Trips to Wales, Scotland and all corners of England could be on the cards for the Wests Warriors as the club enters the Challenge Cup for the first time in history by virtue of winning the 2016 Harry Jepson Cup.

The first round sees some of the best amateur sides from England as well as sides from the armed forces and various regional champions.

Rest assured whoever we draw will be another chance for the Warriors to step up and show what we do.

Full details courtesy of www.Rugby-League.com

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http://www.rugby-league.com/challengecup/article/39101/uk-city-of-culture-to-host-challenge-cup-first-round-draw

Hull FC and Ladbrokes Challenge Cup winning coach Lee Radford will be joined by RFL President, Air Commodore Dean Andrew on Thursday, January 5 (from 7.00pm) for the first round draw of the 2017 competition.

The draw will be conducted at The Deep in Hull to celebrate the city being named 2017 UK City of Culture and Hull FC’s efforts in 2016.

Thirty-two sides will go into the draw to participate in one of the country’s oldest sporting tournaments and will form the first two rounds of the 2017 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, which will be played on January 28 – 29 and February 11 – 12.

The Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Great Britain Police all represent the Services, while Kingstone Press National Conference League champions Siddal will be looking to pull off another shock in 2016 on the back of their eye-catching 30-4 win over Kingstone Press League 1 side Newcastle Thunder last year.

Joining them from the NCL are beaten Grand Finalists Leigh Miners Rangers and 2016 Challenge Trophy winners, Rochdale Mayfield.

The city of Hull boasts no fewer than five clubs in the first round draw, with Hull Dockers, West Hull, Myton Warriors and Skirlaugh from the NCL joined by Hull University, who are the student game's representatives this year.

Lock Lane from Castleford, who were the only community club to make it to the fifth round in 2016, feature in the competition again, alongside fellow NCL clubs Wath Brow Hornets, Wigan St Patricks, Pilkington Recs, Egremont Rangers, York Acorn, Thatto Heath Crusaders, Featherstone Lions, Milford Marlins and Normanton Knights.

BARLA National Cup winners Thornhill Trojans, who ply their trade in NCL Division Two, are also in the draw, alongside Fryston Warriors, reigning champions of the winter Pennine League.

Elsewhere, Conference League South champions London Chargers are joined by first-time entrants, Wests Warriors, who were winners of the Harry Jepson Trophy this year.

Aberdeen Warriors, champions of Scotland, are joined in the first round by Welsh League winners, Bridgend Blue Bulls.

Cumbria Men's League champions Distington enter the world's oldest Rugby League competition for a second-successive year, while North West Men's League champions Haydock will be involved, as well as Yorkshire Men's League champions, West Bowling.

Full list of first round draw numbers:

1. Aberdeen Warriors

2. Bridgend Blue Bulls

3. Distington

4. Egremont Rangers

5. Featherstone Lions

6. Fryston Warriors

7. Great Britain Police Rugby League

8. Haydock

9. Hull Dockers

10. Hull University

11. Kells

12. Leigh Miners Rangers

13. Lock Lane

14. London Chargers

15. Milford Marlins

16. Myton Warriors

17. Normanton Knights

18. Pilkington Recs

19. Rochdale Mayfield

20. Royal Air Force

21. Royal Navy

22. Siddal

23. Skirlaugh

24. Thatto Heath Crusaders

25. The Army

26. Thornhill Trojans

27. Wath Brow Hornets

28. West Bowling

29. West Hull

30. Wests Warriors

31. Wigan St Patricks

32. York Acorn

The first round draw for the 2017 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup will to take place on Thursday, January 5 from 7.00pm with fixtures scheduled for January 28-29. Fans can see the draw streamed exclusively live on rugby-league.com/challengecup

Tickets for the 2017 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, August 26 can be purchased by calling the Rugby League Ticket Office on 0844 856 1113 or by visiting www.rugby-league.com/tickets

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