Round 1
Will be contested by forty eight amateur teams. They will include National Conference Division 1 and 2 clubs, plus
other top amateur teams from all over the country.
Round 2
The twenty four victorious clubs from Round 1, will be joined by the fourteen clubs from the National Conference
Premier Division, to give nineteen ties.
Round 3
The nineteen professional clubs from the Northern Ford Premiership enter the competition, along with two clubs from
France. They will join the nineteen winners from Round 2, to give twenty ties.
Round 4
Twelve Super League clubs enter the competition, to join the twenty winners from Round 3, making for sixteen ties.
Round 5, onwards
The competition proceeds on a straight knock-out basis. The semi-finals will be played at neutral venues and the
Final Tie will take place at Twickenham.