaders|12}} [[North Wales Crusaders]]
|26 February 2017, 14:00
|[[Prince of Wales Stadium]]
|G. Dolan
|87
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Hemel|12}} [[Hemel Stags]]
|12–22
|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|12}} [[London Skolars]]
|26 February 2017, 14:30
|[[Pennine Way Stadium]]
|S. Race
|112
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Doncaster|12}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
|34–6
|[[Myton Warriors]]
|26 February 2017, 15:00
|[[Keepmoat Stadium]]
|L. Moore
|366
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|York City Knights|12}} [[York City Knights]]
|48–8
|[[Egremont Rangers]]
|26 February 2017, 15:00
|[[Bootham Crescent]]
|L. Staveley
|635
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|South Wales Scorpions|12}} [[South Wales Ironmen]]
|4–18
|{{leagueicon|Oxford|12}} [[Oxford Rugby League]]
|26 February 2017, 15:00
|[[The Wern]]
|N. Bennett
|115
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|12}} [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]]
|34–0
|{{leagueicon|Coventry|12}} [[Coventry Bears]]
|26 February 2017, 15:00
|[[South Leeds Stadium]]
|S. Mikalauskas
|249
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round three |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3059 |date=27 February 2017 |page=39 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}

==Fourth round==
[[File:Toronto Wolfpack Challenge Cup.jpg|thumb|[[Toronto Wolfpack]] walking out at [[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]]]
The winners of the 12 third-round ties were joined in the fourth round by the 12 teams in the Championship. The draw was made on board [[HMS Bulwark (L15)|HMS ''Bulwark'']] on Tuesday 28 February. The draw was made by former St Helens player, [[Paul Sculthorpe]] and the chairman of the Royal Marine Rugby League Association, Major Jack Duckitt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/31247/ladbrokes-challenge-cup-fourth-round-draw |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup fourth round draw |publisher=[[Rugby Football League|The Rugby Football League]] |date=23 February 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> Ties were played over the weekend of 17–19 March with the exception of the Whitehaven v Oxford fixture which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

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|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|London|12}} [[London Broncos]]
|26–30
|{{leagueicon|Toronto|12}} [[Toronto Wolfpack]]
|17 March 2017, 20:00
|[[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]
|S. Mikalauskas
|758
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Dewsbury|12}} [[Dewsbury Rams]]
|36–8
|{{leagueicon|Gateshead|12}} [[Newcastle Thunder]]
|17 March 2017, 20:00
|[[Tetley's Stadium]]
|J. McMullen
|425
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Oldham|12}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]
|40–12
|Haydock ARLFC
|18 March 2017, 13:00
|[[Bower Fold]]
|N. Bennett
|743
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| {{leagueicon|Toulouse|12}} [[Toulouse Olympique]]
|16–34
|{{leagueicon|Batley|12}} [[Batley Bulldogs]]
|18 March 2017, 14:00
|[[Stade Ernest-Argelès]]
|[[James Child|J. Child]]
|150
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Swinton|12}} [[Swinton Lions]]
|40 – 8
|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|12}} [[London Skolars]]
|18 March 2017, 15:00
|[[Heywood Road]]
|G. Dolan
|200
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Barrow|12}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
|20–0
|{{leagueicon|Keighley|12}} [[Keighley Cougars]]
|18 March 2017, 18:30
|[[Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness]]
|G. Hewer
|721
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Bradford|12}} [[Bradford Bulls]]
|13–21
|{{leagueicon|Featherstone|12}}[[Featherstone Rovers]]
|19 March 2017, 15:00
|[[Provident Stadium]]
|C. Straw
|2,458
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Gloucestershire|12}} [[Gloucestershire All Golds]]
|22–48
|{{leagueicon|Doncaster|12}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
|19 March 2017, 15:00
|[[Keepmoat Stadium]] {{efn|group=round4|Originally scheduled for [[Prince of Wales Stadium]] but due to the ground being unavailable for the All Golds, tie swapped to Doncaster}}
|M. Rossleigh
|280
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Halifax|12}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|20–6
|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|12}} [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]]
|19 March 2017, 15:00
|[[The Shay]]
|T. Grant
|793
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Hull KR|12}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|48–10
|{{leagueicon|Sheffield|12}} [[Sheffield Eagles]]
|19 March 2017, 15:00
|[[Craven Park, Hull|Craven Park]]
|J. Roberts
|3,408
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|York City Knights|12}} [[York City Knights]]
|26–20
| {{leagueicon|Rochdale|12}} [[Rochdale Hornets]]
|19 March 2017, 15:00
|[[Bootham Crescent]]
|B. Robinson
|652
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|12}} [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
|46–14
|{{leagueicon|Oxford|12}} [[Oxford Rugby League|Oxford]]
|26 March 2017, 14:00{{efn|group=round4|Original match (19 March) postponed due to a waterlogged pitch}}
|[[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]
|T. Crashley
|375
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round four - scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3062 |date=20 March 2017 |page=40 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}
{{notelist|group=round4}}

==Fifth round==
The fifth round draw sees the entry of four Super League clubs, these being those that finished the top of the [[2016 Super 8s|2016 Qualifiers]]. The draw was made live on the [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] breakfast show on Tuesday 21 March at 7-45 am. The draw was made by show host, [[Rachel Burden]], and former international player, at both codes, [[Jason Robinson (rugby)|Jason Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/31370/robinson-to-conduct-ladbrokes-challenge-cup-fifth-round-draw |title=Robinson to conduct Ladbrokes Challenge Cup draw |publisher=The Rugby Football League |date=16 March 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>

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|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Leeds|12}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|64–28
|{{leagueicon|Doncaster|12}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
|21 April 2017, 20:00
|[[Headingley Carnegie Stadium]]
|C. Campbell
|5,097
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Leigh|12}} [[Leigh Centurions]]
|10–23
|{{leagueicon|Hull KR|12}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|22 April 2017, 15:00
|[[Leigh Sports Village]]
|[[James Child|J. Child]]
|3,880
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|12}} [[Salford Red Devils]]
|29–22
|{{leagueicon|Toronto|12}} [[Toronto Wolfpack]]
|23 April 2017, 12:15
|[[AJ Bell Stadium]]
|J. Smith
|1,318
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|12}} [[Huddersfield Giants]]
|24–28
|{{leagueicon|Swinton|12}} [[Swinton Lions]]
|23 April 2017, 12:30
|[[John Smith's Stadium]]
|S. Mikalauskas
|1,292
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Featherstone|12}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]
|30–4
|{{leagueicon|Oldham|12}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]
|23 April 2017, 15:00
|[[The Big Fellas Stadium]]
|T. Grant
|1,408
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Dewsbury|12}} [[Dewsbury Rams]]
|23–22
|{{leagueicon|Batley|12}} [[Batley Bulldogs]]
|23 April 2017, 15:00
|[[Crown Flatt|Tetley's Stadium]]
|J. Roberts
|962
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|12}} [[Whitehaven]]
|12–36
|{{leagueicon|Halifax|12}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|23 April 2017, 15:00
|[[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]
|L. Moore
|636
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|York City Knights|12}} [[York City Knights]]
|28–50
|{{leagueicon|Barrow|12}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
|23 April 2017, 15:00
|[[Bootham Crescent]]
|J. McMullen
|904
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round five - scoreboard |newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3067 |date=24 April 2017 |page=39 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}

==Sixth round==
The draw for the sixth round was made on Tuesday 25 April live on the [[BBC News channel]] during the 6-30pm Sportsday programme. The draw was made by former players [[Chris Joynt]] and [[Keith Senior]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/saints/news/15233064.Chris_Joynt_and_Keith_Senior_to_conduct_Challenge_Cup_draw/ |title=Chris Joynt and Keith Senior to conduct Challenge Cup draw |newspaper=[[St Helens Star]] |date=20 April 2017 |access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]
|24–12
|{{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|11 May 2017, 20:00
|[[The Big Fellas Stadium]]
|C. Campbell
|1,736
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|Salford city|16|}} [[Salford Red Devils]]
|24–14
|{{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|12 May 2017, 20:00
|[[AJ Bell Stadium]]
|R. Hicks
|3,100
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams]]
|6–54
|{{Leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|12 May 2017, 20:00
|[[Tetley's Stadium]]
|S. Mikalauskas
|2,125
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|62–0
| {{Leagueicon|Catalans|16}} [[Catalans Dragons]]
|12 May 2017, 20:00
|[[KCOM Stadium]]
|[[Ben Thaler|B. Thaler]]
|6,470
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Castleford Tigers|16}} [[Castleford Tigers]]
|53–10
|{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]
|13 May 2017, 14:30
|[[Mend-A-Hose Jungle]]
|[[Phil Bentham|P. Bentham]]
|5,216
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|72–10
|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
|14 May 2017, 15:00
|[[Headingley Carnegie Rugby Stadium|Headingley]]
|J. Smith
|5,226
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions]]
|12–42
|{{Leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors]]
|14 May 2017, 15:00
|[[Heywood Road]]
|C. Kendall
|2,003
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves]]
|34–20
|{{Leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings]]
|14 May 2017, 15:00
|[[Halliwell Jones Stadium]]
|[[James Child|J. Child]]
|5,971
|- style="background:#c1d8ff;"
! colspan=12 | Source:<ref>{{cite news |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round six|newspaper=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |issue=3070 |date=15 May 2017 |page=39 |publisher=League Publications}}</ref>
|}

==Quarter-finals==
The draw for the quarter finals was made immediately after the conclusion of the last sixth round match. Home teams were drawn by former Welsh international [[Iestyn Harris]] and away teams by Leigh captain [[Micky Higham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/31749/ladbrokes-challenge-cup-quarter-final-draw |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup quarter final draw |publisher=[[Rugby Football League]] |date=14 May 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|Salford city|16|}} [[Salford Red Devils]]
|30–6
|{{Leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|15 June, 20:00
|[[AJ Bell Stadium]]
|Robert Hicks|R. Hicks
|2,820
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|58–0
|{{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]
|16 June, 20:00
|[[Headingley Carnegie Rugby Stadium|Headingley]]
|Chris Kendall|C. Kendall
|6,181
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves]]
|26–27
|{{Leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors]]
|17 June, 15:00
|[[Halliwell Jones Stadium]]
|[[Ben Thaler|B. Thaler]]
|7,312
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|32–24
|{{leagueicon|Castleford Tigers|16}} [[Castleford Tigers]]
|18 June, 15:00
|[[KCOM Stadium]]
|[[Phil Bentham|P. Bentham]]
|11,944
|}

==Semi-final==
The semi-final draw was conducted on BBC 2 immediately after [[Hull F.C.|Hull's]] 32–24 victory over [[Castleford Tigers]]. Conducting the draw were two Challenge Cup winning team members; [[Danny Brough]] (2005) and [[Barry Johnson (rugby league)|Barry Johnson]] (1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/32000/ladbrokes-challenge-cup-semi-final-draw|title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi final draw |publisher=[[Rugby Football League]] |date=18 June 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> The ties were played at neutral venues; after the draw these were announced as Doncaster and Warrington.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalrl.com/challenge-cup-semi-finals-heading-doncaster-warrington/ |title=Challenge Cup semi-finals heading to Doncaster and Warrington |publisher=Total Rugby League |date=19 June 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|43–24
|{{Leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|29 July 2017, 14:30
|[[Keepmoat Stadium]]
|[[Phil Bentham|P. Bentham]]
|14,526
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors]]
|27–14
|{{Leagueicon|Salford city|16}} [[Salford Red Devils]]
|30 July 2017, 14:30
|[[Halliwell Jones Stadium]]
|[[James Child|J. Child]]
|10,796
|}

==Final==
{{main|2017 Challenge Cup Final}}
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#CCCCCC
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Referee
!width=7%|Attendance
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|{{Leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|18–14
|{{Leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors]]
|26 August 2017, 15:00
|[[Wembley Stadium]]
|[[Phil Bentham]]
|68,525
|}

'''Teams''':

'''Hull''': [[Jamie Shaul]], [[Mahe Fonua]], [[Josh Griffin]], [[Carlos Tuimavave]], [[Fetuli Talanoa]], [[Albert Kelly]], [[Marc Sneyd]], [[Liam Watts]], [[Danny Houghton]], [[Scott Taylor (rugby league)|Scott Taylor]], [[Sika Manu]], [[Mark Minichiello]], [[Gareth Ellis]] (captain).

Substitutes (all used): [[Chris Green (rugby league)|Chris Green]], [[Danny Washbrook]], [[Josh Bowden]], [[Jake Connor]].<br>
'''Tries''': Talanoa (1), Fonua (2). '''Goals''': Sneyd (3/3).

'''Wigan Warriors''': [[Sam Tomkins]], [[Liam Marshall]], [[Anthony Gelling]], [[Oliver Gildart]], [[Joe Burgess]], [[George Williams (rugby league)|George Williams]], [[Thomas Leuluai]], [[Frank Paul Nuuausala]], [[Michael McIlorum]], [[Tony Clubb]], [[John Bateman (rugby league)|John Bateman]], [[Liam Farrell]], [[Sean O'Loughlin]] (captain).

Substitutes (all used): [[Willie Isa]], [[Ryan Sutton]], [[Sam Powell]], [[Taulima Tautai]].<br>
'''Tries''': Bateman (1), Gildart (1), Burgess (1). '''Goals''': Williams (1/3).

[[Lance Todd Trophy]] Winner: [[Marc Sneyd]]

==Broadcasts==
The primary broadcast organisation for the competition was [[BBC Sport]]. On 24 January the RFL announced that the BBC would be streaming one tie from each of the first five rounds live on the BBC Sport website with two games from the 6th, 7th and 8th rounds being broadcast live on BBC TV.<ref name=RFL240117>{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/31062/bbc-to-show-early-challenge-cup-rounds |title=BBC to show early Challenge Cup rounds |publisher=The Rugby Football League |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> The fifth-round game between Salford and Toronto was streamed live on [[Facebook]] (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) after the RFL and both clubs agreed a deal over global broadcast rights.<ref name=TW5thround>{{cite web |url=https://www.torontowolfpack.com/2017/04/21/toronto-wolfpack-announce-international-streaming-option-round-5-challenge-cup/ |title=Toronto Wolfpack announce international streaming option for Round 5 of the Ladbroke's Challenge Cup |publisher=Toronto Wolfpack |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=23 April 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Sky Sports]] also have broadcasting rights after the fifth round and showed two games from the sixth round live.<ref name=TotalRL270417>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalrl.com/sky-televise-million-pound-game-re-match-challenge-cup/ |title=Sky to televise Million Pound Game re-match in Challenge Cup |publisher=League Publications |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref>

===Live matches===
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
! Round
! Match
! Date
! Broadcast method
|-
| 1st
| [[Leigh Miners Rangers]] v [[Wigan St Patricks]]<ref name=RFL240117/>
| 28 January, 13:00
| streamed [[BBC Sport]]
|-
| 2nd
| [[Pilkington Recs]] v [[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/article/39309/bbc-pick-feature-game-for-ladbrokes-challenge-cup-second-round |title=BBC pick feature game for Ladbrokes Challenge Cup second round |publisher=The RFL |date=3 February 2017 |access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>
| 11 February, 14:15
| streamed BBC Sport
|-
| 3rd
| [[Siddal A.R.L.F.C.|Siddal]] v [[Toronto Wolfpack|Toronto]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/article/39396/bbc-choose-to-stream-siddal-v-toronto |title=BBC choose to stream Siddal v Toronto |publisher=The RFL |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>
| 25 February, 13:00
| streamed BBC Sport
|-
| 4th
| [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] v Haydock<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39207846 |title=Challenge Cup: BBC Sport to stream Oldham R.L.F.C. v Haydock tie |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>
| 18 March, 13:00
| streamed BBC Sport
|-
| rowspan="2" |5th
| [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]] v [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/bbc-sport-stream-whitehaven-v-halifax/ |title=BBC Sport to stream Whitehaven v Halifax |work=loverugbyleague.com |date=6 April 2017 |access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref>
| 23 April, 15:00
| streamed BBC Sport
|-
| [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] v [[Toronto Wolfpack|Toronto]]<ref name=TW5thround/>
| 23 April, 12:15
| streamed [[Facebook]] (not UK and Ireland)
|-
|rowspan="4" |6th
| [[Featherstone Rovers|Featherstone]] v [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]<ref name=TotalRL270417/>
| 11 May, 20:00
| live [[Sky Sports]]
|-
| [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] v [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]<ref name=TotalRL270417/>
| 12 May, 20:00
| live Sky Sports
|-
| [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] v [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]<ref name="P&CE">{{cite news |url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rovers-and-tigers-challenge-cup-ties-on-tv-1-8515396 |title=Rovers and Tigers Challenge Cup ties on TV |newspaper=[[Pontefract & Castleford Express]] |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref>
| 13 May, 14:30
| live [[BBC One]]
|-
| [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] v [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]<ref name="P&CE"/>
| 14 May, 15:00
| live [[BBC Two]]
|-
|rowspan="4" |QF
| [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] v [[Wakefield Trinity]]<ref name=TotalRL150517>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalrl.com/challenge-cup-quarter-final-dates-revealed/ |title=Challenge Cup Quarter-final dates revealed |publisher=League Publications |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref>
| 15 June, 20:00
| live Sky Sports
|-
| [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] v [[Featherstone Rovers]]<ref name=TotalRL150517/>
| 16 June, 20:00
| live Sky Sports
|-
| [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] v [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]<ref name=TotalRL150517/>
| 17 June, 15:00
| live BBC One
|-
| [[Hull F.C.]] v [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]<ref name=TotalRL150517/>
| 18 June, 15:00
| live BBC Two
|-
|rowspan="2" |SF
| [[Hull F.C.]] v [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]<ref name="CC SF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/32006/ladbrokes-challenge-cup-semi-final-venues-confirmed |title=Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi-final venues confirmed |publisher=[[Rugby Football League]] |date=19 June 2017 |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
| 29 July, 14:30
| live BBC One
|-
| [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] v [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]<ref name="CC SF"/>
| 30 July, 14:30
| live BBC Two
|-
|F
| [[Hull F.C.]] v [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41051430 |title=Five reasons to watch the Challenge Cup final |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| 26 August, 15:00
| live BBC One
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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===Explanatory notes===
==Notes==
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==External links==
{{official website|www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/}}


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2017 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup
Duration9 Rounds
Number of teams72
Highest attendance68,525
( Hull F.C. vs Wigan Warriors) (Final)
Lowest attendance87[A]
( Gloucestershire All Golds vs North Wales Crusaders) (3rd round)
Aggregate attendance184,212
Broadcast partnersBBC Sport
Sky Sports
Winners Hull
Runners-up Wigan Warriors
Biggest home winLondon Chargers 116 – 0 Bridgend Blue Bulls
(1st Round)
Biggest away winAberdeen Warriors 8 – 62 Pilkington Recs
(1st Round)
Lance Todd Trophy Marc Sneyd
Top point-scorer(s)46 Liam Sutcliffe Leeds Rhinos[1]
Top try-scorer(s)6 Kieran Cross Doncaster[1]

The 2017 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.

The defending champions were Hull F.C. who beat Warrington Wolves 12–10 in the 2016 final at Wembley Stadium.[3] Hull F.C. retained the trophy beating Wigan Warriors 18–14 at Wembley on 26 August 2017.[4]

The format of the competition was eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds were composed entirely of 32 amateur teams. The eight winners of the second round ties were joined in round 3 by the 16 League 1 teams including for the first time a Canadian team, the Toronto Wolfpack. For the fourth round the 12 Championship teams were included in the draw. Round 5 saw four Super League teams entering the competition. These are the four teams that finished in the top four positions of the 2016 Qualifiers and are Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos, Leigh Centurions and Salford Red Devils. The remaining eight Super League teams joined in round 6.

Round dates

[edit]
Round Dates
Round 1 28–29 January 2017
Round 2 11–12 February 2017
Round 3 25–26 February 2017
Round 4 17–19+26 March 2017
Round 5 21–23 April 2017
Round 6 11–14 May 2017
Quarter-finals 15–18 June 2017
Semi-finals 29–30 July 2017
Final 26 August 2017
Source:[5][6]

First round

[edit]

The draw for the first round of the 2017 Challenge Cup was held on 5 January 2017 at the Deep to celebrate the city being named 2017 UK City of Culture and Hull's efforts in 2016 and featured 32 amateur teams from around the United Kingdom including one student team, all three armed services and the police. Home teams were drawn by Lee Radford and the away teams drawn by Dean Andrew, President of the RFL and The RAF.

Fixtures for the first round were played over the weekend of the 28–29 January 2017.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Chargers 116–0 Bridgend Blue Bulls 28 January 2017, 13:00 New River Stadium S. Ellis
Leigh Miners Rangers 12–16 Wigan St Patricks 28 January 2017, 13:00 Leigh Miners Welfare Sports & Social Club S. Mikalauskas
Thatto Heath Crusaders 30–10 Skirlaugh 28 January 2017, 13:30 Hattons Solicitors Crusader Park H. Neville
Aberdeen Warriors 8–62 Pilkington Recs 28 January 2017, 13:30 Woodside Sports Complex B. Milligan
University of Hull 12–22 Rochdale Mayfield 28 January 2017, 14:00 Hull University Sports & Fitness Centre J. Stearne
West Bowling 0–12 Kells ARLFC 28 January 2017, 14:00 Emsley Recreation Ground J. Barr
RAF 12–30 York Acorn 28 January 2017, 14:00 RAF College Cranwell J. Jones
Fryston Warriors 33–10 Normanton Knights 28 January 2017, 14:00 Fryston Welfare Club L. Staveley
Royal Navy 34–38 Myton Warriors 28 January 2017, 14:00 US Sports Ground S. Houghton
Siddal ARLFC 16–4 Milford Marlins 28 January 2017, 14:00 Siddal Sports & Community Centre C. Worsley
Egremont Rangers 24–14 British Army 28 January 2017, 14:00 Gilfoot Park C. Astbury
West Hull 24–10 Hull Dockers 28 January 2017, 14:00 West Hull Community Park N. Woodward
Thornhill Trojans 32–18 Lock Lane 28 January 2017, 14:00 Thornhill Sports & Community Centre S. Chromiak
Featherstone Lions 29–28 Distington ARLFC 28 January 2017, 14:30 The Mill Pond Stadium K. Moore
Wath Brow Hornets 4–17 Haydock ARLFC 28 January 2017, 14:30 Cleator Sports & Social Club J. Turner
Wests Warriors 40–22 Great Britain Police 28 January 2017, 17:00 New River Stadium M. Griffiths
Source:[7]

Second round

[edit]

The second round draw was made on 31 January from the home of amateur team Siddal, who qualified for the second round by defeating Milford Martins 16–14, and was streamed live on BBC Sport's website. The draw was made by former players, Johnny Lawless and Luke Robinson both of whom played for Siddal before turning professional.[8] Ties were played over the weekend of 11–12 February 2017 with the exception of the game between West Hull and Thatto Heath which was postponed for a week due to a waterlogged pitch.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Myton Warriors 18–4 York Acorn 11 February 2017, 13:30 Marist Sporting Club G. Dolan
Featherstone Lions 0–26 Wests Warriors 11 February 2017, 14:00 The Mill Pond Stadium B. Robinson
Haydock ARLFC 30–20 Thornhill Trojans 11 February 2017, 14:00 King George Playing Fields L. Staveley
Wigan St Patricks 18–28 Egremont Rangers 11 February 2017, 14:00 Clarington Park N. Bennett
Kells 14–16[a] Rochdale Mayfield 11 February 2017, 14:00 The Pit Field L. Moore
Pilkington Recs 10–34 Siddal ARLFC 11 February 2017, 14:15 Ruskin Drive G. Hewer
London Chargers 12–40 Fryston Warriors 11 February 2017, 16:00 New River Stadium M. Rossleigh
West Hull 18–16 Thatto Heath Crusaders 18 February 2017, 14:00 West Hull ARLFC S. Race
Source:[9]
  1. ^ After extra time

Third round

[edit]

The draw for the third round as made on 14 February 2017. The draw was conducted by Super League players Stefan Ratchford and Ryan Brierley. Ties were played 25–26 February 2017.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Siddal ARLFC 6–14 Toronto Wolfpack 25 February 2017, 13:00 Siddal Sports & Community Centre T. Grant 1,053
West Hull 16–18 Whitehaven 25 February 2017, 14:00 West Hull Community Park P. Marklove 150
Wests Warriors 12–26 Haydock ARLFC 25 February 2017, 14:30 New River Stadium M. Rossleigh 430
Fryston Warriors 32–50 Keighley Cougars 25 February 2017, 15:00 The Big Fellas Stadium J. McMullen 739
Newcastle Thunder 18–16 Workington Town 25 February 2017, 17:00 Kingston Park M. Mannifield 400
Barrow Raiders 60–6 Rochdale Mayfield 26 February 2017, 14:00 Craven Park M. Griffiths 500
Gloucestershire All Golds 36–18 North Wales Crusaders 26 February 2017, 14:00 Prince of Wales Stadium G. Dolan 87
Hemel Stags 12–22 London Skolars 26 February 2017, 14:30 Pennine Way Stadium S. Race 112
Doncaster 34–6 Myton Warriors 26 February 2017, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium L. Moore 366
York City Knights 48–8 Egremont Rangers 26 February 2017, 15:00 Bootham Crescent L. Staveley 635
South Wales Ironmen 4–18 Oxford Rugby League 26 February 2017, 15:00 The Wern N. Bennett 115
Hunslet 34–0 Coventry Bears 26 February 2017, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium S. Mikalauskas 249
Source:[10]

Fourth round

[edit]
Toronto Wolfpack walking out at Trailfinders Sports Ground

The winners of the 12 third-round ties were joined in the fourth round by the 12 teams in the Championship. The draw was made on board HMS Bulwark on Tuesday 28 February. The draw was made by former St Helens player, Paul Sculthorpe and the chairman of the Royal Marine Rugby League Association, Major Jack Duckitt.[11] Ties were played over the weekend of 17–19 March with the exception of the Whitehaven v Oxford fixture which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Broncos 26–30 Toronto Wolfpack 17 March 2017, 20:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground S. Mikalauskas 758
Dewsbury Rams 36–8 Newcastle Thunder 17 March 2017, 20:00 Tetley's Stadium J. McMullen 425
Oldham 40–12 Haydock ARLFC 18 March 2017, 13:00 Bower Fold N. Bennett 743
Toulouse Olympique 16–34 Batley Bulldogs 18 March 2017, 14:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès J. Child 150
Swinton Lions 40 – 8 London Skolars 18 March 2017, 15:00 Heywood Road G. Dolan 200
Barrow Raiders 20–0 Keighley Cougars 18 March 2017, 18:30 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness G. Hewer 721
Bradford Bulls 13–21 Featherstone Rovers 19 March 2017, 15:00 Provident Stadium C. Straw 2,458
Gloucestershire All Golds 22–48 Doncaster 19 March 2017, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium [a] M. Rossleigh 280
Halifax 20–6 Hunslet 19 March 2017, 15:00 The Shay T. Grant 793
Hull Kingston Rovers 48–10 Sheffield Eagles 19 March 2017, 15:00 Craven Park J. Roberts 3,408
York City Knights 26–20 Rochdale Hornets 19 March 2017, 15:00 Bootham Crescent B. Robinson 652
Whitehaven 46–14 Oxford 26 March 2017, 14:00[b] Recreation Ground T. Crashley 375
Source:[12]
  1. ^ Originally scheduled for Prince of Wales Stadium but due to the ground being unavailable for the All Golds, tie swapped to Doncaster
  2. ^ Original match (19 March) postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Fifth round

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The fifth round draw sees the entry of four Super League clubs, these being those that finished the top of the 2016 Qualifiers. The draw was made live on the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show on Tuesday 21 March at 7-45 am. The draw was made by show host, Rachel Burden, and former international player, at both codes, Jason Robinson.[13]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 64–28 Doncaster 21 April 2017, 20:00 Headingley Carnegie Stadium C. Campbell 5,097
Leigh Centurions 10–23 Hull Kingston Rovers 22 April 2017, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village J. Child 3,880
Salford Red Devils 29–22 Toronto Wolfpack 23 April 2017, 12:15 AJ Bell Stadium J. Smith 1,318
Huddersfield Giants 24–28 Swinton Lions 23 April 2017, 12:30 John Smith's Stadium S. Mikalauskas 1,292
Featherstone Rovers 30–4 Oldham 23 April 2017, 15:00 The Big Fellas Stadium T. Grant 1,408
Dewsbury Rams 23–22 Batley Bulldogs 23 April 2017, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium J. Roberts 962
Whitehaven 12–36 Halifax 23 April 2017, 15:00 Recreation Ground L. Moore 636
York City Knights 28–50 Barrow Raiders 23 April 2017, 15:00 Bootham Crescent J. McMullen 904
Source:[14]

Sixth round

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The draw for the sixth round was made on Tuesday 25 April live on the BBC News channel during the 6-30pm Sportsday programme. The draw was made by former players Chris Joynt and Keith Senior.[15]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 24–12 Halifax 11 May 2017, 20:00 The Big Fellas Stadium C. Campbell 1,736
Salford Red Devils 24–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 12 May 2017, 20:00 AJ Bell Stadium R. Hicks 3,100
Dewsbury Rams 6–54 Wakefield Trinity 12 May 2017, 20:00 Tetley's Stadium S. Mikalauskas 2,125
Hull 62–0 Catalans Dragons 12 May 2017, 20:00 KCOM Stadium B. Thaler 6,470
Castleford Tigers 53–10 St. Helens 13 May 2017, 14:30 Mend-A-Hose Jungle P. Bentham 5,216
Leeds Rhinos 72–10 Barrow Raiders 14 May 2017, 15:00 Headingley J. Smith 5,226
Swinton Lions 12–42 Wigan Warriors 14 May 2017, 15:00 Heywood Road C. Kendall 2,003
Warrington Wolves 34–20 Widnes Vikings 14 May 2017, 15:00 Halliwell Jones Stadium J. Child 5,971
Source:[16]

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter finals was made immediately after the conclusion of the last sixth round match. Home teams were drawn by former Welsh international Iestyn Harris and away teams by Leigh captain Micky Higham.[17]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Salford Red Devils 30–6 Wakefield Trinity 15 June, 20:00 AJ Bell Stadium R. Hicks 2,820
Leeds Rhinos 58–0 Featherstone Rovers 16 June, 20:00 Headingley C. Kendall 6,181
Warrington Wolves 26–27 Wigan Warriors 17 June, 15:00 Halliwell Jones Stadium B. Thaler 7,312
Hull 32–24 Castleford Tigers 18 June, 15:00 KCOM Stadium P. Bentham 11,944

Semi-final

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The semi-final draw was conducted on BBC 2 immediately after Hull's 32–24 victory over Castleford Tigers. Conducting the draw were two Challenge Cup winning team members; Danny Brough (2005) and Barry Johnson (1986).[18] The ties were played at neutral venues; after the draw these were announced as Doncaster and Warrington.[19]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 43–24 Leeds Rhinos 29 July 2017, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium P. Bentham 14,526
Wigan Warriors 27–14 Salford Red Devils 30 July 2017, 14:30 Halliwell Jones Stadium J. Child 10,796

Final

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Main article: 2017 Challenge Cup Final
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 18–14 Wigan Warriors 26 August 2017, 15:00 Wembley Stadium Phil Bentham 68,525

Teams:

Hull: Jamie Shaul, Mahe Fonua, Josh Griffin, Carlos Tuimavave, Fetuli Talanoa, Albert Kelly, Marc Sneyd, Liam Watts, Danny Houghton, Scott Taylor, Sika Manu, Mark Minichiello, Gareth Ellis (captain).

Substitutes (all used): Chris Green, Danny Washbrook, Josh Bowden, Jake Connor.
Tries: Talanoa (1), Fonua (2). Goals: Sneyd (3/3).

Wigan Warriors: Sam Tomkins, Liam Marshall, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Joe Burgess, George Williams, Thomas Leuluai, Frank Paul Nuuausala, Michael McIlorum, Tony Clubb, John Bateman, Liam Farrell, Sean O'Loughlin (captain).

Substitutes (all used): Willie Isa, Ryan Sutton, Sam Powell, Taulima Tautai.
Tries: Bateman (1), Gildart (1), Burgess (1). Goals: Williams (1/3).

Lance Todd Trophy Winner: Marc Sneyd

Broadcasts

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The primary broadcast organisation for the competition was BBC Sport. On 24 January the RFL announced that the BBC would be streaming one tie from each of the first five rounds live on the BBC Sport website with two games from the 6th, 7th and 8th rounds being broadcast live on BBC TV.[20] The fifth-round game between Salford and Toronto was streamed live on Facebook (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) after the RFL and both clubs agreed a deal over global broadcast rights.[21]

Sky Sports also have broadcasting rights after the fifth round and showed two games from the sixth round live.[22]

Live matches

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Round Match Date Broadcast method
1st Leigh Miners Rangers v Wigan St Patricks[20] 28 January, 13:00 streamed BBC Sport
2nd Pilkington Recs v Siddal[23] 11 February, 14:15 streamed BBC Sport
3rd Siddal v Toronto[24] 25 February, 13:00 streamed BBC Sport
4th Oldham v Haydock[25] 18 March, 13:00 streamed BBC Sport
5th Whitehaven v Halifax[26] 23 April, 15:00 streamed BBC Sport
Salford v Toronto[21] 23 April, 12:15 streamed Facebook (not UK and Ireland)
6th Featherstone v Halifax[22] 11 May, 20:00 live Sky Sports
Salford v Hull Kingston Rovers[22] 12 May, 20:00 live Sky Sports
Castleford v St. Helens[27] 13 May, 14:30 live BBC One
Warrington v Widnes[27] 14 May, 15:00 live BBC Two
QF Salford v Wakefield Trinity[28] 15 June, 20:00 live Sky Sports
Leeds v Featherstone Rovers[28] 16 June, 20:00 live Sky Sports
Warrington v Wigan[28] 17 June, 15:00 live BBC One
Hull F.C. v Castleford[28] 18 June, 15:00 live BBC Two
SF Hull F.C. v Leeds[29] 29 July, 14:30 live BBC One
Wigan v Salford[29] 30 July, 14:30 live BBC Two
F Hull F.C. v Wigan[30] 26 August, 15:00 live BBC One

References

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Lowest recorded attendance. Attendances from rounds 1 and 2 which featured amateur teams only were not recorded

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup: Leading Scorers". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3085. 28 August 2017. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Challenge Cup: Ladbrokes replace Tetley's as title sponsor". BBC Sport. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3034. 29 August 2016. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ "The 2017 season begins here". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3042. 24 October 2016. p. 13.
  6. ^ "2017 Round dates". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup - Round One - Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3055. League Publications. 30 January 2017. p. 29.
  8. ^ "Huddersfield Giants coach Luke Robinson to make Challenge Cup draw". Huddersfield Examiner. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round two - scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3057. League Publications. 13 February 2017. p. 30.
  10. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round three". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3059. League Publications. 27 February 2017. p. 39.
  11. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup fourth round draw". The Rugby Football League. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round four - scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3062. League Publications. 20 March 2017. p. 40.
  13. ^ "Robinson to conduct Ladbrokes Challenge Cup draw". The Rugby Football League. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round five - scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3067. League Publications. 24 April 2017. p. 39.
  15. ^ "Chris Joynt and Keith Senior to conduct Challenge Cup draw". St Helens Star. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Round six". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3070. League Publications. 15 May 2017. p. 39.
  17. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup quarter final draw". Rugby Football League. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi final draw". Rugby Football League. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Challenge Cup semi-finals heading to Doncaster and Warrington". Total Rugby League. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  20. ^ a b "BBC to show early Challenge Cup rounds". The Rugby Football League. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Toronto Wolfpack announce international streaming option for Round 5 of the Ladbroke's Challenge Cup". Toronto Wolfpack. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  22. ^ a b c "Sky to televise Million Pound Game re-match in Challenge Cup". League Publications. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  23. ^ "BBC pick feature game for Ladbrokes Challenge Cup second round". The RFL. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  24. ^ "BBC choose to stream Siddal v Toronto". The RFL. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Challenge Cup: BBC Sport to stream Oldham R.L.F.C. v Haydock tie". BBC Sport. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  26. ^ "BBC Sport to stream Whitehaven v Halifax". loverugbyleague.com. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Rovers and Tigers Challenge Cup ties on TV". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  28. ^ a b c d "Challenge Cup Quarter-final dates revealed". League Publications. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  29. ^ a b "Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi-final venues confirmed". Rugby Football League. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  30. ^ "Five reasons to watch the Challenge Cup final". BBC Sport. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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