The draw for the third round of the 2015 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup will take place at Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield on Tuesday February 17 from 7.00pm.
Rugby League Hall of Fame members Alex Murphy MBE and Malcolm Reilly OBE will conduct the third round draw which will be streamed live on the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup website from around 7.00pm – Rugby League fans across the UK can watch by visiting www.thechallengecup.com
Murphy won the Challenge Cup three times with three separate clubs starting in 1961 with St Helens, 1971 with Leigh and in 1974 with Warrington. He also picked up the Lance Todd Trophy for his heroics in Leigh’s famous victory over Leeds in 1971.
Reilly tasted Challenge Cup success on three occasions with Castleford. Twice as a player and once as coach. He was a worthy winner of the Lance Todd Trophy in 1969 after Castleford beat Salford 11-6 in front of 97,939 spectators at Wembley.
The third round features 12 ties involving the 10 winners from the second round and 14 clubs from the Kingstone Press League 1. Ties will be played over the weekend of March 7-8.
Tickets for the 2015 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday August 29 cost from as little as £20 and can be purchased by calling the Rugby League Ticket Office on 0844 856 1113 or by visiting www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk.