The draw for the Third round of the 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup has been made and the Reds have been drawn at home to Warrington Wizards. The game will be played next weekend but day, times and admission prices will be confirmed as soon as possible.

In this round the grass-roots teams that have qualified from the previous matches are joined by professional clubs from The Co-operative National Leagues. The tournament rules are that these clubs must be drawn against amateur or overseas opposition.

There are more Co-operative National League clubs than amateur and overseas clubs and so two National League clubs had to be selected to be included in the latter grouping.

A preliminary draw was made and Halifax and Blackpool Panthers were drawn to join the amateurs, French and Russians.

Also, during the main draw, an additional draw took place to determine whether The Co-operative National League club played at home or away.

All French and Russian clubs play away from home in this round regardless of where they were drawn.

The draw in full is:

Sheffield Eagles v Lezignan XIII

York City Knights v Halifax

Leeds Metropolitan University v Doncaster

Blackpool Panthers v Featherstone Rovers

Wath Brow Hornets v Swinton Lions

Rochdale Hornets v York Acorn

London Skolars v Queens

Bank Quay Bulls v Hunslet Hawks

British Army v Oldham

Leigh Centurions v Featherstone Lions

Batley Bulldogs v East Hull

Wigan St Pats v Workington Town

Keighley Cougars v Toulouse XIII

Gateshead Thunder v SM Pia XIII

Celtic Crusaders v Lokomotiv Moscow

Mayfield v Barrow Raiders

Widnes Vikings v Skirlaugh

Oulton Raiders v Dewsbury Rams

Salford City Reds v Warrington Wizards

Leigh Miners Rangers v Whitehaven

Hopefully this will be the last post from me on this!

After discussions Oldham have now decided to open a small section of the Rochdale Road end of the ground for our visit on Friday.

Pricing will be the same as previously announced.

Following a number of requests and questions, we have confirmed with Oldham Roughyeds this morning that the pricing and seat details we published a couple of days ago are indeed correct.

All supporters will be seated in the Main Stand (upper and lower tiers) on Friday night. The stands behind the posts will not be in use.

Hope that clears up any lingering doubts!

One for your diaries folks regarding Sheffield Eagles away.

It was scheduled for Monday 5 May - 3.15pm

It will now be played on Friday 2 May at 8pm, due to the stadium being unavailable.

Admission is by cash on the turnstile, and the prices are as follows:

Main Stand Upper

Adults 13.00 Concessions 9.00 Juniors 5.00

Main Stand Lower

Adults 12.00 Concessions 8.00 Juniors 5.00

Concessions apply to students under 18 in full time education on production of a valid student I.D. card.

The stadium postcode, for those of you using satnav is OL1 2PA. More detailed travel info is below.

Directions:

Bus: Taking the 24 bus from Lever Street in central Manchester will drop you on Broadway in Oldham, near to Boundary Park.

Road: Take the M62 leaving at junction 20, then take the A627M to junction with the A664, take the first exit at the roundabout on to Broadway, then first right into Hilbre Avenue which will lead you to the car park.

We have now sold out of concession tickets for Sunday and will not be receiving a second allocation - this means Students and Seniors will now have to pay on the day, or pay the extra for an adult ticket.

A limited (and dwindling) number of adult tickets remain priced at 12.50, as well as a small number of junior tickets priced at 2.00. As stated earlier, we expect to sell out of all categories before the cutoff on Saturday.

If you do decide to pay on the day make sure you get there early.

We have now received a (very) limited number of seated tickets for the game on Sunday. These are priced as follows:

Adults 14.50

Concessions 8.50

Juniors 4.00

Junior Season Ticket Holders can transfer on the day for 2 pounds, but please be aware that the seating stand is very small and spaces are limited.

Once again we would like to stress our recommendation to pre-purchase a ticket AND get down to Sedgeley Park as early as possible. Tickets continue to sell well and we expect to sell out our initial allocation some time either late tomorrow or early Friday. We have spoken to Swinton about the possibility of taking a second allocation, but there are no guarantees we will be able to get one for logistical reasons.

We need to point out that the game is NOT ticket only, but significant congestion is expected if fans do not take the advice and pre-buy their tickets if at all possible.