# 2025 RFL 1895 Cup

The 2025 RFL 1895 Cup (also known as the 2025 AB Sundecks 1895 Cup) is the sixth staging of the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league competition for English and Welsh clubs competing in the Championship and League One.

## Format

Once again, the tournament for 2025 has a revised format from previous years. For the first time, all British clubs from the two divisions entered the tournament (with French club Toulouse not participating). After the group format used in 2024, the competition reverted to a knockout tournament The 11 League One clubs competed across two preliminary rounds to produce four qualifiers who joined the 12 Championship clubs in the first round.
The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 7 June 2025 alongside the finals of the Challenge Cup and the Women's Challenge Cup.

## Results
### Preliminary rounds

The draw for the preliminary rounds was made in December 2024. Three first preliminary round ties were drawn with the five undrawn teams gaining a bye to the second preliminary round.
First preliminary round :
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Rochdale Hornets | 64–12 | Cornwall | 1 February, 14:00 | Mayfield Sports Centre | L. Bland | |
| Midlands Hurricanes | 52–24 | Whitehaven | 2 February, 14:00 | Alexander Stadium | A. Williams | |
| Newcastle Thunder | 00–60 | North Wales Crusaders | 2 February, 15:00 | Crow Trees Ground | A. Sweet | |
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Second preliminary round :
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Goole Vikings | 26–18 | North Wales Crusaders | 16 February, 15:00 | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | L. Bland | 256 |
| Keighley Cougars | 7–6 | Midlands Hurricanes | 16 February, 15:00 | Cougar Park | A. Williams | |
| Rochdale Hornets | 18–16 | Swinton Lions | 16 February, 15:00 | Spotland | A. Belafonte | 483 |
| Workington Town | 10–18 | Dewsbury Rams | 16 February, 15:00 | Derwent Park | T. Jones | |
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### First Round

First round :
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| London Broncos | 26–16 | Dewsbury Rams | 1 March, 15:00 | New River Stadium | A. Belafonte | |
| Batley Bulldogs | 12–16 | Bradford Bulls | 2 March, 14:00 | Mount Pleasant | S. Mikalauskas | |
| Featherstone Rovers | 52–12 | Keighley Cougars | 2 March, 14:00 | Post Office Road | K. Moore | |
| Goole Vikings | 16–34 | Barrow Raiders | 2 March, 15:00 | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | C. Worsley | |
| Hunslet | 26–28 | Widnes Vikings | 2 March, 15:00 | South Leeds Stadium | D. Arnold | 562 |
| Oldham | 58–60 | Rochdale Hornets | 2 March, 15:00 | Boundary Park | J. Vella | 1,057 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 50–18 | Doncaster | 2 March, 15:00 | Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium | M. Lynn | 648 |
| York Knights | 32–20 | Halifax Panthers | 2 March, 15:00 | York Community Stadium | R. Cox | |
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## Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter finals was made on 2 March. The ties will be played over the weekend of 5/6 April.
Quarter finals :
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | | Sheffield Eagles | 5/6 April | Odsal Stadium | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | | London Broncos | 5/6 April | Post Office Road | | |
| Oldham | | Barrow Raiders | 5/6 April | Boundary Park | | |
| York Knights | | Widnes Vikings | 5/6 April | York Community Stadium | | |
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