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Challenge Cup fifth round: Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars LIVE

Welcome to our live coverage of Batley Bulldogs’ Challenge Cup fifth round tie at home to Keighley Cougars.
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Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley

We’ll bring you all the major updates from the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, as well as news from Dewsbury Rams’ away tie at London Broncos, as our Heavy Woollen sides look to make into the last-16 of the famous competition.

We will then have a detailed match report from the Bulldogs’ game, in addition to reaction from head coach Craig Lingard.

Today’s coverage will then be wrapped up later this evening with a report on how the Rams got on at Rosslyn Park.

What a day it promises to be.

Challenge Cup fifth round: Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars LIVE

Report and reaction

There will be a match report of the Bulldogs’ victory on the Reporter website soon. Reaction with Craig Lingard will follow, as will a small report of the Rams’ brave defeat in London. But for now, that’s all from me! The draw for the last-16 is on Monday evening. Batley and London join fellow Championship sides York and Halifax in the draw, as well as the 12 teams from Super League.

Fiull time in London

Heartbreak for the Rams! They lose 36-16 at the Broncos! What a run they have had in the Challenge Cup this season!

A tremendous, thunderous performance

A superb performance from the Bulldogs sees them run in seven tries and progress to the last-16 of the Challenge Cup.

Batley Bulldogs 34-16 Keighley Cougars

Batley are heading to the last-16 of the Challenge Cup and to the semi-finals of the 1895 Cup

34-16

London Broncos 30-16 Dewsbury Rams

Four minutes left. Surely Keighley have left it too late here?!

34-16

Batley 34-16 Keighley - Dan Parker forces himself over the line. Gale makes no mistake with the extra two.

Batley 34-10 Keighley - Mark Ioane goes over for the visitors. Gale converts.

Meanwhile in London...

Get a load of this, the Rams are ahead in the capital. They are leading London Broncos 16-10! What an afternoon so far for the Heavy Woollen clubs.