Keighley Cougars are home to Kingstone Press Championship rivals Batley Bulldogs in the first knock-out round of the 2013 Northern Rail Cup.

Current Cup holders Halifax begin the defence of their title away to Dewsbury Rams and last year’s beaten finalists, Featherstone Rovers, will take on Leigh Centurions in one of the stand-out games of the round.

Full draw: Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions; Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders; Workington Town v Hunslet Hawks; Dewsbury Rams v Halifax; Keighley Cougars v Batley Bulldogs; Swinton Lions v North Wales Crusaders; London Skolars v Whitehaven; York City Knights v Doncaster.

All ties will be played over the weekend of May 18 and 19.