Bistro: Mixed fortunes for 2024 finalists

THE draw for the 2025 Bistro competition saw last year’s winners Kirkheaton Con A drawn to face Denby Dale in the preliminary round.

Beaten finalists Longwood will face Golcar Lib A when the competitions reaches the Round of 32 in June, the other two teams that were fortunate in receiving a bye in the preliminary round were Lockwood Con B and Lindley Lib B.

2025 Bistro Preliminary round

Brockholes B (+39) v Meltham A (+6)

Thongsbridge A (+13) v Brockholes A (+19)

Waterloo (+3) v Clayton West (+6)

Broad Oak B (+42) v Slaithwaite (+19)

Almondbury B.C. A (+13) v Paddock I & C (+26)

Milnsbridge A (+13) v Lindley Lib. A (+6)

Hemplow B (+42) v Hemplow A (+23)

Thongsbridge B (+29) v Ravensknowle Park (+32)

Holmfirth B (+45) v Primrose Hill Lib (+35)

David Brown Sports (+35) v Lindley B.C. B (+39)

Broad Oak A (+16) v New Mill B (+42)

Golcar Lib B (+16) v Greenhead Park (+45)

Thorpe Green (+26) v Kirkheaton Con. B (+42)

Denby Dale (+16) v Kirkheaton Con. A (+3)

Huddersfield RUBC (+32) v Netherton Con. A (+10)

Dalton (+39) v Linthwaite Hall (+19)

Kirkheaton C & BC B (+45) v Elland C & BC (+10)

Elland WMC (+16) v Lockwood Con. A (+3)

Shepley (+13) v Springwood (+23)

Cowcliffe (0) v Huddersfield Rec (+32)

Almondbury B.C. B (+45) v Meltham B (+35)

Skel Windmill (+29) v Marsh United A (0)

Marsh United B (+29) v Holmfirth A (+23)

Kirkheaton C & BC A (+29) v Lindley B.C. A (+10)

Rastrick (+6) v Milnsbridge B (+32)

Marsh Lib A (+26) v Marsh Lib B (+39)

Lowerhouses (0) v New Mill A (+10)

Netherton Con. B (+35) v Almondbury Lib. (+19)

Ties to be played on Tuesday 20th May.

Round of 32

Winners of preliminary round and:

Golcar Lib A (+3) v Longwood (0)

Lockwood Con. B (+26) v Lindley Lib. B (+23)

Round of 32 ties to be played Tuesday 10th June 2025.