Can we win it?!

By Chris O'Brien
March 9 2009

The draw for the fourth round of the Challenge Cup will be made on Monday evening at 8pm, broadcast on BBC Radio Five Live. The Celtic Crusaders and the other thirteen Super League XIV teams enter the hat at this stage - joined by a host of Championship clubs and amateur outfit Wath Brow Hornets. Can the Cru go all the way to Wembley?

Cumbrian side Wath Brow are the only amateur side guaranteed to be in the fourth round after staging an impressive fightback to beat the London Skolars 14-12 in a pulsating third round tie.

Amateur club Queens ARLFC are still in the hat after their third round clash at Doncaster RL was abandoned due to crowd trouble after 61 minutes. The Dons led 16-12 when the match was called to a half due to sporadic fighting on the terraces. The Rugby Football League is yet to make a decision on whether the game will be replayed.

Other clubs to look out for include Featherstone Rovers, who thumped the British Army 94-12 in an eighteen try win, Sheffield Eagles who dumped Toulouse Olympique out of the Cup with a 22-6 win. Lézignan Sangliers may make an interesting away trip - with the French Elite One Championship outfit having just dumped Workington Town out of the Carnegie-sponsored competition.

The Crusaders will be the third Welsh club to have competed in the competition this season. University Institute of Wales Cardiff (UWIC) and Valley Cougars met in the first round with the latter claiming a 20-18 victory. The Cougars then went onto face the Navy in Portsmouth but, despite a battling display, lost out 38-28.

The draw is being made at 8pm and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Five Live.
Come on Cru.

Cru await Challenge Cup fourth round draw

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09/03/2009 16:02

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Terrace-Culture
09/03/2009 18:58

York City Knights away please..!!
There's a 1 in 62 chance of that!

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stevec
09/03/2009 22:15

Hull KR, not the kindest of draws, especially away, but I guess we'll get a taste of it this weekend?

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40:20
09/03/2009 22:30

I'd rather get some league points than progress in the cup.

Now that the final isn't played at the Mill Stadany more !!!

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Terrace-Culture
09/03/2009 22:46

I always prefer a good Cup run.
HUll KR is a tough one but winnable if recent performances are anything to go by.

I'll try and get to the game although it's on a difficult weekend. A trip to Wembley would be nice though!

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stevec
10/03/2009 09:08

Well "chickens" and "hatching" comes to mind, but if (and it's a big IF) we could put a cup run together it would give the first season a lot of impetus at a time when, like it or not, we will probably lose more than we win in the league.

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