Wigan Warriors to face St Helens in Warrington as Challenge Cup semi-final details confirmed
The schedule for this year’s Challenge Cup semi-finals has been confirmed, with Wigan Warriors set to face St Helens at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington.
Matt Peet’s Warriors will face Paul Rowley’s Saints in Warrington on Saturday, May 9, in a game that will be broadcast live on BBC One, with a 2:30pm kick-off.
Cup holders Hull KR will then take on Warrington Wolves in the other semi-final at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster on Sunday, May 10, live on BBC Two, with a kick-off time of 4pm, as the four remaining Super League sides battle it out for a place in the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, May 30.
Both days will see double-headers, with the Women’s Challenge Cup semi-finals also taking place. The first tie at Warrington will kick-off at 11:30am, while the other women’s semi at Doncaster will get underway at 1pm. Both women’s semi-finals will be shown on BBC iPlayer.
Tickets for the semi-finals go on sale to club members at noon on Wednesday (April 15) for a 48-hour priority window, with any remaining tickets going on general sale on Friday (April 17).
Saints reached the semi-finals after beating Catalans Dragons 36-4 on home soil, while Wigan, who have won the Challenge Cup a record 21 times, progressed courtesy of a 26-22 win at Wakefield Trinity.
Hull KR made it into the final four after they avenged an opening night Super League defeat at York Knights, running out comfortable 48-10 winners at Sewell Group Craven Park.
Warrington, who were beaten by Hull KR in last year’s final under the famous Wembley arch, beat Leigh Leopards 24-10 at home in the quarter-finals.
The Wakefield-Wigan tie reached a peak audience of more than half a million (539,200) on BBC One, making it the biggest average match audience and peak audience for any game this season.
Meanwhile, more than 30,000 fans attended the four quarter-finals, the fourth biggest aggregate since 2009.
Challenge Cup semi-finals schedule: Saturday, May 9 at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium – Women’s Challenge Cup semi-final 1 – 11:30am (BBC iPlayer), St Helens v Wigan Warriors – 2:30pm (BBC One); Sunday, May 10 at Doncaster’s Eco-Power Stadium – Women’s Challenge Cup semi-final 2 – 1pm (BBC iPlayer), Warrington Wolves v Hull KR – 4pm (BBC Two).