The draw for the third and fourth round of the Betfred Challenge Cup will take place at Rochdale Hornet’s Crown Oil Arena on Tuesday February 1.

The Hornets will host the draw in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of their sole Challenge Cup triumph in 1922.

The draws will be conducted by Paul Sculthorpe MBE and Vicky Molyneux, and shown live on BBC Sport from 6pm.

Paul Sculthorpe, four times a Challenge Cup winner with St Helens, is now a member of Shaun Wane’s England coaching team – and will return to the Crown Oil Arena in that role in October when England face Fiji in their last warm-up game before the Rugby League World Cup.

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Vicky Molyneux plays for Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Women’s Super League, and made an unusual slice of history in 2021 when she was recalled for her second and third England caps 14 years after her debut in 2007.

She is therefore in line to play for England in the Women’s World Cup competition this autumn – and has retained strong links with Rochdale, her hometown, as she has been involved in coaching Women’s and Girls’ Rugby League.

The Hornets, who were one of the founding members of the Northern Union in 1895, enjoyed arguably their finest hour in April 1922 at Headingley, when they beat Hull FC 10-9, after victories over Broughton Moor, Leeds, Oldham and Widnes to reach the Final.

They are currently in Betfred League One and will therefore enter the 2022 Betfred Challenge Cup at the second round stage on Sunday 30 January against a new name in the competition, the Midlands Hurricanes – a tie that will be streamed live by BBC Sport.

The winners of that tie will take their place with 11 other second round winners in the third round draw, with ties to be played on the weekend of February 12-13.

Sculthorpe and Molyneux will also conduct the draw for the fourth round, when the 14 Betfred Championship clubs enter the competition – including 10 clubs who have previously won the Challenge Cup (Barrow Raiders, Batley Bulldogs, Dewsbury Rams, Featherstone Rovers, Halifax Panthers, Leigh Centurions, Sheffield Eagles, Widnes Vikings, Workington Town and most recently Bradford Bulls in 2003).

Those ties will be played on the weekend of February 26-27.

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