THE Rugby Football League was left red-faced last Sunday when the draw for the Arriva Trains Cup had to be re-drawn after a mix-up with the balls.

When the draw was made York were incorrectly announced as having a home tie with Leigh Centurions, with Hull KR set to play Whitehaven at home.

But it was then pointed out that Leigh and Hull KR had been allocated wrong numbers.

The decision was made to immediately hold the draw again and now Leigh travel to Whitehaven and York to Hull KR in the semi-finals.

"In the heat of the moment a wrong name was called against a ball," said an RFL spokesman. "In the interests of fairness we decided to make the draw again immediately."

Coach Darren Abram, who was present when the draw was made at Barrow after Leigh's narrow 24-20 win, had no complaints.

"No-one was to blame. It was just an honest mistake with the numbers. It was dealt with perfectly correctly. The right decision was made."