Cup match fixture confirmation

• Wigan Warriors will face Leeds Rhinos on Saturday 20th May, 2.30 pm Kick Off.
• The game will be shown live on BBC One, coverage beginning at 2.00 pm.
• Tickets details to follow in due course.

Wigan Warriors will face Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Challenge Cup sixth round and the date and kick-off time has now been confirmed.

The blockbuster tie at Headingley between the two most successful clubs in the history of the Challenge Cup, Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors, will be shown live on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 20^th May, with coverage starting at 2:00 pm ahead of a 2:30 pm kick-off.

Wigan are the holders, having extended their record with a 20th Challenge Cup win by beating Huddersfield Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last summer – and are currently top of the Betfred Super League table.

Ticket details for the game will follow in due course.

BBC Sport have again provided extensive coverage of the early rounds of the Betfred Challenge Cup on BBC iPlayer and Red Button before the entry of the Super League clubs at the Sixth Round stage, travelling to Edinburgh for the First Round and then Cornwall in the Second before focusing on ties in the traditional Rugby League heartlands – Thatto Heath versus North Wales Crusaders in the Third Round, York Knights v Sheffield Eagles in the Fourth, and Halifax Panthers’ big win over their local rivals Bradford Bulls in the Fifth Round last Saturday night.

Quarter-finals will be held on 17/18 June, semi-finals on 22/23 July and the Betfred Challenge Cup Final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 August – alongside the final of the Women’s Challenge Cup and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final.

Tickets for Finals Day at Wembley Stadium are on sale now via the RFL website. Fans can take advantage of an Early Bird offer of 25% OFF all tickets, with prices starting from only £15 Adults and £7.50 for Under 16s.

Betfred Challenge Cup 6th round in full, as they were drawn.

Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves
Castleford Tigers v Hull FC [BBC Two, Sun 21 May, from 2.35pm]
York City Knights v London Broncos
Halifax Panthers v St Helens
Hull KR v Batley Bulldogs
Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Leopards
Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors
Salford Red Devils v Huddersfield Giants

Further TV selections to be confirmed.