Next seasons Buddies cup competition for clubs in National leagues one and two will commence on January 19th and will be split into four pools played over a ten week period. West: Salford, Leigh, Swinton, Oldham and Hornets.
North: Barrow, Chorley, Whitehaven, Workington and Gateshead.
Central: Batley, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Keighley, and London Skolars.
East: Doncaster, Featherstone, Hull K.R., Sheffield and York.
All twenty clubs will play an opening ten weeks of fixtures and each weekend will see two cross pool matches, The cross pool matches will always be between League one and League two teams.
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