There will be no stop-offs at Odsal on the road to Cardiff for the Bulls in 2003.

Bradford missed out on a home tie once again as they were drawn away against Widnes Vikings in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Brian Noble's men, 82-0 winners over Hunslet on Sunday, will now head to the Halton Stadium to take on Neil Kelly's Vikings, who overcame Wakefield 22-12 in a televised game last weekend.

And veteran Jimmy Lowes believes the clash, one of two all Super League ties, will be a tough one.

"When you get to this stage of the Challenge Cup it is always going to be hard," said Lowes, desperate to get his hands on the prestigious trophy in this, his final year as a player.

"All you can hope for is a home draw and we have missed out once again on that. But you have to accept what you are given and we will prepare for Widnes as best we can.

"Going there and getting a result will be tough."

With the semi-finals to be played at neutral venues, the Bulls have now definitely missed out on a tie at Odsal in their Homecoming year and will be forced to take the toughest possible route to the Millennium Stadium for the final on April 26.

Earlier this season Widnes launched an ambitious plan to sign former Bulls hero Henry Paul, who watched the Bulls win over the Hawks at Headingley two days ago, but the move collapsed before the Super League campaign began.