Lowca have pencilled in the weekend of January 13/14 for their return to the Rugby League Challenge Cup competition.
The dates have been announced for the eight rounds and the final of the 2024 competition.
Lowca, who finished fourth in the Holmen Iggesund Cumberland ARL table have been invited to take part in the competition for the first time in over 25 years.
Amateur teams from the National Conference, including Kells and Wath Brow will also be involved in the competition before the entry of the semi-professional sides.
Workington Town from League One and Barrow and Whitehaven from the Championship will also join the competition.
The new season will be the 123rd edition of rugby league’s famous knockout tournament, with Leigh Leopards the current holders after their dramatic golden point victory over Hull KR.
As per the last several seasons, Super League sides will enter the competition in round six, with the sport’s leading amateur clubs contesting rounds one and two.
Championship and League 1 clubs will then join the competition in round three, with the sport’s second and third-tier clubs also playing in the 1895 Cup early on in the year before a March league start.
A total of 16 clubs will be left for round six when the top-tier outfits enter the competition, with four clubs joining the 12 top-flight sides.
The final will once again be held at Wembley on Saturday, June 8 alongside the Women’s Challenge Cup final and 1895 Cup final.
However, the venues for the semi-finals have yet to be determined, with locations chosen later in the year to ensure neutrality.
Full Challenge Cup schedule
- Round One – January 13/14
- Round Two – January 27/28
- Round Three – February 10/11
- Round Four – February 24/25
- Round Five – March 9/10
- Round Six – March 23/24
- Quarter-finals – April 13/14
- Semi-finals – May 18/19
- Final – June 8
