The 2025 Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup group stage fixtures have been confirmed, with just under a month to go until the competition gets underway.
The live draw, held on BBC Sport in January, placed the competing teams into four groups, the top four teams from the 2024 competition—St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, and York Valkyrie—divided between them.
This year’s competition will once again begin with a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the Quarter Finals, scheduled for the weekend of April 26-27. From there, the knockout rounds will determine who advances to Finals Day at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 7 June.
London are in Group D and have no fixture in Round 1. They will begin their campaign by hosting last year’s semi-finalists, Wigan Warriors, in what promises to be a tough but exciting Round 2 encounter. In Round 3, they will travel to Craven Park to face Barrow Raiders for the first time.
Fellow Southern team Cardiff Demons, also newly invited to the Northern Championship for 2025, will face the same opponents as the Broncos last season, sharing a group with Warrington Wolves and St Helens.
With a mix of established contenders and ambitious challengers, the 2025 Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup promises some fiercely contested early rounds of the tournament.
London will play in Rounds 2 and 3 against Wigan Warriors (H) and Barrow Raiders (A) respectively
Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup Group Stage fixtures:
Group A
Sunday 6 April
Warrington Wolves v Cardiff Demons (KO 2pm, Victoria Park)
Saturday 12 April
St Helens v Warrington Wolves (KO 3.30pm, Totally Wicked Stadium)
Saturday 19 April
Cardiff Demons v St Helens (KO 2.30pm, Cardiff University)
Group B
Sunday 6 April
Huddersfield Giants v York Valkyrie (KO 3pm, Laund Hill)
Sunday 13 April
York Valkyrie v Featherstone Rovers (KO 12pm, LNER Community Stadium)
Friday 18 April
Featherstone Rovers v Huddersfield Giants (KO 8pm, Millennium Stadium
Group C
Saturday 5 April
Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Leopards (KO 1pm, AMT Headingley)
Saturday 12 April
Sheffield Eagles v Leeds Rhinos (12.30pm, Olympic Park Legacy Stadium)
Sunday 20 April
Leigh Leopards v Sheffield Eagles (KO 1pm, Leigh Sports Village)
Group D
Sunday 6 April
Wigan Warriors v Barrow Raiders (KO 2pm, Robin Park)
Sunday 13 April
London Broncos v Wigan Warriors (KO 2pm, Chiswick Rugby Club)
Sunday 20 April
Barrow Raiders v London Broncos (KO 12pm, Craven Park)
The Betfred Women's Challenge Cup Final is part of a Finals Day triple-header at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 7 June, alongside the finals of the Men's 2025 Betfred Challenge Cup Final and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. Plus, there will be the traditional Year 7 Boys’ Champion Schools Final. Tickets are on sale now here.
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