McClennan's Leeds Rhinos will be at home to Wigan Warriors – one of only two teams to have beaten them in all competitions this year – while Kear's Wakefield Trinity Wildcats will play host to Co-op National Two survivors Oldham.

Wigan won 14-10 at Headingley Carnegie in engage Super League last month and knocked Rhinos out of the Challenge Cup on the same ground in last year's fifth round.

"I am really pleased we got Wigan," said McClennan. "Because they beat us the last time we played them.

"I don't buy into this bogey team stuff or Brian Noble having some sort of spell over Leeds."

McClennan added: "Whoever you get, it's going to be tough. It's the same for Wigan. It is going to be a real good battle."

Noble reckons it's a tie Leeds would have preferred to avoid.

"They'll be very, very wary of us going there," said the Wigan coach, whose side crushed National One outfit Whitehaven 106-8 in a fifth round tie last night.

"It's the tie of the round and we're looking forward to it."
Kear admitted a home draw against the only National League team left in the competition was ideal.

"There were seven Super League clubs left in the hat and one National League club," said Kear.

"All seven Super League clubs would have liked to have played Oldham – that's being brutally honest, not disrespectful to Oldham.

"We are fortunate to get that draw and on our own ground, it could not be better."

Kear is bidding to become the first coach to win the Challenge Cup with three different clubs, after guiding Sheffield Eagles to victory at Wembley 10 years ago and inspiring Hull's 2005 triumph.

"The Challenge Cup is a big target," he said. "Realistically, the big-three – St Helens, Bradford and Leeds – are favourites to win the Grand Final, because it's over the course of the season.1.