The popular and groundbreaking BBC streaming of the early rounds of the Betfred Challenge Cup will return when Orrell St James face the British Army at 1230pm on Saturday January 15.

And that will be followed in the Second Round two weeks later by the all-League 1 meeting between Rochdale Hornets – for whom 2022 marks the centenary of their only Challenge Cup triumph in 1922 – and Midlands Hurricanes, who will be playing their first competitive fixture since the rebranding of the club this winter.