CROSFIELDS will travel to Rochdale Mayfield in the first round of the 2018 Challenge Cup.

The game, which looks set to be played on Saturday, January 27, is likely to be new head coach Jimmy Williams' first game in charge of Soap.

It is a tough draw for the Hood Lane outfit as their opponents finished the 2017 season fourth in the National Conference League Premier Division, two divisions above Soap.

The sides have met twice at this stage of rugby league's prestigious knockout competition in the recent past.

Mayfield won both games, triumphing 48-4 in 2008 before a much closer clash in 2010, which finished 22-12.

Indeed, new boss Williams was in the Soap team for the game in 2010.