Butcher wrote:
Some bizarre ties in there. If my old club, London Chargers, get past Oulton (very possible) and York Acorn (almost no chance) they’ll play Hull FC. But a more likely scenario is Wests Warriors facing Leeds - they have to beat the winner of Army v RAF but I’d back them to do that.
Acorn, Wests, Parkside, Siddal and Blackbrook are all in for tough days, but I guess that’s the only downside to bringing the top clubs in. They’ll all make some dosh, host a great day and the players will have memories for life. Think that’s worth it personally.
Expect the third round to look like:
Goole v Wakefield
York Acorn v Hull FC
Bradford v Cas
Hunslet v Huddersfield
Wests Warriors v Leeds
Halifax v Catalans
Hunslet Parkside v St Helens
Siddal v Salford
Workington v Leigh
Swinton v Warrington
York v Hull KR
Sheffield v Wigan
Oldham v Barrow
Batley v Dewsbury
North Wales Crusaders v Widnes
Featherstone v Blackbrook
I'm not saying they'll win but York will love their chance to take a big scalp