The draws for the third and fourth rounds of the Betfred Challenge Cup 2024 took place today as twenty-two semi-professional sides from the Championship and Championship one joined the remaining community sides who still have a hope of qualifying for the sixth round and a game against a Super League side. The draw was held at Widnes to commemorate forty years since they won the trophy beating Wigan by 19-6 on the finalThe draw was conducted by two Widnes winners that day, brothers Mike O´Neill and Steve O'Neill. The complete draws were as follows; Third Round 1Sheffield Eagles vNewcastle Thunder 2Batley Bulldogs vWorkington Town 3Bradford Bulls vNorth Wales Crusaders 4Cornwall vYork Acorn 5Hunslet vKeighley Cougars 6Halifax Panthers vWhitehaven 7Stanningley vWath Brow Hornets 8Swinton Lions vWest Hull 9Siddal vWakefield Trinity 10Dewsbury Rams vYork Knights 11Lock Lane vHunslet ARLFC 12Widnes Vikings vDoncaster 13Hammersmith Hills Hoists vWests Warriors 14Rochdale Hornets vMidland Hurricanes 15Barrow Raiders vOldham 16Thatto Heath Crusaders vFeatherstone Rovers Fourth Round Winners 2 vWinners 14 Winners 5 vWinners 16 Winners 4 vWinners 7 Winners 3 vWinners 12 Winners 8 vWinners 15 Winners 9 vWinners 11 Winners 6 vWinners 13 Winners 10 vWinners 1 All games in the third round will be played over the weekend of the 10th and 11th February with the fourth round taking place on the 24th and 25th of FebruaryOne game from each round will be streamed free to air by the BBC, with a second being shown free to air on YouTube by The Sportsman. Super League clubs enter the fray at the sixth round stage against the remaining four semi-professional or community clubs after the fifth round is completedThe final will be played at Wembley Stadium on the 8th June 2024.