2025 RFL 1895 Cup

The 2025 RFL 1895 Cup was the sixth staging of the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league competition for English and Welsh clubs competing in the Championship and League One.

Format

Once again, the tournament for 2025 had a revised format from previous years. For the first time, all British clubs from the two divisions entered the tournament. After the group format used in 2024, the competition reverted to a knockout tournament. The 11 League One clubs competed across two preliminary rounds to produce four qualifiers who joined the 12 Championship clubs in the first round.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 7 June 2025 alongside the finals of the Challenge Cup and the Women's Challenge Cup.

Preliminary rounds

The draw for the preliminary rounds was made in December 2024. Three first preliminary round ties were drawn with the five undrawn teams gaining a bye to the second preliminary round.

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter finals was made on 2 March. The ties were played over the weekend of 5/6 April.

Semi finals

The draw for the semi finals was made on 13 April. The ties will be played over the weekend of 17/18 May.

Final

The final was played on 7 June.