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The game continues at a furious pace.

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This is the inner sanctum of Headingley Carnegie Institute.

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Historic moments adorn the walls, full of players and men who should

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not be forgotten. The current Leeds Rhinos squads are in there, looking

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to create their own history, a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinal is

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up for grabs. They are taking on Saint Helens, two of the game's

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great clubs and great entertainers. We cannot wait for this game to

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start. We are very excited about it and we hope you are as well. There

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is a weak crowd here at Headingley for Leeds against St Helens. Young

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and old are ready to go and kick off its less than half an hour away. The

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players are warming up in the sunshine here in Yorkshire. Same is

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warming up, the Leeds cheerleaders are coming out and the Leeds Rhinos

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players will be out shortly as well. Let's look at the Challenge Cup

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fifth round draw. All the ties are over this weekend.

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All the other games are tomorrow, with a couple of Super League ties.

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We are on BBC One until 4:30pm, and then we will be on the red button

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for another half an hour after that. We will take your questions and look

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at the rest of the fifth round ties, and then a quarterfinal draw

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is on Monday evening, 6:30pm on the BBC News Channel. You will be able

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to see all the action from the fifth round on the Super League show,

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Challenge Cup fifth round special, Monday in the North from 11:55pm,

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and then on the iPlayer from Tuesday. This should be a cracker.

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This will be an amazing game, the sun coming out just in time. I

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expect some great strides and perhaps some dodgy decisions as

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well. You can't let it go! He has changed his name to Jose Mourinho!

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The elephant in the room, let's get it out of the way. This is the final

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minute of the game, Huddersfield against Saints. They did not take

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any chances and nailed it right through the middle. First one,

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definitely a drop goal. Second one, no, it didn't go over. Mr Benson,

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the referee, said, I was there and I saw it and it didn't go over. Live

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Walsh had no reaction when he saw it. When it's Danny Brough kicked

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that, he immediately celebrated. Was he fooling? Unfortunately, it just

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wasn't to be. Walshe's kick was special in itself. There was a real

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sense of injustice for Huddersfield at the end. It is a horrible thing

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to go through, because you think you have done enough and we hadn't. You

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get to work with Brian, and when you look at the Super League table,

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Brian, since Saints got through at Huddersfield, they got through a

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Castleford Tigers. They were unbeaten going into that game. They

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are now down in third. Huddersfield were the better team on the day.

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Subsequent form has not been good. They need to bring a game plan today

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that offers a lot towards Leeds. Everybody talks about possession of

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the ball. If they are simplistic and only have one shot against Leeds,

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they will get more joy, so they will have to play the expansive kind of

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football that we are used to seeing from Saints.

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Was it a bit of a. From St Helens? Not really. They deserved the point

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that they got. They are struggling with injury and things like that. It

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makes a massive difference. And you are a believer that form does not

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get out of the window in the Challenge Cup final? It is about the

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individuals who have to look at their game and rectify what is going

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wrong in the team. I would not read too much into their game against

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Widnes. I think they are ready for today. They have a big chance today.

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Let's find out which players are ready for today.

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We have a different Saints side than the one that lost to Widnes. A more

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familiar line-up for Saints today. Jonny Lomax is back in, but the big

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news for them is that Kyle a Moore is back. -- Kyle Amor is back. Mosin

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Masoe starts on the bench as well. As for Leeds, they are pretty much

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as we expected. They have shuffled the pack bit over Easter, but not

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much. Ben Jones-Bishop misses out and Zac Hardacre is back on

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fullback. Paul Ayton is a long-term absentee for them. Rob Burrow will

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start as a hooker for them. The Rhinos are just coming out of

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their changing room. They will be warming up very shortly. You can get

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in touch with us. Give us what you think about Jon Wilkin starting in

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the halves today. We are running a vote this afternoon, who'd you think

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will win this game? You can vote on the BBC sport website or you can

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tweet us. All the terms and conditions are on the BBC sport

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website. We will close the vote in about ten minutes and then we will

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give you the result of that vote before kick-off at Headingley. A lot

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of attention on Saints' backline this season. Jonny Lomax has been

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talking to his team-mate Jon Wilkin. One of the biggest changes we had at

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since last year was you switching to fullback. How did you find that

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transition? It is hard trying to take it upon the goal last year. The

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biggest thing is the freedom it gives you. It helps having Paul

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Owens around. He will look after you. He has been doing it for years

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on end and he is the perfect men thought to have. Your preparation

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for games, you are an unusual character with real superstitions in

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every aspect of your preparation. Yes! They are pretty bad, to be

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honest. Something I have always had when I was growing up. Lucky

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underpants, you grow out of them very quickly when you are growing

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up. Hard to keep up with some of them. I am not going any more and I

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do have my little care and the same pair of socks. As a young player,

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you had some bad injuries. Talk this through the early part of your

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career. I have to wear a head guard these days because of the injury,

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the haemorrhage, I had, a blood clot. At first I did not think it

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was very major, until I woke up in the hospital bed about five days

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later. To have injuries makes you appreciate the game more and

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appreciate why you play the game and why you have to play it for fun and

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it makes you appreciate it that bit more when you think it might be

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taken from you. As a young man coming into the Saint Helens team

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must be a dream come true. As you know, I was used to being nude,

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because I was being -- in awe of everybody. I didn't speak for about

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two years! You have come out of your shell now. Yes, definitely got over

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that now. Leeds on Saints in recent history, there is no bigger

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competition. The Challenge Cup, something as a kid growing up, I

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always used to go to it. In 1996, we got there, I was there with all the

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family. It was a great occasion. It is something that you dream about

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giving yourself one day. Good luck to both of us. Cheers.

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He talks about Paul Wellens, and the mentoring site is very important for

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a coach. Seasoned players give messages to younger players that you

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can't give as a coach. They are the Warriors who are out there doing it.

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If you look at the Leeds team and Jamie Peacock and what he has done

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throughout the years with a lot of players, it is vitally important

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that the standards he set are given right throughout the team. And he

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has benefited from that, Jonny Lomax. When we look at Lomax, he is

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involved in one of several fascinating head to heads on this

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pitch. The contrast between him and Zac Hardacre. Vidar two of the most

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exciting players in the Super League right now, simply because they cover

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so many metres. They are the men who get the ball forward and make sure

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you get on the front foot. They are exciting. They have only been doing

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this has fullbacks for the last couple of years and it scares me to

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think where they will be. It will be fascinating watching England in the

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years going forward because of the fullback talent available. As far as

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the Saint Helens team is concerned, take us through it, Brian. The back

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three that all talked about there, headed up by Jonny Lomax, with Adam

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Swift, at silly names, and Tom Makinson. Mark Percival is back in

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the team. New halfback partner for Luke Walsh, getting all the

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headlines with his kicking, Jon Wilkin, with his left foot kick.

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Upfront, James Roby, one of the world's best hookers, alongside Alex

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Walmsley and Kyle Amor. Off the bench, Greg Richards and the

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experienced Paul Wellens, well over 400 games for his club and a mental

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to Jonny Lomax. A formidable Saint Helens outfit. Thank you very much.

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This is how they are going to play. We say in rugby League that the back

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determine the score of the game, but the forwards determine the outcome.

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We have two of the best set of forwards in rugby League here today.

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We have James Roby for Saint Helens, they are going through that last

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stretches now. We have Sia Soliola, supported by Alex Walmsley and Josh

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Jones. But the player I want to focus on is just down here, Mosin

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Masoe. He is like a human avalanche! When he is carrying the

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ball, he is a war in motion and that is what makes him dangerous. When he

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carries the ball to the line, he is going to draw several defenders all

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the way to him, which will create space on the edges. That is what Jon

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Wilkin and the other halves will be playing off the back of. They have

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some strikers in these players. We will just have a word with Jon

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Wilkin who is stretching on the ground here. How have the

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preparations gone? We have prepared well, it is a big crowd, TV

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audience, and we are ready to play. Good luck.

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I had visions of him having to lie down next to him! Is that the right

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decision, playing him at halfback? Time will tell. Nathan Brown feels

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it gives him a left footed kicking option. Jon Wilkin is a bit more

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substantial, akin to Kevin Sinfield. It adds the size threat and the

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footballing threat, with a ball carrying threat. It is not as if he

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is a stranger to playing there. He played there last year. Let's switch

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from Saint Helens to Leeds. We will introduce you to a member of their

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squad, Kallum Watkins. Kallum Watkins, Leeds Rhinos. I am

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from Manchester, mainly a football city. In terms of rugby, it is all

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about Salford, my dad knew a couple of mates, he got me and my brother

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into it. It went on from there, I met some great friends, and here I

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am. Keith senior took me under his wing, he was fantastic with me, I

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learned a lot from him. He is respected around the world. He was a

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fantastic player. I want to be the same. We have a couple of players

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here now, Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock, Rob Rowe, they always turn

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up. That gives you a big boost. When I was a younger player, I aspired to

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match that. He is great, if you work hard, you will get your chance. He

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has had trust in players, and that will give them a big boost, no

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matter what age. Kallum Watkins, and England try! The

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noise has just reached roof lifting proportions!

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That was amazing, the dream come true. Something that I dream. As a

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kid, scoring a try at Wembley for England. Something that I will

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treasure for the rest of my life. My little lad is one now, we are really

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happy as a family, but it has changed me as a person, I have

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mature a bit more. He is my main focus, and I am proud to be a proud

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dad. What a finish! Sensational!

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We started on fire, they might have lost the previous two results, but

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in terms of how they have been playing, it has been great, they are

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good with the ball in hand, they have attacking players. It is a

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Challenge Cup game, it is a knockout, we want to get to Wembley.

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Every team wants to do that. We have got to beat the best teams, that is

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the way it has to be. It is a challenge we want to take.

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How much has he benefited from playing alongside Joel Moon? Joel

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Moon is an exceptional talent, he goes under the radar, he creates so

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much stuff. Kallum Watkins is becoming a freak of nature, his

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tries are unbelievable. Is he the best English centre at the moment?

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Yes, he has size, strength, power, pace, great hands, he has solved a

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couple of his defensive issues, he has really improved. But about the

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partnership? Has that brought him on? The back five, including the

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wingers and the fullback, watch out. If you play against this team, you

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have to be ready. Take us through the team. Zak Hardaker, Tom Briscoe

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and Ryan Hall on the back three. That is why Jon Wilkin is in there.

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The form centres of the competition, Joel Moon has been on fire, but

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Kallum Watkins, the power and pace he has, he is a pleasure to watch.

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The saddle halves, Danny McGuire and Kevin Sinfield, they will know what

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to do. The experience different row, Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai and Jamie

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Peacock. Two big men and one little bloke in the middle. The back three

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has been established this year, Rhett Delaney back in the team,

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along with col tablet and Mitch a church. From the bench, Ian Kirk and

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Chris Clarkson, they are used to this position, they know what to do

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when they come into the outfit. The young guns, Liam Sutcliffe and Brad

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Singleton. They know their roles. They have huge prospects in the

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game. The last Super League game was against Salford, they beat them. Ben

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Jones-Bishop amongst the try scorers. He is not involved today.

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Does that highlight the strength in depth? Yes. With the wingers, they

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offer something different. Ben Jones-Bishop can finish tries off,

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he is quick and smart. The other two wingers get them forward a bit more,

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and that is where the game is won. In the first 15 minutes, you have to

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march down the field and control it. Some great examples, you do not hand

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over the ball, that is why Jon Wilkin is playing, to kick the ball

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in a certain manner. Ben Jones-Bishop, you give him that

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space, and here again, they do not clean up, Salford, and Tom Briscoe

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comes up with it. Bluelight should be flashing. If we are talking about

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players being arrested the week before a Challenge Cup tie --

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players being rested, Leeds Rhinos have the ability to do that, but not

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many other sides have. They did not rest anybody over Easter. Other

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sides did. Their philosophy is, we will put our best side out every

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time we can. They do not lose any strength. We are closing the vote,

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it is closed, we will tell you in a moment who you think is going to win

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this game, Saint Helens or Leeds Rhinos.

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We talked about the experience of Leeds Rhinos, the senior Saint

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Helens, Jon Wilkin, they will be crucial this afternoon. Without a

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doubt, that is why Nathan Brown has put Jon Wilkin there. We talk about

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game sense, knowing what to do. We have not heard from either coach, so

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let's rectify that. This is a huge game. You take your

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hat off for a while and appreciate what is at stake today, and the

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spectacle on show. I am looking forward to it. Putting my Leeds

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Rhinos hat back on, we are up against a very good team, so we will

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need to be very good. You had a flying start, but you have had

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back-to-back defeats. Wigan are a good side. The first half was quite

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a good game of football, but they were a touch better than us and

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deserved the victory. The witness game, we put a very different team

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out, for obvious reasons. We got a lot of positives, some of the

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younger players performed really well. It has got the squad in good

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stead. A lot of the players have talked about the Challenge Cup,

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about this generation picking up the Challenge Cup, how conscious are you

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of that? Conscious. The whole club and team would have a problem if we

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kept getting beaten in the first round. But the fact that we have got

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through to quite a few finals and not quite got there, while it is

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disappointing and makes a couple of headlines, too much gets made of it.

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Each year, you start again, and your desire is to lift all of the

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trophies. You would say that Tommy Makinson would score at some point,

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how please tidy with him? He has done really well. The guys today

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that they are up against have good CDs. They have good experience, they

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have won a key Grand Finals and been to Wembley, and that is the

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challenge, to play well and take trophies, and then hopefully move

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into representative football. Today will be a good challenge for him. He

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is Super League's hottest property, Tom Makinson.

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He is trying to deflect some of the attention he is getting. Is it

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understandable from the couch, trying to deflect the attention a

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bit? He will be conscious of the other blokes in the team. The focus

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is on his finishing, the way he puts the ball down. There is no doubt

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that some of those finishes are required.

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They are two of the best wingers in the competition. Paul is a bit more

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straightforward. -- Ryan Hall is a bit more straightforward. They are

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not worried about carrying the ball. There is very little between them in

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tries. Ryan Hall has the slight edge. There is huge attention on Tom

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Makinson's scoring. You have got rugby players' hands.

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If he was at Wigan, Sean Wade would not allow him to do that. How does

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he hold the ball? Do you think it is fair enough that he scores like

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that? It is an exceptional talent, he is

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scoring tries and not making errors. You have got to have massive hands,

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like myself. As you spread your fingers, your thumb wrapped around

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the ball, it is a fundamental part of the game. Sometimes, it goes

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overseen. It enables a big bloke like him to turn around, hold people

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off with the other hand and make a selective off-load. Coaches will

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encourage the correct grip on the ball, it is all about your fingers

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and thumb, rather than the size of your hand. The type of finishing he

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is coming up with, you have to put the ball back, you could not do that

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with a conventional grip. When he is not scoring in that situation... The

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attention will be read here drops one. Will teams look to target

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that? It's so difficult. He is diving through the air, so he does

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not get pushed into touch. He is scoring the try every time. We are

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moments away from kick-off, they sent Helens team going the tunnel.

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The Leeds Rhinos are holding back slightly. You have been voting on

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who you think will win this match. This is it, the Challenge Cup fifth

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round, a quarterfinal place awaits, will it be Leeds Rhinos or Saint

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Helens? That is the prize that one of the

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site will be hoping to lift when we go to Wembley in August. Only one of

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them will go through, as Kevin Sinfield and Jon Wilkin get ready to

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lead their side out. This is Leeds Rhinos against St Helens in the

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Challenge Cup fifth round. There is no doubting the sense of

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occasion here. No doubting the immense pedigree of both of these

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sides as they take to the field. No doubting the history of this

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wonderful competition, represented by that particular trophy, the only

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question is, will this match measure up to the enormous expectations? We

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hope so. If it does, it will be an absolute cracker here today between

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the two form teams of the Super League, 2014, far this year. We

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might hear a growl from the likes of Wigan, who would suggest they are

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there as well! No shortage of experience for Leeds Rhinos, the

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front row has a combine age of 103. But no shortage of youthful

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razzle-dazzle in the outside backs as well. As we have been hearing. St

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Helens rested a queue for the Easter Monday game against witness, but

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back, Jonny Lomax, Luke Walsh, Kyle a more and James Roby. Jon Wilkin

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partnering Luke Walsh in the halves. Nathan Brown and Keiron Cunningham

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have done so much, and Richard Silverwood is our referee today. He

:30:34.:30:39.

has got plenty of Challenge Cup the Pedigree -- pedigree with three

:30:40.:30:46.

finals in his experience. Headingley is sparkling on a sunny Saturday

:30:47.:30:50.

afternoon. These are two teams who are capable of matching the

:30:51.:30:57.

elements, Sinfield with a low hard drive, and our first return. Saint

:30:58.:31:01.

Helens against Castleford, they did it again. Saint Helens against

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Wigan, first drive, McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Alex Walmsley

:31:09.:31:18.

lost the ball. Three games, Saint Helens have knock-on with their

:31:19.:31:23.

first touch of the ball. They haven't started well in most games,

:31:24.:31:28.

but if you give Leeds the advantage early on, it will be difficult to

:31:29.:31:33.

come back, but this game has all the ingredients of being an absolute

:31:34.:31:42.

classic. They have given Leeds this early advantage. Can they take it?

:31:43.:31:47.

Here comes 36-year-old Jamie Peacock to challenge.

:31:48.:32:10.

A good tackle from Walsh. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook is playing in

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the back row as well, hoping with the defence. Saint Helens have asked

:32:18.:32:23.

the question, five tackles so far. What about number six? Here comes

:32:24.:32:29.

the chase. Lomax has taken it on the fall. The restart gains his team ten

:32:30.:32:47.

metres. I think with this side, both these sides, there is so much

:32:48.:32:53.

attack. Whoever creates opportunities will win. Defence is

:32:54.:32:55.

good on both sides. McCarthy-Scarsbrook with a bruising

:32:56.:33:07.

effort and a good off-load. Terrific play from the Londoner. The Leeds

:33:08.:33:12.

defence has been so solid. It will be Leeds to get the

:33:13.:33:38.

handover. Peacock Court and elbow right on the chin and he is walking

:33:39.:33:45.

back rather slowly. If he feels there has been a bit of shenanigans,

:33:46.:33:50.

he will get his own back quite legitimately. Three big games

:33:51.:33:55.

recently, they have knock-on in the very first place. Is that a fluke,

:33:56.:33:59.

or is there something going wrong with the psychology? It is a fluke,

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something that we magnify and focus on. They are at the right end of the

:34:04.:34:08.

field now, and picking up on something that Jonathan mentioned,

:34:09.:34:12.

it is what you do with the ball against Leeds, not how much ball you

:34:13.:34:17.

get. Saint Helens have to play with a two shots to have a chance of

:34:18.:34:30.

beating this team. A search by Saint Helens on the way through. He jumped

:34:31.:34:39.

and he touched. We will have to hear from the video referee. Not from

:34:40.:34:49.

there. It is difficult to say from that angle. Josh Jones was the man,

:34:50.:34:58.

and his -- he has given this as a dropper underneath the sticks. It is

:34:59.:35:03.

whether you play the ball intentionally. What the referee has

:35:04.:35:06.

adjudicated there is that because he has jumped off the ground and

:35:07.:35:10.

challenged the ball, the fact it had hit him, he is adjudicated to have

:35:11.:35:11.

played the ball. Leeds are less than ten yards away.

:35:12.:35:44.

Sinfield operating from dummy half. They have got the overlap there. He

:35:45.:35:51.

has got the ball down. The referee is just checking with the touch

:35:52.:35:59.

judge. He is going to ask about the obstruction. For the first time, we

:36:00.:36:06.

hear from our video referee. We are looking at the obstruction to see if

:36:07.:36:10.

the man behind the ball runs by one of his own players, and on those

:36:11.:36:15.

occasions, the ball is passed before that happens, and the leader makes

:36:16.:36:19.

space. I am happy with that, if we can just now go to the grounding.

:36:20.:36:25.

I'm happy there is no obstruction. Just making sure that the player

:36:26.:36:29.

ground the ball cleanly. From that angle, it looks like he

:36:30.:36:41.

does and the ball is on that hand. If we slow this down, please... Yes.

:36:42.:36:46.

I am happy with that. That is a try. Here is the decision, confirmed to

:36:47.:36:59.

the Headingley crowd. Leeds have the opening try of the day. It was

:37:00.:37:05.

scored by Zac Hardaker. It was well created as well.

:37:06.:37:18.

Sinfield now to add the extras in relation to what is a great start to

:37:19.:37:28.

Leeds. I don't think Nathan Brown will be happy with the defence

:37:29.:37:31.

there. The dummy runners came through early and they could have

:37:32.:37:35.

shifted out wide. An easy finish for a classy player like Zac Hardaker.

:37:36.:37:41.

Kevin Sinfield steadying his concentration, putting out all the

:37:42.:37:53.

noise. Doing that job very well. A beautiful cake from Kevin Sinfield.

:37:54.:38:00.

Leeds are now leading the game by 6-0. Here is the decision. That is a

:38:01.:38:09.

tough call. I don't even think he touched it. A tough call for Saint

:38:10.:38:12.

Helens, but he was in a good position, the referee. A good finish

:38:13.:38:18.

from Zac Hardaker. An unconventional grip on the ball, but he manages to

:38:19.:38:21.

get it down, clearly finishing the play. Restart, some backpedalling

:38:22.:38:30.

required, Briscoe is the kind of winger that has the power to burst

:38:31.:38:32.

out of the position on that occasion.

:38:33.:38:38.

He gets their set rolling so well. Briscoe, we don't often see him in

:38:39.:38:45.

that kind of position, but he finds his front and he gets to play the

:38:46.:38:49.

ball quickly and get the lead set rolling.

:38:50.:38:55.

Kyle Amor was at Leeds early in his career. He was not a playing member,

:38:56.:39:04.

but on the fringes before he went to Wakefield, and now he is at Saint

:39:05.:39:11.

Helens. A great set by Leeds. A good kick-off by Saint Helens. The choice

:39:12.:39:19.

of the up and under put pressure on Jonny Lomax. If you look at Leeds,

:39:20.:39:27.

they have got Sinfield, McGuire and Rob Burrow as a kicking game. You

:39:28.:39:34.

have to have options, and Jon Wilkin does that for Saints. Format years

:39:35.:39:40.

ago in a cup tie between these teams, a makeshift stand-off, Jon

:39:41.:39:50.

Wilkin when man of the match. He was outstanding. He has since three --

:39:51.:39:57.

he has history. Saint Helens have the advantage.

:39:58.:40:05.

He had so much time on that, because it was a poor kick, he just took his

:40:06.:40:10.

eye off it. This is a try, just watch. The young

:40:11.:40:27.

centre just stepped inside and takes the dummy run. That is why the gap

:40:28.:40:35.

opened up for the try scorer Zac Hardaker. They were short of

:40:36.:40:40.

defensive numbers as well. That is what you have to do. If everyone

:40:41.:40:45.

goes in, you all have to go at -- in. You all go together. If one goes

:40:46.:40:52.

in and one goes out, the gap opens up.

:40:53.:41:24.

The tackle is gone, the momentum is lost. Jon Wilkin is spinning it

:41:25.:41:28.

hard. They have to put more pressure on

:41:29.:41:40.

after the kick is done. As we saw before the match, this back three is

:41:41.:41:47.

brilliant in counterattacking on the back kick. A tight defence for

:41:48.:42:02.

Leeds. They have conceded 82 in ten Super League games. The nearest

:42:03.:42:09.

other team, Wigan, have conceded nearly twice as many points.

:42:10.:42:18.

Worrying signs. Three on two, and the pass goes low. Very dangerous.

:42:19.:42:30.

If the pass goes to hand, it is a score. They created a three on two

:42:31.:42:35.

with the break from Ablett in the middle of the field. The challenge

:42:36.:42:42.

for Saints is the way that leads are defending, they have to throw more

:42:43.:42:44.

at Leeds. The kick has got to be precise. You

:42:45.:42:56.

are not going to get many opportunities against this Leeds

:42:57.:42:59.

defence. You have to try to get something out of it.

:43:00.:43:25.

Saint Helens are looking to get something going here, but the Leeds

:43:26.:43:29.

defence is very solid. Soliola made the advantage running

:43:30.:43:48.

defence. The chase has but to be better. It has got to compete for

:43:49.:43:50.

that ball. Jamie Peacock is taking a deep

:43:51.:44:09.

breath on the right-hand side. It goes to Rob Burrow. He is the man

:44:10.:44:18.

who has picked it up again. When momentum and look is with you, you

:44:19.:44:21.

have to write the deflection off a kick.

:44:22.:44:31.

Joel Moon, magic in his hands at times, Joel Moon.

:44:32.:44:49.

Soliola is just reaching out and not quite getting it.

:44:50.:44:59.

They have a decent position here. 18 metres, plenty of fields to play

:45:00.:45:05.

with on the right-hand side for McGuire to put this kick in.

:45:06.:45:14.

Danny McGuire will not be happy with that kick. You have got to put hang

:45:15.:45:21.

time on it for the players to get under it. They are asking questions

:45:22.:45:28.

of the St Helens defence, when you have got Greg Richards -- Mark

:45:29.:45:35.

Percival and Adam Swift, they are not communicating well, and Leeds

:45:36.:45:41.

Rhinos have spotted that. It is a strategy of the said Helen 's

:45:42.:45:42.

defence. Despite the despairing lunge, Adam

:45:43.:45:58.

Swift will score. St Helens back in it again. It is a great ball, a good

:45:59.:46:06.

angle. Mark Percival and Adam Swift are brilliant in attack. Great

:46:07.:46:13.

defence by Leeds Rhinos. This guy showed how quick he was by running

:46:14.:46:17.

away from Kallum Watkins. A brilliant response from St Helens.

:46:18.:46:22.

Just what the game needed. It is a fraction in the middle of the field.

:46:23.:46:29.

A great ball from Sia Soliola. All it needs is Adam Swift to get on the

:46:30.:46:36.

end of it. Kallum Watkins at the angle on him, I thought. A lovely

:46:37.:46:43.

pass. Good finish, as well, this guy can run a bit. The fellow on the

:46:44.:46:50.

other wing has been getting a lot of the accolades this year, because he

:46:51.:46:55.

has scored some miraculous tries, Tom Makinson, but Adam Swift keeps

:46:56.:47:00.

on producing, his 26th appearance, 25 tries. The two tries scored

:47:01.:47:07.

already, clever distribution. One little mistake, by stepping in, it

:47:08.:47:13.

was Annie Maguire in that instance, they hit the whole, and they make

:47:14.:47:16.

you pay. Luke Walsh has been a revelation

:47:17.:47:29.

since his signing from Penrith, just what St Helens needed is the common

:47:30.:47:36.

consensus. His kicking is pretty good. As he has just proven. It is

:47:37.:47:47.

all square again. A lovely kick. We have got the day for it. The pass

:47:48.:47:55.

from Sia Soliola is a peach. He sees him on the fly, not many back

:47:56.:48:01.

rosewood managed to handle that. Game on.

:48:02.:48:14.

He has got his hands out in front of him a lot of them carry the ball in

:48:15.:48:18.

their chest. They are like a couple of cavemen,

:48:19.:48:38.

Alex Walmsley and Kyle Amor. I bet you would not say that to them on

:48:39.:48:39.

the sideline! Kyle and more dressed up as a tramp

:48:40.:48:53.

last year, people thought he was a tramp, they would not let him into

:48:54.:48:59.

various establishments! So convincing is that beard! Leeds

:49:00.:49:07.

Rhinos looking to re-establish a bit of momentum. They are just edging

:49:08.:49:11.

the territory. Great weather, good game.

:49:12.:49:28.

St Helens are warming to this challenge, their line speed has got

:49:29.:49:32.

better. The winger and the fullback were

:49:33.:49:59.

just in discussion when the ball was in midair. Absolutely right, Adam

:50:00.:50:06.

Swift and Jonny Lomax looked at each other. It is up to Mark Percival to

:50:07.:50:14.

clean it up, he does really well. You have got to have good

:50:15.:50:18.

communication. You know the Leeds Rhinos tactics, every time they

:50:19.:50:24.

kick, they will put hang time on it and cause disruption in the St

:50:25.:50:25.

Helens defence. It was good defence initially by

:50:26.:51:08.

Jordan Turner, but you have got to nail him.

:51:09.:51:37.

The referee might have to give the try here. As cruel as it may be.

:51:38.:51:45.

Luke Walsh was injured as he picked it up, but Danny McGuire put it

:51:46.:51:51.

down. Video referee required. Let's hear from the video referee.

:51:52.:52:12.

On the kick, everybody is onside. We need to then see if there is a

:52:13.:52:23.

knock-on, we need a close and, if possible, to seek a St Helens

:52:24.:52:30.

knock-on. That is off his feet, that is fine, that is OK. That is the

:52:31.:52:39.

tackle completed. We need to jog it on from here. We cannot give a try

:52:40.:52:46.

because a tackle has been completed, so the ball is therefore not back in

:52:47.:52:50.

play. Could I have a closer and to see how the ball comes out? We

:52:51.:52:56.

cannot give a try, because the play stopped, the ball is dead. There is

:52:57.:53:03.

no knock there at that point. That is play on. The tackle is

:53:04.:53:10.

completed. Now, he is injured. It will have to be a scrum down to stop

:53:11.:53:20.

no try. A scrum down. We cannot play on. I do not think anybody will be

:53:21.:53:30.

surprised. The greater concern was the damage

:53:31.:53:36.

done to Luke Walsh. His right elbow. He only has it strapped up. For our

:53:37.:53:42.

viewers, not clear with the rules, the tackle has been deemed to be

:53:43.:53:47.

complete, so the ball is not in play, so it is a scrum down. Danny

:53:48.:53:53.

McGuire picks the ball up when Luke Walsh gets injured. It is worrying

:53:54.:54:00.

for St Helens when your main organiser, ballplayer, kicker is

:54:01.:54:07.

carrying an injury to the elbow. He does not look confident about it

:54:08.:54:11.

now. If you are a Leeds Rhinos player, you relate his right arm.

:54:12.:54:22.

Lance Hohaia would have been an option off the bench, but he is not

:54:23.:54:28.

there. Paul Wellens is an option off the bench. Jonny Lomax can play in

:54:29.:54:32.

the heart as well. Luke Walsh is defending in the right

:54:33.:55:17.

centre position, so Leeds Rhinos have to look for him in the

:55:18.:55:20.

defensive line, test the right elbow. Tactically, St Helens are

:55:21.:55:26.

putting the ball high. They are watching footage of what Zak

:55:27.:55:32.

Hardaker and Ryan Hall and Tom Briscoe can do on the run. So, they

:55:33.:55:39.

are going really high, so it is a standing start for the captains, and

:55:40.:55:44.

they can handle them defensively. The one thing they cannot do is kick

:55:45.:55:46.

directly to them. The South stand are proclaiming the

:55:47.:55:58.

virtues of Ryan Hall, the winger whose determination to vote that

:55:59.:56:08.

penalty. A very wide centre field position from the first tackle. If

:56:09.:56:16.

there were questions about Luke Walsh, he bravely hung on there.

:56:17.:56:34.

That is a great tackle by Mark Percival, I thought he had done him

:56:35.:56:42.

then. They cannot stand off, St Helens are standing off, they may be

:56:43.:56:47.

giving Leeds centres and outside backs too much respect, they have to

:56:48.:56:54.

close the space down a little bit. Brian McDermott, the coach here, he

:56:55.:56:58.

is a two-time Challenge Cup winner, both with Bradford, and a former

:56:59.:57:00.

rate Britain International. Later, join us on the red button

:57:01.:57:08.

forum. A good run. Some of these blokes,

:57:09.:57:34.

like two giant stacks locking up and crashing into each other.

:57:35.:57:51.

It was taken well by Tom Briscoe, who launches at the other way. They

:57:52.:57:55.

have kept it alive. He was the lid into. We had

:57:56.:58:08.

everything, footwork from Rob Burrow, and then, boom. The loose

:58:09.:58:18.

kick, and you have got to switch on, because Tom Briscoe has got the

:58:19.:58:23.

legs. I would not mind seeing Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook on Strickler

:58:24.:58:29.

come dancing! This is a great game so far, it has got it all. This is a

:58:30.:58:37.

proper cup tie. To proper team is, two teams in their pomp at this

:58:38.:58:39.

stage of the season. It is a drop-out underneath the

:58:40.:59:03.

sticks. The high kick is causing huge problems for the St Helens

:59:04.:59:07.

defence, there is nobody dictating or control in that area. Louie

:59:08.:59:13.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook tried to take an offensive player and catch it. But

:59:14.:59:20.

there was no catcher. We have some news from the touchline. They are

:59:21.:59:25.

doing running repairs on Luke Walsh, he twisted his elbow, that is what

:59:26.:59:27.

is causing the problem. There does not seem to be a lot of

:59:28.:00:18.

wind there, but if anything, it is certainly favouring Leeds in the

:00:19.:00:28.

first half. Some of these challenges look like wild West shoot outs. It

:00:29.:00:38.

is judged to perfection in terms of the ball bouncing just the right

:00:39.:00:42.

side of the touchline. I think he was really pleased it bounced this

:00:43.:00:43.

side of the try-line! Headingley looks good. Full marks to

:00:44.:00:56.

Brian Golding, the groundsman here, he was working here until 1:30am and

:00:57.:01:00.

slept in the stadium overnight and got up at 6am this morning, and his

:01:01.:01:07.

team, and the stadium looks lovely. It is a great place to play. It is a

:01:08.:01:14.

great base to come today. A lot of teams get it wrong. Coming here and

:01:15.:01:19.

playing here is absolutely fabulous. If you can engender that spirit and

:01:20.:01:25.

enjoy the graphs, enjoyed a crowd doing to you, always things --

:01:26.:01:36.

booing you, all those things. I think that was going out anyway.

:01:37.:02:34.

They had enough defenders there to close the space. They have got to

:02:35.:02:37.

come at a bit faster on the left-hand side defensively.

:02:38.:02:57.

Young Greg Richards, 18 years old. Literally half the age of Jamie

:02:58.:03:09.

Peacock! Jon Wilkin saw peacock there have a go at him.

:03:10.:03:19.

When Leeds that the high kicks up, everyone is under it and competing

:03:20.:03:25.

for it. Things haven't managed that yet. I think they have not had a

:03:26.:03:30.

clean shot on the ball, and the coach will be more concerned about

:03:31.:03:35.

giving the Leeds back three a running opportunity. If you can't

:03:36.:03:40.

get a clean catch, don't compete. Forward pass. Illegal. The fifth or

:03:41.:04:03.

sixth are from Leeds. It won't stop them playing. Their ball movement

:04:04.:04:09.

this year has been exceptional. Saints are similar. It is about what

:04:10.:04:13.

you do with your possession rather than how much possession you get.

:04:14.:04:16.

Both of these are good footballing teams. Enough defenders there, just

:04:17.:04:27.

a ensure of what each other are doing at the moment. They have to

:04:28.:04:28.

communicate on the left-hand side. Leeds need to find their mark, and

:04:29.:04:57.

they have done. This is the kind of sets that Saints

:04:58.:05:13.

want to put together. They came back with another pass play that is

:05:14.:05:18.

asking a lot of questions of this Leeds team. The Leeds defenders are

:05:19.:05:33.

closing in quickly, four of them. Because the Leeds defence is so

:05:34.:05:37.

difficult to break down, that is why it is important on the last tackle

:05:38.:05:40.

to make sure that you try to get something from that kick, because

:05:41.:05:47.

the defence is so solid. Ryan Hall is doing a job today. He is a

:05:48.:05:50.

runaway truck today. Peacock brushes off Greg Richards

:05:51.:06:11.

and says, there you are, younger man, that is what it means to play

:06:12.:06:18.

rugby! A few half breaks, a few tackles falling off.

:06:19.:06:27.

That is not a bad kick. That is where Saint Helens have a start. The

:06:28.:06:34.

players are struggling to get behind and play the ball.

:06:35.:06:47.

Nine minutes of the first half remaining.

:06:48.:07:19.

Zac Hardaker looks for gaps in the line but doesn't find any way. Great

:07:20.:07:27.

athleticism from Kallum Watkins. I love those fights. I don't literally

:07:28.:07:32.

mean fights, but when they wrestle. They are like two stags going at

:07:33.:07:41.

each other. What is it with you and stags? I was watching National

:07:42.:07:45.

Geographic last night! What are you going on about? I am

:07:46.:08:14.

busy watching the game. He is saying that I am talking about stags too

:08:15.:08:18.

much. He is having a pop at me because I keep mentioning them.

:08:19.:08:23.

Don't underestimate the power of the metaphor. This week was

:08:24.:08:33.

Shakespeare's birthday. Metaphor comes to the fore.

:08:34.:08:45.

Soliola has been a testing presence.

:08:46.:09:03.

Certain players in certain teams go unnoticed for a couple of seasons

:09:04.:09:09.

and then suddenly everybody starts to realise how hard they work and

:09:10.:09:14.

what a great job they do. Here comes a Soliola. Soliola has ripped

:09:15.:09:19.

through! Here they come again. A great

:09:20.:09:34.

tackle. Had to make it, picked him out, nailed him.

:09:35.:09:45.

Ryan Hall again. He made a decision, had to make that tackle, great play

:09:46.:09:55.

by Ryan Hall once again. The minute you tight -- take your

:09:56.:10:15.

eye off anything, somebody makes a break. Soliola just made a break.

:10:16.:10:27.

Don't take your eyes off this one. The point I was making before, Josh

:10:28.:10:38.

Jones, he is that kind of player. He is a real engine.

:10:39.:11:04.

The referee says he has lost it here, not stolen, lost it.

:11:05.:11:16.

He was being dragged into touch. A big mistake. Hit the ground, he did

:11:17.:11:25.

not have to throw that in. He did not have to throw that pass. He

:11:26.:11:29.

panicked and now a big opportunity, good field position for Leeds. Only

:11:30.:11:38.

a few minutes remaining. That has gone quickly.

:11:39.:11:52.

Terrific! Terrific I Ryan Hall. Zac Hardaker will finish as a result.

:11:53.:12:04.

Hats off to Ryan Hall again. Zac Hardaker is in for his second. It is

:12:05.:12:10.

the winger what made it. It was the winger he made a mistake and a

:12:11.:12:13.

winger who makes it. You cannot fall off tackles with

:12:14.:12:27.

this Leeds side. Straight from the scrum again. Hardaker skips come a

:12:28.:12:38.

great pass from noon, and Ryan Hall beats two people. Hardaker is

:12:39.:12:41.

backing up his own play from the inside after noon. -- Moon. Jones

:12:42.:12:51.

misses the tackle, which was a crucial one. He saw the tackle

:12:52.:13:05.

coming and he rode, Josh Jones. Unnecessary play by Tom Makinson. He

:13:06.:13:12.

did not have to panic, just to hold on to it. They should have been up

:13:13.:13:17.

in the Leeds half. They put themselves under pressure just

:13:18.:13:23.

before half-time. Kevin Sinfield lusty stick the knife into Saint

:13:24.:13:27.

Helens. This is the 18th consecutive match against Saint Helens in which

:13:28.:13:29.

he has scored against them. This will be his second goal, if he

:13:30.:13:35.

puts it over. That is good. That is good. It is

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two out of two for Kevin Sinfield. It is a 12-6 advantage to Leeds. A

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very good spin and finish by Hardaker. Ryan Hall has been the

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difference between the two teams. I think he has. He is like an extra

:14:12.:14:15.

forward. He carries the ball so well. He comes up with tackles. He

:14:16.:14:18.

has made a difference. 90 seconds under in list first

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half. Saints have got to concentrate, because Leeds will try

:15:09.:15:11.

to get something before half-time again.

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This will go up, last one. Jordan Turner catches safely enough.

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Big hits going in. Greg Richards is finding it a tough afternoon.

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A lack of communication between the kicker and the chase, the chase was

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not good. It was easy to Tom Briscoe. The hooter sounds, the

:16:25.:16:30.

referee will blow his whistle. It has been a pretty good first half

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between two top degree sides. The two tries from Zak Hardaker have

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made the difference, Leeds Rhinos leading at half-time.

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What was the difference in the first half? Leeds Rhinos played well, we

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did not have the best of starts, but we clawed our way back in. Kevin, a

:16:56.:17:03.

sigh of relief to have your noses in front? A little bit, quite icky

:17:04.:17:11.

errors, characteristic of us of light. St Helens have been similar.

:17:12.:17:16.

Whoever has a good start to the second half will go on and win, I

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think. Kevin Sinfield saying they had made

:17:18.:17:27.

some errors, but they have dominated the possession. And territory.

:17:28.:17:41.

And yet the gap between them is just the six points. I do not know how St

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Helens are still in it. It has taken a lot of energy out of them. A poor

:17:51.:17:55.

start to the game, but Leeds Rhinos are playing pretty well. Nathan

:17:56.:18:00.

Brown can take comfort from the fact there is only six points difference.

:18:01.:18:05.

Yes, he would have wanted to see a great start from his team. They

:18:06.:18:10.

spilled the ball. Error after error. In that whole first half, they only

:18:11.:18:16.

had one ball in the opposition 22. That shows the difference between

:18:17.:18:20.

the teams. You have both mentioned the start, and Nathan Brown said,

:18:21.:18:27.

our stocks are a big issue. Our first contribution is always an

:18:28.:18:29.

error. This is the third game on the trot they have done this. It is very

:18:30.:18:37.

disappointing. This is where you need the biggest start, you want to

:18:38.:18:42.

get on the front foot. It is thinking about the collision, where

:18:43.:18:45.

to run. Kylie Leuluai has fallen over. It is a lack of concentration,

:18:46.:18:52.

you need to be smarter. Once you start making errors, will that be in

:18:53.:19:00.

the minds of the players? In this game, there is a lot of emotional

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energy anyway, it is the Challenge Cup, you only have one chance, so

:19:04.:19:09.

you are already tense. That ever burned a lot of juice out of you.

:19:10.:19:16.

Within the first set, you are tired, and that can compound the error is,

:19:17.:19:21.

it makes the opening five or ten minutes very difficult. Zak Hardaker

:19:22.:19:26.

has got both tries for Leeds Rhinos, but St Helens have had a

:19:27.:19:34.

hand in both. Rob borrowed -- Rob Burrow goes for the hammer it skims

:19:35.:19:39.

the back of his head. It is on the key, but because he leads to ground,

:19:40.:19:50.

he is making a play. You can see here, Mark Percival has to make a

:19:51.:19:57.

decision. He comes in on Mitch Achurch and allows a free one. The

:19:58.:20:04.

momentum gets him over the try-line. That is the difference between the

:20:05.:20:13.

teams. Two errors back-to-back. If Tom Makinson had held onto that, it

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could have been a different story. Yes, it would have been their

:20:17.:20:22.

penalty. Ryan Hall is killing it, this game, so far. Zak Hardaker is

:20:23.:20:29.

always in the right position. As he skips across the field as well, they

:20:30.:20:36.

are playing with confidence. Ryan Hall beats four tacklers, and he has

:20:37.:20:39.

the presence of mind to off-load the ball back into the middle, where Zak

:20:40.:20:44.

Hardaker is pushing up. The back three have been decent for Leeds

:20:45.:20:48.

Rhinos. Both defensively and offensively. If you give Ryan Hall

:20:49.:20:53.

the ball, he will cause the opposition problems. Ryan Hall is a

:20:54.:20:58.

big man. It is like having a front row on your wing that can run the

:20:59.:21:03.

100 in under ten seconds. He has got great balance. Josh Jones is a big

:21:04.:21:09.

bloke as well. He has finished on his front. Defensively, he makes the

:21:10.:21:18.

right decisions. As a winger, he had to get to him. Is it like tackling a

:21:19.:21:26.

forward? It is tackling a forward. He is huge. Look at his biceps! He

:21:27.:21:34.

knew the camera was on him. He is a smart bloke, he makes the right

:21:35.:21:39.

decisions, he knows what he is doing, he calls for the kick, and he

:21:40.:21:44.

does the small things right. Leeds Rhinos have been impressive

:21:45.:21:48.

defensively, so St Helens need to take any opportunity they have been

:21:49.:21:52.

getting. The Adam Swift try was virtually their first opportunity.

:21:53.:21:57.

Leeds Rhinos are giving them absolutely nothing, but they will

:21:58.:22:00.

take any opportunities. Danny McGuire comes in on Sia Soliola,

:22:01.:22:08.

leaving Mark Percival in space. Adam Swift has to leave the ground to

:22:09.:22:11.

keep the ball behind him, which shows his speed. Wingers want the

:22:12.:22:16.

ball in front of them so they can maintain the cadence of their run.

:22:17.:22:21.

But he still has the ability, and he is swift enough to get to the

:22:22.:22:26.

try-line. I am not sure whether I will forgive that pun! But if you

:22:27.:22:30.

get it slightly behind you, it checks your momentum. Yes, if you

:22:31.:22:36.

stayed down there, you have to wrench back, so just leave the

:22:37.:22:42.

ground, it gives you a second in the egg, but you have to kick off again.

:22:43.:22:50.

He was quick enough to get to the try-line. You are fighting the pun!

:22:51.:22:59.

We spoke pre-match about the experience of Leeds Rhinos. There is

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a lack of communication as well for St Helens. This is a worrying thing.

:23:05.:23:11.

He needs to take control of what is happening. The chase is not

:23:12.:23:17.

brilliant. But it is all staggered. They St Helens players are not

:23:18.:23:20.

talking to each other, nobody is taking control, and you have to be

:23:21.:23:26.

confident in the players around you. People are blaming each other

:23:27.:23:30.

when somebody needs to grab hold of them. Nothing drives a forward pack

:23:31.:23:35.

more crazy than the ball not being taken. Their job is to run into the

:23:36.:23:40.

teeth of the opposition, the backs should make the ball secure. What

:23:41.:23:46.

the boys said in, tree, Leeds Rhinos might be more comfortable under the

:23:47.:23:49.

high ball because St Helens are allowing them to take it. They do

:23:50.:23:54.

not want to challenge it and leave themselves exposed. Is that fair? It

:23:55.:23:59.

is down to the kick itself, but if you are not winning the energy

:24:00.:24:04.

battle in the first instance by dropping the ball in the first set,

:24:05.:24:08.

it makes it hard to kick chase as well. Leeds Rhinos are very

:24:09.:24:14.

professional. Let's look at the contrast in Zak Hardaker and Jonny

:24:15.:24:18.

Lomax. We looked at them as a head-to-head at the start.

:24:19.:24:23.

This has been the best battle of the game. Jonny Lomax slightly behind.

:24:24.:24:31.

It is off the back of the tries, but also the lack of communication and

:24:32.:24:33.

the drop balls at the back. Zak Hardaker is getting over the top

:24:34.:24:43.

because he has scored two tries, but he is getting time and space to play

:24:44.:24:48.

in. The Leeds Rhinos pack are busting up the St Helens defensive

:24:49.:24:53.

line. Everything that is coming at Jonny Lomax, he has players in his

:24:54.:24:59.

face. On the opposite side, Zak Hardaker has the space, he has got

:25:00.:25:02.

time to make sure that he can get some space. That gives you

:25:03.:25:08.

confidence. They need to limit Zak Hardaker's space? Definitely. When

:25:09.:25:15.

it gets out into space, that is probably his only error. This pass

:25:16.:25:21.

on the outside, through the middle, imposition. This is his second try

:25:22.:25:31.

again. That is what a fullback is supposed to do, release and follow.

:25:32.:25:38.

80% of their tries, of the backing of somebody else's good work. The

:25:39.:25:46.

scoreline backs up what was being said on the Twitter vote before the

:25:47.:25:51.

game. 64% of you thought that Leeds Rhinos would win. We want your views

:25:52.:25:57.

now. We will be on the red button from

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4:30pm until 5pm. If what you have seen this afternoon

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has made you want to get involved in rugby league at any level, go to the

:26:43.:26:44.

BBC website. The second half is moment away. The

:26:45.:26:58.

last time Leeds Rhinos won the Challenge Cup was in 1999, they have

:26:59.:27:05.

been in six finals since, we look back at one of their close shaves.

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2003, with Wembley being rebuilt, the fourth Challenge Cup final to be

:27:14.:27:23.

played at a rugby union ground took place at the Millennium Stadium in

:27:24.:27:26.

Cardiff between the Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos. Bradford leaking

:27:27.:27:34.

out a narrow victory, 22-20, but how they were nearly beaten in that

:27:35.:27:38.

final nine or ten minutes, but for the vigorous defence of the Bradford

:27:39.:27:43.

Bulls. With seven minutes to play, there were only two points the

:27:44.:27:47.

difference. Leeds were offered a penalty. Kevin Sinfield had the

:27:48.:27:54.

choice, go for goal and make a draw. I am sure he would have kicked the

:27:55.:27:59.

goal. Or, more ambitious, seven minutes to play, attacking on the

:28:00.:28:05.

Bradford line, go for a try. They did. He never went for goal, he

:28:06.:28:10.

never scored a try, and Radford clinched the game in this final

:28:11.:28:11.

minutes. The Leeds players are ready to come

:28:12.:28:24.

out for the second half. Let's talk to a man who has been in the lead

:28:25.:28:28.

changing room, he has also been in the St Helens changing room, and he

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won three Challenge Cup 's with Wigan.

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What do you make of this game? It has been a great game, very even.

:28:38.:28:46.

Anybody could win the game today. Do you pick sides? Since I played with

:28:47.:28:52.

Paul Wellens, and he is still playing, I will have to go for St

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Helens today. But it could be anybody's. You must have amazing

:28:59.:29:03.

memories of this tournament. It has got a special place in anybody's

:29:04.:29:10.

heart in England, just to have played in one is awesome. For me,

:29:11.:29:14.

probably the first one, you never forget it, in 1987 against Halifax.

:29:15.:29:21.

I hold dear. It was such a dominant Wigan team then. Yes, we had a great

:29:22.:29:32.

side, we were Nicky cups. We won all four, it was awesome. How would you

:29:33.:29:36.

have described yourself as a player? You can look back now and

:29:37.:29:42.

said, I wish I had been more consistent, but hey! They make named

:29:43.:29:48.

Judy beast, you think the players are getting bigger and stronger. You

:29:49.:29:53.

look at the Polynesian boys in New Zealand, on the islands, you can get

:29:54.:29:59.

them over six foot four, six and five at 14 or 15, it is pretty

:30:00.:30:04.

scary. I would not have liked to have run at them! How will this go

:30:05.:30:06.

in the second half? Saints could do some damage, but

:30:07.:30:19.

Leeds are playing very well. Ryan Hall on the wind is killing it. If

:30:20.:30:23.

they can be a bit more patient, they can win. Thank you very much.

:30:24.:30:29.

The players may be getting bigger and stronger. Fortunately, the

:30:30.:30:34.

shorter I getting bigger as well. They were very tight back in those

:30:35.:30:40.

days! I remember watching the finals back in New Zealand when I was

:30:41.:30:46.

young, and I wanted to be like them, big shoulder pads and tiny shorts!

:30:47.:30:54.

This was fantastic earlier, have you ever tried to do this?

:30:55.:31:00.

No chance! There would be an earthquake if I did that. That does

:31:01.:31:05.

not bode well funny. He has been very good in the first

:31:06.:31:20.

half, Rob Burrow. Strictly Come Dancing so work whenever he gets the

:31:21.:31:29.

ball. -- footwork. Rob Burrow breaks at the line. They are able to

:31:30.:31:33.

play-off the back of it. They can release the edges. Briscoe is

:31:34.:31:41.

devastating for Leeds and that is what Saint Helens needs to combat.

:31:42.:31:45.

Rob Burrow is coming back out. Sit back and enjoy the second half

:31:46.:31:59.

with Brian Noble, Jonathan Davies and Dave Woods.

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Only twice in the last 14 years has a Challenge Cup final not featured

:32:10.:32:17.

one of these teams. It is great to hear from Kevin, saying the first

:32:18.:32:23.

one is always the most unforgettable, 1987 against Halifax.

:32:24.:32:29.

It is 1988! The memory is going. 1987 was Saint Helens against

:32:30.:32:35.

Halifax. I had to play against Kevin, he was massive. He had a

:32:36.:32:42.

brother who was good as well. Here they go, Leeds get possession in

:32:43.:32:51.

nearly stages, leading by 12-6, with 40 minutes to sort this one out in

:32:52.:32:54.

the sunshine at Headingley. We don't get sick talking about the sunshine

:32:55.:32:57.

at Headingley. Liam Sutcliffe was on loan to

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Bradford until recently. Big things expected of him in these parts.

:33:17.:33:26.

Good work by the forwards. Look where they have ended up once again,

:33:27.:33:32.

into the Saint Helens half bull stop it is so much easier for the kicker

:33:33.:33:41.

now. Lomax has to retreat towards his own line. Tom Makinson is in his

:33:42.:33:44.

shadow. Getting out of your own heart is

:33:45.:33:57.

really important without any errors. If you want to play possession in

:33:58.:34:02.

percentage bubble, that is ready do it. If you are giving attacking

:34:03.:34:08.

situations to you -- the opposition, it increases anxiety. A great

:34:09.:34:12.

example of getting out of your own half by the Leeds team.

:34:13.:34:42.

Both coaches are pretty happy, Brian McDermott saying keep going the way

:34:43.:34:51.

we are. Nathan Brown said his team is doing a good job. He said he

:34:52.:34:57.

wants more field position this half and better control of the ball. He

:34:58.:35:01.

said it is tight and it is anybody's game. I would have said,

:35:02.:35:08.

keep your discipline. Unnecessary high shot there, which gives Leeds

:35:09.:35:14.

good field position. That is crucial in this game.

:35:15.:36:14.

A good decision. It takes it beyond the converted try. They must have

:36:15.:36:22.

been looking at the planning at the BBC. There is Kevin.

:36:23.:36:35.

Was there a big push their? He was off-balance.

:36:36.:36:52.

Kevin Sinfield is going to take all the time in the world with this.

:36:53.:37:00.

1999, the last time that Leeds when the Challenge Cup. Not so much a

:37:01.:37:05.

buying call for this generation of Leeds layers, more a haunting

:37:06.:37:10.

reminder of Challenge Cup history being rewritten each year,

:37:11.:37:14.

continuously, and Leeds are featuring only as a footnote each

:37:15.:37:18.

year. Kevin Sinfield, Gary Maguire, Rob Burrow, Carl Ablett, Ryan Hall,

:37:19.:37:27.

players to would love to add this trophy that is missing from their

:37:28.:37:32.

cabinet, the memory banks. Gary Hetherington, the Leeds chief

:37:33.:37:37.

executive, looking on alongside his wife, wondering if this is the

:37:38.:37:41.

moment that Leeds edged towards a quarterfinal place.

:37:42.:37:52.

Walsh was having running repairs in that first half, putting more

:37:53.:37:57.

strapping on the elbow. He has been moved out towards the right in

:37:58.:38:01.

defence. They are determined to keep him at their if they can. Needs must

:38:02.:38:10.

for Saint Helens. Lomax with the restart.

:38:11.:38:24.

Leuluai has had a decent game and we established a platform for the Leeds

:38:25.:38:35.

team. Ian Kirke's 200th appearance today.

:38:36.:38:47.

The Saint Helens defence just about reacting in time. Here comes Kevin

:38:48.:38:56.

Sinfield with a kick, high and hanging. Taken safely by Tom

:38:57.:39:06.

Makinson. The Leeds kick chase is well organised. This seller here is

:39:07.:39:14.

the danger in the backfield. Having that was accidental. They are doing

:39:15.:39:19.

a good job in getting a good field position. They have so much time for

:39:20.:39:23.

the Leeds kickers. They have kept Mose Masoe really

:39:24.:39:31.

quiet. Joe Greenwood for Saint Helens has

:39:32.:39:46.

taken them just inside Leeds' territory.

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Plenty to come this afternoon, plenty of Rugby League left in this

:40:01.:40:08.

match, but also the red button once we have finished. You can contact us

:40:09.:40:14.

on Facebook. The draw is at 6:30pm on the BBC News Channel on Monday

:40:15.:40:21.

evening. While we are putting things, on BBC 5 Live tomorrow, we

:40:22.:40:32.

will have full commentary of the match between Salford and Widnes am

:40:33.:40:34.

as well as all the other matches. Great colour defence from Jon

:40:35.:41:20.

Wilkin. Yes, they should have gone left. They have got the numbers

:41:21.:41:32.

here. And Moon is over. Leeds rips right through the middle. They find

:41:33.:41:37.

the gaps in the edges to confirm their dominant situation. 18-6.

:41:38.:41:43.

Great plague by Sinfield and Maguire.

:41:44.:41:51.

A brilliant, brilliant try, great team effort by Leeds. Just watch

:41:52.:41:59.

them pay, roll it back, and then the outside. I thought he had gone the

:42:00.:42:06.

wrong way, then. But don't panic. They realise that the defence is

:42:07.:42:11.

scattered, and they just go down the left-hand side. Again, it is just

:42:12.:42:18.

Josh Jones staying off. Great with on the shift here.

:42:19.:42:26.

The shift after they break was particularly good. But also, Tom

:42:27.:42:34.

Makinson had to scramble back and make the tackle on Rob Burrow, and

:42:35.:42:37.

then they were short on the left-hand side and cleverly worked

:42:38.:42:43.

it that way. Kevin Sinfield for the touchline.

:42:44.:42:51.

Leeds have only conceded one try in each of their last format games,

:42:52.:42:57.

conceding an average of only eight points every game this season, and

:42:58.:43:01.

that is the size of the task ahead of Saint Helens now. They have to

:43:02.:43:06.

penetrate the least penetrable defence in rugby League, and they

:43:07.:43:09.

have to do it several times, because this kick takes it to 20-6 into the

:43:10.:43:13.

second half. Saints have to score next to keep

:43:14.:43:36.

this game alive. If they are looking for inspiration, it is the meeting

:43:37.:43:39.

between eating backsides in the Super League a couple of months ago,

:43:40.:43:43.

Wayne -- when Saint Helens one. They have to throw caution to the

:43:44.:43:53.

wind and throw in a few off-loads, because they are not challenging

:43:54.:43:56.

this Leeds defence. A really efficient job that Leeds

:43:57.:44:19.

are doing at the moment. Saint Helens start from there with

:44:20.:44:45.

the old of their forwards struggling to get behind. Someone has got to do

:44:46.:44:55.

something just to spark this aside up. The writing has been on the

:44:56.:45:06.

wall. They have just got through against Huddersfield. A penalty

:45:07.:45:08.

year. You sometimes need a break or a

:45:09.:45:19.

penalty. It is important they keep their focus and showed their

:45:20.:45:30.

offensive prowess. How can you sum up this game in four words? That is

:45:31.:45:34.

the question we are asking you for the forum. A penalty for St Helens,

:45:35.:45:44.

another of those decisions, when it goes your way, you think there might

:45:45.:45:49.

be a way back into the game. Leeds Rhinos have been making a

:45:50.:46:03.

speciality of this, hanging on in situations like this. Have St Helens

:46:04.:46:10.

got the creativity to find a way through? Josh Jones scores! They

:46:11.:46:21.

have went's they have found a way back! Such a simple try. A late ball

:46:22.:46:29.

to Josh Jones, and the gap opens up to him.

:46:30.:46:38.

The Leeds Rhinos defence goes soft momentarily. That is on the back of

:46:39.:46:45.

two penalties. Kyle a Moore has brought some vigour. He scores right

:46:46.:46:55.

at the line, Liam Sutcliffe does not pay any attention. He holds, the

:46:56.:47:04.

double pump, one goes in, one goes out, the gap opens up, very good

:47:05.:47:09.

play. Simple, simple play, but effective. Hit straight back. Luke

:47:10.:47:20.

Walsh, the man whose drop goal drag St Helens here in the first race,

:47:21.:47:26.

that puts them back to within two scores.

:47:27.:47:35.

He thinks he is playing out of the back, he will not score an easy one.

:47:36.:47:46.

Liam Sutcliffe over read the play, but very good play from St Helens.

:47:47.:47:48.

So simple. St Helens have got their dander up.

:47:49.:48:17.

A sudden influx of self belief. No mistakes, and if nothing comes from

:48:18.:48:18.

it... Kyle Amor is heard. A couple of

:48:19.:48:48.

decisions have gone the way of St Helens. They still keep possession.

:48:49.:49:00.

That does not look good for two. I am not sure what he did. He got his

:49:01.:49:11.

knee in the wrong place. Somebody jumps off him. He is lucky he did

:49:12.:49:19.

not break his leg, that is one good thing. He got himself in a very

:49:20.:49:24.

awkward position, and the Leeds Rhinos player fell on him. I hope he

:49:25.:49:30.

is OK. Just watch the right foot. The ball goes down, he steps to get

:49:31.:49:35.

away from the ball, then the weight comes down. He is so lucky he did

:49:36.:49:40.

not break his leg, I just hope he is OK. He has had his injury problems

:49:41.:49:53.

this year. He is clearly in a good deal of discomfort. What news over

:49:54.:49:58.

their? It is not looking good for him. He

:49:59.:50:04.

is a tough guy, hopefully he will stand up and carry on. How can you

:50:05.:50:09.

get back into this? How do they finish this off? It is about

:50:10.:50:14.

building pressure. Leeds Rhinos are a tough side, they know how to play.

:50:15.:50:22.

It is about getting our share of ball and then we will be OK. You

:50:23.:50:27.

have won so many games in the last couple of minutes, does that give

:50:28.:50:30.

you even more confidence? I guess so. We did not do as well as we

:50:31.:50:37.

would have liked over Easter, but the game is not finished until the

:50:38.:50:40.

whistle is blown. Is it tough for you to sit and watch? Definitely,

:50:41.:50:45.

but hopefully I will be back shortly.

:50:46.:50:50.

Kyle Amor is coming off. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook is coming on. It

:50:51.:51:00.

is not worth risking that. It is a shame, because he has made a

:51:01.:51:06.

difference. Paul Wellens is on the field. Stick it up in the air, a

:51:07.:51:18.

good chase. I do not understand that cake. It is not an up and under or a

:51:19.:51:26.

chip. You let the wind take it and have a really good chase.

:51:27.:51:36.

The home side are not as comfortable as they were three or form in its

:51:37.:51:40.

ago. Leeds Rhinos have had some reward

:51:41.:52:05.

down the right-hand side. These little incidents... He is not happy,

:52:06.:52:14.

Jamie Peacock. He will not change his mind. Seven errors from Leeds

:52:15.:52:17.

Rhinos. The stats sometimes lie. Errors

:52:18.:52:33.

made, but with Leeds Rhinos, it is on the back of risks taken.

:52:34.:53:35.

I am not sure who he obstructed, but those are the rules. The penalty

:53:36.:53:46.

goes to Leeds Rhinos. It is nothing, really. The defender is not going to

:53:47.:53:57.

get to Jon Wilkin will stop --. If you run behind somebody, it is

:53:58.:54:03.

deemed to be an obstruction. The referees have taken to the letter of

:54:04.:54:07.

the law. As a player, you think there is nothing wrong. There has to

:54:08.:54:10.

be common sense sometimes. It is the beauty of the Challenge

:54:11.:54:27.

Cup, they are battling for a place in the quarterfinals, as are Swinton

:54:28.:54:31.

and Keighley, the big ones and the little ones, all in the mix

:54:32.:54:33.

together. Leeds Rhinos do the basics so well,

:54:34.:55:15.

they good -- they get good drives, a good kick, a good chasing tackle.

:55:16.:55:22.

They do not force anything. They do the plays and scored tries, it is so

:55:23.:55:32.

simple and effective. The Leeds Rhinos defence have handled James

:55:33.:55:33.

Roby well. He was wondering, what am I doing

:55:34.:56:04.

here? That is what they have to do now, the Leeds Rhinos defence have

:56:05.:56:09.

been so good. They have to score more points than Leeds Rhinos than

:56:10.:56:12.

anybody else has achieved this season. They have to do the chips,

:56:13.:56:23.

they have to do the off-loads. The other problem is, in this position,

:56:24.:56:28.

they have to defend really well. I think Leeds Rhinos will score some

:56:29.:56:33.

more points. An awful lot of game time to go. Anything could happen.

:56:34.:56:43.

That is a better chase. That is the difference. James Roby takes the

:56:44.:56:55.

game to Kevin Sinfield. He relieve the pressure of the fullback.

:56:56.:57:31.

Jordan Turner is hurt, he might have gone over on his ankle. James Roby

:57:32.:57:43.

sticks it out of play. There is plenty of time, but the St Helens

:57:44.:57:50.

kicking strategy, they need to create opportunities for themselves.

:57:51.:57:56.

Kicking a sideline at this stage might take the pressure off the

:57:57.:58:01.

Leeds Rhinos team. If you are just rolling the ball into touch, you are

:58:02.:58:04.

handing the ball over to Leeds Rhinos. They are making BEC yardage.

:58:05.:58:17.

They have to do something different. Tanya, what news?

:58:18.:58:24.

They have not written him off completely, they will leave him five

:58:25.:58:28.

to ten minutes, but he has a large ice pack strapped to his leg. We

:58:29.:58:30.

might see him back. Brad Singleton is interesting, he

:58:31.:58:49.

has conceded penalties for shoulder charges in the last couple of games.

:58:50.:58:55.

Standing up to the bigger, older fellas in no uncertain terms.

:58:56.:59:25.

St Helens need a bit of glory, quickly. Great play again from Rob

:59:26.:59:37.

Burrow, closing the space down. A good tackle. Luke Walsh has gone

:59:38.:59:47.

over, and St Helens' interest ends. Rob Burrow is injured. He has

:59:48.:59:52.

injured his shoulder. He is having treatment on the far side.

:59:53.:00:10.

Rob Burrow is hurt. I think he's going off.

:00:11.:00:20.

But Sinfield into dummy half, I would think.

:00:21.:00:39.

Danny McGuire has glorious memories of playing at St Helens.

:00:40.:00:50.

Well played, but you can see their tactics. Everything is going to go

:00:51.:00:53.

up in the air. Legs have gone up above the

:00:54.:01:20.

perpendicular. Why do that? He had the tackle, why tipping? It is a

:01:21.:01:34.

no-brainer, that one. He nearly had him on the nose! Be careful.

:01:35.:01:57.

Somebody's got blood on their face. Taking out the back and clean him

:01:58.:02:09.

up. What is the latest news on the injury front? Rob Burrow took a bang

:02:10.:02:17.

on the point of his shoulder, but hopefully it is not dislocated, even

:02:18.:02:18.

though he came off in a lot of pain. Ryan Hall is the immovable force on

:02:19.:02:41.

the left-hand side for Leeds. He ran into a brick wall in Tom Makinson

:02:42.:02:50.

and lost possession. They went to early. It was Turner who had to take

:02:51.:03:05.

the tackle there. He goes down. They have to create an opportunity

:03:06.:03:09.

against a good offence, so you will chance your arm. 14 minutes to go.

:03:10.:03:14.

They have not been down this end of the field too much, so they might

:03:15.:03:17.

consider it. You have got to chase the kicker. A

:03:18.:04:00.

brilliant state, that is. A clash of heads there between Paul

:04:01.:04:14.

Wellens Adam Swift. -- and Swift. James Roby is trying to make things

:04:15.:04:45.

happen, but they simply are not, not from dummy half. Ryan Hall is so

:04:46.:04:55.

solid, absolutely solid. He takes it and comes down like a ruck. Leeds

:04:56.:05:00.

again moving away from their own line full of they have an assurance

:05:01.:05:05.

and a confidence of an 8-point lead as time ticks by. 11.5 minutes to

:05:06.:05:09.

play. St Helens' defenders rushing out

:05:10.:05:29.

there to make sure progresses kept to a minimum.

:05:30.:05:36.

That is the difference. Look where they had the kick from. No pressure

:05:37.:05:42.

on Lomax, no chance to run it out. Good tackle.

:05:43.:06:00.

It is like a game of chess now. Muscular chest.

:06:01.:06:12.

A great kick. There are moments in matches, moments in matches that you

:06:13.:06:21.

look back on at the end of the cup campaign and say, that is when our

:06:22.:06:27.

looks turned, and you just wonder. That is why it is important to keep

:06:28.:06:31.

someone like Luke Walsh on the field, for moments like that.

:06:32.:06:37.

Fortunate in the end, because Zak Hardaker did exceptionally well to

:06:38.:06:41.

get over there, but the bounce of the ball favoured St Helens. A big

:06:42.:06:50.

set of six, not only in this match, but in this competition this year.

:06:51.:06:57.

The status of these two sides, whoever wins today will be installed

:06:58.:06:58.

as favourites. Do you think so? Leeds are doing what Leeds do best

:06:59.:07:22.

at the moment, defending their line. They are not a soft touch.

:07:23.:07:36.

Three tackles gone, James Roby spinning it out to Walsh.

:07:37.:07:51.

Ryan Hall is there again. That is the anthem of the game.

:07:52.:07:59.

He has lost it. You just wonder whether St Helens have lost it now.

:08:00.:08:09.

Leeds hang gone on a big set of six. The two bigger players, those were

:08:10.:08:16.

the opportunities, Luke Walsh slipped over twice.

:08:17.:08:24.

Not exactly a look of resignation from Nathan Brown, but certainly one

:08:25.:08:28.

of frustration. Leeds will be looking for good

:08:29.:08:34.

yardage and a good kick. Has he gone behind him? He reckons

:08:35.:08:57.

he did. The referee is consistent. Would he have taken a penalty kick

:08:58.:09:32.

their -- there? Picked up why Zak Hardaker. They

:09:33.:10:00.

have to score the two points again. Ryan Hall is blistering today. Every

:10:01.:10:15.

aspect of his game has been tiptop. Here is Peacock leading by example.

:10:16.:10:22.

Leeds might have a comfortable margin, but it is less than

:10:23.:10:29.

comfortable in terms of the muscular chest that is going on. It is going

:10:30.:10:33.

to be finished by Danny McGuire. How many times has Danny McGuire slipped

:10:34.:10:40.

into the ribs of St Helens? He has just it again. Leeds bathroom to the

:10:41.:10:51.

quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup. Danny McGuire with the finisher.

:10:52.:10:59.

That is the prowess of the Leeds backline. A mistake from Mose Masoe

:11:00.:11:11.

that gives Leeds the advantage. McGuire releases Hardaker and gets

:11:12.:11:16.

on the outside. Kallum Watkins runs straight through. McGuire finishes

:11:17.:11:20.

his own play that he started way back on their own 40. Kallum Watkins

:11:21.:11:26.

has kept it quiet, but this is how good he is. He has a chance. He

:11:27.:11:31.

brushes off to back tacklers. Game over.

:11:32.:11:39.

Danny McGuire had a decisive try in 2003 that helped a cup tie go to

:11:40.:11:58.

extra time. Danny McGuire with a late drop goal that beat St Helens

:11:59.:12:01.

in the Super League play-offs last year. His 250th try was scored

:12:02.:12:06.

against St Helens. And today he scores a try that N Sync Helens

:12:07.:12:15.

Bhopes for another years. St Helens had their hopes. Luke Walsh slipped

:12:16.:12:24.

twice. Overall, I think they have been the better side. They made a

:12:25.:12:30.

few errors, but very, very effective.

:12:31.:12:47.

There it goes. It is like one of those boxing matches. They could not

:12:48.:12:59.

quite land the delivery, and then all of a sudden, a great

:13:00.:13:07.

counterpunch. Kallum Watkins brushes off personal and Swift and McGuire

:13:08.:13:10.

finishes off the play that he started. We have five minutes to

:13:11.:13:22.

play. Man of the match? Ablett has played well, but the man of the

:13:23.:13:32.

match is Ryan Hall for me. He has been tremendous. We are so used to

:13:33.:13:38.

him scoring tries. The work he has done has been immense in this half.

:13:39.:13:46.

Ablett has played well as well. He has caused a lot of problemss on the

:13:47.:13:51.

left-hand side. They are directing the kick out of

:13:52.:14:05.

play, worked on, and making St Helens do some hard work from deep

:14:06.:14:12.

inside their own ten metres. This is not defining the season for St

:14:13.:14:15.

Helens, but it is defining the Challenge Cup, because they are out

:14:16.:14:21.

of it now. Three weeks on the bounce. They have had injuries. They

:14:22.:14:30.

are a bit healthier. At times in this game, sometimes it is the

:14:31.:14:33.

bounce of the ball or a penalty decision or some loose play, and it

:14:34.:14:37.

makes the difference between winning and losing, and losing can become

:14:38.:14:44.

habit. Luke Walsh has been hindered by that arm and has not been so

:14:45.:14:48.

effective. But you can't take anything away from Leeds.

:14:49.:15:13.

Leeds are in the mood for another one here. Someone has taken a

:15:14.:15:17.

headshot. It is Jon Wilkin. He has

:15:18.:15:31.

overextended his right leg. Nathan Brown knows it will not be

:15:32.:16:07.

his year. Whoever you are a fan of, join us for the red button forum

:16:08.:16:16.

when this has finished. Jamie Peacock will be joining us. As well

:16:17.:16:26.

of -- as all of your favourite. I am not involved.

:16:27.:16:40.

He grabs the moment of glory, Jamie Peacock, his penultimate year. More

:16:41.:16:48.

than most, he will hope it will be a Wembley crescendo to 2014. He has

:16:49.:16:53.

got the crescendo moment this afternoon, with a big rain. He had

:16:54.:17:05.

worked tirelessly through the game. A lovely left foot step, and he

:17:06.:17:12.

dives over. You mentioned Jamie Peacock, and there he is, on cue. A

:17:13.:17:18.

great score. He saw the gap, he was not going to be denied. He has

:17:19.:17:21.

carried the ball really strongly today. There is the finish. Greg

:17:22.:17:28.

Richards moves a bit too far, he leaves the inside gate open for him.

:17:29.:17:30.

He steps in. Jamie Peacock, MBE, to give him his

:17:31.:17:49.

full title. The former Bradford Bulls team-mate of Brian McDermott

:17:50.:17:56.

when they enjoyed wimpy success. Kevin Sinfield looking to give Leeds

:17:57.:18:05.

a 32-12 lead. The scoreline does not matter in the Challenge Cup, you are

:18:06.:18:10.

either in or out. If the score on fair on St Helens? With the Danny

:18:11.:18:16.

McGuire try was in, that was it, and St Helens but that was it. They

:18:17.:18:22.

dropped the intensity defensively a bit. As Brian McDermott said, they

:18:23.:18:38.

can score tries. They are hoping there is a way back, there isn't,

:18:39.:18:45.

but they will keep playing. A bit of spirit in the camp, they are looking

:18:46.:18:50.

to force the referee to stop the clock. St Helens only need four

:18:51.:18:59.

tries in the last 45 seconds! I'm not sure that is possible!

:19:00.:19:07.

St Helens are looking to go down fighting here.

:19:08.:19:33.

Lots of bodies and hands there. Sia Soliola has knocked on. I do not

:19:34.:19:41.

think even St Helens will bother packing down. That is it, game over.

:19:42.:19:46.

It was over when Danny McGuire scored the try in the 75th minute.

:19:47.:19:56.

The high-fives from Leeds Rhinos. Leeds Rhinos go through to the

:19:57.:20:00.

quarterfinals of the Challenge Cup. That is a big hurdle they have just

:20:01.:20:07.

overcome. It is nice to get home advantage in the early rounds and

:20:08.:20:10.

knock out one of the big contenders. A job well done. Very impressive

:20:11.:20:16.

defensively and offensively. Solid kicking. They are going to be there

:20:17.:20:23.

or thereabouts again. How impressed were you, Brian? I thought they were

:20:24.:20:28.

clinical, they took their opportunities, and the way they

:20:29.:20:35.

defended, it will take a real good team with some good ideas to break

:20:36.:20:38.

them down. St Helens could not control the ball all get enough

:20:39.:20:43.

possession in the right parts of the field to challenge that. Justifiable

:20:44.:20:46.

winners for me. A tough game, they always seem to

:20:47.:20:59.

have their noses in front, never behind at any point. And early Zak

:21:00.:21:05.

Hardaker try cancelled out by Adam Swift, but Zak Hardaker's second was

:21:06.:21:12.

a big psychological difference. His two tries were so important in that

:21:13.:21:14.

first half. Congratulations, how tough was

:21:15.:21:23.

that? Really tough, we knew it would be tough, it is a really good

:21:24.:21:30.

performance. We are chuffed to get through. How pleasing for you to pop

:21:31.:21:37.

up with another two tries? It is always good, but the important thing

:21:38.:21:43.

was to get the victory. What do you put your good form down to? A bit of

:21:44.:21:50.

hard work and determination. Everybody is trying to do their

:21:51.:21:54.

best, and hopefully that will take us to some finals again. The defence

:21:55.:22:00.

what magnificent, has that been a key focus? It has been good all

:22:01.:22:09.

year. The average number points we concede is between eight and ten, so

:22:10.:22:12.

that is good. Credit to all the boys, we are thrilled to get through

:22:13.:22:18.

to the next round. Congratulations, let's bring in the man of the match,

:22:19.:22:23.

Ryan Hall. I have interviewed you many a time when you have scored

:22:24.:22:28.

brilliant tries, Patrick 's, is it nicer to get one for your defensive

:22:29.:22:35.

work? Whether I score or not, it does not matter. The main thing is

:22:36.:22:41.

that we won, we are through to the next round, that is a great feeling,

:22:42.:22:46.

against a top side. We knew it would be a tough game, we are happy to be

:22:47.:22:54.

in the pot for the next round. How focused were you on what Tom

:22:55.:22:57.

Makinson did to do in your one defeat this season? He is having a

:22:58.:23:02.

good year, he has put his name forward for an England shirt, which

:23:03.:23:08.

is really good. I always like to play well against potential England

:23:09.:23:15.

contenders. Thank you very much, let's bring in the skipper. You must

:23:16.:23:20.

be delighted with what was a real all-round team performance. Very

:23:21.:23:25.

pleased, it was tough at times, St Helens did not give him. There were

:23:26.:23:30.

some nervy moments, I am delighted to be in the next round, they are a

:23:31.:23:34.

really good side. Really happy to get the victory. He talked about

:23:35.:23:39.

cutting out the errors, was that the focus for the second half? Pretty

:23:40.:23:45.

much, we had a decent game plan, and if you do not keep older of the

:23:46.:23:47.

ball, you cannot execute it. There were some errors, St Helens have a

:23:48.:23:58.

real go, a great game today. Once again, it has been the defence that

:23:59.:24:03.

has been the key. It is the commitment to work hard for each

:24:04.:24:07.

other, we have not changed anything since Brian McDermott has been here.

:24:08.:24:13.

We are scrambling well for each other, we seem to have a bit more

:24:14.:24:18.

control. Areas for us to work on, but to only concede 12 points

:24:19.:24:23.

against St Helens is pleasing. How much does the Challenge Cup mean? We

:24:24.:24:32.

have had a queue goes now. We keep coming up short. We are in the next

:24:33.:24:36.

round, we will give it our best shot, like we have done every other

:24:37.:24:38.

year. Congratulations. Plenty more reaction to come now,

:24:39.:24:43.

and also on the red button. We will be on the red button until

:24:44.:25:03.

5pm, and plenty of fifth round ties tomorrow.

:25:04.:25:44.

Clinical, ruthless, dominant in the end? Yes, I used the word

:25:45.:25:53.

professional, Leeds Rhinos do a job just about every time. Today was no

:25:54.:25:59.

exception. I really enjoyed what they did. St Helens were getting

:26:00.:26:04.

back into it, but two going off was a massive moment. We will start with

:26:05.:26:11.

Joel Moon's try. Great build-up play. You can see him coming off his

:26:12.:26:21.

line. He releases Carl Ablett. The St Helens defenders scrambling back.

:26:22.:26:28.

Rob Burrow does his job well. He keeps on going, and what you have

:26:29.:26:33.

here, the St Helens players rushing towards the ball. Kevin Sinfield did

:26:34.:26:38.

some brilliant lead up work, and it is a two on one with Joel Moon on

:26:39.:26:46.

the outside. Joel Moon backs himself one-on-one with the try-line

:26:47.:26:51.

beckoning. It is a great lead up. On the back of really good work. Joel

:26:52.:26:58.

Moon going over, his centre partner was instrumental, in Danny

:26:59.:27:04.

McGuire's try. Ridiculous skill, Kallum Watkins, he thinks, I am

:27:05.:27:11.

going for this. He has got great support. Danny McGuire has scored

:27:12.:27:17.

tonnes of tries from doing this on a regular occasion. Put his head down,

:27:18.:27:26.

goes for it, and great support. Adam Swift and Mark Percival took each

:27:27.:27:30.

other out. Kallum Watkins was so quick and strong. Jamie Peacock

:27:31.:27:34.

hitting the final try, he will join us on the red button. Tweet us if

:27:35.:27:43.

you want to get involved. Nathan Brown is with Tanya.

:27:44.:27:46.

What was the difference today? We had some really good opportunities

:27:47.:27:58.

at 20-12. Some good different from them, and not so good attack by us,

:27:59.:28:02.

we were not quite good enough to bridge the back -- which the gap.

:28:03.:28:09.

There was not a great deal in the game at times, we had a couple of

:28:10.:28:14.

lapses on two or three occasions, and when you have that against Leeds

:28:15.:28:18.

Rhinos, with their speed, you make a mistake and they punish you. Our

:28:19.:28:26.

defence was not that good -- as good as it needed to be. A couple of

:28:27.:28:34.

injuries as well. Things have not been great, we are more result -- we

:28:35.:28:40.

are more concerned about the result of the game at the moment. They were

:28:41.:28:44.

too good for us today, we have got a fair bit of work today.

:28:45.:28:49.

Plenty more reaction on the red button. We will be here. Leeds

:28:50.:29:01.

Rhinos are one step closer to another Challenge Cup final. We will

:29:02.:29:04.

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:29:05.:29:40.

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