THE draw for the first round of this year's Powergen Challenge Cup was made on Friday.

The games will take place on February 4-5 and the pick of the ties sees Conference side Gloucestershire Warriors taking on Blackbrook.

The 2006 final will take place at the new Wembley Stadium on 26 August.

The Rugby Football League fully expects to sell out the 90,000 capacity stadium and more than 25,000 tickets have already been sold.

The first round sees 52 amateur clubs taking part.

National League clubs and three French outfits will enter the competition at the third-round stage with the 12 Super League clubs joining in the fourth round in April.

First round draw:

Thornhill v Eastmoor

West Bowling v Halton Simms Cross

Bramley v Thatto Heath

Clayton v Warrington W

Royal Navy v Wigan St Patricks

Eccles & Salford v Hunslet

Leigh East v Askam

Shaw Cross v Oldham St Annes

Skirlaugh v Normanton

East Leeds v Milford

Ovenden v Bank Quay

Bradford Dudley Hill v Gateshead

York Acorn v Ince Rose Bridge

Royal Air Force v Siddal

Wigan St Judes v Kells

Walney Central v Ideal Isberg

East Hull v Lock Lane

Leigh Miners v Bransholme

Gloucestershire W v Blackbrook

Seaton v Rochdale M

Barrow Island v Stanley

Crosfields v Oulton R

Wath Brow v Castleford P

Saddleworth v Hull Dockers

Widnes St Maries v St Albans

The Army v West Hull