The 22 winners from the preliminary round then progress to the first round where 11 games were drawn. The draw for the preliminary and first round were made on 19 December 2011. The clubs involved included 22 NCL Divisions 1 and 2, 5 regional league winners, the Yorkshire and Lancashire County Cup winners, 1 Cumberland ARL nomination and the British Police.Īlso in the draw were the Scottish champions and a Welsh representative, 4 teams from the 2011 Rugby League Conference National, 6 Student teams and a North West League representative. However, they went on to lose their third consecutive final, the second of which to the Warrington Wolves 18 - 35.Ī total of 44 teams played a preliminary-round tie. Wigan Warriors were the reigning champions, but lost 28–39 to Leeds Rhinos in the semi-finals, who avenged last season's final defeat. The pools in the preliminary round were dropped. It began its preliminary stages in January 2012.

The 2012 Challenge Cup (also known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th staging of the most competitive European rugby league tournament at club level and was open to teams from England, Wales, Scotland and France.

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