Fixtures have been confirmed for the 2022 Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup, with the group stage – and with it the Women’s 2022 season – starting on Sunday 13 March.

Last week’s draw, which took place at Elland Road, saw 16 teams drawn into four seeded groups of four teams – guaranteeing each of them three fixtures with the competition itself culminating with the final at Elland Road on Saturday 7 May.

Our Women's side have eight new additions for the new campaign which will begin away to the Army RL on Sunday 13 March before hosting Barrow Raiders on Sunday 27 March and current holders St Helens on Sunday 3 April.

Group fixtures in full

Sunday 13 March

Group A: Barrow Raiders v St Helens; British Army v Warrington Wolves

Group B: Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos; Leigh Miners Rangers v Hull FC

Group C: Bradford Bulls v Wigan Warriors; Widnes Vikings v York City Knights

Group D: Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity; Oulton Raidettes v Featherstone Rovers

Sunday 27 March

Group A: St Helens v British Army; Warrington Wolves v Barrow Raiders

Group B: Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos; Leigh Miners Rangers v Huddersfield Giants

Group C: Bradford Bulls v York City Knights; Wigan Warriors v Widnes Vikings

Group D: Oulton Raidettes v Castleford Tigers; Wakefield Trinity v Featherstone Rovers

Sunday 3 April

Group A: Warrington Wolves v St Helens; Barrow Raiders v British Army

Group B: Leeds Rhinos v Leigh Miners Rangers; Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants

Group C: Widnes Vikings v Bradford Bulls; York City Knights v Wigan Warriors

Group D: Featherstone Rovers v Castleford Tigers; Wakefield Trinity v Oulton Raidettes

The top two teams from each group will progress to the quarter-finals stage on the weekend of 9-10 April. The four group stage winners will each enjoy home advantage in the quarter-finals: the winner of Group A will play the runner-up from Group B; the Group B winner will host the Group A runner-up; Group C’s winner will play the Group D runner-up; and the winner of Group D will entertain the runner-up from Group C.

The semi-finals are scheduled for the weekend of 23/24 April and the final for Saturday 7 May – part of an Elland Road triple header alongside the semi-finals of the Men’s competition.

On the following weekend (Sunday 15 May) the Betfred Women’s Super League gets underway, with fixtures to be announced early in the New Year.

Women's Cup fixture dates announced