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at a furious pace. And he scores. The fans go wild, what a magnificent

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try. a West Yorkshire invasion. 17 miles

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separate Castleford and Leeds, and fans of both clubs are out in force.

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In fact, supporters come from across the globe for rugby league's big day

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out. Good afternoon, this is the Challenge Cup final. Cue the band.

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COMMENTATOR: Castleford making history by winning the cup for the

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first time, a magnificent performance. He has missed it! Leeds

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have won the Rugby league Challenge Cup! Here they come, the second year

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in succession. There is the cup. It is a try! The little man is in.

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Another try! Look at the excitement! It is going to be finished by Danny

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McGuire! Lee Jewitt with the try that confirms Castleford a place in

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the semifinals! In they come for the finish! Webster... Try! Castleford

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are going to Wembley. Joel Moon! Lifting Leeds's hopes

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higher again. Is this going to be the year that they finally win it?

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Judeo you that nowhere else on earth will

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try to Segway that. Brian Noble, Jon Wilkin and Eorl

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Crabtree with me. This game close to call. It is, if you look at the

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league positions, the games they have played, only two points

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separating them. They are fabulously talented teams that can beat each

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other on their day. It is all about who prepares the better. Where does

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the derby element coming to it? It is not a big factor, what is what is

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interesting is not the distance in miles, it is the difference in

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resources. Leeds are vast Lee resourced, they are placed in a city

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and have done fantastically well to build a strong product. Castleford

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are chronically under resourced over 15, 20 years, and bizarrely they

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have got to the same point on the field. That is exceptional. Has it

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shocked the game that Castleford are here? Not that they are here, but

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the resources they have, to produce what they can on the field, it is

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exceptional and it deserves cricket. There is the Castleford team coming

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out to warm up. Not a lot to choose between these two teams, Eorl

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Crabtree. Forget the distance and the resources, they have identical

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Super League records, and the last time they met, they drew. I was at

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that game at Headingley, and it was the best game I have seen all

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season. End to end rugby. Both teams playing an exciting brand of rugby,

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throwing it around and attacking. That is what it was all about on

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that day. Very close, right down to the wire and they got the draw.

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Hopefully it will be a repeat this afternoon. Hopefully again nobody

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loses it. When you talk about preparation you talking about the

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week leading up to the Challenge Cup final, or the last four weeks, five

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weeks? It is this week but certainly the question mark for Leeds, they

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will be talking about the runners-up situation. Brian McDermott, maybe a

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monkey on his back is involved. But for Castleford, stage fright is what

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they will be talking about, will this occasion and arena hamper their

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performance? Or Daryl Powell, he has done a brilliant job, as he kept

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them, not to perform? It is all about performance today. Castleford

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will be scared, Leeds will be scared because they have failed here

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before. Both using fear to motivate them. Is it scary the first time you

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play here? It is scary every time you play here, walking out in front

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of 76,000 people, it is an unbelievable feeling. They will be

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nervous. John mentioned the resources, if you talk to the

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Castleford Chief Executive, Steve Gill, and given where they are, the

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town is ready to party. It has been 28 year since we last

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lifted the Challenge Cup. I can't sleep. Come on Castleford! I was not

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even born the last time we won the Challenge Cup. Now we get to play

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our great rivals, Leeds, at Wembley. That is all it is. There will be

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nobody left in this town on Saturday. Can the last one out

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please switch off the lights! Good luck on Saturday. Come on! The

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semifinal victory, it was fantastic, everybody is buzzing, everybody in

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the shirt, everybody wants to see a player and get an autograph. We are

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the Castleford Tigers and we are off to Wembley! Everybody talking about

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Castleford, it is fantastic. If he said at the start of the season we

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Castleford, it is fantastic. If he said at the start of were going to

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Wembley, they would have put you in the funny farm! All done. All we

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need now is a Castleford victory! Guaranteed! STUDIO: That looks very

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painful! So, the town is here, and as I said, the supporters come from

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across the globe to watch the Challenge Cup final. I am delighted

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to say that with me here at Wembley, we have got Luke Dorn's father and

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brother, they have come all the way from Australia to watch this.

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Peter, how excited are you? I am over the moon. Luke Dorn came over

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here nine years ago, I never thought there was a chance that we were

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going to walk out to Wembley, and yes, just so excited. I would not

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have missed it for the world. Ethan, you have never seen him play

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in the flesh. He left to come here when you were six years old. That is

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it, I have been waiting for this my whole life. I used to cry to my mum

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when Luke Dorn first left, saying I was never going to see him play and

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I wanted to get over here. Now I am here at Wembley, it is unbelievable.

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Was it hard seeing your brother leaving home when you were so young?

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Yet it is. I still get emotional every time he comes home now, but it

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is what he loves and sometime... I wish some time I will do it. I hope

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this afternoon goes the way you want it to and you enjoy yourselves and

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are very proud of your brother and son. Thank you for joining us. Let's

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hear from Luke Dorn's coach, Daryl Powell. He is with Damien. You made

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a big call about Craig Huby, he desiccated his elbow a couple of

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weeks ago. How on earth have you got him fit and is it a risk? Theirs was

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a risk attached with things like that but he will be strapped up

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pretty heavily. He has an everything that has been asked of him in

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preparation. For me, I think he has been fine, he is ready to go. He has

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done everything in training. He has whacked people about and he should

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be fine. Everybody knows about your connections with Leeds, you played

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there, you coach them, and you played in that game in 1999. You

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must have very fond memories of that, winning the Challenge Cup. It

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was a great day. Obviously Leroy got all of the accolades, I was just

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pleased to be involved in the first try. It was a special day for

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everybody at the club, it has been a long time since everybody had won it

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before that, 1978. It was a superb day, and to have my girls on the

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pitch as well, it was pretty special. No doubt about which side

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you will be on today. Good luck. STUDIO: Eorl Crabtree, when you were

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in the Huddersfield dressing room at the start of the season, did you

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talk about Castleford as being a threat? To be honest, you do not

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speak about teams like that, you talk about yourself and focus on

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yourself. It is something that Castleford have done, they have gone

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out there and worked hard for each other. What they have done so far

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has worked and look at them now, it is fantastic. Do not mean this in

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any disparaging way for Daryl Powell, but as a coach can you be

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the right man at the right time? He recruited well. If you look at what

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he did, sometimes you take a punt on people, and cannot be quite as

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successful that he has managed to bring back a lot of players that

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have clicked for him. He has created an unbelievable spirit at the club

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right throughout it and you can see that reflected throughout that piece

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with the fans. There is a genuine togetherness. Let's go through the

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side that he has picked, Brian. Blistering pace from Luke Dorn. That

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will be essential. Justin Carney is back from suspension, the

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blockbuster, fiery and aggressive player, alongside Kirk Dixon who has

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ten Super League tries this season. New Zealand international Jake

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Webster. He missed most of 2013, and he is back to his best form. The in

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an England international and local boy, Michael Shenton, inspirational

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form. Marc Sneyd has more try assists than anybody else, and in

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the Irish international, Liam Finn. And what a front row, great to be

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coming back from a dislocated elbow, inspirational. Andy Lynch, Super

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League man of steel according to his coach, Daryl Powell. And watch out

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for Darrell Clarke from dummy half. And then the back three, the local

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boys, Oliver Holmes, the unsung hero of the team, Nathan Massey as well

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and then Weller Hauraki, he has pace and power. And on the bench, Frankie

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Mariano, Scott Wheeldon, the former Hull and London player. Two big boys

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that will come on to assist Craig Huby. Jamie Ellis gets the nod

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before Adam Milner, and he can play half-backs as well. His kicking will

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be vital. And what a story for Lee Jewitt, he was playing Championship

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Rugby and France not long ago. A remarkable story, the one that

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belongs to Lee Jewitt. That is how Castleford line-up this afternoon.

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This is how Robbie Hunter Paul thinks they are going to play. There

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is a saying in rugby league that there are two types of players, your

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piano players, the half-backs, they finish off and make the game sexy,

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and then is the piano pushers, the donkeys in the middle of the park.

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That is these guys warming up. Castleford have two of the very

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best. The first guy to look at it Andy Lynch. He is on the far side

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over there, just running through these patterns. He is a leader. He

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will lead from the front, the way that he plays in the words that he

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says. Also you have to look at Craig Huby, he picked himself up after

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getting that horrendous dislocation on his elbow only two weeks ago. You

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can see him there, going in to make that tackle. Coming out of the back

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end. You can see that, if they do their job right, they will be able

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to release the skills of Darrell Clarke. And Darrell Clarke has been

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out and out one of the best players in the Super League this year. He is

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a contender for the man of steel award.

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If I was with the Castleford forwards, I would not refer to them

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as donkeys! It was risky! That is why he was running away from them.

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If you are looking at these three, but it is Carol Clark in particular.

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He is crucial. Every time there is a player left on the floor, expect to

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see him, one of the best hookers in the world coming out of the dummy

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half. He thrives on that vision, he asks for his team-mates there. And

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what we see, you can see his ability to come out from dummy half when

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somebody is left on the ground. Again, Widnes Vikings in the

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semifinal, this happened to regulate and he had a field day, averaging

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10.5 metres every time he touches the ball. This sums up what Darrell

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Clarke and Castleford are all about. You have one player retreating out

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of the tackle, and another player on the ground again, and his vision

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spotting this. This is what he says to his team-mates, flatten up and

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pushed because I will be creating something and that is what he did.

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It is worth noting as well, Brian hit it right on the head, Luke Dorn

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will be there everyone of those times. It has led to some fantastic

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tries for Castleford, and that is how important Daryl Clark is. If he

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had his arms out like that can you stop the game? As a hooker, you have

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one defender there and he is relying on his forwards to make sure they

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get in that position. This one, it is because of the forwards. You have

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two stop Daryl Clark from running, you have two control the ruck and

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make sure that you have markers there and you control the ruck. As

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far as Andy Lynch and Craig Huby are concerned, given the dislocated

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elbow that Craig Huby suffered two weeks ago, if you were against him

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today, John, would you target him? I do not think the issue for Craig

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Huby is going to be how Leeds target him, it will be his own mentality.

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They will be sore today, and no doubt about it, you can see the pain

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two weeks ago. If he plays today he will be in pain, but he is that

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important to Castleford, him and Andy Lynch. As they said, playing

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the ball quickly, mixing it up. Not only do they run the ball, they pass

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the ball as well. It was such a bad dislocation two weeks ago, they

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could not put it back in on the field, they could not put it back

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could not put it back in on the field, they could not put it in at

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the ground, they had to take him to hospital. He cannot be full flow?

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The first question Craig Huby will have been asking, was there any

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damage to the bone. I am pretty confident they have set out the

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plan, I will play in the final. Daryl Powell was confident. Craig

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Huby was the key. He has done everything that is required to get

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onto this stage. I love the fact that I winced, and you think you can

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come back in two weeks! That is why you are in broadcasting! It is

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slightly different to rugby. It is a lot easier holding the microphone

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then having to deal with Craig Huby on a weekly basis! I will take your

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word on that. Let's get a view from the Leeds camp, we can hear from

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Brian McDermott. Here we are again. Do you think your players and your

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experience of the big occasion and a big final will be a factor today? It

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might help, but as I have been saying all week, it properly helps

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more with preparation. Once the referee blows its whistle and it is

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on, you have got to play well. As we all know, it is hard to do that, it

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is hard to play well in the final and that is the task for us today.

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Have you changed anything in your preparation from previous years? You

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are always looking to improve, I do not think we have got anything

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dramatically wrong not think we have got anything

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dramatically in the past, but sometimes on game day that

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performance has eluded us. That is something that we will be looking

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for. I do not think there is anything major that we need to fix

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up. We have been there in the last two or three years. We are doing

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something right to even get there, we just had to make sure that we

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nail that performance today. That is the Leeds head coach. There is the

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Leeds squad. If he ever wondered which Leeds player can do the Rubik

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's cube and play a guitar at the same time, then wonder no more! Been

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macro IM Rob Burrow, and this is the Leeds Rhinos. -- IM Rob Burrow, and

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this is the Leeds Rhinos. At full-back we have Zak Hardaker, a

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real competitor, big and fast, and he does things on the pitch that

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will freak you out. And we are going back to Wembley. On one wing we have

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Tom Briscoe, he is a real key player, in the last semifinal

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against Warrington he scored the matchwinner. He is so strong and

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powerful. On the other wing, we have Ryan Hall, a bit of a geek, very

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intelligent, you will often see him with the Rubik 's cube in his hand,

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playing the guitar. He is one of those guys that is good at things.

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At half-backs you have Danny McGuire and Kevin Sinfield, plenty of

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experience between them, they are behind everything that goes right.

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They orchestrate everything we do well. As one prop, it is Jamie

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Peacock. Although he is getting older and older, he seems to be

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getting better and better. A massive inspirational figure in our team,

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and he needs to play well in the big games. On second row we have Carl

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Ablett, or 40-20 at the lads like to know him, the reason being that he

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looks 40 but he is actually only 20! In the second row, Jamie

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Jones-Buchanan, he stands out with his big, bushy beard. And he sprints

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away! I at her car, you will see me running away from the big guys,

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trying to get forwards. That I am at her car.

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Look at that, Zak Hardaker at full-back, then Ryan Hall, he has

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got that new five-year deal, and he needs a hat-trick for the career

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200. World-class centres, Joel Moon and Kallum Watkins. Two-time

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runner-up in the competition, and the Australian recently signed

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himself a five-year deal. Super League all-time leading try scorer,

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Danny McGuire, partnering with Kevin Sinfield, the all-time leading

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points scorer. Kylie Leuluai why, Rob Burrow and Jamie Peacock in

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there, the power and speed coming out of dummy half. And in the back

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three, the local boy Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Carl Ablett, your

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weight comes up big in the big games, and then Brett Delaney, the

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Australian. And then coming from the bench, the aggressive style of Ryan

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Bailey in the front row and the Papa New Guinea International Paul Aiton

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will give Rob Burrow the rest he needs during the game. Local young

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sensation Liam Sutcliffe is in there to replace the halves, and then Ian

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Kirke is also on the bench, he will add some size.

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I have got Jamie Peacock with me, the Leeds players have

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I have got Jamie Peacock with me, the Leeds players just finished

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their warm up. Our preparations gone? It has gone really well, we

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just want to get out and play. That is the thing. A lot of players out

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there, Tom Briscoe, Ryan Hall, but you have got to set the platform.

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Castleford have a good middle and we need to set around there if we are

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going to win the game. STUDIO: This is obviously a ridiculous question

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to ask because everybody watching will know the answer, but how

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important is that man to Leeds this afternoon? He is massively

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important. The way they have been playing has been fantastic. He is a

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freak of nature, the things that he does, they pretty much should be

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impossible but he makes them happen. What he does is work so hard in the

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middle, taking hundreds of carries, off-loading. Rob Burrow, you can see

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him there, using his size to his advantage. Turning in the tackle,

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looking for the float, and Rob Burrow will be sniffing around the

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back and looking in his eyes. Like a good half-backs, that is what he

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will do. That is when Leeds are playing well, when they are on the

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front foot and their big players are having big games. Andy Lynch is

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being talked about by Daryl Powell as a possible man of steel, is Jamie

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Peacock in that group as well? Absolutely. He is an inspiration, he

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has played over 500 games, I think today is number 254 Leeds. He

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carries the ball more than anybody else, and statistical tell you that

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when they are in trouble, he will rock up and do something

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sensational. What is he like to do something against? He is ruthless

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and relentless. He keeps coming and his workrate is sensational. That is

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what makes him a standout player. But I believe what Jamie brings to

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Leeds is more than the performances on the field, he is a leader and he

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needs this Leeds team. And also his experience, it is comforting for

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guys in this team. When you prepare in his dressing room and you see the

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likes of Jamie Peacock and Kevin Sinfield in front of you. When I

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played in these big games we had Kieron Cunningham, walking around

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the changing room in front of me, and as a young guy, it feels you

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with confidence. And Castleford do not have that today. And interesting

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about Jamie, I think I am correct in saying that he is the only winner in

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that team, he won the Challenge Cup with Bradford and has done it twice.

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That will be a massive help for them. There are all sorts of stories

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around this final and one of them is quite nice, and that is that Rob

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Burrow used to coach Darrell Clarke at the Airedale Academy when he was

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12 or 13, and he probably did too good a job. They go head to head

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today. We have seen Rob Burrow perform sensationally four Leeds,

:22:15.:22:16.

but Daryl Clark is the new kid on the block and is earning his tag is

:22:17.:22:20.

one of the best in the world. If you look at the meters and the brakes,

:22:21.:22:24.

Daryl Clark is the leading break maker in the Super League. Rob

:22:25.:22:30.

Burrow, his left footed kick is more influential for the Leeds team, and

:22:31.:22:34.

Daryl Clark is more about running. It will be fascinating to watch that

:22:35.:22:39.

this afternoon. We have met this Leeds team, let's meet Castleford.

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The Joker in their pack, Jake Webster.

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All right guys, Jake Webster from the Castleford Tigers. Follow me and

:22:49.:22:53.

we will come and meet some of the lads. The most capped Ireland

:22:54.:22:59.

international, as you keep saying around the club, tennis about that.

:23:00.:23:04.

Left or obviously, born and raised...

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We have got the superstar, Daryl Clark. My man of steel by far.

:23:09.:23:15.

Hopefully you keep it up this week. Looking to have a good performance

:23:16.:23:18.

individually, but if we play well as a team we will not go far one.

:23:19.:23:23.

Weller Hauraki, how are you doing? You are looking mean! Any advice for

:23:24.:23:31.

the boys? Just a calm, it is all about the grass, not getting to het

:23:32.:23:34.

up about what is going on in the terrace of the build-up. LAUGHTER

:23:35.:23:42.

Always dreamt of this occasion, something I have dreamt of all my

:23:43.:23:46.

life, it will be a dream come true. Sorry, what was that? Here he is!

:23:47.:23:53.

Marc Sneyd, do not adjust your set, this really is his kicking style.

:23:54.:24:00.

You have weird kicking style, do you want to talk about that? If it

:24:01.:24:03.

works, there is no point changing it. What ever you do, it is working.

:24:04.:24:08.

Could not think of anything better than bringing the cutback on Sunday,

:24:09.:24:11.

seeing their faces enjoying it with them. -- bringing this up back. We

:24:12.:24:18.

are the Tigers. STUDIO: Michael Shenton talking to the players at

:24:19.:24:22.

the moment. That film, it highlights what we have said already about the

:24:23.:24:28.

close-knit nature of this group. I think it comes hand-in-hand with

:24:29.:24:31.

winning. Castleford have been successful this year, and as a

:24:32.:24:34.

result, the bond is a lot tighter. You cannot underestimate the team

:24:35.:24:41.

dynamic. When Castleford lost Rangi Chase there was a question about if

:24:42.:24:45.

they could continue, but they have shared that responsible at the end

:24:46.:24:48.

the balance has made them much more effective. For you, as they run past

:24:49.:24:53.

us for their final word in the dressing room before coming out for

:24:54.:24:55.

the Challenge Cup final, do they have a superstar in their ranks in

:24:56.:25:00.

Justin Carney? Of course they do. He is like a pinball. He bounces off

:25:01.:25:04.

people, he can score tries. He always finishes off in the corner

:25:05.:25:09.

perfectly. He has also got that awareness and he can get the team

:25:10.:25:12.

forward, going from the ruck and moving faster. Of the back of that

:25:13.:25:16.

they can get more carries from the other centres and wingers. They work

:25:17.:25:19.

together and that is what impresses me, how much they work for each

:25:20.:25:23.

other. And what he does in the back field really helped Castleford. We

:25:24.:25:27.

were speaking earlier about the Leeds backfield and what they can

:25:28.:25:30.

do, Justin Carney can carry the team forwards. He has got a huge shock.

:25:31.:25:35.

He is the top try scorer in the Challenge Cup which is remarkable

:25:36.:25:38.

considering he was suspended for the quarter and semifinals! He is ready

:25:39.:25:42.

dangerous but I cannot emphasise enough how important he is in the

:25:43.:25:48.

backfield. Him and Ryan Hall are two of the best carriers in the

:25:49.:25:50.

backfield and will be interesting to see how they go. That is because of

:25:51.:25:56.

the dressing room. And this is the Leeds dressing room. It is full of

:25:57.:25:59.

players, full of a golden generation, in fact, who are all

:26:00.:26:03.

desperate to lift this famous old trophy.

:26:04.:26:12.

If you cut us down the middle we are all blue and amber. I have been

:26:13.:26:18.

really proud to represent this club and city for the last 18 years. If

:26:19.:26:22.

you do not play you do not want to play at all. No matter what happens

:26:23.:26:26.

on Sunday, you cannot take away the moment is that all five of us have

:26:27.:26:31.

shared together. 2000, there had to be a bit of a transition. Leeds had

:26:32.:26:36.

a lot of older players and you could see that there were these young

:26:37.:26:38.

players coming through with massive potential, we were all part of that.

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COMMENTATOR: Danny McGuire! This kid is going to be a very good player.

:26:47.:26:51.

When you are a young kid, coming up to train with the likes of Adrian

:26:52.:26:55.

Morley, Harris, people like that, and then six years later we are all

:26:56.:26:59.

playing for the first team and representing Leeds.

:27:00.:26:59.

playing for the first team and representing It was pretty special.

:27:00.:27:05.

Bob was a cheeky kid, a little character. The first time I saw him

:27:06.:27:08.

at training, in Headingley, it stuck in the back of my mind. Whilst you

:27:09.:27:13.

had positive memories, my first memory of Robert was a shocker!

:27:14.:27:18.

It is a club that proves that they invest in their youth, and they are

:27:19.:27:23.

willing to give them a go. The lads can see what a successful club Leeds

:27:24.:27:28.

are, and they are willing to prove that. The key thing that has kept

:27:29.:27:32.

the group together is that we have been happy. We have been prepared to

:27:33.:27:36.

sacrifice a little bit of extra money to win trophies and to stick

:27:37.:27:40.

around. I looked like the grandfather of the group. I am the

:27:41.:27:46.

oldest one in here, and have been the leader for a long time. Did you

:27:47.:27:50.

play that game when Billy was at bandanna? Yes, I think I did. We won

:27:51.:27:58.

that one. Everybody talking about that one, the bandanna!

:27:59.:28:05.

I never really got my name charted, it took about ten years for my song,

:28:06.:28:11.

and my song is about not having a song because my name is too long,

:28:12.:28:13.

apparently! We have not performed that well at

:28:14.:28:33.

Wembley. I know that, but it is just performances, five performances and

:28:34.:28:35.

we have not... We have been outplayed on the day by the team. We

:28:36.:28:39.

got quite a bit of stick after the 2003 final, which if anything, it

:28:40.:28:46.

helped make me what I am today. Afterwards it was about not taking

:28:47.:28:49.

those points, and there was not thrown at you after the game. It was

:28:50.:28:54.

difficult at the time when you have your shoulder it at 22 years of age,

:28:55.:28:57.

it is tough. I do not blame anybody else, I was there to make decisions

:28:58.:29:01.

and sometimes they go for you and sometimes they do not. Kevin

:29:02.:29:04.

Sinfield must be wondering if he will ever collect a cup winners

:29:05.:29:11.

medal. I have realised there is not a magic formula, it is about playing

:29:12.:29:14.

well. There is a focus about us, a look in the eyes. We have got five

:29:15.:29:21.

goes now, it is about time we got it right. STUDIO: Can the golden

:29:22.:29:26.

generation and their Challenge Cup final hoodoo? Talk to the neutrals,

:29:27.:29:32.

it is hard against art in this final, Castleford and the romance

:29:33.:29:37.

and a lot of people wanting this golden generation to finally end

:29:38.:29:41.

that hoodoo. But at sport, there is no right to anything and it can be

:29:42.:29:45.

cruel. I have been in the Grand Final and lost six times. Sport is

:29:46.:29:49.

cruel and there is no divine right for Leeds to win today and they will

:29:50.:29:55.

be aware of that. A lot of people revel in other peoples misery, and

:29:56.:29:59.

the Castleford fans, they have captured the imagination this year

:30:00.:30:01.

and that is what people believe this is all about, the underdog having

:30:02.:30:05.

its day. I matter what, it is going to a great game. Leeds the Challenge

:30:06.:30:13.

Cup is being brought out by members of the Armed Forces. Sergeant Jack

:30:14.:30:24.

Horner, Jordan and this is the Tetley 's Challenge Cup final. This

:30:25.:30:30.

is the battle of West Yorkshire. ROCK MUSIC

:30:31.:30:52.

the teams will be with us very shortly, after the Challenge Cup

:30:53.:30:55.

final hymn, Abide With Me. CHEERING

:30:56.:33:05.

It does not matter how many times you come to this fantastic sporting

:33:06.:33:09.

event. Those three minutes always bring a lump to the throat, and

:33:10.:33:15.

goose bumps, beautifully sung. Now it is time to the players,

:33:16.:33:20.

Castleford Tigers against Leeds Rhinos, this is the Challenge Cup

:33:21.:33:24.

final. You can enjoy it in the company about commentary team, Brian

:33:25.:33:30.

Noble, Jonathan Davies and Dave Wood.

:33:31.:33:34.

CHEERING COMMENTATOR: The 113th Challenge Cup

:33:35.:33:49.

final is the friendly final, so money friendships and traditions

:33:50.:33:54.

shared by these two clubs. They also share a desperate desire to live

:33:55.:33:58.

rugby league 's most glittering prize. -- so many friendships.

:33:59.:34:05.

Leeds, the third biggest city in England represented by the Rhinos,

:34:06.:34:12.

Castleford, 40,000 people live there, and most of them are down

:34:13.:34:17.

here to cheer on the Tigers. It is the ultimate big boys city glamour

:34:18.:34:20.

against the underdogs today. Leeds have had their underdogs moments as

:34:21.:34:26.

well, so many Wembley heartbreaks of course. Wembley looks resplendent.

:34:27.:34:39.

Both teams being introduced to the dignitaries, Brian Barwick, current

:34:40.:34:43.

chairman of the Rugby football league, Paul Caddis, the chairman of

:34:44.:34:49.

Leeds, introducing the players. He grew up as a Castleford fan, but

:34:50.:34:54.

today he is on the side of Leeds. Our guest of honour will be

:34:55.:34:58.

presenting the trophy, a Wembley hero himself, in 1969, winning the

:34:59.:35:04.

trophy playing for Castleford. He has coached Leeds. He has got

:35:05.:35:12.

connections there as well. Richard Saville, with this standing referee,

:35:13.:35:16.

Daryl Powell, the coach of Castleford. As the line of

:35:17.:35:21.

dignitaries carries on. It was nice to see Jack Fulton, the man who has

:35:22.:35:28.

been very much the saviour of Castleford over the last 20 years.

:35:29.:35:33.

He is not a well man, but he was brought up by his son, in the

:35:34.:35:38.

wheelchair. What a proud day, for Jack Fulton, to continue the

:35:39.:35:42.

contrast, he was born and raised in Headingley. Now he is the man, there

:35:43.:35:47.

he is, he has breathed life into Castleford. These last 20 years or

:35:48.:35:57.

so. Every great final needs a great back story and this is a final which

:35:58.:36:02.

has many, many fantastic back stories. Is this the Leeds

:36:03.:36:11.

generation which finally ends the curse? What about a Castleford club,

:36:12.:36:14.

one and half years ago seems to be going out of business? What a change

:36:15.:36:20.

has been wrought by their Chief Executive. And their coach Daryl

:36:21.:36:30.

Powell. The Chief Executive of Carlsberg, Tetleys, the sponsors

:36:31.:36:34.

today, in the line of dignitaries as well. I am sure they will be feeling

:36:35.:36:43.

it more than any, only two Challenge Cup finals between them, just a

:36:44.:36:52.

matter of 44 combined cup finals in the Leeds team. The national anthem,

:36:53.:36:58.

which again, will be sung by Victoria Gray.

:36:59.:37:15.

CHEERING On Yorkshire Day there is a touch of

:37:16.:37:52.

Lancashire, the music, provided by The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,

:37:53.:37:57.

Lancashire, and I think that might be the last mention of that

:37:58.:37:59.

particular county this afternoon because this is a Yorkshire day.

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Especially it is a West Yorkshire day. Brian McDermott, the coach. The

:38:05.:38:10.

Leeds Rhinos, he coached them in 2011-12. Didn't manage to win on

:38:11.:38:17.

either of those occasions of course. Castleford, Craig Huby plays,

:38:18.:38:22.

despite the dislocated elbow he suffered only two weeks ago. Justin

:38:23.:38:26.

Carney, the giant on the wing, suspended for the quarters and the

:38:27.:38:31.

semifinals. He certainly owes his team performance. Jamie Ellis

:38:32.:38:38.

getting the nod ahead of Adam Milner. Joel Moon, the only man in

:38:39.:38:46.

the starting 13 not to have played at Wembley before.

:38:47.:38:53.

The referee, Phil Bentham, his third final, he was in charge when Leeds

:38:54.:39:00.

lost against Wigan, 2011. He was in charge last year as well, when Wigan

:39:01.:39:07.

beat Hull. Daryl Clark is a man on a mission today. We saw what a special

:39:08.:39:09.

character he was in the semifinals, mission today. We saw what a special

:39:10.:39:12.

character he was in we have seen what a special character he is, Rob

:39:13.:39:20.

Burrow, too little men that could make a big difference to the result

:39:21.:39:29.

today. We have the epic story, either Leeds, have found their

:39:30.:39:34.

golden fleece, or Castleford, a club on the brink of extinction only 18

:39:35.:39:38.

months ago, writing an incredible final chapter to their recent fairy

:39:39.:39:43.

tale rise and we already know it is going to be physical. It is going to

:39:44.:39:53.

be really physical. Leuluai, and Peacock, first out but they were met

:39:54.:40:00.

by some force. Very looking forward to this, very good footballing

:40:01.:40:03.

sides, talented players in keeper 's missions. Discipline will be

:40:04.:40:11.

crucial. And the two hookers, what a battle. Sinfield under pressure.

:40:12.:40:18.

Dorn, running it back to the 40 metre line. The first touch of the

:40:19.:40:24.

ball, for the Castleford players. Leeds have already had a chance to

:40:25.:40:31.

run those nerves away a little bit. Sneyd, picked up by Joel Clark.

:40:32.:40:37.

Holmes. 22 years of age. Clark again. Webster, he is only 21. Huby.

:40:38.:40:46.

Quick hands to the right-hand side, Dixon. Doing well in the end to keep

:40:47.:40:53.

it in play. He did very well, they were a bit flat. Sixth tackle, under

:40:54.:41:04.

pressure, and a kick from Lynch. Not a bad effort from the front row. A

:41:05.:41:10.

little bit disorganised. Looking to go to the fringes as much as they

:41:11.:41:15.

can. They both played a game, the right way, these sides, they like to

:41:16.:41:21.

use the ball. It will not just be down the middle. As Brian said, he

:41:22.:41:28.

was absolutely crucial because in the semifinal, they started so well

:41:29.:41:33.

going forward. When he went off, they slowed down. Taking the

:41:34.:41:36.

effectiveness of away from Darren Clarke. Burrow, dummy half, McGuire

:41:37.:41:48.

has some time to launch this high. Careful by Justin Carney, he is a

:41:49.:41:53.

man monster. His calves are bigger than most people 's wastes. He's a

:41:54.:41:59.

big boy. You cannot underestimate what he does. Tom Briscoe was not

:42:00.:42:06.

small himself. There is an error from Lynch I believe. It is a

:42:07.:42:10.

mistake, the first attacking opportunity. Leuluai, setting up the

:42:11.:42:18.

position for Leeds, 20 yards away from where they want to be. Burrow,

:42:19.:42:26.

Delaney. Setting a new record, Brett Delaney, no Australian has played in

:42:27.:42:29.

the Challenge Cup final more than him, his fourth today. Sinfield,

:42:30.:42:36.

Peacock, held up, they can see how close they are. McGuire on the

:42:37.:42:40.

left-hand side with the dummy. Gliding the hips. Over the line,

:42:41.:42:48.

they will go back ten metres to play-the-ball. It was good from Luke

:42:49.:42:54.

Dorn, tackling him and taking him over the try line. Hardaker. Carl

:42:55.:43:01.

Ablett. The Castleford defence is hanging on here. Built up a

:43:02.:43:06.

reputation for the way they play with the ball in hand, Castleford,

:43:07.:43:12.

but they can defend, too. McGuire, it has got scruffy, Castleford, no,

:43:13.:43:25.

Leeds, another set of six. Peacock. Burrow. Back to the middle.

:43:26.:43:31.

Sinfield, short and flat. Jones Buchanan. This will be draining. The

:43:32.:43:39.

defensive energy of Castleford. Sinfield looking wide. Hardaker. Tom

:43:40.:43:48.

Briscoe, he is over. Four minutes played at Wembley Stadium. Briscoe,

:43:49.:43:54.

who suffered the heartbreak with Hull last year, the first try scorer

:43:55.:44:03.

this. Leeds with the early lead. Leeds, forcing the error, plenty of

:44:04.:44:07.

patience. Lucky to get the repeat set, it was a scruffy kick. You have

:44:08.:44:13.

to make the most of the lucky breaks. Working on the outside, this

:44:14.:44:19.

is the kick. Played by Clark. It was regathered. The ball comes out. Very

:44:20.:44:30.

simple. Unfortunately, Sneyd, has jumped over the line. He jumps over

:44:31.:44:37.

the line. Difficult to Justin Carney, he has got to go in. Simple

:44:38.:44:50.

play. Sneyd taking a punt, who looks to close the play down, it did not,

:44:51.:44:57.

it opened it on the outside for young Tom Briscoe.

:44:58.:45:03.

Kevin Sinfield with a chance to add the two. Of all of the players who

:45:04.:45:12.

have longevity in this side, Kevin Sinfield has the greatest longevity,

:45:13.:45:19.

his debut in 1997. Played in the early rounds of the 99 cup final

:45:20.:45:25.

campaign but not in the final. Here he comes without sweeping right

:45:26.:45:29.

boot. He has found the target impeccably. It is a great kick. A

:45:30.:45:43.

great kick. This is the score again, Sneyd, looking to close down the

:45:44.:45:47.

space. Tom Briscoe pretty much with a free run. For all of the viewers

:45:48.:45:55.

back home, if one guy runs in, everybody has to run in, it is more

:45:56.:46:00.

difficult to create the overlap. One cannot run up, and one cannot stay

:46:01.:46:08.

out. It is a natural opening, then. Tom Briscoe has had his Wembley

:46:09.:46:12.

heartbreak over the years. It has started so far so good for him

:46:13.:46:20.

today. Ablett, Castleford are wearing on their wrists bands which

:46:21.:46:27.

says 1986, invoking the spirit of the Cas team which won at Wembley in

:46:28.:46:32.

that year. They are wearing white today as the Castleford teams which

:46:33.:46:38.

one in 69, and 70. They have dug deep in tradition and history this

:46:39.:46:42.

last week. To try to recreate that kind of winning story today. Leeds

:46:43.:46:49.

have had their tricks as well. They are certainly starting the more

:46:50.:46:54.

efficiently. Leeds showing composure, they have been here

:46:55.:46:59.

before, yes, missing out. There is an air of confidence at the moment.

:47:00.:47:04.

Doing everything correctly, creating the overlap, running for the try,

:47:05.:47:11.

lovely kick to complete the set. They are definitely here to play,

:47:12.:47:15.

the way they are going about the job, they are prepared to kick the

:47:16.:47:18.

ball to the sidelines. They are here to get the job done. That is it.

:47:19.:47:31.

Leeds, 44 cup finals between them, and only two Challenge Cup winners

:47:32.:47:38.

medals. The winners, Jamie Peacock, both with Bradford. Castleford, just

:47:39.:47:45.

two cup finals in net experience locker, and both of those were

:47:46.:47:56.

losses. It is good speed from Leeds. Targeting the ball. Carney was

:47:57.:48:09.

nailed. Looking to create some holes in the defence, Clark is off and

:48:10.:48:13.

running. We saw in the semifinal how quickly he gets into his game, he

:48:14.:48:17.

has not been allowed to, but they have a penalty. They needed that

:48:18.:48:24.

because Leeds were being very vigorous in their defence. Leeds,

:48:25.:48:31.

they are not going to allow him that much freedom. By controlling the

:48:32.:48:40.

play in the tackle area, they are controlling Daryl Clark. It wasn't

:48:41.:48:45.

really on. There was nowhere for him to go. Clark, attacking this side,

:48:46.:48:54.

the return pass. Lynch. Castleford have the position for the first time

:48:55.:48:56.

in the game. Huby. Mass in. Huby. How much will that elbow in a

:48:57.:49:12.

G -- injury play in his game today, it is a step that took them closer?

:49:13.:49:20.

Very good from Webster there. And a drive, by Lynch, and Castleford are

:49:21.:49:26.

edging closer. Finn, Webster, try to get his arms free but he cannot.

:49:27.:49:34.

Here comes the last tackle. Finn, kicking to the infield area,

:49:35.:49:44.

Sinfield, did just enough. Creating the pressure, Sinfield had no

:49:45.:49:50.

option, he had to play that. He was aiming for the posts, just misses.

:49:51.:49:54.

That is what Sinfield had his eye upon. Looking for the deflection.

:49:55.:50:03.

Keeping the ball in play. Finn, this time last year was playing with

:50:04.:50:07.

Featherstone and a full-time electrician, watching it at home. 12

:50:08.:50:11.

months on, he is the star of the show. One of them. Clark. Lynch. 25

:50:12.:50:24.

metres out, Castleford, a repeat set and a chance, Webster. Running away

:50:25.:50:32.

from Burrow, looking for Dixon. Dixon, with three tackles to go,

:50:33.:50:38.

Finn. Lynch. Spitting it back. Across the line, Dorn, it is a very

:50:39.:50:48.

quick play-the-ball. It is too quick for the referees liking. Although

:50:49.:50:53.

they are celebrating the try, it is a penalty for Castleford. Could it

:50:54.:50:59.

not have been an advantage? Play on, play on! He is saying, he was not

:51:00.:51:07.

facing the ball and they are correct. One of those calls. Still

:51:08.:51:21.

chance for Castleford. Clark again. Massey, looking for the dummy, it

:51:22.:51:28.

was read by the Leeds line. Clark sensing the opportunity, Watkins was

:51:29.:51:37.

able to respond. He was able to spot the danger. Holmes, Massey, throwing

:51:38.:51:48.

the dummy, Peacock closing the hole. Six tackles. Kick back on the

:51:49.:51:54.

inside. Taken by Clark. Sprinting away from Hardaker. A question of

:51:55.:52:01.

the grounding, yes there is. Did he actually managed to ground the ball?

:52:02.:52:08.

Phil Bentham is going upstairs. Let's hear for the first time in

:52:09.:52:15.

this 2014 Challenge Cup final, from the video referee. Let's have a look

:52:16.:52:23.

for the onside first of all, to make sure the Castleford players, row

:52:24.:52:31.

making sure they are onside, they are, it has been done cleanly, now

:52:32.:52:37.

it is the grounding. If I can have a closer angle on the grounding

:52:38.:52:44.

please. The ball in his hands, no problem there. The ball is on the

:52:45.:52:55.

ground, it is a try. Half of the population of Castleford. Has just

:52:56.:53:02.

acclaimed that try. Even before it was confirmed, they saw what the

:53:03.:53:09.

video referee saw, the try is given and Castleford have the response.

:53:10.:53:19.

This is really smart play from Clark and Sneyd, the kicker. They were

:53:20.:53:23.

building pressure for a while, Castleford. They came up with the

:53:24.:53:28.

spoils, on the back of a bit of patience. Both teams now, a couple

:53:29.:53:33.

of sets on that end of the field and they have come up with the result.

:53:34.:53:40.

Very clever play, must have been excellent communication. So, Sneyd,

:53:41.:53:50.

his goal-kicking has caught the eye this year not least because of his

:53:51.:54:00.

kicking style of course. A little bit of a round the corner manoeuvre.

:54:01.:54:09.

A glance over his right shoulder. Just to make sure the sticks are

:54:10.:54:12.

still there, they are, nobody has stolen them. Left foot, he has

:54:13.:54:19.

hooked it wide. His kicking success rate this year has been phenomenal,

:54:20.:54:22.

but maybe some Wembley nerves playing a part. There has got to be

:54:23.:54:32.

communication, the bounce has favoured Castleford. Hardaker, he's

:54:33.:54:38.

in the right position. They take the opportunity. The restart, Castleford

:54:39.:54:50.

getting back possession. It is a good take from Dixon because it was

:54:51.:54:59.

a difficult angle. Going back to the conversion, playing against somebody

:55:00.:55:03.

of the calibre of Kevin Sinfield, those conversions are crucial, he

:55:04.:55:06.

will not miss many and you have got to nail them. You have to score the

:55:07.:55:14.

conversions, when you play against men like this. Castleford, on the

:55:15.:55:19.

back of some scruffy ball looking to create something. Let's hear from

:55:20.:55:28.

Robbie on the touchline. Some people saying Castleford would be

:55:29.:55:32.

overwhelmed by the occasion, typical Leeds, early try and a stranglehold.

:55:33.:55:37.

Cas have not been phased, able to get down into the half. Turning it

:55:38.:55:43.

into points. They are up with this game and they are not fazed by the

:55:44.:55:51.

massive occasion. Briscoe. Ryan Hall is getting in on the act as well,

:55:52.:55:58.

alleviating some of the work rate. It is good play by the Leeds back. A

:55:59.:56:02.

couple of yards giving the forward some breathing space, organising

:56:03.:56:11.

themselves. Burrow, Jamie Peacock. He and Leuluai, in the running for

:56:12.:56:18.

the trophy would be the oldest ever winners if they picked up the prize

:56:19.:56:22.

as man of the match. Dorn, in a bit of a cul-de-sac. I am surprised they

:56:23.:56:31.

have not gone for the high kick. The sun is in his eyes, put it up into

:56:32.:56:37.

the air. Leeds, they are on a mission to be at this end of the

:56:38.:56:43.

field. We saw the kick to the sideline, they will back their

:56:44.:56:48.

defence. Shenton, running into trouble. Three Leeds defenders,

:56:49.:56:58.

Lynch will take it on again. Clark standing at dummy half. Leeds fans

:56:59.:57:06.

filling the air with their Rhinos chanting at the moment. Kick is a

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little bit awkward but taken by Ryan Hall. The Castleford line is waiting

:57:11.:57:18.

for him and down he goes. It is a freight train coming at you, he's a

:57:19.:57:23.

big boy. We mention how important he is to the team. Looking at Tom

:57:24.:57:33.

Briscoe, we have seen Hardaker, Hall, they are moving forward

:57:34.:57:39.

quickly. McGuire, Hardaker. Ablett, Joel Bloom. Ryan Hall was there.

:57:40.:57:48.

Waiting and expecting. So whether Castleford defenders. -- so were the

:57:49.:58:00.

defenders. It was well read by Huby, absolutely nailed him. Burrow,

:58:01.:58:07.

sixth tackle, Luke Dorn having to think about this one. He has missed

:58:08.:58:12.

it. McGuire has picked his pockets in midair, Danny McGuire with a

:58:13.:58:20.

sensational take. Sensational try. On the previous play, by Sinfield,

:58:21.:58:25.

we said, put it into the sunshine. Put Luke Dorn under pressure. That

:58:26.:58:36.

is what has happened. Rob Burrow with the kick. It is a great leap

:58:37.:58:43.

from McGuire. It is a competition, when you put the ball in the air you

:58:44.:58:49.

have a chance of jumping. Danny McGuire has a running jump. He did

:58:50.:58:56.

not get off the ground, you cannot afford to do that. The uncertainty

:58:57.:59:01.

of the sun in his eyes, he didn't get off the ground. Easy, for Danny

:59:02.:59:13.

McGuire. Danny McGuire has had a good start to the game, he's been at

:59:14.:59:18.

the heart of a lot of good things fall Leeds so far. He is the leading

:59:19.:59:31.

try scorer in the Super League. He had a massive semifinal against

:59:32.:59:35.

Warrington, very close to a man of the match performance. Brian Noble

:59:36.:59:38.

says he is the Super League leading try scorer, not just this season, in

:59:39.:59:44.

the entire history of Super League. Danny McGuire, nobody has scored

:59:45.:59:45.

more than he has. I thought I was going to leave that

:59:46.:59:55.

one for you. Here comes Kevin Sinfield with the kick. Adding

:59:56.:00:00.

another one, his kicking has been impeccable so far, two out of two.

:00:01.:00:10.

That is right. Even greater there. Putting the ball in the air,

:00:11.:00:13.

competing for it, challenging for it, and that is a great jump from

:00:14.:00:16.

Danny McGuire. Only one winner there.

:00:17.:00:21.

So, Castleford playing catch up again here. They already provided

:00:22.:00:32.

one great response, but they cannot let Leeds get too far ahead of them

:00:33.:00:41.

in this game, can they. The quick play-the-ball. Rob Burrow coming up

:00:42.:00:44.

from Tommy Haas. Joel Moon offering his support. -- coming up from dummy

:00:45.:00:54.

half. 38 metres, two tackles, and it is mistake free, as Brian said, it

:00:55.:00:59.

is at the jumper, running from half-backs, one pass and it is very

:01:00.:01:06.

limited but very successful at the moment. Good feet position and a

:01:07.:01:10.

good kick. Working the blindside for the kick to touch. Just putting it

:01:11.:01:15.

out of play. Castleford getting the ball back, but only ten metres from

:01:16.:01:19.

their own line. They will be faced with another big task to get it

:01:20.:01:24.

downfield. They are knocking in the nails. You look at the kicks from

:01:25.:01:29.

Kevin Sinfield, it adds pressure to Castleford. If you look at the

:01:30.:01:33.

sideline kicks, it gives Leeds the chance to concentrate on keeping

:01:34.:01:35.

Castleford at this end of the field where they are less dangerous than

:01:36.:01:39.

the other end of the field. It sounds obvious, but the bigger in

:01:40.:01:44.

the fence that Leeds are showing is exemplary.

:01:45.:01:53.

He has been in that left second row position more often than not,

:01:54.:01:58.

standing two men in the Castleford when the ball has come his way. An

:01:59.:02:05.

extra bludgeon. Mr semifinal, the quarterfinal, of course, because of

:02:06.:02:10.

suspension. He does not know his own strength at times, that is what he

:02:11.:02:14.

claims. What is going on here? It is simply lost. Ryan Bailey aggravating

:02:15.:02:20.

the situation by tapping Daryl Clark on the head. Because they are

:02:21.:02:26.

controlling the tackle, just watch, there is nobody on the ground... It

:02:27.:02:32.

is very difficult. A very unlucky decision for Castleford. But again,

:02:33.:02:34.

the previous play-the-ball, he took the ball, I do not think he should

:02:35.:02:41.

have gone. There was Moby on the ground and his speciality is

:02:42.:02:44.

spotting that. When there is somebody on the ground, somebody

:02:45.:02:48.

walking back slowly, he goes. Zak Hardaker. Moving on the line. Five

:02:49.:02:57.

tackles to go for Leeds, only 30 yards away. Looking to build on what

:02:58.:03:01.

is already an authoritative start to this game. Rob Burrow. Time to

:03:02.:03:08.

saunter up there in the sunshine and look to his right and left. He gives

:03:09.:03:13.

it to Peacock. Taking it in hard. The defenders clamouring all over

:03:14.:03:18.

him to keep his progress limited. Danny McGuire.

:03:19.:03:25.

Kevin Sinfield. Michael Shenton back for more. Tom Briscoe. Delaney.

:03:26.:03:35.

Danny McGuire. Dummy again, looking to get some numbers. Joel Moon

:03:36.:03:41.

putting it back... It is still alive. It is not backwards. Leeds

:03:42.:03:46.

losing ground but keeping the ball... Eventually the referee

:03:47.:03:49.

deciding that the instruction from the touch judge on the far side that

:03:50.:03:56.

it was a Leeds knock-on, and it is Castleford's ball. A good test of

:03:57.:04:01.

the Castleford defence and they held up to it. Joel Moon having a crack,

:04:02.:04:05.

and they adjudicate that it probably came off the Castleford player. The

:04:06.:04:15.

touch judge today there, Jo Cobb. He looks about 12! Rob Hicks is on the

:04:16.:04:21.

other side. Phil Bentham is the man in the middle. Castleford need to

:04:22.:04:28.

complete this set, no mistakes. They need a good set, a good kick, put

:04:29.:04:33.

the pressure on Leeds. A lot of the game inside their own half,

:04:34.:04:37.

Castleford, so far. Exactly what Leeds want them to do. Daryl Powell

:04:38.:04:42.

played for Leeds the last time they won the Challenge Cup in 1999. His

:04:43.:04:47.

assistant, Ryan Sheridan, was in the Leeds side that day. Another one of

:04:48.:04:52.

the thread that runs between the two sides. Lee Jewitt is on from the

:04:53.:05:01.

bench. Marc Sneyd. Kicking it. That is a good kick, right on the

:05:02.:05:07.

goal-line. The chase is decent as well. Marc Sneyd cannot keep hold of

:05:08.:05:11.

Zak Hardaker. And Zak Hardaker stealing not just a couple of

:05:12.:05:16.

yards, he will take it all the way to be on the halfway line. It needed

:05:17.:05:21.

a tackle there. Looking dangerous here now. Rob Burrow scampering. The

:05:22.:05:30.

ball in both hands. Leeds already backed the inside Castleford

:05:31.:05:33.

territory. Early in the count. Kevin Sinfield. McGuire. Ablett. Liam Finn

:05:34.:05:43.

doing the job. Kevin Sinfield again. Working the left-hand side.

:05:44.:05:49.

McGuire. Joel Moon. Peacock. Thinking about returning the past,

:05:50.:05:53.

but the Castleford defenders upending him. Burrow. Kevin Sinfield

:05:54.:06:04.

inside. Very good tackle. Jones-Buchanan has gone down. Jamie

:06:05.:06:09.

Jones-Buchanan might be hurt. Danny McGuire putting it out there... And

:06:10.:06:15.

Ryan Hall with all his strength is over to score! Wow! Did that take

:06:16.:06:23.

some finishing? It was all power and determination from Ryan Hall. Like a

:06:24.:06:29.

steam roller. He ran over the Castleford defence for a third Leeds

:06:30.:06:39.

try. Well, that is simply... They are being outclassed. If you do not

:06:40.:06:45.

put him to ground, there is always a danger of this happening because he

:06:46.:06:52.

is one powerful winger. You mentioned Justin Carney, but this is

:06:53.:06:55.

the mistake that gives them field position. You cannot miss that

:06:56.:06:59.

tackle. Have got to make that kick chase tackle. It was a brilliant

:07:00.:07:03.

chase from Marc Sneyd, but Zak Hardaker pushes through and puts

:07:04.:07:07.

Leeds on the front foot. And this is a last play option. Ryan Hall was

:07:08.:07:11.

one-on-one with Dixon and he is too big and too strong. He get his body

:07:12.:07:17.

position wrong, he goes high, it is a leg drive, and he stores. --

:07:18.:07:27.

scores. They are not legs, they are small humans! Have you seen the size

:07:28.:07:32.

of them? It is difficult to pick a standout player for Leeds at the

:07:33.:07:36.

moment because they have been such a tremendous team effort. They have

:07:37.:07:39.

all stuck in, they have all done their job. And they have been so, so

:07:40.:07:46.

clinical. You just see, they have not allowed Castleford into the game

:07:47.:07:50.

yet. A couple of mistakes, only a couple, but they have been punished.

:07:51.:07:58.

Kevin Sinfield. He has already proven himself very adept at kicking

:07:59.:08:01.

goals from touchlines, but not this time. He has put it wide. But it is

:08:02.:08:10.

still a more than healthy Leeds lead at 16-4. 2-macro what do you do

:08:11.:08:15.

here? He has got his jump on you, he is pushing you back at a fast rate

:08:16.:08:19.

of knots. That is a runaway freight train. I have been in that position

:08:20.:08:27.

in numerous situations. Up against people like Richie Blackmore, you

:08:28.:08:30.

just go to ground as quickly as you can and hope that you drag him with

:08:31.:08:35.

you. Here comes Peacock with the drive back. We'll be an air plenty

:08:36.:08:45.

of time after the Challenge Cup has been presented, so if you want to

:08:46.:08:49.

get in touch with us, you can do it on the Internet, the twitter handle,

:08:50.:08:53.

and also on the forum. Here Leeds looking to build on that

:08:54.:09:07.

left-hand side again. It has been a really dominant performance by then.

:09:08.:09:11.

All of the talk in the build-up about is this the Leeds team that

:09:12.:09:16.

end the nightmare six Challenge Cup defeats in the 21st-century? The

:09:17.:09:23.

sign so far is that there is an absolute nailed on determination

:09:24.:09:29.

about this one today. They have got a system here, the fifth time they

:09:30.:09:33.

have kicked down that left-hand side to restrict Castleford. This is an

:09:34.:09:36.

efficient process they are going through. They are defending very

:09:37.:09:39.

well at this end of the field and the only time that Castleford have

:09:40.:09:42.

managed to get to the other end is on the back of a penalty. I think it

:09:43.:09:47.

is the old philosophy from Brian McDermott, they are not dangerous at

:09:48.:09:52.

their end of the field. There is the confirmation statistically,

:09:53.:09:54.

possession and territory in the first half. Allen they are doing

:09:55.:09:59.

everything right. They are not chasing the game, not looking for

:10:00.:10:05.

the dangerous pass. Castleford have got to dig deeply. They have got to

:10:06.:10:11.

hold on. They have got to establish and get the kick and chase game

:10:12.:10:15.

going right. They have two restrict what Leeds are doing because Leeds

:10:16.:10:19.

are having it all their own way. They are carrying the ball, Zak

:10:20.:10:22.

Hardaker, Tom Briscoe, they are getting better starts to their set,

:10:23.:10:27.

and this boat is been able to run out of the dummy half. We have said

:10:28.:10:34.

it a couple of times this season. Leeds eating Castleford at

:10:35.:10:38.

Castleford, at Headingley it was a draw, and a lot of people have said

:10:39.:10:44.

that was the game of the season. Jamie Jones-Buchanan. Rob Burrow is

:10:45.:10:47.

going to go down the blindside again. This time he is not going to

:10:48.:10:52.

find touch. It would instead be a tap on the 20. And the little

:10:53.:10:57.

apology from Rob Burrow. Yes, he had kicked the ball dead and given them

:10:58.:11:01.

a free 20 metres. But we can see that method, the game plan, it has

:11:02.:11:05.

been about drilling the ball down the left-hand side. Employing Dixon

:11:06.:11:11.

and Luke Dorn bringing the car back rather than Carney on the other

:11:12.:11:21.

side. Leeds have got a bit of flash and fire to kill here from

:11:22.:11:27.

Castleford. Lynch. Ellis. Twisting away from Peacock. Here is Daryl

:11:28.:11:36.

Clark at dummy half. They have got a couple of likely lads in the middle

:11:37.:11:40.

with Ellis on the field. It is the high one for Zak Hardaker. Where is

:11:41.:11:45.

the chase? Maybe putting anybody under pressure. No communication,

:11:46.:11:50.

was not on the last tackle and Luke Dorn is kicking. A lack of

:11:51.:11:53.

communication, and they are not competing that sets. Here we go

:11:54.:11:59.

again, and watch, what who goes next. There he is. Ryan Hall, the

:12:00.:12:07.

other winger, making some very valuable yards. The danger that you

:12:08.:12:12.

have is that if they break, they can go the length. McGuire. Rob Burrow

:12:13.:12:17.

across to the right-hand side. Kallum Watkins keeping it alive. Rob

:12:18.:12:21.

Burrow ducking and diving, none of his mates are around him. Just his

:12:22.:12:26.

enemies in the white shirt. Justin Carney thinks he has stolen this but

:12:27.:12:31.

the referee says he has not. I thought he stole that ball. I think

:12:32.:12:33.

he did. Peacock. So, the sixth tackle coming up. It

:12:34.:12:44.

will be a kick from Kevin Sinfield. Again he is just looking for touch,

:12:45.:12:48.

looking to be very efficient and clinical. Let's hear from the

:12:49.:12:52.

touchline. I have got Chris Clarkson with me, and the Chris, definitely

:12:53.:13:00.

playing to a game plan. We have done. Going well on the scoreboard

:13:01.:13:04.

but there is a long way to go and we need to keep playing as well as we

:13:05.:13:07.

are. The backfield are doing a great job taking the ball back and making

:13:08.:13:12.

metres. How key is the defence that has been so solid all season? It is

:13:13.:13:17.

massive, getting up there fast and putting them under pressure. It is

:13:18.:13:20.

working so far and hopefully we can keep it up. Nervous watching? Very

:13:21.:13:25.

nervous. Thank you for joining us. COMMENTATOR: Looking for ground

:13:26.:13:31.

again here. Trying to get themselves in the game, really. There is Daryl

:13:32.:13:36.

Clark, looking to get himself in the game. There was one defender on the

:13:37.:13:39.

ground, but they are marshalling him very well. Oliver Holmes. Michael

:13:40.:13:50.

Shenton. At dummy half here, he is going to have a go, trying to take

:13:51.:13:54.

it forwards. Eight minutes until half-time. It is a kick downfield by

:13:55.:14:00.

Jamie Ellis. It is blocked by Ryan Hall. What news from the Castleford

:14:01.:14:09.

bench? It is noticeable how much water the Interchange players are

:14:10.:14:13.

taking on board. It is deceptively hot at pitch level, well into the

:14:14.:14:16.

20s. Castleford defending at the sunny side of the round, and I

:14:17.:14:20.

wonder how much that defensive effort will take out of them? Here

:14:21.:14:27.

is Watkins. And Justin Carney, that is the kind of thing he was

:14:28.:14:30.

suspended for, the spear tackle. It had to be a penalty. Just a penalty.

:14:31.:14:40.

Take care. And what Justin Carney has said, in his defence, he does

:14:41.:14:43.

not realise his own strength, he picks the players up, and it is so

:14:44.:14:47.

easy, that is what is less keen on him down, but he should be more

:14:48.:14:52.

careful. If we does it again he will be. Here is Delaney. Rob Burrow at

:14:53.:15:03.

dummy half. Five tackles to go here. Peacock driving forwards. Very

:15:04.:15:11.

little ground right and left. Here he comes. This is Kevin Sinfield.

:15:12.:15:15.

Now, Danny McGuire. The short one for Ablett. Five away from the

:15:16.:15:22.

Castleford line. Leeds lining themselves up again down the

:15:23.:15:25.

blindside. Danny McGuire with the dummy, trying to go himself.

:15:26.:15:31.

Castleford are hanging on here. Hanging on in this set and in this

:15:32.:15:36.

game. Rob Burrow trying to live up to his name and burrowed his way

:15:37.:15:43.

over but he will be held up. That is the fifth tackle. They will play it

:15:44.:15:47.

back ten metres away. And this will be the final tackle in this set. Rob

:15:48.:15:53.

Burrow playing it. Jamie Jones-Buchanan putting it left.

:15:54.:15:57.

Danny McGuire trying to put it into the in-goal area but it is collected

:15:58.:16:03.

by Daryl Clark. All of the little things going Leeds's way. The

:16:04.:16:07.

efficiency they are playing with. All of the ricochets. Castleford

:16:08.:16:10.

have you hang on and get themselves to the right end of the field but

:16:11.:16:15.

that is proving difficult... And it is a knock-on again. It is another

:16:16.:16:19.

mistake by Castleford. The ball has gone to ground. Leeds get the head

:16:20.:16:26.

and feet, and it is another set of six for them to hammer the line.

:16:27.:16:29.

They are just winning the tackle area. Even when there is contact

:16:30.:16:35.

made, it is just going beyond the tackle. Always on the front foot,

:16:36.:16:41.

always in control of the tackle. A quick play-the-ball, and we thought

:16:42.:16:44.

it was a good first half performance in the semifinal with Leeds, but

:16:45.:16:51.

Warrington made a lot of errors then. Castleford have not made a lot

:16:52.:16:55.

of errors, it has just been a very solid and clinical performance by

:16:56.:16:58.

Leeds. Castleford just have do hang on here and come out fresh in the

:16:59.:17:03.

second half. Here comes Kevin Sinfield moving it wide. Tom Briscoe

:17:04.:17:09.

joining in. Just two stores in it at the minute. There was a big gap in

:17:10.:17:14.

performance between the two sides so far. This is Rob Burrow. Peacock.

:17:15.:17:26.

Surging forwards, the big fella. Rob Burrow at dummy half again. Putting

:17:27.:17:29.

it onto Kevin Sinfield, trying again to go himself. Rob Burrow. Standing

:17:30.:17:40.

and waiting, and a little jig of the hips. Five gone. Here comes the

:17:41.:17:44.

last. Can Leeds get another repeat here? Going left. Joel Moon with a

:17:45.:17:50.

kick in the in-goal area. It is going to be chased hard but it just

:17:51.:17:56.

bounces out of play. Well done Castleford, they needed to defend

:17:57.:17:59.

that, five minutes until half-time and it was a pivotal moment in the

:18:00.:18:03.

game, I feel. Castleford have not played badly, they just have not

:18:04.:18:08.

been allowed to play by Leeds. They have controlled everything in the

:18:09.:18:12.

first 35 minutes. A brilliant, brilliant performance. How do you

:18:13.:18:17.

change that? If you are Castleford, how do you change the passage of the

:18:18.:18:22.

game? First and foremost, like that from Craig Huby, a quick

:18:23.:18:26.

play-the-ball, and get your generals into the game. The half-backs have

:18:27.:18:29.

been very quiet so far and they have got to get into the game. Webster.

:18:30.:18:36.

This is a better exit set. They can find a quick play-the-ball, and

:18:37.:18:40.

maybe a bit of competition to get something from the defence. Here

:18:41.:18:45.

they come. Luke Dorn giving it back to Michael Shenton. Michael Shenton

:18:46.:18:49.

trying to find his feet but Kevin Sinfield denying the opportunity.

:18:50.:18:52.

The sixth tackle. Ellis with the kick. It goes back, and it has gone

:18:53.:19:00.

the other way! That was unlucky for Luke Dorn. He did not hear the call,

:19:01.:19:03.

he thought it was the last tackle and he threw the ball to the Leeds

:19:04.:19:08.

player. Luke Dorn in this game, he has amazing pace and he will

:19:09.:19:14.

question their defence. Kevin Sinfield. Zak Hardaker. Liam Finn,

:19:15.:19:22.

past him. He goes wide. Dixon is blocked off, they come back on the

:19:23.:19:25.

second attempt. Zak Hardaker is still going. He has inserted into

:19:26.:19:33.

this game, and he has been very effective. Peacock. Ten metres

:19:34.:19:40.

inside the Castleford half again. It is relentless at the moment, isn't

:19:41.:19:45.

it. Castleford still in the game, just. This is Ryan Hall.

:19:46.:19:52.

Rob Burrow. Down the blindside, and again, there is the kick again.

:19:53.:20:01.

Finding touch. Castleford head and feet again, but they will have do

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bring it clear again, and Leeds continue to turn the screw. It hit

:20:07.:20:09.

the Castleford player but the ball hit the man rather than the man

:20:10.:20:12.

hitting the ball. That is why it is still in Castleford's favour. We

:20:13.:20:17.

will have to see what has happened with Marc Sneyd. Was he taken off

:20:18.:20:23.

because he was injured? Or for me, maybe the occasion has got to him.

:20:24.:20:29.

It will be interesting to see what they can find out on the touchline.

:20:30.:20:32.

Very interesting for me to see whether it was a tactical decision

:20:33.:20:38.

or an injury. They have been very relaxed in the build-up to this

:20:39.:20:41.

game, a lot of the players are here today, playing this afternoon in the

:20:42.:20:45.

local copy shop in the shadows of Wembley, five hours before kick-off

:20:46.:20:49.

having another one. Remarkably relaxed build-up have had given the

:20:50.:20:54.

lack of Wembley experience, but it has not been delivered into a cup

:20:55.:20:59.

final performance so far. But there is a sign of a pulse, they have got

:21:00.:21:04.

forward more effectively, and they still think what they are doing.

:21:05.:21:07.

They might need to be facing this team. I think it is as well, in the

:21:08.:21:14.

white jerseys, they have not got it going. Kicked away by Ellis. Is that

:21:15.:21:23.

going to hold up in the in-goal area? No it is not, it will be a

:21:24.:21:27.

touch back from the 20 with 45 seconds left to play in the first

:21:28.:21:37.

half. I think this has blocked up the system, they need to get it is

:21:38.:21:40.

part of the system with the ball and we will see their prowess, they have

:21:41.:21:45.

got enough in the tank. The first try was a defensive error, but the

:21:46.:21:52.

other two, and the kick... Castleford have not been allowed to

:21:53.:21:56.

play. We know they can play and they are still in this game.

:21:57.:21:59.

Jones-Buchanan. Switching down the left-hand side. This might be the

:22:00.:22:07.

last play of the half here as Ablett is bustling forwards. Will he get to

:22:08.:22:11.

his feet and get another one going before it sounds? He will, down the

:22:12.:22:14.

left-hand side. Danny McGuire flying onto it, cannot do so. The tackle is

:22:15.:22:23.

a good one. The first half performance from Leeds has been a

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very good one. They have lost this game. -- bossed this game. The

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scoreboard reflecting that, they are leading 16-4 against Castleford.

:22:36.:22:41.

Kevin, how pleased with the discipline and sticking to the game

:22:42.:22:46.

plan? We stuck to the plan which is great. Castleford are a classy side

:22:47.:22:50.

and we know we have got a big 40 minutes. Will defence be the key? I

:22:51.:22:55.

think so, bit of defence and being smart. Michael, Leeds have a hold on

:22:56.:23:02.

this game. How do you get it back? We need some control. We want to not

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let them play to fast. What is it like there, it seems very intense?

:23:08.:23:11.

Of course it is intense, it is the final. STUDIO: That was a very

:23:12.:23:17.

simple answer at the end to a very simple question. Leeds 16-4 up. We

:23:18.:23:22.

have heard in the commentary and from the players that we talk of

:23:23.:23:28.

control and when we look at the statistics, Leeds with 63% of the

:23:29.:23:33.

possession and 66% of the territory. They have completed 96% of their

:23:34.:23:38.

tackles as well, and there set completion is that 89% as well. Eorl

:23:39.:23:44.

Crabtree, I think Jonathan said it in commentary, it is not that

:23:45.:23:47.

Castleford have not played, it is that they have not been allowed to

:23:48.:23:52.

play. That is it to a certain degree, but it is how Leeds have

:23:53.:23:58.

started the game, so impressive. This is when your big players need

:23:59.:24:02.

to step up, Kevin Sinfield, Rob Burrow, Danny McGuire, all of that

:24:03.:24:05.

experience. We have got that experience that gets you through and

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they have done that. Castleford seen a little bit lost, and they are

:24:09.:24:11.

going to need something a bit more special to get through the other

:24:12.:24:15.

side of this. Wanting to give credit to Leeds about is that they have

:24:16.:24:19.

only average 15 points per game in defence, and their defence, their

:24:20.:24:24.

attitude and commitment to defend with each other has been one of the

:24:25.:24:27.

standout features of Leeds's performances for me. I think one

:24:28.:24:29.

thing they did that we spoke about was Daryl Clark and his

:24:30.:24:32.

opportunities. They have restricted Castleford to running out of dummy

:24:33.:24:36.

half. That has been exceptional. That control on the back of a great

:24:37.:24:39.

kicking game is the reason that Leeds are in control. We spent some

:24:40.:24:43.

time before the game talking about how scary this place can be. Brian

:24:44.:24:47.

McDermott tried to play down that experience but can you see that fear

:24:48.:24:53.

being evident in the first Leeds try? I think so. I think that Leeds

:24:54.:24:57.

started the game very well. There was a few errors from Castleford,

:24:58.:25:03.

and in the first try, from Tom Briscoe, Marc Sneyd is desperate

:25:04.:25:06.

short in defence and is calling his troops out. As a result, he does not

:25:07.:25:10.

have the confidence to come in and he gets in front of the defender,

:25:11.:25:14.

and he stops the guys helping him. When he turns in his hips, Carney

:25:15.:25:19.

has one option to fly up against him and that is when the space is

:25:20.:25:22.

created. Zak Hardaker through the hand and Kallum Watkins does

:25:23.:25:25.

fantastically well to stay square and pass. A very tough skill and it

:25:26.:25:31.

is a great try in the corner. Was that the adrenaline? They were

:25:32.:25:34.

short, Marc Sneyd wanted help but they were not coming. That is why he

:25:35.:25:39.

did what he did. When you talk about the Leeds defence all season, it has

:25:40.:25:45.

been evident today. They are controlled tackles. Exceptionally

:25:46.:25:48.

well. We talked about Carney being the ball carrier, they need three

:25:49.:25:51.

men in the ruck, making it uncomfortable and that allows it to

:25:52.:25:56.

become unsettled. Daryl Clark cannot run in that situation. The following

:25:57.:25:59.

tackle, same again. Three in the tackle, Ablett going to ground,

:26:00.:26:05.

Kylie Leuluai is there as well and it is impossible to get on the front

:26:06.:26:08.

foot. This is what Leeds have done much better than Castleford. The

:26:09.:26:11.

amount of times we have seen three Leeds players in the tackle is far

:26:12.:26:15.

more than the other two. We go back to Castleford, Michael Shenton said

:26:16.:26:19.

they have got to slow Leeds down. They are allowing them to pay at the

:26:20.:26:26.

place they want to play at. We talk about Daryl Clark going forward, and

:26:27.:26:29.

on this occasion, it was not like that. It is all about Leeds. They

:26:30.:26:33.

started getting back into it a little bit more, Castleford. This is

:26:34.:26:36.

where they reacted. This was a bit of a fightback from the Castleford

:26:37.:26:40.

Tigers. This was a set play. Kallum Watkins on the inside, chasing,

:26:41.:26:43.

looking for the ballplayer. We kicked it back on the inside and

:26:44.:26:46.

Daryl Clark is a ready aware of this. This is the set play. They

:26:47.:26:55.

have set this up. He is a bit lazy on that side, catching JP walking a

:26:56.:26:58.

little bit, obviously taking it away from him early doors. Daryl Clark

:26:59.:27:00.

with a great finish but another set play, they might need a few more of

:27:01.:27:04.

those to get back into it. It was a great set play, he was conscious of

:27:05.:27:06.

getting back onside and it was clear that it was a set play. Leeds just

:27:07.:27:10.

clocking off on the inside and it will cost you. That was one of the

:27:11.:27:13.

only lapses defensively we have seen. Castleford could have done

:27:14.:27:16.

with scoring again at that stage, and yet, they did not. It was Danny

:27:17.:27:22.

McGuire next. It seemed that it was Leeds that were taking control.

:27:23.:27:25.

Marching forward on this occasion. Craig Huby looking little bit tired

:27:26.:27:29.

on the floor and he has created an opportunity for Rob Burrow to get

:27:30.:27:33.

forwards. No pressure on him whatsoever. Keeping the ball up and

:27:34.:27:36.

Jon Wilkin, with this little spot. Luke Dorn there... He does not get

:27:37.:27:43.

up. He does not challenge for the ball. And Danny McGuire is looking

:27:44.:27:45.

at the ball all the time. He keeps having a look and he fancies it. He

:27:46.:27:49.

gets above Luke Dorn and there was no chance. You cannot underestimate

:27:50.:27:56.

the sun. In all of the gadgets you had available, that little bit was

:27:57.:28:00.

you trying to recreate it. I enjoyed it! It looked like the TARDIS was

:28:01.:28:05.

about to come down on the day that Doctor Who is back on BBC1! Kevin

:28:06.:28:09.

Sinfield talking to the boys at the moment, I presume they will be

:28:10.:28:12.

saying keep doing what you are doing in the Leeds dressing room. We have

:28:13.:28:16.

talked about the big players stepping up and this is another sign

:28:17.:28:20.

of it. Kevin Sinfield taking control in the changing room. Everybody will

:28:21.:28:23.

be listening to him, all eyes on him, JP, Rob Burrow, they will be

:28:24.:28:27.

listening. He controls them and he will get in through the other side.

:28:28.:28:30.

He will take control of the team and march them around and that is what I

:28:31.:28:34.

would expect. Castleford may be a little bit different, looking

:28:35.:28:38.

towards the coach for inspiration. This is an unmeasurable thing, the

:28:39.:28:43.

talk and influence of a leader with in the changing rooms. It is much

:28:44.:28:46.

talked about in sport but do we know the influence of it? It is really

:28:47.:28:50.

valuable when you are in a changing room of people that are talking.

:28:51.:28:54.

Look at the contrast, the contrast is stark. Kevin Sinfield giving

:28:55.:28:57.

instructions, the leadership coming from within the group. We questioned

:28:58.:29:01.

whether Castleford had the experience, and half-time probably

:29:02.:29:05.

shows that. Daryl Powell trying to wrestle back some control, and also

:29:06.:29:09.

inspire them to come out. You cannot measure it, and we do not know how

:29:10.:29:17.

both sides approach the half-time talks. It might be that Castleford

:29:18.:29:20.

get in, Michael Shenton talks, and then Daryl Powell. We do not know

:29:21.:29:23.

the balance. Exactly, but Leeds are blessed with experienced players.

:29:24.:29:27.

And in my experience in the game that is a huge benefit. Having

:29:28.:29:31.

dazzled us with your sunshine are fit, I am interested to know what

:29:32.:29:35.

comes next in the power of Ryan Hall? Zak Hardaker has had a great

:29:36.:29:41.

game, brought them back really well. Marc Sneyd with that missed tackle,

:29:42.:29:45.

he will be disappointed with that. Michael Shenton with a fantastic

:29:46.:29:47.

effort but the efforts from Zak Hardaker were huge. Liam Finn, it is

:29:48.:29:53.

four on three, there are four defenders and three attackers, but

:29:54.:29:56.

Liam Finn coming in front of the line making it 83 on three, and that

:29:57.:30:00.

allows Ryan Hall to get one-on-one. And that strength, it is insane.

:30:01.:30:03.

There are four defenders and three attackers, but Liam Finn coming in

:30:04.:30:06.

front of the line making it 83 on three, and that allows Ryan Hall to

:30:07.:30:08.

get one-on-one. And that strength, it is insane. But we can see it

:30:09.:30:20.

here. What can you do? Try to knock down his arm, a bumps you off, up

:30:21.:30:28.

top, the bumps you. Hall has got his shirt, there is no way you can knock

:30:29.:30:32.

it down. I would have liked to see the Luke Dorn knocking it down but

:30:33.:30:37.

he is so strong. Problems on the inside because you do not want to

:30:38.:30:41.

give him the one-on-one opportunity. Finn, could have got help, two-man

:30:42.:30:48.

tackle. We would certainly struggle. I can guarantee I would have

:30:49.:30:52.

struggled. CHUCKLES Let's have a look at the

:30:53.:30:55.

head-to-head we flagged up, Rob Burrow, and Daryl Clark. How do you

:30:56.:31:02.

interpret this battle? There is only one winner so far, Rob Burrow,

:31:03.:31:06.

looking at the stats. Carrying, 18-11. The tackle, this is massive,

:31:07.:31:19.

21, Rob Burrow, only six. Daryl Clark has done a lot of tackling. It

:31:20.:31:25.

shows the sign of more metres for the Leeds Rhinos. The teacher is

:31:26.:31:32.

bossing the pupil. Leeds are on top. They are kicking well. The back

:31:33.:31:38.

three have returned the ball, with a huge amount of metres. The metres,

:31:39.:31:47.

Leeds, 619 seven. Castleford, 464. That is why Rob Burrow has been

:31:48.:31:54.

involved in the game. The interesting thing is, when the game

:31:55.:31:58.

changes and it will change, will Clark have the energy left. He has

:31:59.:32:04.

made 21 tackles in the first half. Leeds looked relaxed, they know how

:32:05.:32:08.

to win these games, from the situation there are few better at

:32:09.:32:14.

closing out the big games. They are looking relaxed and focused, the

:32:15.:32:18.

second half is on the way. Let's go down to the touchline and talk to

:32:19.:32:24.

Robbie. I have two of the legends of the game. Jason, and row Malcolm.

:32:25.:32:36.

Jason, you have played in so many cup finals, what is it like playing

:32:37.:32:43.

in front of this crowd? Fantastic experience, everybody wants to play

:32:44.:32:46.

here, big stage and a great occasion. But you have got to

:32:47.:32:51.

perform. Quite interesting to is the how the first half has gone. You are

:32:52.:32:58.

a Leeds lad yourself, they have got this by the scruff of the neck. They

:32:59.:33:04.

seem to have more energy, they are making more metres, they had playing

:33:05.:33:09.

down in the Castleford 20 metre area, Castleford have to get back

:33:10.:33:15.

into it in the second half otherwise Leeds will take it on and they will

:33:16.:33:20.

run away with it. Put on your coaching hat. What will Daryl Powell

:33:21.:33:25.

be saying to the Castleford team at this time to get them back into the

:33:26.:33:32.

game? He will be concerned that Leeds are dominating the ruck area.

:33:33.:33:37.

They are getting better field position, territorial position. I

:33:38.:33:43.

reckon they have probably 70-30 so far. Compounding the problems with

:33:44.:33:46.

Castleford, they are making more errors. Like Jason said, they do not

:33:47.:33:52.

appear to be as energetic. If Leeds score the next try they will walk

:33:53.:33:57.

away with it, Castleford must address the ruck, start pushing

:33:58.:34:01.

Leeds back. Vetting opportunities and getting Read on the back foot.

:34:02.:34:05.

If they can do that they can score points. -- getting Leeds on the back

:34:06.:34:12.

foot. Thank you for joining us. Plenty of legends at Wembley this

:34:13.:34:17.

afternoon. Another one is this man, a very big clue as to Ray French's

:34:18.:34:24.

Challenge Cup memory, Leeds fans, you might know what is coming.

:34:25.:34:32.

1994, Wigan celebrated their seventh successive win, with a 26-16 victory

:34:33.:34:38.

over Leeds. It contained one of the greatest tries ever seen at Wembley.

:34:39.:34:45.

Martin Offiah, receiving the ball in the early stage of the game, close

:34:46.:34:51.

to the posts, he set. He didn't just have speed, he had poise, he could

:34:52.:34:57.

swerve and sidestep. Alan Tait happened to be the full-back on that

:34:58.:35:03.

day for Leeds. One of the finest players for Leeds, he was beaten on

:35:04.:35:07.

the inside and the outside. He scored at the other end. A

:35:08.:35:11.

magnificent try and one of the greatest we had seen. Certainly the

:35:12.:35:19.

try which was one of the greatest. Martineau fire, making space, he has

:35:20.:35:26.

got away, on the outside. This is sensational. It must rank amongst

:35:27.:35:35.

the finest ever seen on this ground. The following year, Wigan won again

:35:36.:35:39.

to give them the record of eight successive Challenge Cup final wins.

:35:40.:35:45.

STUDIO: Players of the past with Ray, players of the present in the

:35:46.:35:52.

studio, maybe some players of the future were on display earlier when

:35:53.:35:55.

we saw the champions schools final. These boys and girls, year seven.

:35:56.:36:03.

Bailey O'Connor lifting the trophy for Castleford, you saw him score a

:36:04.:36:08.

try, three tries he scored today. 24 points in total. With six

:36:09.:36:15.

conversions. Fred Woodhouse on the other side had a fantastic game,

:36:16.:36:18.

good to see them running around. What a day for them and the

:36:19.:36:25.

families. The intensity they play at, and the crowd got behind them,

:36:26.:36:31.

proper support. It was impressive, everybody getting behind them and

:36:32.:36:35.

they knew it. The quality was unbelievable. Every time they scored

:36:36.:36:39.

they were celebrating. Getting themselves in there, making the most

:36:40.:36:45.

of it. My school were here yesterday, played at Richmond, the

:36:46.:36:54.

year 19 dish -- the year nine team winning. I am assuming none of you

:36:55.:37:01.

played in this, Kevin Sinfield did, 92. I never did, I would have been

:37:02.:37:10.

fantastically privileged. I thought you would have said you were

:37:11.:37:17.

fantastic. Very privileged. How will Castleford wrest back control? They

:37:18.:37:22.

need a big start. They need to slow down the ruck. Take control of the

:37:23.:37:28.

game. Both teams computing over 80%, they will be happy but they need to

:37:29.:37:33.

create more. Getting some more ball. Enjoy themselves. 40 minutes away

:37:34.:37:38.

from finding out who will win the Challenge Cup. Castleford 4-16 and

:37:39.:37:43.

the second half now with Brian and Jonathan and David. COMMENTATOR: It

:37:44.:37:52.

will take a big turnaround, in terms of the pattern the way has gone --

:37:53.:37:59.

that it has gone so far, Leeds have been impressive, the way they have

:38:00.:38:02.

lost the game. Their big-game experience, those 44 cup finals in

:38:03.:38:12.

the bag. Childhood memories of Wembley, Kevin Sinfield played in

:38:13.:38:16.

one of the warm up games in 1992, playing for old boys. The year

:38:17.:38:21.

Castleford were last at Wembley. Beaten by Wigan. Castleford hoping

:38:22.:38:28.

they can turn this around, they have 40 minutes in which to do it.

:38:29.:38:34.

Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble, what chance? I am not so

:38:35.:38:41.

pessimistic, Castleford made errors in their own half. If they can get

:38:42.:38:45.

field position, they can score points. If they score first, game

:38:46.:38:54.

on. As Malcolm said, that is where Leeds have dominated. Patience,

:38:55.:39:00.

complete the sets, field position. Try to force the error. This is the

:39:01.:39:09.

error, Hardaker. He has dropped it. Castleford with the early twist of

:39:10.:39:17.

fortune in their favour. Wheeldon. Finn, wrapped up by the defenders.

:39:18.:39:22.

Castleford require something to happen early. It is a good ball for

:39:23.:39:30.

Holmes. Ellis, getting the dummy half. Spinning back. Four tackles to

:39:31.:39:45.

go, for Castleford. Finn, McGuire, and Clark at dummy half. Little kick

:39:46.:39:53.

by Shenton, Hardaker taking it behind his own Goldline. --

:39:54.:40:02.

goal-line. This is the difference, composure and decision-making by the

:40:03.:40:07.

half-backs. Sneyd is off, Luke Dorn is coming up. Just keep their

:40:08.:40:16.

composure, Cas. Jon Wilkin said, their time will come, there is

:40:17.:40:24.

momentum in sport. Burrow, he saw an opportunity but it closed thanks to

:40:25.:40:32.

the tackles. McGuire will hammer its downfield and make Castleford work

:40:33.:40:40.

again. Carney. That's a great chase. They were busting their guts to get

:40:41.:40:48.

there. Interesting to see what the camps had to say in the first time

:40:49.:40:55.

break, let's hear about Leeds. He has told them to keep doing what

:40:56.:40:59.

they are doing, dominate them on the ruck, keep an eye on Daryl Clark and

:41:00.:41:04.

keep them in their own half, he has clearly lost his accreditation. He

:41:05.:41:11.

almost lost the opportunity because of the security guard. We will see

:41:12.:41:18.

if this amounts to anything on the sixth tackle, Liam Finn, Hardaker

:41:19.:41:26.

underneath it. He will be stopped 15 metres out. What about the

:41:27.:41:31.

Castleford camp? Daryl Powell getting the law down, focusing his

:41:32.:41:36.

players for the second half. He said we have been dominated by Leeds, too

:41:37.:41:41.

many mistakes and we need to improve kicking and settle quickly. Not

:41:42.:41:51.

doing too badly. Again, Finn's, his kick did not put Leeds under any

:41:52.:41:56.

pressure. They are so comfortable in bringing the ball out, look where

:41:57.:42:00.

they are. Delaney, inside the Castleford half. Sinfield has extra

:42:01.:42:07.

time to get kick away. Measured to perfection. Dorn, having to deal

:42:08.:42:15.

with it. They could be something here. Carney, wrapped up, Leeds,

:42:16.:42:24.

working hard without the ball. Brilliant defence. You can talk

:42:25.:42:32.

about the styles, Leeds, they are doing well about kicking the ball

:42:33.:42:34.

into the corner and backing themselves. It is tough for

:42:35.:42:39.

Castleford to get out of their own half. Lee Jewitt, he is on tackle

:42:40.:42:46.

five, just under 30 metres, it requires another good kick and down

:42:47.:42:54.

it goes, he has found some grass. They have got an extra couple of

:42:55.:42:59.

yards. Leeds, coming back in the shape of Tom Briscoe. McGuire, he is

:43:00.:43:08.

quick. Ryan Hall. Adding the impetus. They are already within

:43:09.:43:15.

breathing distance of the halfway line. Prime example, two carries,

:43:16.:43:25.

over 25 metres. This relentlessness that Leeds, are showing, Castleford

:43:26.:43:32.

have to do something. It might not be a classic final but it is a

:43:33.:43:36.

classic performance from the Leeds Rhinos so far. Peacock. Sixth

:43:37.:43:45.

tackle, 20 metres out. Options. Sinfield. He has kicked it out on

:43:46.:43:51.

the full. It is the first mistaken Leeds have made. Not exactly a huge

:43:52.:43:58.

mistake in terms of what it gives away. I did not see any point in

:43:59.:44:06.

that kick. As a coach, in that position, why not put it up into the

:44:07.:44:12.

air and make it competition. There is a chance you could score. Here

:44:13.:44:20.

you have the break from Lee Jewitt, he has helped Castleford in this

:44:21.:44:27.

area. Clerk with a bit of space in which to run. He is pulled down, but

:44:28.:44:35.

he has kept this alive. Leeds, working hard. They are not going

:44:36.:44:46.

forward, laid the platform. Shenton. Terrific ball back on the inside.

:44:47.:44:50.

Oliver homes, he will going to score. Castleford hearts are lifted.

:44:51.:45:02.

Holmes, OBE goes. -- over he goes. Just what we needed, the final

:45:03.:45:07.

needed, at the start of the second half, Castleford back and fighting.

:45:08.:45:16.

Out of nothing as well, it shows their ability and their spatial

:45:17.:45:20.

awareness, they went down the left, brilliant support play by this man.

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Game on now. It will raise the Castleford side and their fans.

:45:28.:45:32.

Ellis creates the overlap for Luke Dorn. Michael Shenton releases

:45:33.:45:41.

Holmes, brilliant skill. Brilliant skill from Shenton. This is a

:45:42.:45:48.

forward pass, but one on one, Watkins, on the inside with

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Shenton, great support and a bit of magic. Creating the try. It will

:45:54.:46:00.

lift the whole stadium, the Castleford fans and the players.

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They know that Leeds cannot play as well as they did in the first half.

:46:12.:46:18.

I imagine, Steve McNamara, the England coach watching this in

:46:19.:46:22.

Australia making a note because the centres are in contention for the

:46:23.:46:26.

four nations, Shenton and Watkins. Good morning, Steve, hope you are

:46:27.:46:33.

enjoying it. Finn, with a kick, taking over, he is not a bad kicker.

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Ten points to Castleford, and it is now 16 four Leeds. This was the

:46:42.:46:51.

suspect pass, but play on. Holmes, supporting on the inside. Unsung

:46:52.:46:59.

hero. Game on. The first error, from Kevin Sinfield. Can you trace that

:47:00.:47:08.

try back to that moment, Castleford would have had the ball anyway. It

:47:09.:47:14.

depends where they would have had the ball. A little bit of disruption

:47:15.:47:23.

putting the ball over. You cannot. Come on. Mistake again. Off the

:47:24.:47:34.

restart from the first set. Mistake and the knock-on under pressure. Why

:47:35.:47:42.

would you kick the ball into touch rather than hanging on, putting it

:47:43.:47:51.

in the air and competing for it. I think he was getting the kick away.

:47:52.:47:55.

Ideally to kick the ball, you get it back. Creating the competition or

:47:56.:48:06.

going for field position. Here comes Peacock, running hard. Five metres

:48:07.:48:14.

away from the line. Leeds looking to re-establish authority. McGuire.

:48:15.:48:24.

Excellent response from Cas. Carl Ablett looking to force his way.

:48:25.:48:31.

Leeds playing quicker, this is the danger. Moon, the cul-de-sac, closed

:48:32.:48:41.

down. Hardaker, creating space for Watkins. He is not tackled. This

:48:42.:48:48.

pass is a poor one, Castleford survive. Are we just watching a

:48:49.:48:59.

swing in momentum? The game has come to life. The score has breathed new

:49:00.:49:10.

life into Castleford. We talk about the man of the match, Lee Jewitt is

:49:11.:49:16.

putting himself in the frame. What a story he is writing, after the night

:49:17.:49:26.

my -- nightmare he had last year. Clark, Finn, chipping it straight

:49:27.:49:34.

towards Tom Briscoe, catching it in the deep. Finn, he is under

:49:35.:49:42.

pressure, Leeds, closing him down very quickly. Hardaker. On the

:49:43.:49:55.

blindside. The touch judge, having a good look over there. Kirk,

:49:56.:50:04.

Castleford, adding some relish to their defence. Out it comes. Moon,

:50:05.:50:15.

on the right-hand side. A little flick for Ryan Hall. Looking to

:50:16.:50:21.

cause mayhem in the middle but they are all over him. Completed tackle.

:50:22.:50:30.

Burrow, down the blindside and in the kick and out of play. News on

:50:31.:50:39.

the touchline? Bret Delaney is carrying his left arm. The physio

:50:40.:50:44.

has gone on. I do not think he will be dragged off at the moment. What

:50:45.:50:51.

has not been issued, Craig Huby's elbow. They would not have taken any

:50:52.:51:01.

risk if there was a doubt. He has been at the club since 15, nobody

:51:02.:51:05.

more than him deserves to be out there. Castleford now have their

:51:06.:51:20.

tails up. Cas will have to do get the kicks in. Big defensive effort

:51:21.:51:34.

in this set. Huby. It is a dangerous one. Dorn, he has got it away.

:51:35.:51:41.

Shenton, and he has support. Still going. Tom Briscoe did well to hang

:51:42.:51:54.

on. Finn. Chip and chase. Trying to get the pass inside. I think the

:51:55.:51:59.

forward pass from Finn, means it will be a handover. You were asking

:52:00.:52:06.

the question about Mark Sneyd, Damian Johnson, he has the answer.

:52:07.:52:15.

He's a very creative player and influential this season, but it was

:52:16.:52:18.

tactical, the replacement, he's not injured. At the moment, Cas not

:52:19.:52:29.

really missing him. Leeds, so dominant, defensively he was not

:52:30.:52:35.

road getting involved. Tactical decision. Sinfield, McGuire,

:52:36.:52:50.

Hardaker. Watkins. Closing in, Ellis wrapping around his ankles and pulls

:52:51.:52:59.

him down. Leeds, warming up again. McGuire, Leuluai. Five gone. Burrow,

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McGuire with the kick, Dixon will challenge. Nobody went for it.

:53:10.:53:18.

Interesting if Castleford score next, psychologically on Leeds, the

:53:19.:53:25.

nightmares of the defeat in the final, how will it affect them

:53:26.:53:31.

psychologically. Huby, going into the challenge of Leuluai. This is

:53:32.:53:44.

Clark, four gone. Castleford in familiar territory, trying to get

:53:45.:53:48.

out field possession, and the kick going out on the full. Ellis under

:53:49.:53:59.

pressure. This is what Castleford have to clean up. They have been

:54:00.:54:05.

rushed out of the field, he has gone on four, get one more. Give it to

:54:06.:54:15.

Finn, or Ellis. This is your answer, he's not injured and he's

:54:16.:54:22.

coming back. Sometimes the occasion gets to you. Five tackles, Leeds, 20

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metres from the Castleford line. Burrow, collecting it from the boots

:54:33.:54:42.

of Delaney. Sinfield, Watkins. He has been a hero in blue and amber

:54:43.:54:47.

for Leeds, despite defeats wrote at Wembley. Hardaker getting it onto

:54:48.:54:58.

Joel Moon. The pass has gone to ground, it has gone backwards.

:54:59.:55:03.

Suspected it had gone over the try line, the referee could have asked

:55:04.:55:09.

for the Wii play. Allowing play to go on. Hardaker has gone down.

:55:10.:55:20.

Watkins, Sinfield, Tom Briscoe. Desperate Castleford defending.

:55:21.:55:26.

Waterloo. Brilliant, brilliant defence. They are getting into this

:55:27.:55:44.

game, Castleford, no lack of belief. Castleford, the way they are

:55:45.:55:46.

performing in the second half, whatever the outcome, they will not

:55:47.:55:52.

have any regrets, they are very much involved in this 2014 Tetley 's

:55:53.:55:58.

Challenge Cup final. Huby, lovely flick. They are not going to change

:55:59.:56:10.

the way they play. Lee Jewitt, ganging up on him now. Sneyd, with

:56:11.:56:21.

the kick. Holding up short of the goal-line. Briscoe, Hardaker. He

:56:22.:56:33.

gets no further than Jamie Ellis. Burrow, Briscoe. It was a good kick

:56:34.:56:41.

from Sneyd, making an instant difference. Clark has gone off as

:56:42.:56:46.

well. Why Burrow, McGuire, not quite bossing

:56:47.:57:01.

it as much as they were, Leeds, but still in the box seat. Sixth tackle

:57:02.:57:10.

for Chris Sinfield dash for Sinfield.

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Castleford, they found themselves a decent kick and they got field

:57:20.:57:24.

position, more pressure on the Leeds kickers. Dixon. Running it away.

:57:25.:57:38.

Finn, Huby again. Jumping at him but he is giving it back. Is he just

:57:39.:57:43.

carrying that arm, maybe he is feeling it. Maybe the elbow is

:57:44.:57:53.

beginning to cause a problem. Finn, stepping away. Paul Ayton, on the

:57:54.:58:04.

field. A lot of viewers, in Papua New Guinea, where rugby league as

:58:05.:58:11.

the national sport, one of the first men from Papua New Guinea to play in

:58:12.:58:18.

the Challenge Cup final. There is the big kick downfield, taken by

:58:19.:58:25.

Hardaker. Castleford into his face. It's a good tackle. Not so many blue

:58:26.:58:34.

shirts behind the ball now, is the occasion,

:58:35.:58:43.

shirts behind the ball now, is the played. Heraklion delayed

:58:44.:58:49.

looking to take on the big men down the middle. Huby seems OK again,

:58:50.:58:56.

here comes Bailey. Straight and forward. Last tackle, Sinfield.

:58:57.:59:05.

Carefully, considerably, finding touch. Robbie, what are you saying

:59:06.:59:16.

on the touchline? This is a situation Brian Noble will be

:59:17.:59:20.

familiar with, 2003 final, we were up against the Leeds Rhinos. It puts

:59:21.:59:27.

pressure on the team in front. Castleford in the last 20 minutes,

:59:28.:59:30.

they will have a real go to pull back the six points. Leeds need to

:59:31.:59:36.

play up their sets, they need to do it for the rest of the game. Carney,

:59:37.:59:45.

he has tried an offload, putting his side under pressure. Luke Dorn, able

:59:46.:59:55.

to clear it up. There was no need for that kind of ball. Get in touch

:59:56.:00:11.

with us at the website, and also on twitter. You can sum it up on the

:00:12.:00:19.

forum. That was a good set. Now, we want a good kick. Liam Finn pumping

:00:20.:00:30.

it high. Zak Hardaker backtracking but catching it simply. Which player

:00:31.:00:37.

is going to do it, who is going to break the game open? It will be the

:00:38.:00:40.

bounds of the ball, and it is getting a bit nervous. The last 20

:00:41.:00:47.

minutes there will be a lot of tired legs out there, somebody like Daryl

:00:48.:00:54.

Clark, they need a bit of magic. Peacock. Look at that for an effort.

:00:55.:01:01.

Taking it to the halfway line. Landing on his feet, he gets and

:01:02.:01:05.

playing it quickly. Skips forward, and running into the man that way

:01:06.:01:11.

number ten. Rob Burrow knows that he has been hit. Kevin Sinfield,

:01:12.:01:18.

rolling it across the carpet that is Wembley. Luke Dorn was thinking

:01:19.:01:22.

about letting it go but decided that he had to pick it up. From far out,

:01:23.:01:30.

that is a good kick. From that distance out, that is very good, and

:01:31.:01:35.

it is always so daunting bringing it up from the corner. That is where

:01:36.:01:43.

they have got the edge, the back three, Paul, Zak Hardaker and

:01:44.:01:51.

Briscoe, they make a lot of yardage. Castleford struggling a little bit.

:01:52.:01:56.

Dixon. They need a good drive here now. Decent drive, just to put them

:01:57.:02:06.

back a little bit. You can see that, equal in tackles made and tackles

:02:07.:02:12.

missed. He has just, just past it. It is not a 40-20. Ryan Hall was

:02:13.:02:17.

asking the referee to go to the video referee because he thought

:02:18.:02:23.

that it went out on the full. And again, that last kick. Does it hit

:02:24.:02:29.

the line? Just. I think that he is having a decent game on the

:02:30.:02:34.

touchline. A great decision. His flag needs a bit of maintenance. If

:02:35.:02:41.

the players keep their shirts, I wonder if the touch judges keep

:02:42.:02:44.

their flags and put them in a cupboard? Rob Burrow. Ryan Hall. 16

:02:45.:02:57.

minutes of the game to play out. In previous games, we have been very

:02:58.:03:03.

close. A draw and a 2-point win for this. A draw would take us to a

:03:04.:03:11.

replay. There is no golden point extra time in the Challenge Cup

:03:12.:03:15.

final. It is the only rugby league game domestically that does not have

:03:16.:03:17.

that kind of conclusion in knockout football. Rob Burrow. The replay

:03:18.:03:23.

will be at Bramall Lane. September three. Let's not get ahead of

:03:24.:03:32.

ourselves! Kevin Sinfield. Danny McGuire. Zak Hardaker. Joel Moon

:03:33.:03:40.

running into that little pocket. Certain malice in the tackle? No.

:03:41.:03:50.

Six tackle coming up. And again! That is a good kick, it is a great

:03:51.:03:54.

kick. Good communication, and a brilliant chase. Drop out underneath

:03:55.:04:02.

the sticks conceded. Just watch, absolutely nothing you can do. He

:04:03.:04:06.

gets smashed. Perfectly weighted kick. And a great chase.

:04:07.:04:22.

Taking their time, as they are allowed to do. Daryl Powell has

:04:23.:04:30.

rolled the dice, he has thrown Daryl Clark back out there, 15 minutes

:04:31.:04:35.

ago. He has had his rest, now, Daryl Clark. Climbing into it again.

:04:36.:04:46.

People at that dummy half. I would go for the drop goal here with my

:04:47.:04:50.

last tackle, even at this stage of the game, if I have got the field

:04:51.:04:54.

position, I would go for the drop goal. Alan Watkins! He was dragged

:04:55.:05:06.

down! -- Kallum Watkins. It is Kevin Sinfield again. Jones-Buchanan.

:05:07.:05:09.

Castleford hanging on. Cannot afford to go to schools behind at this

:05:10.:05:17.

stage of the game. -- to go to scores behind. Across to Ryan Hall.

:05:18.:05:21.

Dragging defenders with him. Over and he scores! I think that Ryan

:05:22.:05:28.

Hall has just scored his 199th career try! His second today at

:05:29.:05:35.

Wembley. And again, he owes so much to brute strength. Out of nothing!

:05:36.:05:44.

That is absolutely out of nothing. The first try was all power,

:05:45.:05:50.

determination, and this is the same. There we go. That is just... You

:05:51.:05:57.

know, he is very difficult to handle. You have you tried you put

:05:58.:06:01.

him on the deck. They go high again on him, and he is away. There is

:06:02.:06:08.

everything in there, there was a see you later on Liam Finn with his

:06:09.:06:12.

right hand, he tries to get him, but his legs keep on going. He puts it

:06:13.:06:17.

down, and says see you later, I have got you Jake Webster. Weller Hauraki

:06:18.:06:20.

tries to make an effort, but he is too strong. We mentioned that the

:06:21.:06:28.

press are picking somebody, I tell you what, he has had a huge game.

:06:29.:06:33.

When he has been called into this game, he has been brilliant. He has

:06:34.:06:38.

returned the ball, he has made a lot of yardage, and he has had two

:06:39.:06:43.

crucial tries. He is definitely up there in my estimation.

:06:44.:06:48.

Kevin Sinfield, uttering a few words to himself to settle his nerves and

:06:49.:06:58.

settle his mind ahead of this kick. Trying to put it further out of

:06:59.:07:02.

reach from Castleford, is it going to go in? No it is not... Yet it is!

:07:03.:07:08.

It hit the right, hit the left and dropped over. It took an awful lot

:07:09.:07:14.

of time. Was that a sign? There has been nothing aesthetically pleasing

:07:15.:07:16.

about Ryan Hall's tries, but they have been brutally impressive. He is

:07:17.:07:23.

a great finisher. He needs one more than 200. If he gets a hat-trick

:07:24.:07:30.

today... That will make that. So, what a way to reach that landmark it

:07:31.:07:38.

would be. Michael Shenton. What response from Castleford? Have they

:07:39.:07:45.

got it in their hearts to lift themselves again in the 12 minutes

:07:46.:07:49.

that remain to score at least twice? They will give it a go. Here is

:07:50.:07:59.

Daryl Clark. Liam Finn. Just the little drop of the shoulder. Even

:08:00.:08:03.

aiding the tackle. Daryl Clark again. 20 metres away. Only one

:08:04.:08:13.

tackle left in this set. Marc Sneyd. Putting it high. Have a go at that

:08:14.:08:18.

one, Justin Carney. He knocks it backwards but there were plenty of

:08:19.:08:22.

Leeds players to make sure they were back safe. Brian McDermott down on

:08:23.:08:27.

the touchline. Leeds looking to be strong here in

:08:28.:08:33.

this set. Paul Aiton. Liam Sutcliffe... Ablett. Not going

:08:34.:08:47.

far. Daryl Powell, ever anxious, as he

:08:48.:09:05.

watches down from his window. Kevin Sinfield's kick is charged down, and

:09:06.:09:11.

Frankie Mariano dropping on it. That was good play, closing him down.

:09:12.:09:15.

That is a big boost for Castleford. My word. Daryl Clark again at dummy

:09:16.:09:23.

half. Bonus position granted. Lee Jewitt. Here is Daryl Clark again. A

:09:24.:09:33.

little dash from Marc Sneyd. Luke Dorn is quick to his feet. Michael

:09:34.:09:40.

Shenton. Across the line. Weller Hauraki. Quickly away. Webster,

:09:41.:09:46.

slipping inside. Too many Leeds defenders around him. Here comes the

:09:47.:09:50.

last play of the game... The last play of the six, I should say.

:09:51.:09:54.

Weller Hauraki. Liam Finn with the chip over the top. Up go the arms,

:09:55.:09:59.

but it comes back to Leeds. We are going to get a knock-on anyway.

:10:00.:10:02.

Castleford give up position and possession. Well, he had the chance.

:10:03.:10:17.

Ten minutes left to play. Here is Tom Briscoe. Running across the

:10:18.:10:22.

line. You do not aim the Justin Carney, do you. Do not give him a

:10:23.:10:25.

target running across field. Kylie Leuluai. Establishing that

:10:26.:10:39.

holding pattern. Jones-Buchanan. Strange, they have had that in their

:10:40.:10:46.

game, couple of low passes. Danny McGuire taking it away. Luke Dorn is

:10:47.:10:53.

going to take this safely enough, and running it back. Looking to one

:10:54.:10:58.

side, and suddenly Castleford have got to start swinging the arm. It is

:10:59.:11:04.

knocked down. The referee says play on. I think that was a knock-on. Me

:11:05.:11:11.

too. That is a big moment in the game. Yes. Look at this. Is that a

:11:12.:11:24.

knock-on? But it has given Leeds this position. Paul Aiton. McGuire.

:11:25.:11:30.

Ablett. Zak Hardaker joining in once again.

:11:31.:11:36.

Ablett. McGuire! Kevin Sinfield is imposition. Watch this. Just give it

:11:37.:11:43.

to him. WHISTLE Well, they are going to have to take

:11:44.:11:58.

their time. There is an injury here. Danny McGuire is looking a long way

:11:59.:12:03.

away from being comfortable. Kevin Sinfield is ready and waiting.

:12:04.:12:11.

So what happened here? I think he has just fallen on him. I think Paul

:12:12.:12:23.

Aiton's head caught him in the ribs, I think.

:12:24.:12:29.

Danny McGuire getting some treatment, will be held up a little.

:12:30.:12:36.

There is a young man that will be enjoying the game, Harry Jepson, the

:12:37.:12:42.

Leeds president, he came to his first Challenge Cup final in 1974,

:12:43.:12:48.

has not missed many since. Just pointing out there that he is on the

:12:49.:12:49.

telly. They are two great characters of the

:12:50.:13:04.

game. Jamie Peacock stalking around amongst his team-mates. Making sure

:13:05.:13:08.

that they do not lose their concentration.

:13:09.:13:16.

It is a twist, here. An uncomfortable twist. There has been

:13:17.:13:27.

plenty of big impact, big collisions. Here we are. Looking for

:13:28.:13:35.

the drop goal, a lost position. Ryan Hall, back to Kevin Sinfield,

:13:36.:13:39.

looking for the chip over the top. Dixon quick to react and now Luke

:13:40.:13:47.

Dorn. Going back to the left-hand side. Marc Sneyd. That was desperate

:13:48.:13:52.

from Castleford. It was a great chase to close down Kevin Sinfield.

:13:53.:14:02.

Here is Daryl Clark at dummy half. Liam Finn. Luke Dorn. Carney.

:14:03.:14:10.

Striding off a couple of attempted tackles. Need to play this quickly.

:14:11.:14:22.

Weller Hauraki. For tackles gone. I was going to say that it was a

:14:23.:14:26.

turnover but the referee has given a penalty. They have got some field

:14:27.:14:31.

position. It is now never for Castleford. This set, they need to

:14:32.:14:36.

score. They need to score, yes. Liam Finn putting it out of play. His

:14:37.:14:44.

foot was in there. Clark. Nathan Massey. This is Daryl Clark. Liam

:14:45.:14:52.

Finn trying to work things. Trying to make things happen. Webster.

:14:53.:14:58.

Somehow they will keep possession. Another set of six because it got a

:14:59.:15:02.

Leeds touch. Weller Hauraki picking himself up and playing it. Marc

:15:03.:15:04.

Sneyd across two great QB. Great QB. -- Craig Huby. Setting up the

:15:05.:15:16.

midpoint of the field. And now Nathan Massey running it back from

:15:17.:15:19.

where it came. Three tackles to go in the set. Daryl Clark. Marc

:15:20.:15:25.

Sneyd. A couple of dummy runners. Luke Dorn cannot shake off the

:15:26.:15:30.

attentions of Danny McGuire. For my money he has had an outstanding game

:15:31.:15:35.

Danny McGuire, in so many areas. Marc Sneyd with nowhere to go. Still

:15:36.:15:42.

tackles left. Daryl Clark looking on the blindside. Luke Dorn with the

:15:43.:15:45.

float, it went backwards. Daryl Clark. Liam Finn. Out to Michael

:15:46.:15:54.

Shenton. Batting away the attentions of Kallum Watkins, but while he was

:15:55.:15:59.

doing that, there was more Leeds players coming across. They are

:16:00.:16:04.

everywhere. Final tackle. Liam Finn putting in the kick. Danny McGuire

:16:05.:16:10.

is there, a simple catch. The Leeds defence has been solid. That has

:16:11.:16:16.

been the difference. Burrow, McGuire, Kevin Sinfield, the

:16:17.:16:18.

execution there has been a difference. McGuire feeling that

:16:19.:16:23.

earlier injury. Jones-Buchanan. Five minutes left to play in this

:16:24.:16:43.

game. It is a penalty for Leeds. And ladies and gentlemen, the press, the

:16:44.:16:48.

Rugby league writers Association have made their choice for the man

:16:49.:16:53.

of the matchwinner. Ryan Hall! He becomes only the sixth Leeds player

:16:54.:17:02.

to win the trophy for that too tries that have made such a difference in

:17:03.:17:10.

this game. Even though it was such a great team performance, he deserves

:17:11.:17:16.

that. The last two Leeds players to win that, Kevin Sinfield in 2005,

:17:17.:17:22.

they were on the losing side. Surely Leeds record in this century, in

:17:23.:17:27.

Challenge Cup finals, it is coming to its conclusion here today.

:17:28.:17:37.

Ablett. The Leeds fans chance, ringing around Wembley Stadium now.

:17:38.:17:43.

Peacock. Has he been off the field today apart from half-time? He has.

:17:44.:17:46.

Paul Aiton. Kevin Sinfield again thinking about the drop goal. He

:17:47.:17:52.

cannot do it. Danny McGuire might. Danny McGuire adding the final

:17:53.:17:54.

points. And look at that celebration! Now they can let

:17:55.:18:03.

themselves enjoy this moment. It has been 14 years in the making! As we

:18:04.:18:08.

have said, that has been the difference. Going to Kevin Sinfield,

:18:09.:18:12.

he knows that he is on his shoulder. A lovely drop goal. And they know

:18:13.:18:18.

it. That is it. That is when they can relax a little bit and know that

:18:19.:18:28.

they have one the Challenge Cup. 42 losing cup final medals between this

:18:29.:18:38.

Leeds team. As a collective, as a group, they have never lifted the

:18:39.:18:43.

Challenge Cup. This time is so much different to all of the other times.

:18:44.:18:50.

This generation of Leeds players will go down as Wembley winners.

:18:51.:18:57.

Jamie Peacock. Very much the heartbeat. Danny McGuire, likewise.

:18:58.:19:10.

The announcement that Ryan Hall has won the Lance Todd trophy. Rob

:19:11.:19:19.

Burrow was another one of those involved in 2004, the Grand Final

:19:20.:19:22.

victory that set in motion this decade of Leeds success. But so far

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they have not had that Wembley moment to save you. Jones-Buchanan

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is bursting through. A good tackle. This is Paul Aiton. Liam Sutcliffe.

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The youngster, only 19 years of age. Paul Aiton. Peacock. Castleford will

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keep their resistance till the end. Jamie Peacock once the try. It is

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his 250th Leeds appearance. Paul Aiton spinning away, Zak Hardaker

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has a bit of space to work but he will be held up. Back you go. Ten

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yards further back to play-the-ball now.

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There have been moment in the game that have hinted it would be the

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classic that we have hoped for, but it has never quite flourished fully.

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It has been a contest that will go down as one of the very, very good

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Wembley performances, especially the first half from Leeds, who have been

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ruthlessly efficient throughout. They have been tested. I tell you

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what, he has run, Danny McGuire. It has been, as has been said, it has

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been a great team effort from Leeds. It has been a machine-like

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performance. They had a job to do, they got the monkey off their back

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now, and now they have to get the winner 's medal. They have one job

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to do, climb those steps. And that is not a bad job for a Saturday

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afternoon. The steps at Wembley Stadium, bathed in sunshine.

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And they will have the yellow and blue ribbons wrapped around the cup.

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Even with less than a minute ago, the line defensively has been

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brilliant. Daryl Clark wants to put his mark on this Wembley occasion.

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That is the first time he has made a break from the play-the-ball. The

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penalty goes for Castleford, they have two take it quickly. He will

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put it down field, but Zak Hardaker will just put this out of play,

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surely. There goes the hooter! And there goes the hoodoo! The golden

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generation finally has its golden fleece. They have Wembley cup final

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winners medals to add to their collection.

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Leeds and the Challenge Cup, finally three words you can put in the same

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sentence as success. Rob Burrow has been there from the start. So many

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others in this team have been there from the start as well. And finally,

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they have their day in the sunshine. They lift the Challenge Cup.

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Phenomenal performance. Thoroughly deserved. It is nice to see players

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like Kevin Sinfield win this. A fantastic performance. Brian, many

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congratulations, you have spoken so many times over the years about what

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a special group of players this is. How proud I them today? I do not

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know really what to say. It was an epic game, Castleford gave it a

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really good go. They will be hurting, we have been there

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ourselves, as everybody knows. But today, I am happy for the players,

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happy for those that have been there for so many occasions. It is not a

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nice place to lose, this. I am really pleased for all of those

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people. They have had to endure a hell of a lot over the last few

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years and we have done it. You look incredibly emotional, I have to say.

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There is a bit in there, I will not go over the top here, I will leave

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that behind closed doors, but it has been a long time coming for the club

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and I underestimate how big it is for the club. There are far better

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people and far more qualified people can tell what it means to it than

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me. I have not been here for that long time but I have enjoyed some

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great and horrible times with this group of people and it continues and

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I am immensely privileged to be involved with them. Did you feel

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there were questions to be answered? We kept talking about the hoodoo,

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did you feel you had to answer that? We had been here six times and lost,

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so the answer was yes! We will go back to what we said before, the

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players have said that they have had a fantastic career and it has been

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brilliant, they were in the Grand Final six times, so you have to

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qualify it. It meant an awful lot. I cannot stop talking about the monkey

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on the back but it makes the silverware cabinet look a little bit

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prettier. Enjoy celebrating and congratulations. Let's bring in the

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man of the match, Ryan Hall. Congratulations. Finally Challenge

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Cup winner. 2-macro I know, thank God.

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I know, thank God. This one, it has made it all the more special. Six

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time lucky. Is their sense of? No, there's a sense of enjoyment. I

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thoroughly enjoyed the whole week building up. We have gone through it

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this year. We had that sense of belief that we could win it, even

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though we had is hoodoo about us. That was put to one side and I have

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got that enjoyment now. What about the two tries, Moby was going to

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stop you. -- nobody was going to. Yes, it really was. You looked

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likeable those. The guys often say that I should get out of there. The

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celebrations will be special given what you have gone through. It will

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be fantastic. We will be letting loose a little bit. The lads made up

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one of these boring parody accounts on Twitter for me this week, but I

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will take that anyway! Congratulations, let's bring in the

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captain, Kevin Sinfield. I know that you said this would not be career

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defining but you must have dreams a fair few times about finally getting

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to that cup? Yes, we have been here a few times and come away with

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second place. So to finally get over the line, it is one that we were

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really relaxed about, and like I said, it has not been that at all,

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we wanted to win for the right reasons, and it just shows sometimes

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you have do persevere at whatever it is to come through and people have

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to finish at some stage, and to lead this side out five times and have

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the walk of having lost, it is tough. It sticks with you. But

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hopefully for all of the fans, families and friends today, this

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will make up for it. Back in 1999 when you were left out, you have

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talked in the past about that being a defining moment and pushing you

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on. It is payback? It is not payback, in 1999I was just a squad

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player, 2000 was the one that hurt. It is not payback at all, this

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trophy has aways meant something to me. Every single one of us has got a

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bit of history, whether it is lost once, twice, or five like a few of

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us. To finally cracked it, it is not only great for us as a group, but as

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a club. I think the club deserves it, by the way. But the fans. To

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come here so many times and have to do that long journey home having

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paid all of that hard earned money, it is tough, but hopefully today

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will be smiling. Many congratulations, enjoy picking up

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that trophy. Obviously we will be bringing you plenty more reaction

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and we will be bringing you the Castleford camp as well as they

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collect their runners-up medals after the match officials. There was

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some emotion there, Eorl Crabtree. For me, that is the highlight of the

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game, the emotion that you can see on the players faces and also for

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the coach. Almost welling up! That is amazing is how much it meant to

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the players. As a player myself, I can only imagine I would feel

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exactly the same way. It is impressive, the performance they put

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in, they knew exactly what they were doing and they came away with a

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victory. Other sports fans sometimes accuse people that play for their

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teams of not caring sometimes and it being just a job, it is more than a

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job or all of you, but particularly when you see the Leeds Rhinos

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players. It is, and they have had fantastically successful careers. If

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they lost today, that golden era of players would still be renowned as

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one of the finest groups of players to come through in rugby, but these

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moments are special. So special. You have got to cherish them. On the

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flip side, Castleford will be going through a world of pain. I have seen

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both sides of it. Equally emotional. We will talk about how

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Castleford pick themselves up from this the rest of the season shortly

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as their fans say and they applaud their captain and coach and the rest

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of the team that followed. And we get ready for the new Challenge Cup

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holders, the Leeds Rhinos, to pick up the trophy. COMMENTATOR: As the

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Castleford players come through and collect their losers medals, let's

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not forget the journey they have been on to get here and the journey

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they are still on, as the guys in the studio are saying. They have

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still got a big season ahead of them. Very much involved in the top

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four, the struggle for a place in the top four, they could still beat

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champions this year. And Leeds could still do the double this year. They

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have surprised everybody, Blade very good football. And it will look good

:29:07.:29:11.

for the Super League and for next season. And for this group of

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players, I think that they have said, they have been through it, and

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on the other side of the fence, losing in the final at Wembley, it

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is not a nice feeling. And this, you have do savour these moments,

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because they are very, very special. Very special. Kevin Sinfield has had

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quite a career, 487th appearance today. 3651 points. You can measure

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his career in terms of numbers, but you can also now measure his career

:29:48.:29:53.

in terms of success in Grand Finals, and also Challenge Cup

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finals. He leads his team towards the trophy. Paul Caddick, the

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chairman of the club, with the embrace the Kevin Sinfield. They

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will be handing over the trophy in just a second, the winner 's medal

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hung around his neck. He seemed destined never to stand and lift

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that trophy, but this is what the good times look and feel like,

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Leeds, for this generation of players, Wembley memories, finally

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made of this. Honestly this is a great Leeds side, these youngsters,

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we have seen them come. Coming into the ranks in the last decades.

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Brilliant, brilliant site and a brilliant feeling. Special moments.

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Jamie Peacock, Rob Burrow, lifting a tie, the little man. Jamie Peacock,

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he has won the trophy a couple of times but not with Leeds, Zak

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Hardaker, Leuluai, three times a loser with Leeds. Paul Ayton, the

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first man from Papua New Guinea, celebrating with the trophy,

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Delaney. Passing a landmark today. No Australian has played in the

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Challenge Cup final more often than him. Bailey, from the class of 2004.

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Tom Briscoe, here, as a loser last year with Hull. Joel Moon, he thinks

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it is always like this. Sutcliffe, 19 years of age, something for the

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future. Watkins. Kevin Watt Kings, scored a couple of tries at Wembley.

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Jamie Jones Buchanan, what a real character. One of the real

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characters in the team, and here comes the coach. Go on, you

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celebrate. Well, the leads fans love that. Brian McDermott. -- Leeds

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fans. Writing quite a chapter of his own in the coaching book, Grand

:32:12.:32:17.

Finals of the Challenge Cup. Hanging the medal around his neck, he will

:32:18.:32:20.

be a very proud coach tonight I am sure. He will pay tribute. Shaun

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Edwards, the most decorated Wembley finalists. Garry Schofield, Leeds

:32:27.:32:34.

legend. He will be enjoying the moment as well. So, Leeds, the

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winners, and you have to say, on the strength of the first half

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performance deservedly winners. I thought it was a fantastic first

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half performance, didn't make any mistakes, did not allow Castleford

:32:50.:32:54.

to play. Closing down Clark, the line speed was good and the kick and

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chase. Did everything so well. Kicked on in the second half with a

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phenomenal performance. This has been the best side and nice to see

:33:07.:33:12.

them win the Challenge Cup. A great side. Six times in the 21st-century

:33:13.:33:19.

they have been to a final and lost, today, seventh Heaven. The cup is

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not leaving the hands of Kevin Sinfield prolonged time, well done,

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to Leeds, they have finally lifted

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