Round 3
- (week ending 12th March)
Round 3 sees the introduction of the National League 1 and 2 teams and teams from France and Russia. Amateurs Thornhill Trojans provided the first surprise result by beating national 2 team Workington Town. Late season snow caused a number of postponements on the Sunday.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh Miners | 6-34 | Rochdale Hornets |
| 2 | Whitehaven | 72-0 | Pia |
| 3 | Thornhill Trojans | 16-12 | Workington Town |
| 4 | London Skolars | 20-10 | Gateshead Thunder |
| 5 | Batley Bulldogs | 24-10 | Limoux Grizzlies |
| 6 | Blackpool Panthers | 10-18 | Toulouse Olympique |
| 7 | Celtic Crusaders | 64-4 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 8 | Dewsbury Rams | 68-0 | Bradford Dudley Hill |
| 9 | Doncaster Lakers | 34-18 | Shaw Cross Sharks |
| 10 | East Hull | 2-20 | Hunslet Hawks |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 62-1 | York Acorn |
| 12 | Hunslet Warriors | 0-38 | Widnes Vikings |
| 13 | Leigh Centurions | 80-0 | Kazan Arrows |
| 14 | Oldham Roughyeds | 34-10 | Saddleworth Rangers |
| 15 | Skirlaugh | 14-36 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 16 | Swinton Lions | 42-18 | Sheffield Eagles |
| 17 | Kells | 6-26 | Halifax |
| 18 | Ovenden | 10-50 | York City Knights |
| 19 | West Bowling | 0-34 | Keighley Cougars |
| 20 | Widnes St Maries | 14-30 | Barrow Raiders |
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