Kells have landed a home draw in the second round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup while Egremont Rangers must take to the road.

Whitehaven outfit Kells, who beat West Bowling in the first round, will welcome fellow National Conference League outfit Rochdale Mayfield to the Welfare.

And Egremont, who beat the Army in their opener, face a tough tie, travelling to play against another top flight team in Wigan St Patricks.


The draw was made tonight at the home of 2016 Kingstone Press National Conference League Champions, Siddal.

Conducting the draw was former Sheffield Eagles player Johnny Lawless, who was picking the home balls.

Away teams were drawn by ex-Huddersfield Giants favourite Luke Robinson.

Sixteen clubs representing the community game were drawn against each other and will play their ties over the weekend of February 11 - 12.

Local fans were left in suspense until near the end when Kells came out of the hat, with Egremont's number one ball the last to be drawn.

A second round game will once again be broadcast live on the BBC Sport website, the chosen game will be announced in due course.

And the winners of these games will go into the hat for the third round when clubs from League 1 enter the fray, including Barrow, Whitehaven and Workington Town.