Leigh Miners Rangers Rugby League club will host the draws for the preliminary and first rounds of the 2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup on Monday, December 19.

Andy Coley and Gareth Hock from 2011 Wembley winners Wigan Warriors will conduct the draws which feature 44 community Rugby League clubs, all of whom have been invited to attend.

The entrants have been placed into one pool which comprises 22 National Conference League Division 1 and 2 clubs, five regional league winners, the Yorkshire and Lancashire County Cup winners, a Cumberland ARL nomination and the British Police.

Also in the draw are the Scottish champions and a Welsh representative, four additional teams from the 2011 Rugby League Conference National, six Student RL teams and a North West men’s League representative.

The 44 teams will enter at the preliminary round with 22 games being drawn. The 22 winners from the preliminary round will then progress to the First Round where 11 games will be drawn.

These 11 winners then progress to Round Two where they meet the 14 National Conference League Premier and the three Armed Forces teams who enter at this stage to total 28 teams playing in 14 games.

A total of 14 community clubs will progress to Round Three, where they will be joined by the Co-operative Championships clubs as well as Toulouse Olympique and FC Lezignan.

The preliminary round ties will be played over the weekend of February 4 and 5 with the first round ties scheduled to be played over the weekend of February 18 and 19.

For more information about the Carnegie Challenge Cup visit www.carnegiechallengecup.co.uk

Community Rugby League teams competing in the 2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup:

Bank Quay Bulls - North West men’s League representative
Bentley Good Companions – Yorkshire League
Blackbrook - Lancashire Cup
Hunslet Old Boys/ Thornhill Trojans - Yorkshire Cup
Kells - Cumberland representative
Norland Sharks – Hull and District Champions          
Sharlston – Pennine League champions
Seaton Rangers - Cumberland Champions
Wigan St Cuthbert's - North West Counties Representative  
Askam - NCL  
Bradford Dudley Hill - NCL     
Castleford Lock Lane - NCL   
Castleford Panthers - NCL     
East Hull - NCL           
East Leeds - NCL       
Eastmoor Dragons - NCL       
Eccles - NCL  
Egremont Rangers - NCL       
Elland - NCL   
Hull Dockers - NCL    
Hunslet Warriors - NCL          
Ince Rose Bridge - NCL         
Leigh East - NCL        
Leigh Miners Rangers - NCL  
Milford Marlins - NCL
Millom - NCL   
Myton Warriors - NCL            
Normanton Knights - NCL      
Oldham St Annes - NCL         
Oulton Raiders - NCL
Ovenden - NCL          
Rochdale Mayfield - NCL       
Saddleworth Rangers - NCL  
Shaw Cross Sharks - NCL     
Siddal - NCL   
Skirlaugh - NCL          
Stanley Rangers - NCL          
Thatto Heath Crusaders - NCL           
Waterhead - NCL        
Wath Brow Hornets - NCL      
West Hull - NCL          
Widnes West Bank - NCL       
Wigan St Judes - NCL            
Wigan St Patricks - NCL        
York Acorn – NCL
Featherstone Lions – RLC National       
Huddersfield Underbank Rangers - RLC National     
Nottingham Outlaws - RLC National  
Warrington Wizards - RLC National   
Edinburgh Eagles - RLC Scotland champions          
Valley Cougars - RLC Wales
British Police
Armed Forces Army
Armed Forces Navy
Armed Forces RAF
Leeds Met University - Student RL      
Loughborough University – Student RL
Northumbria University – Student RL    
University of Gloucestershire All Golds – Student RL           
Hull University – Student RL      
Edge Hill University – Student RL