25/08/2012

:00:46. > :00:52.At the moment, this is the only statue at Wembley, representing

:00:52. > :00:55.football and Bobby Moore, but rugby league has joined the party, and a

:00:55. > :00:59.statue of five that our grades will be built here, and quite right,

:00:59. > :01:04.because it was 1929 win the Challenge Cup final first moved

:01:04. > :01:08.here, and now, it is one of the great dates in the sporting

:01:08. > :01:15.calendar, an annual pilgrimage for rugby league fans of every club.

:01:16. > :01:25.This year, two of the crates, Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves, the

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:01:31. > :01:41.rematch of the 2010 final. They are a classic match today. Ryan Atkins!

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:01:47. > :01:54.As simple as that! He is in for his second try! It is a hat-trick! A

:01:54. > :01:58.special achievement by this The cheeky brilliance of Lee Briers

:01:58. > :02:03.part of the reason that Warrington have been so successful at Wembley.

:02:03. > :02:08.If they win today, it will be their third success in four years, but

:02:09. > :02:13.they take on a side who have shone in Super League. In four of the

:02:13. > :02:23.last five years, Leeds Rhinos have gone to the Grand Final and it when

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:02:37. > :02:45.Rhinos have won! 33-6. Over he goes! He scores! 2008, the easier

:02:45. > :02:53.of the Rhino! Leeds Rhinos, for the third consecutive year, they have

:02:53. > :03:02.won the Grand Final. This is a sensational try from Rob Burrow.

:03:02. > :03:07.What they have found achievable in autumn, they have found impossible

:03:07. > :03:17.in midsummer. Five times they have played in the final of the

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:03:20. > :03:30.Challenge Cup, this century, and tries. Bradford sense that is the

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:03:31. > :03:41.end of the Rhinos are. What is he doing?! The Challenge Cup on its

:03:41. > :03:52.

:03:52. > :03:58.Perhaps the golden summer for Yorkshire athletes will be an

:03:58. > :04:05.inspiration for the Leeds Rhinos. They had a great Olympics, that is

:04:05. > :04:15.very scary! Particularly the second from the right! Sorry about that!

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:04:16. > :04:21.Still here, the fans in big numbers. These two sides have met 21 times

:04:21. > :04:25.in the Challenge Cup, they have won 10 apiece, and they have drawn once.

:04:25. > :04:30.Leeds will play in pink. The first team ever to play in a Challenge

:04:30. > :04:35.Cup final wearing a pink. That might make the difference. For you

:04:35. > :04:45.at home, if you have never watched it would be leak, believe me, this

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:04:46. > :04:50.is something special. This is a game that will deliver. Stay tuned.

:04:50. > :05:00.Leeds Rhinos are underdogs, but they were in the semi-finals six

:05:00. > :05:03.weeks ago, and then knocked out the holders, Wigan. The captain Kevin

:05:04. > :05:11.Sinfield is a thoughtful man. His career could be completed with a

:05:11. > :05:15.winter day in his fifth Challenge Cup final. -- with a win today.

:05:15. > :05:23.Warrington are hot favourites, and the way they saw off Huddersfield

:05:23. > :05:27.in the semi-finals is not surprising. For Lee Briers,

:05:27. > :05:37.Warrington have given him a chance of redemption. He is a key part of

:05:37. > :05:41.the success story for his club. As for the coaches, Brian McDermott

:05:41. > :05:49.used to work with Tony Smith at Leeds. Both come from the quiet

:05:49. > :05:52.School of coaching, clear, calm, confident. The Leeds coach was the

:05:52. > :05:56.first one to arrive in the bowels of Wembley, Kevin Sinfield leading

:05:56. > :06:03.them towards the changing room. That is their coach, Brian

:06:03. > :06:08.McDermott. He will say it all the right words. He nearly bumped into

:06:08. > :06:13.Jamie Peacock there. The Warrington players, Ben Westwood, one of these

:06:13. > :06:20.huge physical presences. Lee Briers will be the playmaker, Adrian

:06:20. > :06:25.Morley will be important. They say they need to start well. Welcome

:06:25. > :06:31.inside the stadium, the crowd of 80,000 or so in very good voice. We

:06:31. > :06:36.have three of the great brains and bodies of the sport of rugby league.

:06:36. > :06:44.Jonathan Davies played here with Widnes. Brian Noble bonbons with

:06:44. > :06:50.Bradford Bulls. Ian Millward won twice with St Helens. Is this event

:06:50. > :06:54.still something of...? Does this excite you? When I signed to rugby

:06:54. > :06:59.league, this is where I wanted to play. I grew up watching it as a

:06:59. > :07:05.kid, it is special. It is still the case now, it is one of this

:07:05. > :07:13.showcase events. The fans want to come down here, it is a special day

:07:13. > :07:17.out. How do you read today's match? It is close. Could you look at the

:07:17. > :07:22.recent form, they are both not playing too badly, but they have

:07:22. > :07:26.suffered setbacks, most recently in the Superleague. I would say

:07:26. > :07:32.Warrington are justifiably favourites, they are bringing eight

:07:32. > :07:36.players back. Leeds are a younger team, a couple of questions in

:07:36. > :07:43.relation to their line-up. Will the occasion get to them? It is a close

:07:43. > :07:49.game to call. The big new, in the Leeds Rhinos side, Stevie Ward, he

:07:49. > :07:55.got his A-level results a week ago. This could be the stage for him.

:07:55. > :08:02.How much is it in the head rather than in the Lex? The intensity is

:08:02. > :08:07.so high it. The game goes so quick, it can pass before your eyes, so it

:08:07. > :08:15.as a coach, you have to make sure you have composure, you are

:08:15. > :08:20.consistent, you do your game plan aimed, you do that early, to

:08:20. > :08:24.reinforce the things they need to be consistent in. Who is consistent

:08:24. > :08:29.will win the game. All of your work has been done, you just try to keep

:08:30. > :08:34.composed and consistent. You saw shots of Stevie Ward. He has not

:08:35. > :08:41.been here before, there is nothing to be frightened off. The rest of

:08:41. > :08:47.the Leeds players, as well as the Challenge Cup at stake, one side

:08:47. > :08:50.will be lifting this, also, for one player, the honour of the trophy

:08:50. > :09:00.named after the New Zealand player and administrator and voted for by

:09:00. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:17.members of the press, and the Warrington are teed up for Wembley,

:09:17. > :09:25.the man who has driven them there, Lee Briers, the Tiger Woods of

:09:25. > :09:30.Warrington Wolves. I will play golf with him. How was your game?

:09:30. > :09:35.too bad, but I think we will lose some balls! On what! Apart from

:09:35. > :09:41.your time at St Helen's, the Challenge Cup has been good for you.

:09:41. > :09:51.Yes, I had three defeats in the semi-finals, they hurt, really.

:09:51. > :09:52.

:09:52. > :10:02.to win in 2009 and 2010, how was that? Response. 2009 was special.

:10:02. > :10:03.

:10:03. > :10:09.We have not won for so long. 13 years. To do it was special. A

:10:09. > :10:14.great shot. What are your thoughts about Saturday? Leaves are very

:10:14. > :10:23.dangerous. They have got bigger players all over the field. We need

:10:23. > :10:30.to match them physically. Who are your men to go to? Garreth Carvell,

:10:30. > :10:36.Chris Hill, if they go forward, we have got the likes of Ben Westwood,

:10:36. > :10:40.Brett Hodgson, Richie Myler. We need to go forward first, we cannot

:10:40. > :10:50.go side to side. If we go forward, hopefully that should come into

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:10:51. > :10:59.play. Any superstitions? My mother always says to me, have a shave,

:10:59. > :11:04.you scrap! A look more like a tramp and a rugby player! Tony Smith has

:11:04. > :11:13.been good for you. He has been awesome, he has brought steadiness

:11:13. > :11:18.to my game, and a bit of control. I have had my best seasons. Is the

:11:18. > :11:23.body OK? Is the appetite still there? It is fine at the moment.

:11:23. > :11:30.The appetite is massive, I am as hungry as anything. The way he has

:11:30. > :11:35.brought it out of the players, he has given us rest through the

:11:35. > :11:39.season, so hopefully, you will see the benefits of that. You know what

:11:39. > :11:46.it is to win the trophy, it is a special individual honour, and you

:11:46. > :11:50.are being mentioned again. It is not something I think about. We

:11:50. > :11:56.want the performance to be right, and if it is, hopefully we will win

:11:56. > :12:02.the Challenge Cup, and anything after that is a bonus.

:12:02. > :12:07.He is a changed man. So exciting to watch him play. It is not so much

:12:07. > :12:14.about what you expect, it is about what you do not expect. He is

:12:14. > :12:19.clever, his game management is good. Today, Leeds Rhinos will target him,

:12:19. > :12:24.because they are not sure of his defensive capabilities. But this

:12:24. > :12:29.week, it is unusual, because they have media attention, and that can

:12:29. > :12:34.be draining. It is always hot here, players could get tired, and his

:12:34. > :12:39.kicking game will be crucial, to put the team in the bright areas at

:12:39. > :12:42.the right time. He will be a crucial part. Nobody mentions none

:12:42. > :12:49.of the match, but if he gets it, they have got a great chance of

:12:49. > :12:54.winning. His biggest problem is his hair, it is longer than mine! The

:12:54. > :13:01.man who deserves credit for turning him around his Tony Smith.

:13:01. > :13:05.You'll cricketers -- you are regulars here, does that help?

:13:05. > :13:10.is good that a lot of people have been here before, it will settle

:13:11. > :13:18.the nerves. But I do not think it gets you across the line. It helps

:13:19. > :13:22.on some occasions, but it is a new day, you have got to create a new

:13:22. > :13:28.atmosphere and a new game. You cannot rely on those past

:13:28. > :13:33.experiences. But it does help. have changed things a little bit,

:13:33. > :13:40.resting players strategically. Has that helped? I think so. We are fit

:13:40. > :13:46.and healthy. We have got one player on the injury list, so we are in

:13:46. > :13:54.pretty good shape. We had a lot of people to choose from. Rotation has

:13:54. > :13:58.played its part in a spin healthy - - in us being healthy, and being in

:13:58. > :14:04.the running for a couple of big matches. It has kept players on

:14:04. > :14:08.their toes, and boasting that come with it. Everybody has bought him,

:14:08. > :14:13.and it has brought us so far, so good.

:14:13. > :14:19.Last night, at the dinner, I sat next to one of the greats of the

:14:19. > :14:23.game, Alex Murphy, who will be immortalised in the statue. He said

:14:23. > :14:27.the thing with Lee Briers, he is crucial, and how well he kicks and

:14:27. > :14:35.how imaginative he it is important, but he thinks Brett Hodgson is the

:14:35. > :14:42.key player. He is pivotal. He is the captain, the Marshall. They

:14:43. > :14:46.will look to him, and he brings a flavour, he has been rested this

:14:46. > :14:52.year, people have looked at the ages of the Warrington players, but

:14:52. > :14:56.it will not matter today. They are quite old. But it gives you

:14:56. > :15:00.experience, they have been there, they have done that. There are very

:15:00. > :15:05.few people that have not experienced the big occasion. For

:15:05. > :15:09.the Leeds Rhinos, they have young people, you think, well they handle

:15:09. > :15:14.the field? Will they be relaxed enough? There will be questions all

:15:14. > :15:20.over the team. We were talking about media attention and how much

:15:20. > :15:27.there has been. Particularly Leeds Rhinos. Earlier this week, they had

:15:27. > :15:33.a visit from two and a kick -- two Olympic medallists, Johnny and

:15:33. > :15:36.Alistair Brownlee. Neither of them could be here today, Johnny is in

:15:36. > :15:45.Stockholm, Alastair is coming to the USA, but they took the

:15:45. > :15:49.opportunity to meet a few of their I am a Leeds Rhinos fan and have

:15:49. > :15:52.followed them for five or six years, I have been to quite a few games.

:15:52. > :15:58.We are going to miss the final which is a bit of a shame. I am a

:15:58. > :16:03.great rugby league fan, it is a great sport to watch. We associate

:16:03. > :16:13.with the local pride, we love being from Leeds, we are proud to be from

:16:13. > :16:18.

:16:19. > :16:24.Leeds and flying the flag a bit. It Alistair and De Jonny Brownlee will

:16:24. > :16:28.be watching from afar and cheering their side on. When it comes to a

:16:28. > :16:34.Challenge Cup final you need more than just a brilliant player. In

:16:34. > :16:38.1996, the first man to score a hat- trick was Robbie Paul, but he still

:16:38. > :16:43.ended up on the losing side. You need a clear tactical plan. What

:16:43. > :16:49.will it be today? For both teams, the game is going to start in the

:16:49. > :16:53.tunnel. The anxiety will build. They are going to be met with

:16:53. > :16:56.80,000 screaming rugby league fans. All of that energy will start

:16:56. > :17:02.pouring down off the terraces, it will slam into them at 1 million

:17:02. > :17:07.miles an hour. Their heart beats will be at 1 million miles an hour,

:17:07. > :17:11.the adrenalin will cause through the system, electricity flowing all

:17:11. > :17:18.over them, the most euphoric experience. At the same time, the

:17:18. > :17:23.most frightening. How are they going to deal with it? This young

:17:23. > :17:28.man, Stevie Ward. He has had a bit of immediate embargo placed upon

:17:28. > :17:32.them. Their coach has looked to protect him, he is allowed to stay

:17:32. > :17:36.focused on the game. He is a great young talent and he is brilliant

:17:36. > :17:43.with the ball in his hand. From the youngest man to one of the senior

:17:43. > :17:49.most players in the squad. Where is he? Jamie Peacock. Here's the

:17:49. > :17:56.stored. He will go into the teeth of the opposition -- he is the

:17:56. > :18:02.stalwart. He will get some quick play the balls and get them moving

:18:02. > :18:07.forward. Who will have the job of moving the team around the park?

:18:07. > :18:15.His hand in the tackle bag over, the tackle -- captained, Kevin

:18:15. > :18:24.Sinfield. He is Mr consistent. When he plays well, Leeds Rhinos tend to

:18:24. > :18:29.play well. The best strike weapon is this young man, Rob Burrow. When

:18:29. > :18:33.he is on his game, he is not only the best player in their team, one

:18:33. > :18:39.of the best in the world of rugby league. Keep an eye on those

:18:39. > :18:43.players. Watching the Leeds players warm up, interesting how much Rob

:18:43. > :18:48.Burrow was talking to Stevie Ward, not giving him time to think too

:18:48. > :18:52.much. Robbie mentioned the impact of Kevin Sinfield. He is one of the

:18:52. > :18:56.most respected players in the whole game, a great ambassador for rugby

:18:56. > :19:06.league but also the all-time leading points scorer for Leeds and

:19:06. > :19:19.

:19:19. > :19:26.their most successful ever captain, Careful COMMENTATOR: The Leeds

:19:26. > :19:30.players will regroup, they will When I was coming up to see you, I

:19:30. > :19:35.was thinking about how brave you have to be to keep going back to

:19:35. > :19:38.something that has hurt you. It is the same with you and the Challenge

:19:38. > :19:44.Cup final, it is being brave enough to say you are going to make a

:19:44. > :19:48.difference. That is the aim. As tough as it is, there is some hurt.

:19:48. > :19:53.When you put so much into something and you don't quite get what you

:19:53. > :19:57.want, it does hurt and it stays with you for a while. I suppose the

:19:57. > :20:03.analogy is like a boxer, you have to keep getting up off the canvas

:20:03. > :20:07.and get ready to go again. It is such a tight-knit group of players.

:20:07. > :20:11.You look at all of you and think, you are too good not to win a

:20:11. > :20:16.Challenge Cup. We are a great squad. I love going to work every day. At

:20:16. > :20:20.some stage, that will end. In the next few years, I am sure we will

:20:20. > :20:25.be broken up. People are getting too old now and there are not many

:20:25. > :20:30.chances left. The world won't stop if I finish my career and I haven't

:20:30. > :20:34.got this muddle. But it is certainly important to us all. --

:20:34. > :20:39.and I haven't got this medal. have a wide-ranging interest, a

:20:39. > :20:45.real interest in Cuba and J Guevara. It stems from my childhood and my

:20:45. > :20:50.mum and dad being keen Socialists. I think caring for each other and

:20:50. > :20:53.looking after each other is a lot more important. Do you think about

:20:53. > :21:02.the mark you want to leave? Do you have a feeling of what you

:21:03. > :21:06.represent? Definitely. I have built my career and my life on hard work.

:21:07. > :21:12.I believe that to get anywhere you want to, you have to invest in it.

:21:12. > :21:17.You have to make some sacrifices. That might mean I am boring at

:21:17. > :21:22.times, but I have a drive but I just want to be better. I don't

:21:22. > :21:26.know where that comes from. It is probably why I am in another final

:21:26. > :21:31.today. In terms of ambitions you have to fulfil, major honours at

:21:31. > :21:36.Wembley, isn't it? Yes, people keep telling it is the missing part of

:21:36. > :21:46.the jigsaw. I have thought about this quite a bit. If we manage to

:21:46. > :21:56.be good enough on Saturday, what I suppose it means a new jigsaw as

:21:56. > :22:03.the restarted. -- has to be started. That will involve studying for A M

:22:03. > :22:08.A at the Metropolitan University. Kevin Sinfield has been a winner,

:22:08. > :22:12.in 1992 when he played for Oldham schools, he captained them and they

:22:12. > :22:20.won. 20 years later, he is trying to win his first Challenge Cup

:22:20. > :22:30.final. This year, here is that competition. We have Castleford

:22:30. > :22:31.

:22:31. > :22:38.Academy against Howard of Effingham. Howard of Effingham won 22 -- 24-22

:22:38. > :22:43.and Geordan bonds lifted the trophy. Let's go from young people to more

:22:43. > :22:51.sensible and experienced and serious people. The coach of Leeds

:22:51. > :22:56.You come into this as underdogs but I guess you like that tag. I don't

:22:56. > :23:00.know if we do. I think we may be used to it but we don't like being

:23:00. > :23:05.underdogs. Warrington are a great team and if they are the favourites,

:23:05. > :23:09.rightly so, they are playing really well. Is there anything you can do

:23:09. > :23:13.to guard against your players want in this too much? For so many it is

:23:13. > :23:18.the one thing missing from the CV. There may be some things you can

:23:18. > :23:22.and can't do. But it is not a bad error to have. We are aware of

:23:22. > :23:26.recent history but we are not using that as a form of motivation. We

:23:26. > :23:35.want to win that because it feels great to win. We are not frightened

:23:35. > :23:39.to lose. The joy of winning a cup bizarre driving force. -- is our

:23:39. > :23:44.bizarre driving force. -- is our driving force. Brian McDermott

:23:44. > :23:47.saying they must not be scared of losing. Warrington in second place

:23:47. > :23:53.in the Super League table, despite losing their last match heavily to

:23:53. > :23:54.London Broncos, they said it was a wake-up call. Leeds in 5th, the

:23:54. > :23:58.wake-up call. Leeds in 5th, the position they won the Grand Final

:23:58. > :24:02.from last season, they know they can still do that. You sort of

:24:02. > :24:06.think this is what they would really like. That group of players

:24:06. > :24:16.want this. You have to play the game. Today it is all about the

:24:16. > :24:22.game. They will not hang on the ribbons until the 80th minute. All

:24:22. > :24:26.the things we have spoken about, concentrating on what has happened

:24:26. > :24:29.in the past, might give them too many bad dreams to get rid of. Just

:24:29. > :24:35.play the game. Leeds are good enough to win but Warrington are

:24:35. > :24:39.favourites, justifiably. This must be such a nervy moment for the

:24:39. > :24:45.players. Earlier on, the coin toss took place, conducted by Jack

:24:45. > :24:50.Johnson, his only five years old. Is the son of Andy, the X Wigan

:24:50. > :24:54.rugby league player. The whole of the rugby league community has got

:24:54. > :24:59.behind the join in Jack campaign, hoping to provide money for

:24:59. > :25:06.research as they tried to find a cure for muscular dystrophy. It is

:25:06. > :25:11.lovely that he is here today. Kevin Sinfield told me that a couple of

:25:11. > :25:15.years ago, his son, Jack, was the mascot for Leeds. He said, much as

:25:15. > :25:20.he is a real proud father, he said on this occasion, he barely look at

:25:20. > :25:27.him, because he was so in his own. He was listening to Barrie

:25:27. > :25:32.McDermott hook said it a similar thing but he was nearly in tears.

:25:32. > :25:35.Of all the players, he is under the most pressure. It is an emotional

:25:35. > :25:40.occasion and a traditional occasion. The tradition is that before the

:25:40. > :25:44.players emerge, abide With Me is song. This year, performing that

:25:44. > :25:48.duty will be Laura Wright, who has sold over 1 million albums and she

:25:48. > :25:58.has also sung at the Carling Cup final and the FA Cup final. Now she

:25:58. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:38.will sink before the Challenge Cup # Abide with me; fast falls the

:26:38. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:50.eventide. # The darkness deepens; Lord with

:26:50. > :27:08.

:27:09. > :27:18.# When other helpers fail and # Help of the helpless, O abide

:27:19. > :27:41.

:27:41. > :27:51.# Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes.

:27:51. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:06.# Shine through the gloom and point # Heaven's morning breaks, and

:28:06. > :28:40.

:28:40. > :28:45.# In life, in death, O Lord, abide Laura Wright, accompanied by the

:28:45. > :28:52.Wessex Male Voice Choir. The noise of battle full to back down the

:28:52. > :29:01.tunnel. There is the Warrington Wolves mascot. Runny the rhino once

:29:01. > :29:05.stood for election. E didn't win! You can see the players there. This

:29:05. > :29:10.will be a hugely exciting and energising moment for them as they

:29:10. > :29:20.come out on to the pitch and the noise left soft. The pyrotechnics

:29:20. > :29:25.

:29:25. > :29:31.It is a gorgeous day. The forecast was for heavy showers of rain. We

:29:31. > :29:35.had a light shower earlier but the sunshine is there. This guy is

:29:35. > :29:45.pretty blue at the moment and we should get a high quality match --

:29:45. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:18.You can tell so much from the body language of some of them, how

:30:18. > :30:23.relaxed they are, how much they are smiling. Adrian Morley is taking it

:30:23. > :30:28.in his stride. The young children accompanying them, you saw Kevin

:30:28. > :30:37.Sinfield Haldenby hands of the children, they are the twin

:30:37. > :30:43.grandchildren of the owner. Kevin told me that his younger child does

:30:43. > :30:50.not like the noise, but both of his kids are here, and getting used to

:30:50. > :30:54.Wick. Alongside Adrian Morley, the daughter of the New Zealand and Sam

:30:55. > :30:59.Moa went international, who played in the 2010 side for Warrington

:30:59. > :31:09.Wolves. They are taking a different route so the crowd have a chance to

:31:09. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:15.see them. As the match is not far our way from starting, who wins?

:31:15. > :31:17.For Leeds Rhinos to be close, they have got to get a good start.

:31:18. > :31:24.Warrington for me are the favourites, their bench is

:31:24. > :31:28.magnificent, they can change the game. I think they have had a great

:31:28. > :31:32.preparation, Warrington, the depth of their squad, they are fresh.

:31:32. > :31:39.Both forwards can cancel each other out, but in the key positions,

:31:39. > :31:43.Warrington have got a big advantage. The noise is just phenomenal. There

:31:43. > :31:49.is such an uplifting feeling that so much excitement is happening.

:31:49. > :31:59.You hope for a high-quality match. This is the Challenge Cup final for

:31:59. > :32:02.

:32:02. > :32:06.2012 off. The commentators, moments when men are made or broken.

:32:07. > :32:12.He talked to the players, they will tell you it is the most frightening

:32:12. > :32:16.and inspiring a moment of their sporting lives, the weight of

:32:16. > :32:26.tradition and expectation and Education can weigh heavily on

:32:26. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:33.shoulders, both old and young. Stevie Ward, only 18 years of age.

:32:33. > :32:38.The owner of Warrington, the pop impresario, leading the line. Peter

:32:38. > :32:46.Phillips is the guest of honour, the son of Princess Royal, the

:32:46. > :32:52.special guest who will hand over the trophy. Either Kevin Sinfield

:32:52. > :32:57.or Adrian Morley will receive the trophy. I do not think I have heard

:32:57. > :33:07.Wembley Stadium as loud as this. It is one of the noisiest Challenge

:33:07. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :33:24.introducing the Leeds Rhinos players to Peter Phillips. What a

:33:24. > :33:34.day for some of them. What a match it might be. Richard Silverwood is

:33:34. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :33:45.it is good to see him back. There was a sickening injury that he

:33:45. > :33:55.suffered earlier in the season, he had his leg broken in an accidental

:33:55. > :33:56.

:33:56. > :34:01.clash with a Hull KR player. But he is back on video referee duty today.

:34:01. > :34:04.What a battle between those two, Adrian Morley and Jamie Peacock,

:34:04. > :34:14.they have been great rivals and team-mates at international level

:34:14. > :34:17.

:34:17. > :34:27.for so many years. Here is law right with the national anthem,

:34:27. > :34:37.accompanied by the Aveley and # God save our gracious Queen.

:34:37. > :34:37.

:34:37. > :35:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:35:18. > :35:22.# Long live our noble Queen. city, it is silver that represents

:35:22. > :35:26.the ultimate prize for once, the glistening silver of the oldest

:35:26. > :35:35.trophy in rugby league, the Challenge Cup. That is what is up

:35:35. > :35:42.for grabs today. Confusion in the stands, they both wear similar

:35:42. > :35:47.colours are. Warrington to our right, Leeds Rhinos to our left.

:35:47. > :35:52.This is how they are lining up. Stevie Ward wears the number 25,

:35:52. > :35:57.collecting his A-levels last week, he plays one of the most pivotal

:35:57. > :36:02.roles today in the absence of Danny Maguire. They are starting with

:36:02. > :36:07.three props, as they did in the semi-finals, Ryan Bailey is the

:36:07. > :36:12.force loose forward, producing the extra firepower down the middle.

:36:12. > :36:18.Fewer disruptions in the Bovington Camp, I have some potent firepower

:36:18. > :36:24.in their line-up. The first Wembley finals for Stefan Ratchford and

:36:24. > :36:28.Richie Myler. Chris Hill has been a real stand-out performer in the

:36:28. > :36:32.pack this season. Ben Westwood another one. He could easily put in

:36:32. > :36:40.a man-of-the-match performance today. The two benches make

:36:40. > :36:44.interesting reading. The number 32 for Leeds, the German international,

:36:44. > :36:49.he only made his first-team debut just over a month ago, Jimmy

:36:49. > :36:55.Keinhorst. Confirmation, the referee is Richard Silverwood, he

:36:55. > :37:05.took charge of the 2010 Challenge Cup final, and the 2006 Challenge

:37:05. > :37:11.

:37:11. > :37:16.Cup final, St Helens against an 18 year-old the week after you

:37:16. > :37:21.collected your A-level results? Still celebrating? Does destiny

:37:21. > :37:27.decreed that it is Leeds Rhinos' yr? This fate and Fortune favour

:37:27. > :37:32.another Warrington success? We shall see. It is all about the

:37:32. > :37:41.start. It was two years ago, it is all about the opening five or 10

:37:41. > :37:49.minutes. What a hit by the Leeds Rhinos forward. They are smashing

:37:49. > :37:54.them up. He dislodges the ball. They are lucky they did not go

:37:54. > :37:58.forward with a scrum for the Leeds Rhinos. Warrington playing in their

:37:59. > :38:04.home strip. Leeds Rhinos normally wear blue and amber. They have

:38:04. > :38:09.switched, they are wearing pink and amber -- pink and blue. Mickey

:38:09. > :38:19.Higham starts as dummy half, Michael Monaghan on the bench. We

:38:19. > :38:54.

:38:54. > :38:58.performer at full-back, now for Leeds Rhinos today. What an

:38:58. > :39:04.effort for Jamie Peacock. fantastic run, that is what you

:39:04. > :39:14.want. I am quite surprised they went along, because they have

:39:14. > :39:24.

:39:24. > :39:28.nightmare if you years ago against Warrington. Jamie Peacock, he is

:39:28. > :39:38.the only man in the Leeds Rhinos side that has experienced Challenge

:39:38. > :39:48.

:39:48. > :39:58.Cup success, on two occasions, both a couple of years ago. He has stern

:39:58. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:18.Ablett. It was not the greatest kick. He was committed to the

:40:18. > :40:26.

:40:26. > :40:36.disappear and Carl Abbott will move into the pack. That is when we

:40:36. > :40:38.could see the German international, Jimmy Keinhorst. With Kevin

:40:38. > :40:48.Sinfield and Carl Abbott on the fringes, they could suffer with a

:40:48. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:03.lack of pace, so they could rectify floor. He will carry on. I know

:41:03. > :41:08.that Warrington's game plan is about getting at Kevin Sinfield,

:41:08. > :41:18.because he is such a pivotal player. That was late and clumsy. But I

:41:18. > :41:46.

:41:46. > :41:56.will be a penalty to the Leeds Rhinos. A couple of poor kicks.

:41:56. > :42:01.Kevin Sinfield and Lee Briers. They are not going to be too expensive

:42:01. > :42:11.early on. You just have to get a good field position. This could be

:42:11. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :43:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:43:03. > :43:12.the first opportunity for Leeds That will be a handover. It was a

:43:12. > :43:18.great tackle, they put the pressure on Kevin Sinfield. Ben Westwood

:43:18. > :43:25.smashed Rob Burrow. Every week, Tony Smith is keen to sing the

:43:25. > :43:30.praises of Ben Westwood, and with very good reason. He is a workhorse.

:43:30. > :43:40.He started at Wakefield as a centre, but he has come to prominence as a

:43:40. > :43:58.

:43:58. > :44:08.Richard Silverwood confirms. It is Warrington who have got off to the

:44:08. > :44:12.

:44:12. > :44:19.fire. The space was created, but the vision was unbelievable. I

:44:19. > :44:26.thought the Leeds Rhinos defence was fantastic, but watch the vision.

:44:26. > :44:35.Watch out for the offload. Mickey Higham goes up the middle, and

:44:35. > :44:41.Chris Hill goes up the middle. Watch the vision, because the

:44:41. > :44:47.winger allows Joel Monaghan the space. The third offload, they

:44:47. > :44:57.cover very well, but the number five, while Hall, he has covered

:44:57. > :45:00.

:45:00. > :45:05.the support play, and Joel Monaghan His brother, Michael, is on the

:45:05. > :45:15.bench. His mum has come over to watch Michael Owen and playing

:45:15. > :45:41.

:45:41. > :45:49.Wembley cup finals in the last Right between the uprights.

:45:49. > :45:57.Warrington have the start they want, the question is if Leeds can

:45:57. > :46:02.respond. He does the right thing of cutting in that. The vision of

:46:02. > :46:08.Myler was fantastic. Richie Myler was a surprise on mission a couple

:46:08. > :46:14.of years ago. -- a surprise omission a couple of years ago. He

:46:14. > :46:20.was the star by but didn't make these start by -- didn't make the

:46:20. > :46:30.final cut. He has provided a piece final cut. He has provided a piece

:46:30. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:45.great play-the-ball. They are getting a bit of quickness.

:46:45. > :47:01.

:47:01. > :47:06.there was an earlier elegant but -- earlier knock-on. Ben Westwood

:47:06. > :47:12.created the space again. The offloads to attract the defenders

:47:12. > :47:18.to try to smother the ball. If they get the ball away, there is space

:47:18. > :47:27.outside. Slightly behind him, but the opportunity was there. I don't

:47:27. > :47:32.think there was a knock-on. referee gave it, so it must be.

:47:32. > :47:36.Warrington are a side with a reputation under Tony Smith, they

:47:36. > :47:46.love getting the ball alive at these offloads. Sometimes it is

:47:46. > :47:58.

:47:58. > :48:02.high risk. They complete fewer SATs you have got to wrap those tackles

:48:02. > :48:08.up. You can't have been offloading. There is the star man missing,

:48:09. > :48:17.Danny McGuire. They still have a few star men, not least of all,

:48:17. > :48:23.Watkins. He was allowed to play on, the tackle not completed. Leeds

:48:23. > :48:33.defined territory. Burrow his up and running. -- Leeds find

:48:33. > :48:34.

:48:34. > :48:44.has kicked a short towards Ryan Hall. There was a collision with

:48:44. > :48:56.

:48:56. > :49:04.Briers. He is tackled so it is a Kevin Sinfield, he flighted the

:49:04. > :49:09.kick for his winger. With plenty of space in front of him. Kevin will

:49:09. > :49:19.be disappointed with his kicking. He has had two kicks and maybe

:49:19. > :49:26.

:49:26. > :49:34.hasn't had the right trajectory on metre area, they are prepared to

:49:34. > :49:41.off load. Myler again. A good tackle. Warrington on the 40 metre

:49:41. > :49:46.mark. Mickey Higham up from dummy half. That is a good thing to have.

:49:46. > :49:53.The kick is taken cleanly by Zak Hardaker. He has allowed another 10

:49:53. > :49:57.yards. They have more kickers in their ranks, taking the pressure

:49:57. > :50:07.off Lee Briers. They need an option for Sinfield, because they will put

:50:07. > :50:18.

:50:18. > :50:28.to be dragged out of play, he keeps making a case defensively for the

:50:28. > :50:28.

:50:28. > :50:38.man-of-the-match award. tackling is ferocious. A tireless

:50:38. > :50:46.

:50:46. > :50:55.could run no further. There was no option, only Kevin Sinfield, it

:50:55. > :51:05.allows Hodgson to read why he is going to stand. -- where he is

:51:05. > :51:11.

:51:11. > :51:21.them, managing to haul him down. The ball has been lost. Scrum head

:51:21. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:29.and feed away of Leeds. -- in the way of Leeds. No complaints there.

:51:29. > :51:39.He lost control twice. He has made an impact. That is his first

:51:39. > :51:40.

:51:40. > :51:44.mistake. Great defence. Lets hear from look Robbie Paul. It is

:51:44. > :51:47.interesting that you have been talking about the Warrington team,

:51:47. > :51:52.they have been coming off the quick play-the-balls from Warrington,

:51:52. > :51:55.they have been able to get players into a one-on-one position. Leeds

:51:55. > :52:00.have been able to deal with that because they have got back in

:52:00. > :52:10.control of the speed of the play- the-ball. They have tried to move

:52:10. > :52:31.

:52:31. > :52:35.the ball wide and Leeds have been never quite had the ball in his

:52:35. > :52:45.possession. It was good play by Monaghan. He covered the centre, he

:52:45. > :53:00.

:53:00. > :53:06.still had time to make the tackle. with the burst. 15 gone, 6-0

:53:06. > :53:11.Warrington lead. Two sides with immense pedigree in this

:53:11. > :53:17.competition, a 16th Challenge Cup final for Warrington today, they

:53:17. > :53:21.have won 7. 23 for Leeds, only wouldn't have been here more. They

:53:21. > :53:25.have won 11 but famously have lost the last five. There was a crack of

:53:25. > :53:30.thunder overhead, which adds a little to the drama of the

:53:30. > :53:40.situation. Lee Briers gets the kick away, this could be a big one. Just

:53:40. > :53:47.

:53:47. > :53:55.kept in play by Zak Hardaker, and That is a fantastic effort from

:53:55. > :54:05.Hardaker. Really has looked superb in the fullback role. The in the

:54:05. > :54:17.

:54:17. > :54:24.semi-final he was magnificent bench. -- from the interchange

:54:24. > :54:34.bench. Good hands from Jamie Peacock. The tightening Andy

:54:34. > :54:48.

:54:48. > :54:58.angling of his runs are fantastic. try scorer. Hill, looking to Atkins,

:54:58. > :54:58.

:54:58. > :55:07.who has Riley there. They claim a Leeds touch but it was surely all

:55:07. > :55:14.played back. It will be Leeds's head and feed. Watkins tries to off

:55:14. > :55:24.load. He didn't play at that. I am assured his eyes were on it, it was

:55:24. > :55:41.

:55:41. > :55:51.for the our Leeds Rhinos. Kevin good defensive stint by Westwood.

:55:51. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :55:57.It is. A penalty for Leeds, fairly direct. Do they think about going

:55:57. > :56:04.for gold or is it just about rolling on for another said? Field

:56:04. > :56:09.possession, just go for it. 6 points behind. The first time they

:56:09. > :56:19.have had real field -- real field position in the opposition 20.

:56:19. > :56:20.

:56:20. > :56:24.belatedly. They might have been a call from the touchline. He had the

:56:24. > :56:34.best view. He might have given the referee the call. It was a late

:56:34. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :57:00.Here comes Peacock. And now borrow got them! My word, he has got them!

:57:00. > :57:04.Warrington's defence a little soft. The Ian Kirke, with the surge, has

:57:04. > :57:10.put Leeds on the score. The coach looks unmoved but he will be

:57:11. > :57:14.mightily pleased. Because Leeds have a response. And that is the

:57:14. > :57:22.response they needed. The first time they have got field position

:57:22. > :57:30.and they come away with a try. This is the incident. Does he still the

:57:30. > :57:38.ball? -- steal the ball? It looks as though he already lost it.

:57:38. > :57:45.think he had his hand in there. They switched off, inside ball, a

:57:45. > :57:51.big man running over a little man. Hodgson was there, Kirke comes in.

:57:51. > :57:58.And that is it. As they have scored, the heavens have opened. It is

:57:58. > :58:03.absolutely chucking it down at Wembley. Look at this rain now!

:58:03. > :58:09.Where has this come from? And the thunder and lightning above us as

:58:09. > :58:19.well. Kevin Sinfield adds a goal. Brian McDermott is a drowned rat

:58:19. > :58:22.

:58:22. > :58:30.all of a sudden. He spots the man, stretching over, a try. There was a

:58:30. > :58:33.famous rainy final in 1968, forever known as the water splash final,

:58:33. > :58:39.when Leeds were victorious in very traumatic and dramatic

:58:39. > :58:44.circumstances. The way this rain is hammering down now, we have got

:58:45. > :58:48.another occasion that is perhaps going to be marked by the weather.

:58:48. > :58:57.A flash of lightning up above, what a dramatic occurrence we have got

:58:57. > :59:01.here. We have got everything! Now the tactics will change. It is all

:59:01. > :59:11.about possession. Getting good field position to put indicate and

:59:11. > :59:12.

:59:12. > :59:18.put pressure on. -- to put the kick in and put pressure on. Sinfield's

:59:18. > :59:26.kicking game becomes massive. now getting down there and making

:59:26. > :59:32.sure you keep hold of the ball when you are hitting the tackle. Tablet

:59:32. > :59:39.moves in, making the tackle a good one. -- Ablett moves in. It is

:59:39. > :59:49.unbelievable weather. Absolutely hammering down. It has gone so dark,

:59:49. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :00:05.incredible. If anything, it is for Chris Hill losing possession.

:00:05. > :00:13.It goes Leeds Rhinos' way. Nobody around him. It is a bar of soap at

:00:13. > :00:23.the moment. It forced the knock-on. We are sitting at the back of one

:00:23. > :00:25.

:00:25. > :00:32.of the stands, and we can feel the rain on us. Absolutely pouring down.

:00:32. > :00:37.This is going to be a Wembley final to remember, it really is. Jamie

:00:37. > :00:46.Peacock will deliver in this. winner will be the team that keeps

:00:46. > :00:56.the possession the most. Was there a handling error from Lee Briers?

:00:56. > :01:04.

:01:04. > :01:14.The referee had a good luck, he did have not had the ball for a while,

:01:14. > :01:25.

:01:25. > :01:30.but the offload is still there. know that. Summer rugby! It does

:01:30. > :01:37.rain in the summer as well! Tell me about it! It is all about

:01:37. > :01:45.possession. There is a touch judge on the field. Brian McDermott looks

:01:45. > :01:50.as though he has just been in a swimming pool. No one before him.

:01:50. > :02:00.am not sure what has happened here. The touch judge wants a word with

:02:00. > :02:27.

:02:27. > :02:37.referee says. Paul Wood, a first offence? Ready to check. Paul Board

:02:37. > :02:38.

:02:38. > :02:46.of Warrington is the man. -- Paul Wood. We have got you lashing out.

:02:46. > :02:55.He had a crack at Carl Ablett. Ablett had a dab at 10, and there

:02:55. > :03:00.is a right hook on the chin. I think that is a penalty! It is the

:03:00. > :03:05.Challenge Cup, they are not allowed to punch each other! Kevin Sinfield

:03:05. > :03:14.is going for goal. This decision has been made by the weather. It

:03:14. > :03:24.has eased off for the moment. Not that you would know rate! Kevin

:03:24. > :03:33.Sinfield taking the percentage decision. It is a slippery, soggy

:03:33. > :03:43.surface, it will be a tighter match. We are going to get our noses in

:03:43. > :03:43.

:03:43. > :03:53.front, so let's take every then that we have. A decent crowd at

:03:53. > :03:59.Wembley, but the rain Duffin difference making its mark. -- ring

:03:59. > :04:09.of indifference. If anybody is desperate to win the Challenge Cup,

:04:09. > :04:11.

:04:11. > :04:21.it is this man. Over it goes on. The flags are raised. Kevin

:04:21. > :04:22.

:04:22. > :04:29.Sinfield has landed his second goal. Leeds Rhinos moved ahead. It is a

:04:29. > :04:34.very good strike, and the good decision, keep your nose in front.

:04:34. > :04:39.All of that pressure in the Warrington half, big tackles,

:04:39. > :04:47.losing the ball, and the frustration of the punch, it ends

:04:47. > :04:52.up into points. Warrington will hope their opponents will lose

:04:52. > :04:57.possession inside their own half, with it being very slippy.

:04:57. > :05:03.tackles will all be around double cabin area, to dislodge the ball

:05:04. > :05:10.and forced a mistake. Danny Maguire should have been involved, he is

:05:10. > :05:15.talking to mount. How pleased or you with the start? It has been

:05:15. > :05:20.good. The conditions have not been the best, but it will be tight now.

:05:20. > :05:25.Our defence has been really strong. Warrington have been stronger as

:05:25. > :05:32.well. It will be a game of few chances, so it will be the game

:05:32. > :05:40.that takes them. I am itching to get out there, but I am trying to

:05:40. > :05:43.relax now. I will cheer the lads on. A good tackle again, Carl Ablett.

:05:43. > :05:53.The conditions have not been as good as they might have been! They

:05:53. > :06:19.

:06:19. > :06:29.have been apocalyptic! That is a get something back? Stefan

:06:29. > :06:34.

:06:34. > :06:40.Ratchford should have stayed. Riley was allowed to take it. It is

:06:40. > :06:50.a handover. That was good play from Ben Jones-Bishop. He steered him

:06:50. > :06:55.into touch, but he loses the ball. A nit-picking Paul. The referee

:06:55. > :07:05.allows it to pass without incident. It is still raining, but not as

:07:05. > :07:06.

:07:06. > :07:13.heavy. Leeds Rhinos will do the safe think. I think Ian Millward

:07:13. > :07:19.talked about how Leeds Rhinos have often won the grand finals on wet

:07:19. > :07:27.nights in October, and they know how to play these conditions, so he

:07:27. > :07:32.fancies that, if it stays like this, it could be their day. It is

:07:32. > :07:41.difficult now. It is a packed out Wembley Stadium, the players will

:07:41. > :07:48.not hear him. The players cannot hear that. The new role, if he does

:07:48. > :07:58.not think they have heard him, they can play the ball. The vein is

:07:58. > :07:58.

:07:58. > :08:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:08:46. > :08:56.too eager. They were under the cosh, up on their own try line. Leeds

:08:56. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:37.Rhinos had their tails up, they had go for the corner. Table not go for

:09:37. > :09:45.goal. Lee Briers with the kick. It has given Warrington an excellent

:09:45. > :09:55.position. What can they make of this? Six tackles to hammer their

:09:55. > :10:08.

:10:08. > :10:17.opponents Pune climate. The first look. He has given it! It is a

:10:17. > :10:22.second try for Warrington. Trent Waterhouse. Warrington are back in

:10:22. > :10:27.the leader. Field position it is vitally important, it is very

:10:27. > :10:33.difficult to defend in these conditions. The tries have come

:10:33. > :10:43.from mistakes and a penalty. This is the penalty. It gives them field

:10:43. > :10:45.

:10:45. > :10:49.position. Trent Waterhouse barges his way over. Very difficult. Ben

:10:49. > :10:54.Jones-Bishop and Kallum Watkins tried to come in, but it is so

:10:54. > :11:03.difficult to stop such a big man from that distance. Kevin Sinfield

:11:03. > :11:13.on the floor, making their case for the ball having been lost. The

:11:13. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:56.referee gave it on the evidence of side a lead, 12-8. You fancied this

:11:56. > :12:04.could be a final that swaps and changes in terms of the lead

:12:04. > :12:11.throughout the afternoon. This is the grounding. That is not a knock-

:12:11. > :12:15.on. That is a try. You do not necessarily have to have your hands

:12:15. > :12:23.on the ball. If you have got your upper-body on the ball, that is

:12:23. > :12:33.good enough. A good, sensible kick, it is wet, put it on the ground.

:12:33. > :12:33.

:12:33. > :12:42.They have made a big impact. They have been so effective this season,

:12:42. > :12:50.they have laid a good platform. penalty. Interference in the tackle.

:12:50. > :12:54.Brian McDermott will be pulling his hair out. They have said, work hard

:12:54. > :13:02.for the yards. Now, it is field position again in a threatening

:13:02. > :13:09.area. So many players to admire over the years, but none more than

:13:09. > :13:17.Adrian Morley, for all he has given both here and Australia. The

:13:17. > :13:27.momentum is creeping back towards Warrington. This will be

:13:27. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:57.interesting. Do they go for six.? is a poor pass from Lee Briers.

:13:57. > :14:03.

:14:03. > :14:10.They have lost a bit of ground and the bed because staff are concerned.

:14:10. > :14:19.They do not stop the game and less it is serious. It is Jamie Jones-

:14:19. > :14:23.Buchanan. This is serious enough. That is an attacking area, it is

:14:23. > :14:32.dangerous for the injured player and for the medical staff. It was

:14:32. > :14:40.in the tackle that he made on Ben Westwood. That will be a blow for

:14:40. > :14:50.Leeds Rhinos. A tremendous worker. He loses his footing. I hope he is

:14:50. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:24.all right. He is being helped off. Jamie Jones-Buchanan. So dangerous,

:15:24. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:31.on the floor. There is no advantage for Leeds Rhinos. Here is Damian

:15:31. > :15:40.Johnson. David, you did not make the Warrington squad, what have you

:15:40. > :15:50.made of it? It has been a tough The boy is offering the ball around,

:15:50. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :15:58.come to terms with the conditions quickly. Just possession, keeping

:15:58. > :16:08.in control of the ball. If we can keep them down there, we will be

:16:08. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:14.Warrington dominating possession but Leeds dominate territory. What

:16:14. > :16:20.but Leeds dominate territory. What does that mean? It says that a lot

:16:20. > :16:25.of the possession that Warrington have had has been in their own half.

:16:25. > :16:35.The defence of Leeds has worked well. They have kept Warrington in

:16:35. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:43.than half. -- in an their own half. A swinging arm? It is silly. Silly

:16:43. > :16:49.play, that is the problem. When the pressure is on... It was a high

:16:49. > :16:59.tackle, if anything that was a penalty. The letter of the law,

:16:59. > :17:08.

:17:08. > :17:11.above the shoulders. Lee Briers dispatches this. He now could be

:17:11. > :17:15.defending an up and honoured on his 0 goal line and that is the

:17:15. > :17:22.significance of keeping your discipline -- and up and under on

:17:22. > :17:30.his own goal line. The difference is, the 30 yards difference on the

:17:30. > :17:36.penalty lying -- penalty kick will put Leeds under pressure. A little

:17:36. > :17:40.game of chess going on, Warrington picking position and Beijing

:17:40. > :17:46.themselves to where they want to be when it comes to the last kick --

:17:46. > :17:56.and june themselves. Options right and left -- and edging are

:17:56. > :17:56.

:17:56. > :18:04.themselves. Did Monaghan think he would be onside? He was and square.

:18:04. > :18:14.One and took the penalty, it was very clever. They were not Square,

:18:14. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:31.it is clever by Monaghan. You could see his reaction, he got up and has

:18:31. > :18:43.

:18:43. > :18:53.where did ago? -- why did that go. Brett Hodgson is a Liverpool fan.

:18:53. > :18:58.

:18:58. > :19:04.Here is Riley. It is Atkins, the centre. They it is a good back line.

:19:04. > :19:09.He has lost it. -- that is a good back line. If you are watching at

:19:09. > :19:16.home and wondering why this is going on. When it gets wet, the

:19:16. > :19:26.ball really does get very slippy. You have got to control the ball.

:19:26. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :19:46.You have got to just look after Jones-Bishop was 24 yesterday. For

:19:46. > :19:51.the last couple of years he has celebrated his birthday and then

:19:51. > :19:57.played in the Challenge Cup final. Peacock will be looking for a big

:19:57. > :20:07.effort today and that has been provided so far. Sinfield, spinning

:20:07. > :20:18.

:20:18. > :20:24.field to work with. Hall tries to time his run, he is blocked by

:20:24. > :20:28.Briers. The touch judge is on. Whatever happens is academic

:20:28. > :20:38.because the touch judge is on and I fancy it will be a penalty at the

:20:38. > :20:39.

:20:39. > :20:43.other end for Leeds. Lee Briers will try to change his mind here.

:20:43. > :20:48.Lee Briers jumps into the man, that is what the touch judge will say.

:20:48. > :20:53.Whether that is the case or not, we have to wait and see. There was

:20:53. > :20:58.definitely a collision in the air, whether there was intent or not.

:20:58. > :21:02.Let's see what Lee Briers is doing, he has his eyes on him, yes, he is

:21:02. > :21:12.getting in the way. That is a penalty. He doesn't have to move

:21:12. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:23.out of the way, but he did step in to him. You could throw that replay

:21:23. > :21:33.to 150 different people and you would gap 75 opinions each way. --

:21:33. > :21:36.

:21:36. > :21:39.you would get. Lee Briers is to go. -- what a call that is.

:21:39. > :21:43.There was a penalty the other end that maybe should have been,

:21:43. > :21:53.Michael Monaghan. On the other side, Lee Briers convinced it should not

:21:53. > :21:54.

:21:54. > :22:01.have been a penalty. But it is, and Leeds have the advantage. Kevin

:22:01. > :22:07.Sinfield has elected to kick for goal. Again, it is an interesting

:22:07. > :22:15.decision, four points the difference. I don't understand this,

:22:15. > :22:20.do you? It narrows the gap to two. I have no idea what this call is

:22:20. > :22:25.for. You have an opportunity to go for 6 points, two minutes before

:22:25. > :22:28.half-time. If he gets two, so what, there is 40 minutes to go in the

:22:28. > :22:33.second half. I don't really understand the decision. Maybe

:22:33. > :22:43.harking back to history, when Leeds played Bradford, there was two

:22:43. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:53.points behind -- between them on that occasion Conor -- but maybe

:22:53. > :23:01.

:23:01. > :23:09.a test. Kevin Sinfield, Hwang -- or Sir Kevin Sinfield as they called

:23:09. > :23:17.him in Leeds. He looks at it, looks at it, leans into him. I think,

:23:17. > :23:23.yeah, it is the right decision. It is a 50-50 call but I think it is

:23:23. > :23:28.the right one on that occasion. It will be interesting to see what the

:23:28. > :23:34.boys thought at half time of the decision to go for goal. I don't

:23:34. > :23:39.really understand that call. There has been plenty to talk about

:23:39. > :23:47.already in this game. The conditions have prevented it being

:23:47. > :23:54.a flowing classic. Still plenty of morsels to chew upon at half-time,

:23:54. > :24:00.to occupy the attention of both coaches. Leeds, anxious not to lose

:24:00. > :24:04.it in the last 17 seconds. Warrington, desperate to knock the

:24:04. > :24:07.ball free with a bone-shaking tackle or two to give themselves

:24:07. > :24:11.maybe one last opportunity to strike again before the hooter

:24:11. > :24:21.sounds, at the end of what has been an engrossing first half.

:24:21. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:34.half. Richard Silverwood confirms the end of the half. Warrington got

:24:34. > :24:41.off to the perfect start. It some kicking for Kevin Sinfield, but an

:24:41. > :24:46.Brett Hodgson has given us that scoreline. A tough game. Your

:24:46. > :24:51.thought process changes once the shower comes down. It is then a

:24:51. > :25:01.case of keeping possession, a good kicking game. It has been a really

:25:01. > :25:10.tough first half. It is half time, it is leads tend, Warrington 12. --

:25:10. > :25:14.We started with sunshine and pyrotechnics. Leeds and Warrington

:25:14. > :25:20.meeting for the track and set -- 22nd time in the Challenge Cup with

:25:20. > :25:25.the scores level. Coat mistakes gave Leeds a chance, Ian Kirke

:25:26. > :25:29.scored, then the heavens opened. -- scored, then the heavens opened. --

:25:29. > :25:37.mistakes gave Leeds the chance. A few punches were thrown, a massive

:25:37. > :25:44.kick from Sinfield, Leeds led 8-6. Waterhouse called for Warrington.

:25:44. > :25:49.They were back in front -- Waterhouse scored for Warrington.

:25:49. > :25:54.Leeds have been in five finals in the 21st century and lost them all.

:25:54. > :25:58.The last time they went into half- time this close was when it was 65

:25:59. > :26:08.and 6 against Hull FC in 2005 and they lost that by a single point --

:26:09. > :26:13.

:26:13. > :26:19.The rain is starting to come down again, how key have the conditions

:26:19. > :26:24.being? It played its part in the second half of the first half. I

:26:24. > :26:27.like the way that Warrington started. They tested Leeds in the

:26:27. > :26:33.middle, they held the core of their defence, then they were looking to

:26:33. > :26:39.move it wide to Waterhouse. That is where we saw the offloads coming.

:26:39. > :26:45.The quick play-the-balls meant one- on-one tackles. They had to kick

:26:45. > :26:50.the ball alive. Leeds learned how to deal with it. And then the

:26:50. > :26:59.heavens opened up and it started to affect the game. It slowed to game

:26:59. > :27:03.down. Everyone was trying to keep the ball. Leeds need to attack the

:27:03. > :27:08.line more and Brighton a bit more. At the moment they are playing a

:27:08. > :27:13.game of attrition. -- and threaten a bit more. They want to continue

:27:13. > :27:19.to turn the Warrington forwards around. The Leeds defence is pretty

:27:19. > :27:23.good. They were getting straight back on top. They need to do that.

:27:23. > :27:33.Once they get into the opposition half, the opposition 22, they need

:27:33. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:57.Warrington but the total territory favours Leeds, it is a very tight

:27:57. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:03.I'm impressed with Brian McDermott just standing there in his suit, he

:28:03. > :28:06.doesn't even flinch as the rain pours down. What do you think?

:28:06. > :28:10.Knowing what the conditions are going to be like for the second

:28:10. > :28:13.half, what would you be saying to your players? The dynamics of the

:28:13. > :28:17.game changes because of the weather, it makes handling a lot more

:28:17. > :28:22.difficult, it probably affects Warrington the most. They will

:28:22. > :28:27.speak about being more conservative. It may help Leeds. It means the

:28:27. > :28:31.things that are in your control, like discipline and field position,

:28:31. > :28:35.if you can kick well enough and long enough, try to force some

:28:35. > :28:41.errors on the opposition, statistics become more important

:28:41. > :28:44.for two teams who don't concentrate on statistics. You have to look

:28:44. > :28:49.after the ball, increase the possession and kick really well and

:28:49. > :28:53.try to force some errors. That is why Kevin Sinfield went for the

:28:53. > :28:58.goal kicks. We were debating up here, why is he going for goal? I

:28:58. > :29:02.think he just wants to keep the scoreboard moving. If they can stay

:29:02. > :29:07.disciplined and Warrington make a few errors and Leeds get a few more

:29:07. > :29:11.kicks at goal, it may be a two point ball game. There were a few

:29:11. > :29:17.heavy hits and the one injury we know about is Jamie Jones-Buchanan

:29:17. > :29:23.going off, looking pretty sore. I here he is getting treatment and he

:29:23. > :29:33.still may play. Early on, Sinfield was under pressure from his only

:29:33. > :29:37.

:29:37. > :29:47.Kevin did not kick long enough. Look at Ben Westwood, he picks up

:29:47. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :29:58.With Jamie Jones-Buchanan coming off, Rob Burrow is coming back into

:29:58. > :30:04.People back at home say, you are talking about the weather, but you

:30:04. > :30:10.can tighten your defensive line, so it is harder to go around. The off

:30:10. > :30:20.loads do not become as big a threat. This is incredible, three and a

:30:20. > :30:20.

:30:20. > :31:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:31:19. > :31:24.This is the way they play. They That is what Warrington do well.

:31:24. > :31:29.Around the ruck, it gets tighter, and the offload gets diminished.

:31:29. > :31:39.Warrington could have gone 12-0 ahead, this would have been a

:31:39. > :32:10.

:32:10. > :32:19.He does really well. Leeds Rhinos got a couple, they got the field

:32:19. > :32:29.position. He runs straight at Brett Hodgson and Mickey Higham. They

:32:29. > :32:40.

:32:40. > :32:44.He will shoot straight between the two people, towards the line.

:32:44. > :32:53.is Jamie Jones-Buchanan, he is being strapped up. Perhaps he will

:32:53. > :33:00.be OK. They are pretty tough. The heavens opened. We stop talking

:33:00. > :33:08.about the 1968 final. When it gets wet, can you dived early for the

:33:08. > :33:12.line and slide for as long as you like? Gravity stops you, or the

:33:12. > :33:17.friction on the ground stops you. Perhaps you will get five more

:33:17. > :33:24.metres, which has a lot, but do not forget the defenders can do that as

:33:24. > :33:31.well. It is a great tactic to use in these conditions. I think it

:33:31. > :33:37.would be a genius, to slide all the way through! We can have a look at

:33:37. > :33:43.the Punch, Paul Wood on Carl Ablett. There is nothing subtle about it.

:33:44. > :33:53.There is nothing subtle about it. Why is he not in the sin-bin?

:33:54. > :33:54.

:33:54. > :34:02.the final, we want to leave him out there. If you look at the game, the

:34:02. > :34:09.penalties, 75, that is a lot. When we come to the next try, Warrington

:34:09. > :34:14.are good at punishing you. They give away a penalty here with

:34:14. > :34:22.Darrell Griffin. His footwork is poor, it is really lazy. Straight

:34:22. > :34:27.away, they isolate. They get Trent Waterhouse one on one. He checks

:34:27. > :34:33.inside, he does not hold his space. He is too big and stronger.

:34:33. > :34:38.Warrington are the best in UK rugby league at scoring again. Seven

:34:38. > :34:42.penalties, a lot for Leeds Rhinos. Warrington had three on the bounce

:34:42. > :34:50.at this stage, they got field position. That is why the dynamics

:34:50. > :34:54.of the game have changed. Warrington will offload a lot.

:34:54. > :35:03.Leeds Rhinos gave away three penalties on the bounce, which gave

:35:03. > :35:09.them field position. Then, Lee Briers gave Leeds Rhinos a penalty.

:35:09. > :35:17.They want to get them Water has -- Trent Waterhouse on to Kevin

:35:17. > :35:22.Sinfield. With the weather, the skill becomes harder. You can get

:35:22. > :35:30.defenders there, and the space is not as big. This time last year,

:35:30. > :35:39.the gap was six points, Wigan were leading 16-10, and Leeds Rhinos 1.

:35:39. > :35:46.He has gone for the brave option of leaving his coat upstairs! These

:35:46. > :35:51.are quite some conditions. start of the game was perfect. It

:35:51. > :35:57.was always going to turn into a few knock-ons. How have you seen the

:35:57. > :36:01.first half? It was always going to be close. Leeds Rhinos had a lot of

:36:01. > :36:07.territory, but Warrington got the points on the border. Anybody could

:36:07. > :36:13.call the second half. Does this brings back memories for you?

:36:13. > :36:17.was tough at the start of the game, with the boys walking out. It made

:36:17. > :36:22.me even more gutted to lose the semi-final. What will one of these

:36:22. > :36:28.teams need to do to win this? will be about keeping hold of the

:36:28. > :36:33.ball. The surface is greasy, the kicking game will be massive. Both

:36:33. > :36:43.sides have got a good kicker. Whichever one of them stands up

:36:43. > :36:48.I hope the weather stays clear for tomorrow in Birmingham, it is the

:36:48. > :36:52.Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, 2pm, BBC Two. Mo Farah's wife gave birth

:36:52. > :37:01.to twins yesterday, but he will be there, he is trying to beat the

:37:01. > :37:10.outdoor record for two miles, which With barely time to catch their

:37:10. > :37:20.breath, and our Olympic heroes are back in action. An incredible

:37:20. > :37:24.

:37:24. > :37:34.The weather is very poor in Sunderland, their match against

:37:34. > :37:36.

:37:36. > :37:43.Reading has been abandoned, due to The second half of the Challenge

:37:43. > :37:46.Cup final will shortly be upon us. Leeds Rhinos trailing by two points,

:37:46. > :37:49.but in the dressing-room, and a feeling that they could turn this

:37:49. > :37:55.around and that they could win the Challenge Cup for the first time

:37:55. > :38:01.since 1999. The changing conditions suit them the better, as long as

:38:01. > :38:07.they did Kevin Sinfield the chance to kick the ball better. Rob Burrow

:38:07. > :38:10.has to do a lot of the kicking. They will be encouraged that they

:38:10. > :38:17.are our only two points behind, because Warrington started the game

:38:17. > :38:25.really well. This is a powerful collection of players, Bobbington

:38:25. > :38:29.are so strong. They have dared more to kick on the early tackles. Now,

:38:29. > :38:36.your discipline not to give away penalties, you get into the arm

:38:36. > :38:40.wrestle. The team that has dared, they could kick on the third tackle,

:38:40. > :38:46.and wind the field position. If the Leeds Rhinos do that, they will

:38:46. > :38:52.keep chipping away. Warrington always want to score tries.

:38:52. > :38:58.Warrington walking out steadily, Leeds Rhinos running out. I thought

:38:58. > :39:03.that Leeds Rhinos work in a better position, I think it flattered them,

:39:03. > :39:08.the scoreline. There is a bit of nervousness, because with the

:39:08. > :39:13.conditions, can they continue with the philosophy with the ball? Leeds

:39:13. > :39:17.Rhinos are still in the hand, because of the scoreboard. A great

:39:17. > :39:25.second half to go. I take the point about the body language, Leeds

:39:25. > :39:29.Rhinos looked positive. But this is a championship team for Warrington,

:39:29. > :39:35.we cannot read too much into that. But if it stays reasonably dry,

:39:36. > :39:44.they are a good team at starting a half, Warrington. They like to have

:39:44. > :39:48.the breathing space. They like to play football. If it stays close,

:39:48. > :39:58.it is better for Leeds Rhinos. Let's rejoin Jonathan Davies and

:39:58. > :40:00.

:40:00. > :40:06.emerge. Perhaps Jamie Jones- Buchanan will re-emerge, the injury

:40:06. > :40:12.looked to have put him out for a week or two. The best thing about

:40:12. > :40:18.this game, nobody could pick a winner. That is what you want at

:40:19. > :40:27.half-time, there is a lot to play for. The ball has fallen off twice,

:40:27. > :40:35.it is now dry, but it is still wet underfoot. A big 40 minutes. It has

:40:35. > :40:45.stopped raining! Leeds Rhinos, with one of the men who has made an

:40:45. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:03.impact, Ian Kirke. Early position their opponents down here if they

:41:03. > :41:08.can. Nothing fancy Indies opening tackles. Leeds Rhinos looking for

:41:08. > :41:12.efficiency and a clean getaway. They are basic skills, but it is

:41:12. > :41:22.working for Leeds Rhinos, keeping the ball possession, a good kicking

:41:22. > :41:40.

:41:40. > :41:50.he was a Liverpool fan, but he supports Chelsea. It was a very

:41:50. > :42:23.

:42:23. > :42:29.happening in the dressing rooms at half-time. First, the Leeds Rhinos

:42:29. > :42:33.dressing room. Brian McDermott says they played the conditions well,

:42:33. > :42:38.despite being behind, they are in a decent position. They should stick

:42:38. > :42:45.to the game-plan, and it is all about the field position. They are

:42:45. > :42:50.hopeful they will have Jamie Jones- Buchanan back at some point.

:42:51. > :42:56.managed to grab a word with the Warrington coach, and there was no

:42:56. > :43:06.mention of the conditions. They just have to control the ball

:43:06. > :43:18.

:43:18. > :43:21.better, according to Tony Smith, be asked here. The referee is going

:43:21. > :43:28.to have as a look. He knows he has got the benefit of the video

:43:28. > :43:33.referees to decide how the ball was lost. It is a big moment. Phil

:43:33. > :43:43.Bentham, the video referee. players' reaction usually says a

:43:43. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:52.lot. He was smashed a lot. That is a big hit. Kylie Leuluai did not

:43:52. > :44:02.miss. Brett Hodgson left on the floor, wondering what day of the

:44:02. > :44:24.

:44:24. > :44:29.week it is. What a hit. Rob Burrow first, or does it hit the chest

:44:29. > :44:35.first? If it hits the test first, I think it is a fair tackle. If it

:44:35. > :44:45.doesn't, it is a foul tackle. It is a massive call. Is it a knock-on,

:44:45. > :44:51.

:44:51. > :44:59.well. There are so many things to look at as well. That is a good

:44:59. > :45:06.tackle. There is the knock-on. I think it is a knock-on scrum, I

:45:06. > :45:10.think that is a very good tackle but I think there is a knock-on.

:45:10. > :45:17.Look at Brett Hodgson, he is back up on his feet. If you lost the

:45:17. > :45:25.ball, you are going to do an Oscar. That ain't an Oscar, Jonathan. You

:45:25. > :45:35.can't say that! He smashed here! Is just tough enough to get back up --

:45:35. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:49.dislodges. Are they going to judge it is a knock-on by Leuluai? It is

:45:49. > :46:13.

:46:13. > :46:16.Oh! Fair but half. There is the stadium... There he is. Kylie

:46:16. > :46:19.Leuluai is not sure what the Leuluai is not sure what the

:46:19. > :46:29.decision is going to be. Here it decision is going to be. Here it

:46:29. > :46:39.comes. No try, scrum defence. He matches in the early stages of this

:46:39. > :46:39.

:46:39. > :46:44.second half. -- two big smashes. We are back where we were. It could

:46:44. > :46:50.easily have been a try, I felt it was a great tackle. If Hodgson

:46:50. > :46:57.dislodges the ball, it should be an attacking scrum. Just throw-in

:46:57. > :47:07.another little... Don't put us through that again! Anyway, Leeds

:47:07. > :47:18.

:47:18. > :47:28.in possession. Apologies, it was you don't score from the first

:47:28. > :47:37.

:47:37. > :47:47.set... You get the ball towards swinging it back -- light dashing

:47:47. > :47:57.

:47:57. > :48:00.deal with it by himself, and he could. You're not going to outjump

:48:00. > :48:07.Ryan Hall. They let him win the ball and then picked up the inside

:48:07. > :48:11.runners. He is such a great player. They leave him when they pick up

:48:11. > :48:17.his runners, and there is the tackle. It was good play by both

:48:17. > :48:27.sides. The Leeds fans feel aggrieved by the decision.

:48:27. > :48:39.

:48:39. > :48:43.it. It seems almost churlish to mention but there were a lot of

:48:43. > :48:50.Leeds fans who were questioning Brian McDermott's pedigree as a

:48:50. > :48:56.coach. Since then he has won a Super League Grand Final, a world

:48:56. > :49:04.Club Challenge, this is his second Challenge Cup final. Sport is so

:49:04. > :49:12.fickle. Lee Briers with a kick to touch, Warrington will start the

:49:12. > :49:21.what they have done for the first 40 minutes, and what they have done

:49:21. > :49:30.in the opening half, they have looked to open up the left side. I

:49:30. > :49:38.would like to see the opposite and Watkins and Jones-Buchanan to have

:49:38. > :49:46.the chance to attack the defence. Monaghan, out from dummy half. It

:49:46. > :49:51.might have taken a deflection, picked up by Ratchford. Myler saw

:49:51. > :50:01.the run-up coming through. Taken easily enough -- the runner coming

:50:01. > :50:04.

:50:04. > :50:10.was. In terms of turning defence into attack, a great movement from

:50:10. > :50:14.Warrington. Well read, at Myler, driving himself in, he has forced a

:50:14. > :50:24.drop out underneath the sticks. Myler lined him up and he nailed

:50:24. > :50:36.

:50:36. > :50:46.him. Two pick tackles in the last score now? Lee Briers... And the

:50:46. > :50:48.

:50:48. > :50:53.referee said play on. That went for it. We will have to look again.

:50:54. > :50:59.that went forward. At the moment, everything is favouring Warrington,

:50:59. > :51:09.they have to make the most of this. They lead by two and they are in an

:51:09. > :51:24.

:51:24. > :51:30.final tackle. Ryan Hall was underneath it, Monaghan was

:51:30. > :51:36.underneath it. Another drop underneath the sticks. It is a

:51:37. > :51:43.great competition. Ryan Hall against Mullah and. Was that a

:51:43. > :51:50.knock-on or not? -- Ryan Hall against Monaghan. Did he somehow

:51:50. > :52:00.twist? He was facing goalwards. It is the way the ball flies, not

:52:00. > :52:31.

:52:31. > :52:39.where it lands. I think that is a influence in this game. Brought

:52:39. > :52:49.back to the Middle by Michael Monaghan. A difficult pass for

:52:49. > :52:59.

:52:59. > :53:09.Westwood to deal with. Poor last. Into the hands of Hodgson. He

:53:09. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :53:21.will score here! Right in the stick or twist. Riley came side in

:53:21. > :53:21.

:53:21. > :53:31.the end. What a big five minutes we have had. The tackle and then the

:53:31. > :53:39.

:53:39. > :53:47.Trent Waterhouse draws the attention of the defenders. Kallum

:53:47. > :53:56.Watkins just gets caught because of the run of Trent Waterhouse. He

:53:56. > :54:01.steps in, Ben Bishop, two on one. Scores. His 99th Korea try, Chris

:54:01. > :54:11.Riley. Edging closer to real landmark and what a proper occasion

:54:11. > :54:13.

:54:13. > :54:17.it would be, to pass the century mark here today. 16-10. If Hodgson

:54:17. > :54:23.put this over, the difference becomes a little more significant,

:54:23. > :54:33.because it would be two caused that Warrington would lead by. -- two

:54:33. > :54:38.

:54:38. > :54:48.might be out of the game. I told you he recovered very well. I hate

:54:48. > :54:52.

:54:52. > :54:56.the hint of cynicism new delivered Kylie You know why, you lie down as

:54:56. > :55:05.though you are heard because you are -- by Kylie Leuluai! He's all

:55:05. > :55:13.right! He has put it wide. Must have been the tackle! A try and a

:55:13. > :55:20.gold put Leeds back level. -- a try and a goal would put Leeds. A great

:55:20. > :55:30.finish. It was the off the or Paul running by Trent Waterhouse that

:55:30. > :55:37.

:55:37. > :55:46.sucked him in -- the off the ball think the next call is important. -

:55:46. > :55:51.- the next score all is important. Warrington went stop playing. Maybe

:55:51. > :55:59.they will have to draw more out of the Leeds attack. Bring the left-

:55:59. > :56:07.backs into the game more. Monaghan again. He has been brilliant. He

:56:07. > :56:14.should have had two penalties as stand out occasion he would have

:56:14. > :56:20.hoped for, but there is still time. There is still 29 minutes left, but

:56:20. > :56:25.we have to finish in 29 minutes, there is no extra time. But it is

:56:25. > :56:32.all square, which it could be, we go to a replay -- if it is all-

:56:32. > :56:41.square. The replay would be September 5th. Kallum Watkins

:56:41. > :56:46.making a lot out of not much. It is out of play. He nearly rounded

:56:46. > :56:51.defenders but gives it away. think Rob Burrow went down a blind

:56:51. > :56:56.alley, he didn't have much to do. Unfortunately with the slippery

:56:56. > :57:00.conditions he goes into touch. I would like to see Kallum Watkins

:57:00. > :57:04.with more ball in hand. We haven't seen much of him because of the

:57:04. > :57:11.Leeds tactics, they have been narrow and one dimensional and I

:57:11. > :57:16.think slightly negative. There is a little bit of negativity. I think

:57:17. > :57:26.Leeds and the to believe in themselves more. -- need to believe

:57:27. > :57:32.

:57:32. > :57:42.the moment. Nicely balanced. Warrington can swing it decisively

:57:42. > :58:01.

:58:01. > :58:08.ten-metre area. They will go short was the 5th, here comes the last.

:58:08. > :58:15.Lee Briers puts the kick in. My word! Ryan Hall just about got

:58:15. > :58:21.fingertips to that. A fantastic effort from Ryan Hall. The ball

:58:21. > :58:28.staying in, had to get it, all Ratchford scores. Fantastic

:58:28. > :58:38.defensive play. Lee Briers, the top Warrington try scorer in their

:58:38. > :59:13.

:59:13. > :59:19.their time will come. They have by Lee Briers. Look how close he is

:59:19. > :59:26.now and they still have tackles in the bank. They have been numbers,

:59:26. > :59:36.they have been numbers! A different finisher, Ryan Atkins! Another try

:59:36. > :59:58.

:59:58. > :00:04.for the Warrington Wolves. Two again. It has been very difficult

:00:04. > :00:13.for Jamie Jones -- 4 Ben Jones- Bishop. They have been caught short

:00:13. > :00:20.on that right hand side. It is a dummy runner once again. Three onto,

:00:20. > :00:27.you'd have got to pick the man. But Hodge and picks the correct manner.

:00:27. > :00:35.-- prep hotch unpicks the correct manner. That is the problem. That

:00:35. > :00:44.decision seems to have defeated Leeds Rhinos, the Kylie Leuluai

:00:44. > :00:51.decision. They have been unlucky with the calls. It is the

:00:51. > :01:00.Warrington fans who are in terrific voice. Those in primrose and blow,

:01:00. > :01:04.as opposed to the amber and blue at the other end... Leeds Rhinos have

:01:04. > :01:10.got to be more expansive now, they have got to print these boys into

:01:10. > :01:20.the game, Kallum Watkins, Ryan Hall, Zak Hardaker. Rob Burrow has got to

:01:20. > :01:22.

:01:22. > :01:30.dark. -- dart. It is struck superbly well. They are 12 points

:01:30. > :01:35.clear. Two converted tries. That is the money ball. Very difficult for

:01:35. > :01:45.Ben Jones-Bishop to cover two men. It is the right pass to the right

:01:45. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:53.player, and the right result for Warrington. The simple -- symbol is

:01:53. > :01:58.for the son of Andy Johnson. They are trying to raise awareness and

:01:58. > :02:03.money for research into muscular dystrophy. That is what he is

:02:03. > :02:10.suffering from. The Rugby League fraternity have really got behind

:02:10. > :02:19.it. Andy was a tremendous player, and a lovely lad. I wish them all

:02:19. > :02:29.of the look in the world. You could see from the possession how much it

:02:29. > :02:45.

:02:45. > :02:51.Leeds Rhinos windows. -- wingers. There is a lot of time left for

:02:51. > :02:58.Leeds Rhinos. They have just got to play the game. If they get one try,

:02:58. > :03:06.they are back in it. They are short on the right hand side, look at how

:03:06. > :03:12.narrow they are. It is easy for Warrington to defend against them.

:03:12. > :03:19.The narrower the attack, the easier it is for the defence. The passing

:03:19. > :03:28.is not good. Jimmy Keinhorst has come on. He has done well to get

:03:28. > :03:36.anything in. Jimmy Keinhorst, the German international, 22 years of

:03:36. > :03:42.age. He only made his debut just over a month ago. His father is a

:03:42. > :03:52.lecturer at Leeds Met University. Because they closed Kevin Sinfield

:03:52. > :04:06.

:04:06. > :04:15.man with the most famous beard in the game, Tyrone McCarthy, has to

:04:15. > :04:23.wait a moment to see if he has been given the try. Abstraction? --

:04:23. > :04:33.destruction? I could not see that. Let's see it. It was great support

:04:33. > :04:43.play, never giving up, Ben Westwood, offloading. There is not an our

:04:43. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:53.destruction there. -- an obstruction. They are looking at

:04:53. > :05:03.Chris Hill. That was not a block. Perhaps it was just a peripheral

:05:03. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:15.vision thing. I just think they covered and seltzer. -- covered

:05:15. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:41.touch. That is a try. The Leeds Rhinos players, as they would do,

:05:41. > :05:42.

:05:42. > :05:52.asking the referee to go for the video replay,... Phil Bentham is

:05:52. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :06:00.happy there was nothing amiss. Tyrone McCartney -- Tyrone McCarthy,

:06:00. > :06:06.in 2009, he played only three weeks after his first game for the team.

:06:06. > :06:16.He is far more experienced at this time. He has scored a try.

:06:16. > :06:32.

:06:32. > :06:37.Warrington have stretched the lead we got it within ourselves? Can we

:06:37. > :06:47.come back from here? At the moment, Warrington on looking like the

:06:47. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:09.fourth success of this Cup final. It goes over, as easy as you like.

:07:09. > :07:09.

:07:09. > :07:16.28-10. The scorer is off for a breather, the interchange comes on.

:07:16. > :07:26.Great hands from Stefan Ratchford, he is such a talent. What an

:07:26. > :07:26.

:07:26. > :08:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:08:07. > :08:14.and possession. That is massive, 78% are. Most of it in the lead to

:08:14. > :08:22.-- in the Leeds Rhinos half. Leeds Rhinos are struggling to get out of

:08:22. > :08:26.their half. Deflated and possibly defeated. The last try, they put

:08:26. > :08:33.pressure on Kevin Sinfield, the only kickabout they have. Because

:08:33. > :08:38.he could not get the kick, the next kicker was Jimmy Keinhorst, but

:08:38. > :08:46.they got the ball back in their own half. They were on the attack

:08:46. > :08:56.straightaway. I cannot believe that, you need another kicker, somebody

:08:56. > :09:30.

:09:30. > :09:37.like Rob Burrow, to take the Hill's hat off. A distinct

:09:37. > :09:47.disadvantage! That his frustration for Ryan Bailey. He does not help

:09:47. > :09:51.

:09:52. > :09:59.himself. You have just got a bitter opposition. A late block. Once the

:09:59. > :10:09.man is down, you cannot jump on him. That is why the penalty has been

:10:09. > :10:11.

:10:11. > :10:21.given. Jamie Jones-Buchanan, he looked every inch a Challenge Cup

:10:21. > :10:50.

:10:50. > :10:54.casualty in the first half, he is a four score game. Leeds Rhinos

:10:54. > :11:04.have to score four times now, Warrington are getting closer and

:11:04. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :11:25.nothing else on. They have totally dominated the game since the Kylie

:11:25. > :11:25.

:11:25. > :11:32.Leuluai tackle. They won in 2009 and 2010. Mostly, this collection

:11:32. > :11:42.of players. And his coach. It looks every inch that they will be

:11:42. > :11:43.

:11:43. > :11:47.winners in 2012. A short kick-off by Leeds Rhinos, a knock-on. Adrian

:11:47. > :11:57.Morley will be back before the end of the game. He has played a

:11:57. > :12:09.

:12:09. > :12:17.Leeds Rhinos, they have to go for it. They have to take a gamble. It

:12:17. > :12:23.was a forward pass. Stevie Ward is looking groggy. He got smashed.

:12:23. > :12:33.Absolutely smashed. They have to throw caution to the wind. He

:12:33. > :12:34.

:12:34. > :12:44.recovered well. Only a fraction late, the referee says. If it is

:12:44. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:09.moment, it will be miraculous if Leeds Rhinos can win. They have to

:13:09. > :13:18.stop this Warrington momentum. They are playing well at the moment.

:13:18. > :13:23.They are on the rack, Leeds Rhinos. They have got to gather themselves.

:13:23. > :13:27.They have got to try to get back into this game. They have got to

:13:27. > :13:35.keep it tight, and it has been difficult to change the tactics,

:13:35. > :13:45.now they have got to chase the game. Leeds Rhinos lost the last two

:13:45. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:09.finals, they could be the first Right in front of the sticks.

:14:09. > :14:19.might as well kick this, take the points. He wants to roll it on.

:14:19. > :14:45.

:14:45. > :14:49.that Tony Smith is perhaps the most influential overseas coach we have

:14:49. > :14:53.had in Super League, for what he has done at Huddersfield and

:14:53. > :14:58.Warrington and Leeds. There was an argument that his opposite number

:14:58. > :15:04.Brian McDermott was making earlier this week. It looks like he's going

:15:04. > :15:07.to have a third Warrington Challenge Cup to add to his CV.

:15:07. > :15:17.Brian McDermott can only look on and wonder how his side can turn

:15:17. > :15:24.

:15:24. > :15:34.been in the mix for the last few years, when Leeds have failed to

:15:34. > :15:34.

:15:34. > :16:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

:16:19. > :16:25.find the line in a Challenge Cup held. Just got rid of it as the

:16:25. > :16:35.referee shouted held -- a solid drive forward. I think it is a good

:16:35. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:41.rule change. Getting towards the Lance Todd Trophy decision, it is a

:16:41. > :16:47.decision that members of Her Majesty's press make. I think Ben

:16:47. > :16:51.Westwood have got a good chance. is as good as anybody else today.

:16:51. > :17:01.It has got to be a Warrington player, because they have dominated,

:17:01. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:12.route back. 11 and a half minutes left to play. They virtually have

:17:12. > :17:22.to score on every set at this stage of the game. And look how narrow

:17:22. > :17:38.

:17:38. > :17:44.Watkins scores! It gives a hint of a recovery. You never know in this

:17:44. > :17:50.game. They have 10 minutes left. One more try, and they start

:17:50. > :17:59.thinking they can do it. They have been feeling sorry for themselves

:17:59. > :18:06.for the last five or seven minutes, that will give themselves belief.

:18:06. > :18:12.Burrow, Sinfield, another offload. He gets on the outside of Carvell,

:18:12. > :18:16.Hardaker, and it is a lovely kick. Watkins said his pace. Time is of

:18:16. > :18:20.the essence, Kevin Sinfield spending as little time as he can

:18:20. > :18:30.over this kick but he has to make sure he nails them. He has put that

:18:30. > :18:46.

:18:46. > :18:56.times before the end of the game. have seen for a long time today and

:18:56. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:02.now we have a bit of sunshine. Is there belief on the touchline up?

:19:02. > :19:11.Does Brian McDermott feel at his side could still pull this off? 10

:19:11. > :19:15.minutes left to play. Three tries, the least of the requirements. They

:19:15. > :19:19.have to keep doing what they're doing, it through the offloads,

:19:19. > :19:26.they have a great strike runners. We haven't seen a lot of the

:19:26. > :19:33.outside runners, Hall and Watkins. Now the offloads are coming in.

:19:33. > :19:41.Hardaker has a bit of a show. Leeds building been immense and again.

:19:41. > :19:47.minutes is such a long time. Watkins picks itself back up and

:19:47. > :19:54.carries on. There are four tackles in the bank. Leeds with an

:19:54. > :20:00.opportunity. Lee Briers drops on it, then he has lost it. What is he

:20:00. > :20:10.doing? The referee says play on, Leeds have it back again and self-

:20:10. > :20:31.

:20:31. > :20:41.dance and waits, taken in by Bailey. desperately on their own line, they

:20:41. > :20:50.

:20:51. > :21:00.know they have to keep Leeds out to away! And Warrington with a bit of

:21:01. > :21:13.

:21:13. > :21:23.resistance. Hill with another try afford. It is Warrington's to lose,

:21:23. > :21:31.

:21:31. > :21:37.Here comes the last. Lee Briers, looking for touch or a dead-ball

:21:37. > :21:47.situation, he gills it out of play. His defenders cannot rely on the 30

:21:47. > :21:57.metre line. Leeds take the tap on the 20. Oh, dear. Jones-Buchanan,

:21:57. > :22:04.

:22:04. > :22:09.into the arms of Watkins. Knocked end. Leeds players and bench, just

:22:09. > :22:19.a little bit of hope raised. Another error made and Warrington,

:22:19. > :22:25.

:22:25. > :22:33.volume, those Warrington supporters. Just beginning to start their

:22:33. > :22:37.celebrations. 6 1/2 minutes to go. It is hardly premature. They have

:22:37. > :22:47.just got to play it out now, they are very threatening when they get

:22:47. > :23:09.

:23:09. > :23:17.into this position. Maybe that has for the Warrington Wolves! Three

:23:17. > :23:21.years ago, his heart broke as a Huddersfield player. His body was

:23:21. > :23:27.nearly broken by the big hit of Kylie Leuluai. But at the end of

:23:27. > :23:34.the game becomes up a hero. It is going to be Warrington's they've.

:23:34. > :23:40.Just watch the whips they put on this. -- Warrington's day. Watch

:23:40. > :23:46.the width they put on this. He is the kicker as well. He will take

:23:46. > :23:53.his time walking back. Just watch the dummy runners again. The width

:23:53. > :23:58.on the pass, they stretch the defence. They have attacked the

:23:58. > :24:05.youngsters on the right-hand side and again, there is the dummy pass.

:24:05. > :24:11.Trent Waterhouse has caused havoc with his dummy running. The great

:24:11. > :24:21.width on the passing. Monaghan, in he comes, he throws the dummy, he

:24:21. > :24:33.

:24:33. > :24:40.stood off him a little bit, Kallum part of the field, hasn't it? Joel

:24:40. > :24:47.Monaghan was the other side but apart from that... Certainly

:24:47. > :24:55.Warrington have wreaked havoc down the left side attack. Trent

:24:55. > :25:01.Waterhouse is so important. His running of the ball has been superb.

:25:01. > :25:05.-- running off the ball. Over it goes, it adds to his day of delight.

:25:05. > :25:15.It is now pushing out to a very comfortable scoreline in favour of

:25:15. > :25:41.

:25:41. > :25:47.Warrington. They are winning at a another day of heartbreak for them.

:25:47. > :25:57.1999, the last time they won a Challenge Cup final. Six finals

:25:57. > :26:25.

:26:25. > :26:35.an exercise in running down the clock. Warrington Wolves know they

:26:35. > :26:36.

:26:36. > :26:40.have a big party to attend. The celebrations are shared with those

:26:40. > :26:50.in yellow and blue, who find them celebrated for the third year in

:26:50. > :26:54.

:26:54. > :27:04.four. I think they have manage to Wigan are there, Leeds are always

:27:04. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:29.minutes left to play. Stevie Ward. is down injured. He is all right,

:27:29. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:54.feed for Leeds. The Lance Todd Trophy winner today, Brett Hodgson.

:27:54. > :28:00.But he is only the 4th and Australian to win that title. His

:28:00. > :28:08.team-mate, Michael Monaghan, in 2009. He is the 4th Australian,

:28:08. > :28:17.Brett Hodgson. He joins an illustrious list of Warrington

:28:17. > :28:23.winners. Only five Warrington players, only four Australians.

:28:23. > :28:33.Brett Hodgson joins an almost exclusive list. Kylie Leuluai picks

:28:33. > :28:41.

:28:41. > :28:44.it up. Leeds are going to be held here. Confirmed by the referee --

:28:45. > :28:53.Kallum Watkins. It matters little as far as the outcome of the game

:28:53. > :29:03.is concerned. At least he has two tries. He is a star of the future.

:29:03. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:14.I feel Leeds have had too much to do. The Warrington's attack has

:29:14. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:22.because that has fallen short of his high expectations. Today's

:29:22. > :29:28.performance will have fallen short of Brian McDermott's high

:29:28. > :29:33.expectations. His Leeds' side, soundly beaten, despite the late

:29:33. > :29:43.effort by Kallum Watkins there. I am not sure we are going to have

:29:43. > :29:58.

:29:58. > :30:07.seconds to delay Leeds Rhinos' agony, to delay the celebrations of

:30:07. > :30:16.the Warrington Wolves. Lee Briers has gone across to celebrate with

:30:16. > :30:26.Brett Hodgson. A little high five. He Blundy of Ward himself a couple

:30:26. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:53.of years ago. -- he won three of The hooter has sounded. Warrington

:30:53. > :30:57.offside, so a penalty for Leeds Rhinos. Tony Smith does not care.

:30:57. > :31:06.forlorn figure, Brian McDermott. It is not the place to lose three

:31:06. > :31:15.times. Jimmy Keinhorst hit with a thunderous tackle by Lee Briers.

:31:15. > :31:20.The embrace for Joel Monaghan and Lee Briers, the walk of pride for

:31:20. > :31:24.Tony Smith. Brian McDermott left wondering what the blueprint is for

:31:25. > :31:29.Challenge Cup victory for the Leeds Rhinos. Full marks to the

:31:29. > :31:33.Warrington Wolves, three times the winners in the last four years, and

:31:33. > :31:38.they have done the job very efficiently. They were the better

:31:38. > :31:46.side, but the turning point was when Kylie Leuluai hit the tackle

:31:46. > :31:51.on Brett Hodgson. The try was not awarded. I felt that that was aged

:31:51. > :31:55.huge turning point, the momentum swung it, Warrington went ahead and

:31:55. > :32:02.scored some quick tries, and Leeds Rhinos were deflated. The best team

:32:02. > :32:08.won. Kevin Sinfield must be wondering if he will ever, ever

:32:08. > :32:18.collect a Challenge Cup winners' medal. Not today. It is

:32:18. > :32:26.

:32:26. > :32:34.Warrington's day, they have beaten You have won the man-of-the-match,

:32:34. > :32:39.what and after it. -- what an afternoon. I had more than my usual

:32:39. > :32:44.dose of hammering his, but what a feeling. To get this today, a

:32:44. > :32:47.wonderful bunch of blokes, I am over the moon. How does it compare

:32:47. > :32:57.to when you're lost three years ago? I have good memories of that

:32:57. > :33:02.game. The wise if you get, you tend to appreciate everything. To be on

:33:02. > :33:06.the flip side this time, it is very pleasing. You mentioned some of the

:33:06. > :33:12.battering, the hit from Kylie Leuluai would have poleaxed most

:33:12. > :33:19.people. I do not remember it. He is a great bloke. There was nothing

:33:19. > :33:23.wrong with the tackle. Three victories in four a tense, it is an

:33:24. > :33:30.incredible record. It is a competition in which we do pretty

:33:30. > :33:38.well on a regular basis. Last year, we were disappointed, and it was

:33:38. > :33:48.our aim to get here again this year. We have got Lee Briers as well. You

:33:48. > :33:53.are making a habit of it. Another victory. He got knocked out six

:33:53. > :33:57.times, what a performance by him. For the boys, for the town, for

:33:57. > :34:03.Warrington, we wanted to lift the trophy last year, but we are back

:34:03. > :34:09.and we have got it. At 6-6, the storm came, that could have

:34:09. > :34:14.distracted year. Leeds Rhinos or the rain?! They gave us a mighty

:34:14. > :34:24.storm all the way through. They are a really good wet-weather football

:34:24. > :34:24.

:34:24. > :34:29.team. How does this compare to your previous triumphs? We are up there,

:34:29. > :34:34.nobody can argue. Will people mention unit in the same breath

:34:34. > :34:42.after his great Wigan sides? have got a way to go, but we are

:34:42. > :34:49.not far off. We will enjoy this. Tony Smith, the victorious coach.

:34:49. > :34:55.Congratulations. Your thoughts and feelings? Fantastic. It is hard to

:34:55. > :34:59.put into words, I love seeing the players get their rewards for a

:34:59. > :35:06.hard effort. I feel for Leeds Rhinos, they put in an enormous

:35:06. > :35:10.effort. But our second half was very strong. It showed how much the

:35:10. > :35:18.players wanted it in the second half. What did you say in the

:35:18. > :35:24.second half? I felt we gave away possession too much in the first

:35:24. > :35:29.half. It gave the Leeds Rhinos editor of impetus. We needed to get

:35:30. > :35:36.down the other end and to put some pressure on. We felt that we might

:35:37. > :35:41.come away with the spoils. Lee Briers handled it well, Brett

:35:41. > :35:47.Hodgson was outstanding. The skipper lifted asked. He gave us

:35:47. > :35:52.some real lift in that department. I am really pleased. Adrian Morley

:35:52. > :35:58.is with us, you have won just about everything there is to win. How did

:35:58. > :36:03.that feel? I will never get sick of it, I have been lucky enough to win

:36:03. > :36:09.a few things, but you just want more and more. The effort was

:36:09. > :36:14.fantastic. They came to play. They were very determined, Jamie Peacock

:36:14. > :36:19.was outstanding. The downpour did not help us in the first half, but

:36:19. > :36:24.in the second half, we were really focused. The possession told.

:36:24. > :36:30.rain could have been a distraction, but it was not mentioned in the

:36:30. > :36:35.dressing room? It was not. You cannot do much about the weather.

:36:36. > :36:42.Thankfully, it was a bit brighter in the second half. Where does it

:36:42. > :36:49.rank amongst your achievements? is up there. To have gone down with

:36:49. > :36:52.Warrington at three times in four years is a fantastic achievement.

:36:52. > :36:58.Everybody at the club needs a lot of credit. Warrington are making

:36:58. > :37:04.these major finals. You are an old geezer, do you appreciated more?

:37:04. > :37:11.Certainly. When you get to the latter stages, you do not know how

:37:11. > :37:16.many occasions like this you have. I have really enjoyed it.

:37:16. > :37:24.Commiserations, you just never seemed to get the momentum going.

:37:24. > :37:27.thought we had our periods. Warrington played really well. They

:37:27. > :37:33.had a fair about of momentum. We had some periods where we were

:37:33. > :37:39.getting on top. There was a big call just after the second half,

:37:39. > :37:44.Kylie Leuluai, I do not know it was -- I do not know why it was not

:37:44. > :37:50.awarded. Warrington deserved it, but it was aged huge momentum shift.

:37:50. > :37:57.It seemed to deflate your team. have got to be able to handle that.

:37:57. > :38:07.But at the same time, you do certain things to put yourself in a

:38:07. > :38:07.

:38:07. > :38:12.position to get the benefits from the situation. It was not a high

:38:12. > :38:18.shot, because we got the ball back, but I do not understand it. They

:38:18. > :38:23.might have thought we knocked it on. I do not understand it. I am not

:38:23. > :38:28.saying that the game came down to that, Warrington deserved to win,

:38:28. > :38:33.but if we were going to come back, it was in that period. After that,

:38:33. > :38:41.they had a couple of quick tries, and it did you a while to get back

:38:41. > :38:45.into it. It is easier said than done. You proved last year that you

:38:45. > :38:55.can pick the team up, that will be the job again. That is what we will

:38:55. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:15.Silverwood, getting his medal. It has been a year of medals,

:39:15. > :39:23.especially for a Yorkshireman. This is the longest, lowest walk of them

:39:23. > :39:28.all. It is almost watcher to make 18 do this, especially in the

:39:28. > :39:32.circumstances. Leeds Rhinos have been here so often, and failed to

:39:32. > :39:39.deliver, failed to pick up the silverware there would cherish more

:39:39. > :39:45.than any, the Challenge Cup. 1999, the last time a Leeds Rhinos

:39:45. > :39:51.skipper would grab a hold of it. Kevin Sinfield was hoping he could

:39:51. > :39:58.write the wrong that, from their point of view, but it was not to be

:39:58. > :40:03.the case. Last year, they used this defeat as a springboard towards

:40:03. > :40:06.Grand Final success in the play- offs. Brian McDermott will be

:40:06. > :40:12.hoping they can do something similar this year. They showed

:40:12. > :40:22.great character last year. They were superbly at the end of the

:40:22. > :40:23.

:40:23. > :40:28.season. It is a horrible thought, it is not a place for losers.

:40:28. > :40:36.might be the latter stages of his career, Adrian Morley, but he just

:40:36. > :40:46.keeps going and going and going. They are going, going, gone,

:40:46. > :40:51.unfortunately for them. Today, anyway. The smiles off the winners

:40:51. > :40:59.and Brett Hodgson, 34 years of age. Heartbreak three years ago, the

:40:59. > :41:09.ultimate joy today, a winning team, a try scorer, kicking goals and

:41:09. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:16.taking over one of the most famous individual awards as well. Do not

:41:16. > :41:21.tell me there are more like him at home! Lee Briers, Ryan Atkins,

:41:21. > :41:31.Richie Myler, left out of the team three years ago, but part of a

:41:31. > :41:31.

:41:31. > :41:38.winning effort today. They are happy to shake anybody's hand. The

:41:38. > :41:46.Warrington chairman there. And the chief executive of the Rugby

:41:46. > :41:56.Football League. Peter Phillips of presenting the trophy. It is that

:41:56. > :41:57.

:41:58. > :42:04.man again, that team again. Three victories in four years, it to such

:42:04. > :42:14.an impressive return for the Warrington Wolves. Wembley turns a

:42:14. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:23.shade of yellow and blue. Primrose and blue, to be correct. Richie

:42:23. > :42:31.Myler, Joel Monaghan, following day and his brother's footsteps as a

:42:31. > :42:39.Wembley winner. Tyrone McCarthy, he was nearly a day be turned three

:42:39. > :42:49.years ago. Ben Harrison, Garreth Carvell, who leads the line so

:42:49. > :42:52.

:42:52. > :43:00.impressively. Brett Hodgson. Michael Monaghan. Ben Westwood. The

:43:01. > :43:10.foundations on which this team is built. It goes along the line,

:43:10. > :43:16.Mickey Higham, Trent Waterhouse, Stefan Ratchford, Paul word, Chris

:43:16. > :43:22.Hill, what an impressive player he is, and last but not least, Tony

:43:22. > :43:27.Smith, who has built a dynasty. He got Huddersfield and Leeds Rhinos a

:43:27. > :43:33.punt remained, and he is building a dynasty here at Warrington. He is

:43:33. > :43:41.left to pick up the pieces, and his winner's medal. Warrington are the

:43:41. > :43:45.winners, 35 to 18. What a day for The only senior figure from

:43:45. > :43:52.Warrington this and the, their long-serving chief executive. He is

:43:52. > :43:58.at his son's wedding. He said, I thought long and hard about it, and

:43:58. > :44:06.I decided my kids come first. People try to join in the

:44:07. > :44:13.celebrations. Congratulations to them, a thoroughly convincing

:44:13. > :44:19.victory. Adrian Morley is described by Lee Briers, even though he is 35,

:44:19. > :44:24.he dresses like he is 78. He said about Chris Bridge, he is the

:44:24. > :44:33.grumpy as Mandy will ever meet, but he is exceptionally talented. That

:44:33. > :44:41.is the risk you run! It is very amusing to read. The voting on the

:44:41. > :44:45.man-of-the-match, Brett Hodgson, 27 votes, it is decided by the press,

:44:46. > :44:51.outstanding Cleave voted it the winner. Richie Myler got five votes,

:44:51. > :44:56.Ben Westwood, two votes, Michael Monaghan and Lee Briers, one vote

:44:56. > :45:06.apiece. The three players that were interviewed, Brett Hodgson is 35,

:45:06. > :45:11.

:45:11. > :45:17.Lee Briers, apologies, two of them are 34, but they are so useful.

:45:17. > :45:26.Over 100 years of rugby league experience, in essence. I used a

:45:26. > :45:36.calculator! They are brilliant on the big occasion. The Leeds Rhinos

:45:36. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:40.team is younger, and you have to perform. They were emotional,

:45:41. > :45:48.getting the monkey off their back, but Warrington set about beating

:45:48. > :45:55.them. You talked about their age, Brett Hodgson has just signed a new

:45:55. > :46:01.contract. We always talk about more resources and recovery. We have got

:46:01. > :46:06.to understand, we have got to let players play in their late 30s.

:46:06. > :46:09.This is a squad that has rotated. The great thing for Tony Smith,

:46:09. > :46:14.when they have a break, the following week, they are

:46:14. > :46:20.outstanding. I was surprised by the voting, Richie Myler, I thought he

:46:20. > :46:30.had some magnificent play, and he came of age. I have been surprised

:46:30. > :46:33.

:46:33. > :46:41.These are live shot, you only get to see this once a year. Thorington,

:46:41. > :46:46.it is becoming a habit. You get rewarded for the hours of practice

:46:46. > :46:50.that you do in private, together as a team. Look at Lee Briers. Don't

:46:50. > :47:00.forget how long he has been at the club. You always have a lead of the

:47:00. > :47:03.

:47:03. > :47:10.team song. Culturally they are very good. He has turned it around.

:47:10. > :47:16.There is the owner, Simon Moran, who deserves a lot of the credit

:47:16. > :47:19.for the finances that he has put in. He is the promoter of take that.

:47:19. > :47:24.What a lucky thing, that he was a rugby league fan and decided to

:47:24. > :47:29.invest his money. He is a real Warrington fan and even when he was

:47:29. > :47:33.chairman, he liked to sit on the terraces and get involved. He has

:47:33. > :47:36.invested money in the infrastructure. He has got the

:47:36. > :47:43.structure and the development right and they are very good at picking

:47:43. > :47:49.the right player, so that they have a flow on system. Trent Water have

:47:49. > :47:58.-- tend Waterhouse is a good example. -- Trent Waterhouse.

:47:58. > :48:02.Richie Myler had a very good game, he is second in the running for the

:48:02. > :48:07.Man of the Match and he is getting married to Alan Skelton. How sweet

:48:07. > :48:12.is that? -- getting married to Helen Skelton. I don't know what to

:48:12. > :48:19.say. The boys have been great, we have been all the way through it

:48:19. > :48:24.and it is sweet. How much as it made to grow up and put out the

:48:24. > :48:29.performance that you did? It made me show that I didn't have it and I

:48:29. > :48:33.wanted it so much more. The boys were outstanding. For Brett Hodgson

:48:33. > :48:40.to be knocked out and get up again, you take your hat off to him, he

:48:40. > :48:49.has been outstanding. We'll have a good party tonight, I can save.

:48:49. > :48:53.must be very pleased with your own performance. I enjoyed it. I

:48:53. > :49:01.enjoyed Wembley. I was a bit gutted to come off with 10 minutes to go

:49:01. > :49:06.but I think the cramp was going. have already mentioned Helen

:49:06. > :49:09.Skelton, she will have been a bag of nerves. Yes, she has been

:49:09. > :49:19.keeping a lid on it. We will have a good party tonight, everyone is

:49:19. > :49:23.A fantastic effort and Brett Hodgson goes home with the trophy...

:49:23. > :49:29.I don't know if he gets to take it home. But look at this, you don't

:49:29. > :49:33.need words. You don't need to hear from any of them to know how much

:49:33. > :49:37.they are hurting in the Leeds dressing room. Unfortunately for

:49:37. > :49:42.them, the unwanted dressing room -- unwanted record of being the first

:49:42. > :49:45.side to lose three Challenge Cup finals in a row and the first side

:49:45. > :49:49.to lose six in total. Brian McDermott made reference to this,

:49:49. > :49:54.it was almost the first thing that happened after half-time. They are

:49:54. > :50:01.hit by Kylie -- the hit by CAI ULU while on Brett Hodgson, Leeds go on

:50:01. > :50:11.to score a try, it is not allowed, was the referee correct? -- hit by

:50:11. > :50:13.

:50:13. > :50:23.Kylie Leuluai. I think he is Kylie Leuluai clearly knocks the

:50:23. > :50:26.

:50:26. > :50:29.ball away, they are both knocked on It could not have been a try. He is

:50:29. > :50:35.coming from an offside position. There was a chain reaction, it was

:50:35. > :50:42.never going to be a try. They could not recover. To win a game of rugby

:50:43. > :50:50.league unique the ball. You need to retain the ball. It was something

:50:50. > :50:53.like 70%... But 78%... Incredible. That is where Lee Briers and

:50:53. > :51:03.Hodgson are outstanding, they suffocate in the way that they bill

:51:03. > :51:04.

:51:04. > :51:14.They talk about Warrington's pressure with the a ball. This was

:51:14. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:17.a pivotal decision. Was it a good knock-on? -- was it a knock-on? To

:51:17. > :51:21.knock-on? -- was it a knock-on? To all intents and purposes it looks

:51:21. > :51:26.forward. A poor decision on the right side from Kallum Watkins to

:51:26. > :51:33.try to stop Trent Waterhouse. It leads to a 211 opportunity for

:51:33. > :51:43.Riley to get the score, just after the decision -- a two on one

:51:43. > :51:44.

:51:44. > :51:48.opportunity. They did back-to-back The majority of the tries were on

:51:48. > :51:52.the right-hand side. They struggled to replicate each other's roles.

:51:52. > :52:00.Their actions were all different instead of being a nice smooth line.

:52:00. > :52:06.The first try of the match was scored by John -- Joel Monaghan and

:52:06. > :52:11.he is with his brother, Michael. The special day for your family.

:52:11. > :52:15.it is awesome, Wembley is special for everyone but to play alongside

:52:15. > :52:19.a brother with your old man watching, it is a special day.

:52:19. > :52:24.was the key to this success? was the key to this success?

:52:24. > :52:28.Controlling and the game as we have done all year. We got back into our

:52:28. > :52:34.rivers, we completed our sets and when we do that we are hard to stop.

:52:34. > :52:38.Another Aussie got the Lance Todd Trophy, a fair call? I felt he was

:52:38. > :52:43.a certainty for it. When we play well here's at the heart of it, so

:52:43. > :52:51.a pretty easy bad. You have a special thing going at Warrington?

:52:51. > :52:56.We have a great group of blokes. The new blokes have done well. But

:52:56. > :53:01.it is a special moment for the boys. A great group of people and we are

:53:01. > :53:05.enjoying it. The talk will turn to a possible double, what are your

:53:05. > :53:11.thoughts? We are the only senior can do it now. We get back on the

:53:11. > :53:21.doors. We have been here twice and won ed and fizzled out but indie

:53:21. > :53:29.play-offs. -- and fizzled out in the play-offs. Hello to my mum, but

:53:29. > :53:35.she could unlike Richard, I love you, mum.

:53:35. > :53:42.-- she couldn't make the trip. if you come from a long way, it

:53:42. > :53:45.comes back to your family and it is a family game. We have been brought

:53:45. > :53:49.up in Australia to watch the Challenge Cup late at night, it

:53:49. > :53:52.would always come on. The first time I won it I wanted to become

:53:52. > :53:58.part of history, the fellow Australians who have picked up the

:53:58. > :54:02.Challenge Cup. It is a real big moment in Australia. Tony Smith

:54:02. > :54:06.comes from casino in New South Wales. His dad used to wake him up

:54:06. > :54:10.in the night to watch the Challenge Cup final. You just grew up on it.

:54:10. > :54:16.If you were young your mum and dad Leger wake up later. When you got

:54:16. > :54:20.older you would stay up the whole night. -- your mum and dad let you

:54:20. > :54:23.wake up. I think what they have done in the Challenge Cup is

:54:23. > :54:26.outstanding but to become a great team you need to win the Super

:54:26. > :54:30.League and Challenge Cup. In the last couple of months, I believe

:54:30. > :54:33.they have been the best team in the league and they have a great chance

:54:33. > :54:38.of doing it. The discipline that Tony Smith has instilled is

:54:38. > :54:42.impressive. Absolutely. It won't stop them enjoying tonight and a

:54:42. > :54:46.bit of tomorrow night as well, and then they will get back in there.

:54:46. > :54:50.The strategy is going to pay dividends. I think they are the

:54:50. > :54:54.team to beat. A few people in Wigan will be sharpening their lives and

:54:54. > :54:57.getting ready for what is another cup competition at the end of the

:54:57. > :55:02.season in relation to the Super League. They will be keen, there

:55:02. > :55:07.are some cracking games coming up. The moment is now and living in the

:55:07. > :55:14.moment is what Warrington did. You have to play the game to get the

:55:14. > :55:22.rewards. The other part of you is thinking, poor Leeds. How do those

:55:22. > :55:26.players, Kevin Sinfield particularly, those guys have been

:55:26. > :55:32.together for so long and now they have lost every final they have

:55:32. > :55:36.played in. The only person on the pitch he has won the Challenge Cup

:55:36. > :55:40.with Leeds is Adrian Morley and he is winning it with Warrington. The

:55:40. > :55:50.you made a point about the 30 year- olds in the Warrington team and

:55:50. > :55:53.

:55:53. > :55:57.If you look at Zak Hardaker, Stevie Ward, there is experience at the

:55:57. > :56:01.highest level. In the key positions they had advantages with experience

:56:01. > :56:06.and composure. Kallum Watkins, we talk about how great he is in

:56:06. > :56:12.attack. We talk about offensively, he was insecure and inconsistent

:56:12. > :56:18.sometimes. -- we talked about defensively. You don't want to sit

:56:18. > :56:23.in the dressing room and think, will I ever get back here. We talk

:56:23. > :56:26.about the old guard, if that is the right expression, look at Chris

:56:26. > :56:31.Hill and Stefan Ratchford and Richie Myler, they have some good

:56:31. > :56:34.young players who have managed to get that experience with the Good

:56:35. > :56:40.players. We talk about the experience, I think another word is

:56:40. > :56:45.important and that is the quality. They are a good, deep squad. Lee

:56:45. > :56:51.Briers, didn't he play his part. Ben Westwood, some big hits from

:56:51. > :57:01.him. The sport continues on the BBC this weekend. Tomorrow on BBC Two,

:57:01. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:11.you can see Mo Farah among those in Sadly you won't see Sunderland

:57:11. > :57:16.against Reading, it was abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch. We

:57:16. > :57:20.had very heavy rain at Wembley but it completely disappeared and

:57:20. > :57:25.Warrington kept on running, kept on scoring tries. They were majestic,