Wolves head to Keighley

Warrington will begin their defence of the Tetley's Challenge Cup at Kingstone Press Championship club Keighley for the second year in a row.

The Wolves gained a 44-18 fourth-round win over Keighley at Cougar Park last April on their way to winning the trophy at Wembley for the third time in four years.

Last year's beaten finalists Leeds, the current Super League champions, have been paired with Castleford in one of two all-Super League ties.

The Tigers beat the Rhinos 14-12 in round two of Super League in February but are without a win since then and are currently bottom of the table.

Hull KR, who beat St Helens 22-14 at Craven Park in Super League on Sunday, will host the same opposition in the other all top-flight clash, and there are two inter-league derbies at Wigan, who will host Leigh, and Batley, who are at home to Huddersfield.

There will be at least three Championship clubs in the last 16 after six of them were paired together, while French club Toulouse will be hoping to follow up their third-round win at Swinton by toppling York.

Warrington's long-serving stand-off Lee Briers, who kicked six goals in last year's fourth-round victory over the Cougars, admits that experience will stand the holders in good stead.

"It was tough last year and it will be tough again. They gave it their all, which is what you expect," he said. "Last year we tried to tell the players what to expect about the changing rooms being tiny and the pitch and slope.

"We went in a bit blind but this year we're prepared, although we still need to prepare well.

"It's a classical old rugby league ground, the crowd is on top of you. It's one of the brilliant things about rugby league."