London

:00:03. > :00:13.It was all Lancashire yesterday. It is all Yorkshire today. We are into

:00:13. > :00:39.

:00:39. > :00:43.the final furlong of the Carnegie Doncaster racecourse, home of

:00:43. > :00:48.racing's all this classic, the St Leger, which takes place in a month,

:00:48. > :00:52.but the focus this weekend is down the road at the Keepmoat Stadium

:00:52. > :00:57.way to Yorkshire club's come head- to-head in the second of this

:00:57. > :01:01.weekend's Challenge Cup semi-finals. It is the big city of Leeds against

:01:01. > :01:06.their Soltan neighbours Castleford, and the first past the line will

:01:06. > :01:16.win the right to face the Wigan at Wembley in rugby league's of his

:01:16. > :01:16.

:01:16. > :02:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:02:16. > :02:19.It is 25 years since Castleford last won the Cup against Hull KR.

:02:19. > :02:23.And this year there have been wearing a shirt commemorating that

:02:23. > :02:28.victory. Could it be a good luck charm? Coach Terry Matterson

:02:28. > :02:34.suddenly hope so. -- certainly. He's taking -- banking on Danny Orr

:02:34. > :02:37.to inspire them to Wembley. He has good views as well in that Rangi

:02:37. > :02:41.Chase are definitely plays. As for Rhinos, they have all the right

:02:41. > :02:46.moves. This is their ninth semi- final in 12 years but they have not

:02:46. > :02:51.won for 12 years ago. That last success was back in 1999 and since

:02:51. > :02:58.then they have lost four Cup finals despite being crowned champions

:02:58. > :03:01.four times. Their coach is desperate to get the Cup back to

:03:01. > :03:06.Headingley and he has an experienced squad on which to call.

:03:06. > :03:12.The fans will have been saying to themselves, our side are just 80

:03:12. > :03:17.minutes away from Wembley. Wigan await in the final. Coach Terry

:03:17. > :03:23.Matterson knows his players are up to the challenge. Danny Orr will be

:03:23. > :03:27.key, so, too, will be Rangi Chase. Fans on both sides extremely vocal

:03:27. > :03:30.and they will share their passion whatever age they are. Brian

:03:30. > :03:36.McDermott are looking to his players, including Kevin Sinfield,

:03:36. > :03:39.to produce some form of consistency. Jamie Peacock are rare, the England

:03:39. > :03:46.captain, and Rob Burrow, who looks as though he has had a bit of a

:03:46. > :03:49.haircut. There is the Racecourse two miles away. There is a big

:03:49. > :03:54.tattooed jam going on there. A number of the players have tattoos

:03:54. > :04:01.as well, with words of inspiration. They will need inspiration today.

:04:01. > :04:05.You can wear whatever outfit you like. They will -- there is a fun

:04:05. > :04:12.atmosphere here today. It is Castleford Tigers against Leeds

:04:13. > :04:16.Rhinos. I would like to say, about my pronunciation of Castleford, I

:04:16. > :04:22.do say in Windsor Castle, so I say castle that. We have plenty of

:04:22. > :04:29.variety. Justin, leaves are hot favourites for this but not

:04:30. > :04:35.certainties? Now, and consistency has been an issue this year. The

:04:35. > :04:41.form going into the game is similar for both teams. As you mentioned in

:04:41. > :04:46.the build-up, Rangi Chase and Orr are key then for Castleford.

:04:46. > :04:50.the talk this week about Rangi Chase. Has it been a mind-games?

:04:50. > :04:54.little bit of cloak-and-dagger, Schon what homes. But the reality

:04:54. > :04:58.of all of that, they have no all week that he is going to be in the

:04:58. > :05:06.team. He has trained all week. Number six for Castleford and a

:05:06. > :05:10.huge player. His play has been terrific or year. He has a great

:05:10. > :05:16.complementary couple of people with him as well. Ryan McGoldrick at

:05:16. > :05:19.fullback and Danny Orr, the experienced half-back. A great

:05:19. > :05:22.piece about Danny Orr in the programme and how much he wants to

:05:22. > :05:27.make a final with castle that. He did it with Wigan but will be

:05:27. > :05:33.desperate to do it for his home town. Whichever side wins today,

:05:33. > :05:43.that is who they will meet in the final, the most successful final --

:05:43. > :06:00.

:06:00. > :06:10.fullback! Across the line it goes. Look at the overlap! And Carmont

:06:10. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:51.my word! They didn't know where he Sam Tomkins somehow, somehow it

:06:51. > :06:51.

:06:51. > :07:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:07:34. > :07:43.himself. And the chance slips by. St Helens are finding a way back

:07:43. > :07:49.into this cup-tie. The countdown into the final few seconds. The

:07:49. > :07:57.hooter sounds and look what it means for those Wigan players. Sam

:07:57. > :08:05.Tomkins the local hero. To those in the terraces, it is a dream come

:08:05. > :08:09.CLARE BALDING: And Sam Tomkins was rightly the man of the match but a

:08:09. > :08:14.terrific effort from Wigan all across the team. St Helens really

:08:14. > :08:21.fought back but Wigan held on. Fair to say, Justin, but whoever makes

:08:21. > :08:28.the final against them, Wigan will still be the favourite to win?

:08:28. > :08:32.There was fantastic defence early on in the game. Whoever wins

:08:32. > :08:37.today's game will be going in as underdogs but it is a cup final and

:08:37. > :08:41.we will see what happens. You feel with Wigan that the machine is

:08:41. > :08:47.rolling? They are healthy. They're very physical at the moment. Notes

:08:47. > :08:53.that deed creeping in at all. Three or four players that did not play

:08:53. > :09:00.yesterday that could have played if needed. -- no fat Teague at all.

:09:00. > :09:06.Many people were a betting on them for the double. The players are in

:09:06. > :09:09.a huddle giving each other support. They have a huge challenge but they

:09:10. > :09:18.know this is a winnable match. Let's have a look at the teams'

:09:18. > :09:22.The Tigers' charge for the Challenge Cup gathered pace at

:09:22. > :09:26.Wakefield in the fifth round with a thrilling victory. Win and defeat

:09:26. > :09:30.followed before a stunning comeback against Wigan -- Wigan. Richie

:09:30. > :09:34.Mathers went in at the last minute to tie the game. One win and three

:09:34. > :09:38.losses later, there face Bradford at home and the comeback continued

:09:38. > :09:43.as Stuart Jones went over for the last score of the game, the first

:09:43. > :09:47.and Cas have led. The never-say-die attitude helped against Crusaders,

:09:47. > :09:52.winning in Wales. Victory over Huddersfield Giants in the

:09:52. > :09:57.Challenge Cup made it three wins on the bounce. An outstanding display

:09:57. > :10:05.from Rangi Chase could not stop a heavy defeat at home to inform

:10:05. > :10:09.Saints, though. They overcame Hull in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

:10:09. > :10:14.Last week's bring out Salford was all about Captain Kevin Sinfield.

:10:14. > :10:19.His five kicks ensured he is the current all-time Super League point

:10:19. > :10:29.scorer, one ahead of Paul Deacon. CLARE BALDING: These teams very

:10:29. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:38.close in terms of what they have at the moment in sixth, Castleford

:10:38. > :10:44.right behind them in seventh a great job done by Terry Matterson.

:10:44. > :10:54.Their highest Super League finish, seventh in 2009, so they could yet

:10:54. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :10:58.A wonderful, sunny day here. Let's find out what Castleford coach

:10:58. > :11:04.Terry Matterson -- Terry Matterson makes of it all.

:11:04. > :11:10.It is a long time since your team had a sniff at Wembley. There is a

:11:10. > :11:15.lot of excitement around the place. We are really looking forward to it.

:11:15. > :11:21.We have a mix of senior and younger players. You have been a Castleford

:11:21. > :11:26.for six years. How would you sum up the rivalry between them and the

:11:26. > :11:28.big city slickers of Leeds? It is as good as you get. They are a

:11:28. > :11:35.wonderful side and they have shown that with all the trophies they

:11:35. > :11:39.have won. It is a great rivalry and it has worked out perfectly with

:11:39. > :11:42.the semi-finals. What is happening with Rangi Chase? There was a

:11:42. > :11:50.suggestion he was going back to Australia for a quarter Biarritz.

:11:50. > :11:56.He was and it all was planned. for a court appearance. But we

:11:56. > :11:58.worked around it. When he found out he was going to play, he was over

:11:58. > :12:01.the moon. He was down after we beat Huddersfield because he thought he

:12:01. > :12:07.would not be here for the semi- final but we have worked their way

:12:07. > :12:10.around it and easier had key his people this afternoon? He is a

:12:10. > :12:18.massive key but we have other players that have to play their

:12:18. > :12:26.role. Good luck. Thank you. CLARE BALDING: And that is why

:12:26. > :12:30.Rangi Chase is a number one in our one to watch list. He is a youth

:12:30. > :12:36.player for them, Justin. He gets his hands on the ball more than

:12:36. > :12:43.most of backs in the game. He is very good at taking the line arm.

:12:43. > :12:47.As you can see there, fantastic, turning the players Inside Out. I

:12:47. > :12:53.watched the game against Wakefield a couple of rounds ago. It is

:12:53. > :12:58.important for him to stay composed today. He can pick and choose his

:12:58. > :13:03.time to inject himself into the game. There have been accusations

:13:03. > :13:11.for Cas been a bit of a one-man team, Ryan? That is extremely

:13:11. > :13:18.unfair. What they have to do is come together as 87 team. The other

:13:18. > :13:23.at 16 need Rangi Chase to show his price and win the game for them.

:13:23. > :13:29.Beat will he, won't he, play, I wonder if that isn't unsettling for

:13:29. > :13:34.the other players. I wonder if they had a plan from the off to find out

:13:34. > :13:39.what was going on with Rangi Chase. That would be an unsettling

:13:39. > :13:44.situation. They will have had one eye on Leeds. Let's have a good

:13:44. > :13:49.look at Leeds. They arrived fairly early and spent a lot of time in

:13:49. > :13:53.the changing room, all watching the TV screen in the corner. They were

:13:53. > :13:57.in silence. The team want to perform for Brian McDermott,

:13:57. > :14:05.because he has been under pressure, and every year these guys are so

:14:05. > :14:08.good. This collection of players have not yet won. We have been

:14:08. > :14:12.speaking to Damian Johnson. REPORTER: You have appeared in

:14:12. > :14:21.Challenge Cup finals as a player. What does it take to win a semi-

:14:21. > :14:24.final? Composure, control, do not lose your nerve, do not get too

:14:24. > :14:27.emotional and it is the steam -- team that stays the calmest.

:14:27. > :14:31.just saw your team watching a manner to in the dressing room.

:14:31. > :14:37.What were they doing? We missed Neighbours the night before so we

:14:37. > :14:43.thought we would catch up on it before kick-off. OK, your secret is

:14:43. > :14:46.safe! What is the plan today? Castleford, near-neighbours, a lot

:14:46. > :14:51.of emotion around the place, and they will be really up for this as

:14:52. > :14:56.the small-town club. They are your words, not mine. I do not think

:14:56. > :15:02.they are a small-town club. They are an exceptional team, the

:15:02. > :15:07.brothers in the league. That suggests they are better than us.

:15:07. > :15:12.They will be eaters today if we do not do what we have plant. We have

:15:12. > :15:17.a huge amount of respect for Castleford. They are a good club in

:15:17. > :15:22.the competition, so they definitely isn't a big city looking down on a

:15:22. > :15:26.small-town mentality from inside the dressing room. About Bobby

:15:26. > :15:32.burrow, potentially a game breaker on a day like this? -- Robert

:15:32. > :15:37.burrow. Yes, he has some attributes their back to the opposition will

:15:37. > :15:42.have to take care of. These fellows need to make sure they do what they

:15:42. > :15:45.planned to do so Burrow has some threat, as other players do on

:15:45. > :15:55.paper. We need to make sure we do it out there after the referee

:15:55. > :15:57.

:15:57. > :16:02.Rob turned the game. A different some time of half. Rangi Chase more

:16:02. > :16:06.of a running threat. He won't open up the defence. What he does when

:16:06. > :16:12.he gets the ball is electric. He ducks under the line. Any broken

:16:12. > :16:17.field or anybody jumping out and he is gone. He is brilliant in the

:16:17. > :16:21.back field along with Danny McGuire. They have more support but once he

:16:21. > :16:27.in the clear he is quick. He is a Graham breaker in a different style

:16:27. > :16:32.to Rangi Chase. This time the decision to taken to put Danny

:16:32. > :16:36.McGuire on the bench. Depend if he come nons the half backs. The other

:16:36. > :16:42.players are big. They are two contrasting sides. While Rob

:16:42. > :16:44.burrows is one of the smallest players the rest of the side is big.

:16:44. > :16:48.Castleford have gone for a mobile side. It will be interesting to see

:16:48. > :16:51.how they match up today. What is your feeling about it? I'm not

:16:51. > :16:56.going to write Castleford off. They have a good chance, especially with

:16:56. > :17:01.Rangi Chase, he is a key player for them. If Leeds play to their

:17:01. > :17:04.potential, they should win the game on paper but they have been

:17:04. > :17:07.inconsistent at times this year. The psychology of the player,

:17:07. > :17:12.particularly in the Challenge Cup, interesting, I wonder what they

:17:12. > :17:17.were watching before. Would it have been a motivational video? It might

:17:17. > :17:22.have been something Castleford do, they want a remind er of. I doubt

:17:22. > :17:25.very much whether it is an emotional type of video. It may be,

:17:25. > :17:29.there maybe a change in mentality. They need to be focused on what

:17:29. > :17:32.they need to do on the field. Stay calm and composed. It will have

:17:32. > :17:35.been a couple of reminders to that effect. Interesting that Brian

:17:35. > :17:41.McDermott was wanting to play down the passion. We all watch their

:17:41. > :17:47.final at Wembley last year, I think we agreed they almost watched it --

:17:47. > :17:51.wanted it too much. He pensioned words like composure and being calm,

:17:51. > :17:55.but they stick 15 or 18,000 people in front yoif and there is an

:17:55. > :17:58.element of emotion you have to control, to be great players on the

:17:58. > :18:03.big stage you have to have that motion but you have to bottle it

:18:03. > :18:06.and put it out in the right places. It is a difficult balance. One of

:18:06. > :18:10.the Castleford key players will be Danny Orr, and he really

:18:10. > :18:15.desperately cares about this. He wants to go to Wembley with his

:18:16. > :18:19.home team town. He is a great kicker, he was seven-year-old when

:18:19. > :18:26.Castleford last won the Challenge Cup. He is 33 now. He knows what to

:18:26. > :18:29.do out there. He complimented Rangi Chase very well. He directs round

:18:29. > :18:35.the park very well. You have mentioned his kicking game. He has

:18:35. > :18:40.a short kicking game F the forwards can get forward and into that zone,

:18:40. > :18:44.he can put on a lot of good plays. He can sense when opposition teams

:18:44. > :18:48.retired. Again, if he comes to the game today, with his great kicking

:18:48. > :18:54.game, I think they are in a good chance of winning the semifinal

:18:54. > :18:59.today. What would you say is the perfect age for a rugby league

:18:59. > :19:02.player? Depends who it is. If you look at Steve Menzies at 38 he is

:19:02. > :19:06.going great. It is about how well you play. We have spoken about the

:19:06. > :19:10.emotion and who will be emotional. Danny Orr will be emotional and

:19:10. > :19:14.Brian will be emotional because they failed last week. I think it

:19:14. > :19:17.is about who performs on the day. It is an interesting one. Brian

:19:18. > :19:22.McDermott already in the stand, waiting for his players to appear.

:19:22. > :19:27.I wonder whether one of the unsung heroes of the team is Carl Ablett.

:19:27. > :19:31.He scored twice in the quarterfinal against Hull and he could be a big

:19:31. > :19:36.man today. You have billed him as the right person. He plays in the

:19:36. > :19:41.back or in the centre but he shows up and hits a hole as we say at the

:19:41. > :19:45.right time. He is a strong player. A physical player, he is reliable

:19:45. > :19:50.and comes up quick, he comes up with super plays at the right time.

:19:50. > :19:54.We had a low scoring first half yesterday. What would you predict

:19:54. > :19:58.today? I think Leeds are going to win. Their form going in is better

:19:58. > :20:01.than Castlefords. That is the element of physicalty. It is the

:20:01. > :20:07.team that controls the ball the better, the least mistakes, we talk

:20:07. > :20:10.about errors through the game, but however, I think Leeds, I can see

:20:10. > :20:14.Castleford winning it and I think there will be a lot more points in

:20:14. > :20:19.the first half than yesterday. I think plenty of points in the

:20:19. > :20:23.first half. It will be a close game. Might come down to the good ball

:20:23. > :20:27.kicking. It will be one hard to split. They are going to come out

:20:27. > :20:31.to bright sunshine here at the Keepmoat stadium and a roar from

:20:31. > :20:35.the crowd. The pitch in perfect condition, despite the fact

:20:35. > :20:42.Westfield played here last weekend. It should be a humdinger. The

:20:42. > :20:45.second of the Challenge Cup semifinals and your commentary team

:20:45. > :20:48.is here. The first Challenge Cup fixture between these great rivals

:20:48. > :20:54.in ten years and the first semifinal in 40 years. Little

:20:54. > :20:59.wonder this match has caught those fans' imagination. Plenty of

:20:59. > :21:05.experience in the two captain, Kevin Sinfield, prolific points

:21:05. > :21:11.scorer and dor in his 400 career game. All the speculation over

:21:11. > :21:15.Rangi Chase is over. Look out for McGoldrick and dor posing problems

:21:15. > :21:25.and Terry Matterson will expect work from Jackson and Parker to

:21:25. > :21:31.

:21:31. > :21:36.create the space for those half off position. The Rhinos' captains

:21:36. > :21:42.place is filled by the 21-year-old Chris Clarkson, a player with

:21:42. > :21:52.plenty of promise. And on the interchange bench plenty of talent

:21:52. > :21:52.

:21:52. > :21:58.but in Hudson and McGuire they have talent. The pitch apart from a

:21:58. > :22:02.little patch at the entrance, in excellent condition. Phil Ben tham

:22:02. > :22:06.a referee of some six years senior experience. Well, shielding his

:22:06. > :22:12.eyes from the sun John, it's a beautiful day out there. It is a

:22:12. > :22:17.beautiful day and it is a great staid -- stadium. Packed full.

:22:17. > :22:22.There the Rhinos colours to the left. The Castleford's to the right.

:22:22. > :22:26.There are two teams ready to go into battle. Two sets of gladiators

:22:26. > :22:36.with a massive prize at stake. we are under way. Castleford in the

:22:36. > :22:53.

:22:53. > :23:03.the Castleford tigers but they have had plenty of battles in the past

:23:03. > :23:06.

:23:06. > :23:15.with Leeds, always a great spirit trying to get away from that line.

:23:15. > :23:22.Plenty of experience in this Castleford pack. Jackson and Jones,

:23:22. > :23:25.Martin Aspinwall, all played at the Challenge Cup final before.. That

:23:25. > :23:29.was an excellent defensive set from the Leeds Rhinos. They restricted

:23:29. > :23:39.the yard damage of the Castleford forwards. Because they put all that

:23:39. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:54.work in Rhinos start 40 metres away Wembley. 1999 since their last

:23:54. > :24:19.

:24:19. > :24:23.lost it. Still going. He took it well.. He did initially, but

:24:23. > :24:28.Youngquest alert and on hand to help McGoldrick out, and

:24:28. > :24:38.interesting to see the first Leeds kick very much a high one. What a

:24:38. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :25:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:25:20. > :25:24.Danny Orr, just toe poking it along the ground, making Webb retreat

:25:25. > :25:29.into the corner. Three men in the tackle driving the Rhinos back.

:25:29. > :25:33.think in the early stages of any Challenge Cup game, position on the

:25:33. > :25:40.field is vital. It certainly is. It is a time when both sets of

:25:40. > :25:46.forwards really test each other out. That is what they are doing.

:25:46. > :25:51.Baderas looking for another willing pack member but he finds burrows

:25:51. > :26:01.who finds a forward in Delaney. Once a centre, now operating in the

:26:01. > :26:24.

:26:24. > :26:34.he has experience at full back. Beautiful ball! Dixon couldn't get

:26:34. > :26:44.away. Good tack thrl with Sinfield and Watkins. -- good tackle there.

:26:44. > :26:48.

:26:48. > :26:55.Still Castleford on the attack. midfield. Not the best of passes

:26:55. > :27:05.there. No prop forward should be expected to put a final kick in.

:27:05. > :27:11.

:27:11. > :27:16.of that earlier.. That was a marvellous kick there but it was a

:27:16. > :27:20.scruffy end, that allowed it to be a fracture kick chase and didn't

:27:20. > :27:30.Jones-Bishop take advantage of this? He picked the players off and

:27:30. > :27:41.

:27:41. > :27:51.this opening 20 minutes, trying to drive a wedge down first receiver.

:27:51. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :27:57.indicated, it is about field position. You look after the ball.

:27:57. > :28:07.You get a bit of field position and you play your way into games like

:28:07. > :28:13.

:28:13. > :28:17.here. Good work by Youngquest. That quick play of the ball meant the

:28:17. > :28:23.markers weren't set and Dixon picked up and immediately took the

:28:23. > :28:30.yards and forced the marker Delaney to have to tackle him. Good work by

:28:30. > :28:35.Youngquest returning the ball from the Leeds's kick. All clubs looking

:28:35. > :28:40.for speed and momentum. Terrific kick!. Fortune favours the brave.

:28:40. > :28:44.They went for distance and it landed in the field of play, but

:28:44. > :28:54.skipped outside. It is a great place to start the set for

:28:54. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:26.Castleford. Five metre s from that think it is about ripping the ball

:29:26. > :29:31.out there, the signal he gave.. Whatever, it is a penalty. He has

:29:31. > :29:35.given the ball exactly right there Ray. It is another set of six, in

:29:35. > :29:40.great field position, and as yesterday, it was St Helens putting

:29:40. > :29:43.Wigan under pressure. In the early parts of today it is Castleford

:29:43. > :29:53.putting the Leeds Rhinos under pressure. Rangi Chase calming

:29:53. > :30:06.

:30:06. > :30:16.people down with that little kick get over. Just held there on that

:30:16. > :30:34.

:30:35. > :30:39.Rhinos, there. That was a shocking a sequence of passing by Castleford.

:30:39. > :30:46.Terry Matterson must be wondering what he has been coaching them for

:30:46. > :30:56.a week. Yes, there has been a lot of talk about composure and not

:30:56. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:27.getting caught up in the demotion not get over. -- Burrow. Could last

:31:27. > :31:27.

:31:27. > :32:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:32:28. > :32:38.isolated. But he did well. Twice in five minutes of that young man has

:32:38. > :33:02.

:33:02. > :33:12.injured for a considerable time. Amy injury but thankfully now fit

:33:12. > :33:12.

:33:12. > :34:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:34:29. > :34:39.am making my way up to Dean Widders. It is a bit of a trek. I will come

:34:39. > :35:18.

:35:18. > :35:22.a penalty against Castleford for actually interfere with on the

:35:22. > :35:27.chase and the referee there, judging that Danny Orr took the

:35:27. > :35:37.player out, and didn't hesitate in tapping the ball and trying to turn

:35:37. > :36:17.

:36:17. > :36:27.I cannot understand why. -- ball play. I think it was Robert

:36:27. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:45.took the ball, Brent Webb, sorry, took the ball. But a good called up

:36:45. > :36:49.

:36:50. > :36:54.position there. I have got Dean Widders, the 18th man for

:36:54. > :36:59.Castleford first. What to do you make of their start? It has been

:36:59. > :37:08.pretty solid. Late in the half we can take advantage. There was it

:37:08. > :37:18.lack of composure in the Riaz' line. That is the nerves are coming out.

:37:18. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :38:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:38:12. > :38:17.Danny will steer the boys towards Jones-Buchanan avert might well

:38:17. > :38:22.have been thinking, can he get his arms a free for the offload? He was

:38:22. > :38:27.looking around the corner. I think he was trying to flick it in. But

:38:27. > :38:37.no doubt about it, it was a knock- on and once again, that error has

:38:37. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :39:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:39:58. > :40:04.Following the pattern of yesterday take that ball, not knowing what to

:40:04. > :40:09.do. He was in two minds. What was he going to do with it? It was all

:40:09. > :40:13.a little hesitant there. The final pass was not the best. Above his

:40:13. > :40:18.head but there was no purpose, no intent with that ball movement.

:40:18. > :40:28.They need to be a little direct so that they are buying a little bit

:40:28. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :41:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:41:28. > :41:33.of space on the outside three first class skill from the

:41:33. > :41:40.youngster Ben Jones-Bishop. It was a teasing kick. Lots of pressure.

:41:40. > :41:44.There is a penalty for tackling while he was in the air but Ben

:41:44. > :41:52.Jones-Bishop are very much an Australian Rules player. What first

:41:52. > :42:02.class rugby league from the youngster on the wing backward. --

:42:02. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :43:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:43:03. > :43:12.he was rolled back. Terrific defence there from castle that.

:43:12. > :43:22.They saved a certain four pointer! That took everyone by surprise that

:43:22. > :43:59.

:43:59. > :44:09.was great online defence from the McGoldrick did really, really well

:44:09. > :44:16.to get under the ball and stop Buderus from scoring. Fascinating

:44:16. > :44:22.game at the minute, Ray. All those hours spent in the gymnasium, a

:44:22. > :44:28.weight lifting worth it there. He has a cut over the eye. A bit of a

:44:28. > :44:36.head clash of air between Ablett and Martin Aspinwall. A magnificent

:44:36. > :44:43.online tackle from McGoldrick. I agree with you, Ray, it is about

:44:43. > :44:51.the time spent in the gymnasium, and he was first class. I am

:44:51. > :44:56.speaking to Ali, who did not make the squad today. The boys are

:44:56. > :45:06.holding them up but it is a tough, par-4 game. Jamie Jones-Buchanan

:45:06. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:13.got over the line. It is just a top game. We will see how it goes at

:45:13. > :45:17.the moment. What do Leeds have to do to take control? Try to hold

:45:17. > :45:27.onto position and give going forward and try to play them down

:45:27. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:00.head clash! He has about four feet but it is off side. Martin

:46:00. > :46:04.Aspinwall, I don't think retreated back but we have Youngquest many in

:46:04. > :46:08.the background having treatment. Kevin Sinfield just got try and get

:46:08. > :46:13.some points on the score board. It is knock out rugby league Ray, the

:46:13. > :46:18.prize is massive. I doesn't matter whether you win by one point or 100

:46:18. > :46:22.points. It is Wembley at the prize. You have played this game John. You

:46:22. > :46:28.know 22 minutes after nil apiece it is worth going for a goal for

:46:28. > :46:34.confidence. It is worth going for a goal. It was Aspinall there off

:46:34. > :46:40.side from the overhead shot. A good call by the referee and Nick

:46:40. > :46:46.Youngquest, who is coming towards this sideline. He looks distinctly

:46:46. > :46:52.groggy, he has take an bad knock. He does. Kevin Sinfield and the

:46:52. > :46:56.record points scorer, goalscorer for Leeds, looking for two points.

:46:56. > :47:06.This match running very similar to yesterday, remember the first

:47:06. > :47:06.

:47:06. > :47:13.points were a goal. And the first points today are a goal from the

:47:13. > :47:18.prolific scorer, Kevin Sinfield. And I think that two points to nil

:47:18. > :47:22.John, gives you an indication of both sides, that this is very tight.

:47:22. > :47:26.It is going to be very tight and even tighter. It will be and it

:47:26. > :47:31.could go down o the wire but you have to be prepared to win the game

:47:31. > :47:38.in minute 80s that is what is necessary. Just as Castleford tiger

:47:38. > :47:42.demonstrated earlier in the Cup against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

:47:42. > :47:47.Many might not say who not keep the momentum going, with this modern

:47:47. > :47:51.game. If you have two points on the board and you are lead, it is a

:47:51. > :47:54.massive confidence boost isn't it. It is knock out rugby league, that

:47:54. > :47:59.is the top and bottom. It is interesting to see Youngquest has

:47:59. > :48:07.been replaced by Willie Isa, that means that Kirk Dixon is pushed out

:48:07. > :48:12.on the wing and Isa has taken up the centre position. Jamie Jones-

:48:12. > :48:17.Buchanan, another one of the local academy players for Leeds. And

:48:17. > :48:27.Bailey getting through a lot of work, forcing his way down there.

:48:27. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :48:35.But it is Sinfield who is a very difficult kick to tai,

:48:35. > :48:40.because it is spiralling in the trajectory, it dips all of a sudden.

:48:40. > :48:45.There is Willie Isa's first involvement. This Moz earn balls

:48:45. > :48:51.are so light aren't they. That is a great catch. It might be unorthodox

:48:51. > :49:01.but it was eye on the ball all the time. It was a really difficult

:49:01. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :49:26.Leeds side -- Danny Orr keeping the pressure on this Leeds side. Some

:49:26. > :49:30.news Damian? Yes, oniest who came off with bang to the head p it was

:49:30. > :49:35.a blow to the temple. He is slightly disorientated. They are

:49:35. > :49:39.giving him a few moments to gather his senses. He is a part-time model.

:49:39. > :49:47.Sometimes doubt whether rugby league is the right career for him!

:49:47. > :49:51.Very very silly boy. Ferres there, lifting up, once the legs are above

:49:51. > :49:56.the horizontal that is a penalty. He knew when he had done it. He did.

:49:56. > :50:00.It was unnecessary that, because they had halted the momentum. They

:50:00. > :50:04.could have put him to the ground. It is the hand between the legs.

:50:04. > :50:08.Taking him past the horizontal and a poor kick there. Well, they have

:50:08. > :50:18.got away with it. You can see by the expression on his face, he

:50:18. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:40.thought "What am I doing here?" the Leeds defence. Castleford

:50:40. > :51:05.

:51:05. > :51:10.Webb. But he is hauled over the line. Oh terrific play by

:51:10. > :51:18.Castleford. Leeds will have to drop out. I was only thinking John,

:51:18. > :51:23.these high kicks to Leeds, in the likes of Brent Webb Bishop and

:51:23. > :51:28.Watkins, they are not big men. is the chase that is great there.

:51:28. > :51:33.It was a high kick and it is Jones there and Arundel who have worked

:51:33. > :51:37.so hard with the leg drive, see the leg drive, to push him over the

:51:37. > :51:47.ingoal area and that has earned Castleford a repeat set, another

:51:47. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :52:01.set of six. Great defensive work Castleford. The fans on the terrace,

:52:01. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:09.in yellow, in good voice, roaring sciched -- switched to Castleford

:52:09. > :52:19.since Leeds took that two points so it may be working against the

:52:19. > :52:39.

:52:39. > :52:44.Rhinos. Here they are now. Moving work down this right hand channel.

:52:44. > :52:49.Good chance there for Willie Isa, just couldn't hold the ball. It was

:52:50. > :52:57.Baderas's last action before he is replaced by Danny McGuire. It will

:52:57. > :53:00.be interesting to see if he goes to dummy half. Thieth over the two

:53:00. > :53:05.sides, although they have forced their way down the middle. We are

:53:05. > :53:10.seeing a lot of good defence. Neither have any fluency in their

:53:10. > :53:20.play yet. It is very edgy, as we described yesterday. Very nervy.

:53:20. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:52.This guy will inject a spark content for Chase, who appears to

:53:52. > :54:02.be standing off, rather than really going for the gap John. They are

:54:02. > :54:14.

:54:14. > :54:24.placing him very close but they are can't. Did well to stay in play

:54:24. > :54:27.

:54:27. > :54:35.there. Hudson setting his stall out there for Watkins. It is getting

:54:35. > :54:45.tough. It is rough. That is how to run at your man. Bailey. He is not

:54:45. > :55:07.

:55:07. > :55:13.anybody's ball. Well picked up that was well chased by Carl Ablett.

:55:13. > :55:17.Penalty. It spoiled all his good work rate, didn't it. It was an

:55:17. > :55:23.excellent chase there turned an indifferent kick into a good one. I

:55:23. > :55:31.think they are looking at whether there is still a bit of blood.

:55:31. > :55:36.could see animosity between the two there. There we have got it. Held

:55:36. > :55:43.down by Ablett. Just spoiled it by trying to buy that extra half

:55:43. > :55:51.second. Well he is certainly in some difficulty there John. To say

:55:51. > :55:57.the least. Did you say we had somebody modelling? I think Nick

:55:57. > :56:07.Youngquest. I don't think Ablett will be modelling tonight! You said

:56:07. > :56:23.

:56:23. > :56:30.it was a bit of a knock! Any way. tackles missed in the whole game so

:56:30. > :56:34.far. Oh, bad pass. He tried to isolate the short side and it shows

:56:34. > :56:43.the commitment. Three tackles missed by Kas, won by Leeds, but

:56:43. > :56:53.Chase there trying to isolate the short side defender but this

:56:53. > :57:10.

:57:10. > :57:20.Castleford again? Yes, another set of six. Kas, moving in very very

:57:20. > :57:51.

:57:51. > :57:55.quickly. Restricting Leeds's normal just can't get through. Terrific

:57:55. > :58:05.tackle by Stuart Jones but burrow is causing problems. Can he get

:58:05. > :58:09.over. He has lost it! Play on. Castleford are coming away. Did he

:58:09. > :58:13.lose that or was it taken from him? There is one, two, three in the

:58:13. > :58:17.tackle. He put it in his arms. don't know about that but

:58:17. > :58:21.McGoldrick has do that to prevent the try. He has got away wit. It is

:58:21. > :58:25.better to act rather than reason when it is like that, you are

:58:25. > :58:31.defending your own line. I thought he put it in his arm John. Not to

:58:31. > :58:41.worry. It is all action here round this ruck area. A lot of driving

:58:41. > :58:55.

:58:55. > :59:00.and running by Hudson. Burrow, another error there from the Tiger,

:59:00. > :59:05.they will be talking about ball control, ending the sets and they

:59:05. > :59:15.need to remain composed because this is when fatigue is setting in

:59:15. > :59:20.

:59:20. > :59:28.in the six, seven minutes before 250. Good ball here, Jones-Bishop,

:59:28. > :59:31.kicks it, can he get it over? No. That was good ball movement Ray. It

:59:31. > :59:38.really was. Very clinical ball movement there. No hesitation.

:59:38. > :59:43.Lovely pass there from centre, Watkins, to wing man Jones-Bishop.

:59:43. > :59:49.McGoldrick had to be there to rescue the day but that has earned

:59:50. > :59:54.them a repeat set. A lot of these players seem to be breathing very

:59:54. > :00:03.deeply so far. It is very warm and muggy down there. It is the motion

:00:03. > :00:13.of the occasion as well. But this is when you have to dig deep.

:00:13. > :00:13.

:00:13. > :01:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:01:07. > :01:13.just beginning to open the play out Chase. I think he placed it down.

:01:13. > :01:23.He did, he placed it down. A little bit of handbags afterwards but

:01:23. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:49.calm or you're over the line, John. Yes. A lovely little kick their

:01:49. > :01:55.front Sinfield. -- from Sinfield. He crowns the ball there so that is

:01:55. > :02:00.the game finished. Anything afterwards is irrelevant. Kevin

:02:00. > :02:10.Sinfield said he was trying to pick it up but it made no difference. It

:02:10. > :02:36.

:02:36. > :02:41.was just a little bit forward. Should it not have been called

:02:41. > :02:51.forward it would have been a try. That is why the referee is there,

:02:51. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :03:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:03:41. > :03:49.there to take the Castleford Tigers Open ball can produce a cruel

:03:49. > :03:56.bounce and it did that. That was the few chances of the half there.

:03:56. > :04:00.It looked as if Sinfield had cleaned it up but it came free.

:04:01. > :04:10.Unfortunately, it just went over the sideline. That definitely was a

:04:11. > :04:40.

:04:40. > :04:46.the 23rd minute is the difference could be absolutely vital, Ray,

:04:46. > :04:50.there. He lost the ball while playing it. Ryan Hall. And 20

:04:50. > :04:55.metres away from the opposition line, just two points down, in the

:04:55. > :05:05.full set of six, coming up to half time, a great situation for

:05:05. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:05:58. > :06:06.that with time running out but... I thought the Castleford player lost

:06:06. > :06:09.that. He certainly did not ask any questions. You can see the thought

:06:09. > :06:19.process they're behind bridging bid to ball. That is the half-time

:06:19. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:44.whistle. -- the process of their CLARE BALDING: If in to the

:06:44. > :06:52.Challenge Cup semi-finals march of the two Yorkshire side's. Leeds

:06:52. > :06:58.thought they had scored but a pass says referee. Kevin Sinfield did

:06:58. > :07:02.the chance when he could. Could a strong defending from both sides.

:07:02. > :07:07.Plenty of Rosalind going on out there. Ablaze looked like Hannibal

:07:07. > :07:14.Lecter and has shown plenty of man eating capabilities. Castleford

:07:14. > :07:19.went close near the end there but just two points are on the board.

:07:19. > :07:23.You would not have predicted that. Perfect conditions for a high-

:07:23. > :07:33.scoring match but that is not what we have got at all. It is very

:07:33. > :07:41.

:07:41. > :07:49.tight. In terms of possession and All of those figures are so close

:07:49. > :07:56.and that is reflected in the scoreline. Brian Noble is watching

:07:56. > :08:01.this with me. I think it shows how much it means to both teams because

:08:01. > :08:04.we have seen Castleford scramble to keep Leeds out at the last minutes

:08:04. > :08:13.and at the other end, Castleford have the opportunity and the same

:08:13. > :08:18.I know all the effort they have put in, I think we will see it broken

:08:18. > :08:25.open in the second half. Just in, which side have created depth of

:08:25. > :08:29.squad. Leeds, mostly, because of the position they have had. You got

:08:29. > :08:33.the sense in the first half that Leeds were going to score so I

:08:33. > :08:37.think Castleford will go in at half-time very pleased. If they

:08:37. > :08:43.keep defending like that, you will see some more errors from the Leeds

:08:43. > :08:48.They certainly cannot go in there regretting what might have been but

:08:48. > :08:56.we can certainly have a look at it. Jamie Jones-Buchanan, it was this

:08:56. > :09:01.forward pass or not? I do not think it was. Brent Webb passes the ball

:09:01. > :09:08.to him. He is going forward here. It looks like he's going to pass.

:09:08. > :09:14.That looks like it is backwards to me. When it was the referee or the

:09:14. > :09:20.touch judge, it is a forward pass. That one is definitely a forward.

:09:20. > :09:27.That extra man there, they proceed through the hands. Another version

:09:27. > :09:32.of events there. That is slightly forward, and I just think that at

:09:32. > :09:37.that point in the game Castleford were just hanging on. We thought

:09:37. > :09:43.Leeds might just break the game open. Unlucky. Both sides have been

:09:43. > :09:48.very close and Ryan Bailey had a big chance for leaves again. Ryan

:09:48. > :09:53.McGoldrick has to play this ball. Boris is threatened. He's going to

:09:53. > :10:01.stretch out and try to put the ball down but he passes it and gives it

:10:01. > :10:06.to Ryan Hall. There we are. He is going to take Ferres or Davies.

:10:06. > :10:11.Good fullbacks in the mix that. If he is not there, that is a try.

:10:11. > :10:21.Soak it is difficult to say it is a strip. I think he had every right

:10:21. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:27.to play that. And this? This was a nice bit of ball movement. He does

:10:27. > :10:33.fantastically well to hold the ball there. You think he's going to get

:10:33. > :10:43.there. Last ditch effort. He wrong for its ability there. Great play.

:10:43. > :10:46.

:10:46. > :10:51.The first bit of attacking play. -- he wrong foots Ablett there.

:10:51. > :10:59.what do you think now, what is being said of the Castleford

:10:59. > :11:03.players? -- said to. They managed to get there with a couple of

:11:03. > :11:10.penalties but when they look bare - - get there they look really

:11:10. > :11:14.dangerous. Chase there has not quite have the fluency but we have

:11:14. > :11:22.seen when he gets in the right part of the field, he is trying to open

:11:22. > :11:27.something up and it is his passing moment. He's a smart cookie and he

:11:27. > :11:33.will get the opportunity to run. Thank goodness for that one went

:11:33. > :11:39.out. In the main, his kicking game has been OK. Castleford have chased

:11:39. > :11:42.really, really well. That has been part and parcel of it. Leeds look a

:11:42. > :11:47.little bit more physical around the middle and have not struggled to

:11:47. > :11:53.get out of their own half. Brian Hall got a chance to get that one

:11:53. > :11:58.on the floor. I would like to see Rangi Chase get in. Here he goes,

:11:58. > :12:03.back against the grain, -- against the grain, trying to create

:12:03. > :12:09.something that is not really there. Here he is on the other side of the

:12:09. > :12:19.game defensively. Begin that ball up and Grandin did it. He's a great

:12:19. > :12:23.leader and did the very well there. CLARE BALDING: Brian McDermott

:12:23. > :12:29.talking to them their about what he wants in the second half. The

:12:29. > :12:35.leaves will go has been influential. He was killing them early on. This

:12:35. > :12:39.is an example of the couple of runs he has had. And him and Burrow

:12:39. > :12:46.added their together, probably showing how Castleford should be

:12:47. > :12:52.attempting to have a go at the game. Here he goes. Another great play

:12:52. > :13:02.from McGoldrick. To all intents and purposes, Danny Buderus is over the

:13:02. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:06.line there. He is a physical Goret. Yes. He has turned out very well.

:13:06. > :13:13.- he is a physical man. We can look at mistakes and say, could this

:13:13. > :13:19.have been done differently? I've wonder now whether James -- Jones-

:13:19. > :13:23.Bishop is regretting this. He has Brett Ferres coming across there

:13:23. > :13:30.and note disrespect to him but he is a bit elusive there, the wing

:13:30. > :13:34.man. Maybe he could have tried and to get past Ferres. He kicked it

:13:34. > :13:39.eight metres out from the line. Good result there but we asking

:13:39. > :13:43.players to make decisions in split seconds. Maybe if he would have

:13:43. > :13:52.backed himself it could have been a try. Note tries yet so everything

:13:52. > :14:01.still to play for as Castleford try to win this. It was 1999 when they

:14:01. > :14:06.last won. The man who lifted it is You watched that first half. What

:14:07. > :14:12.do you make of Leeds performers? They have been pretty dominant,

:14:12. > :14:17.especially in the last 50 minutes. Castleford had the first half. The

:14:18. > :14:23.interchanges that meads -- leaves has made as the game has progressed

:14:23. > :14:27.has been very significant. They look more and more positive.

:14:27. > :14:32.Another couple of forward passes that could have been tries. If it

:14:32. > :14:40.was a boxing match you would think a Castleford was against the ropes.

:14:40. > :14:46.Is there a fear that Leeds might live to rue those mistresses?

:14:46. > :14:53.sure that Castleford will be talking about that. The game of

:14:53. > :14:57.rugby league, with the pressure, eventually the points will follow.

:14:57. > :15:02.Certainly the last 15 minutes, you could see that the points were

:15:02. > :15:09.starting to come. The fact that the are in the lead by two points will

:15:09. > :15:14.put them in a comfortable position so they will not fail to agitated.

:15:14. > :15:19.From Cas's point of view, field position? It is up and they have

:15:19. > :15:24.got to get the ball into Rangi Chase's hands as much as possible.

:15:24. > :15:28.But to do that you have to be in the right end of the field and the

:15:28. > :15:33.back three for Castleford are important. To allow them to kick

:15:33. > :15:37.the ball on the front foot. They have not put too much pressure on

:15:37. > :15:44.Leeds in the first half. If they can do that, and Rangi Chase can

:15:44. > :15:48.get the ball in his hand, they can score points. You are the Crusaders

:15:49. > :15:54.coach. A tough time for them recently. Is there a future for

:15:54. > :16:01.rugby league in Wales? There has been a lot of work done in the last

:16:01. > :16:07.ten years. Youngsters are targeting -- starting to play the game. It is

:16:07. > :16:11.unfortunate that the Crusaders have fallen out of Super League and --

:16:11. > :16:16.but it certainly will not change the end goal of creating a strong

:16:16. > :16:20.national Welsh side. We are in the Four Nations this year and

:16:20. > :16:24.hopefully can do well. I am sure there is a pathway upwards.

:16:24. > :16:28.have had talks this week we did Rugby Football League and intimated

:16:28. > :16:32.something positive can come out. Can you tell us? We are still

:16:32. > :16:35.talking at the moment. The signs are positive and we have had good

:16:35. > :16:40.communication with them. I am hoping something positive will come

:16:40. > :16:45.out of that the middle to the end of this week. Your own decision

:16:45. > :16:51.yesterday? Do you perhaps see yourself managing the side in the

:16:51. > :16:56.championship? I want to coach in Super League at the top level. I

:16:56. > :17:01.enjoy catching. I hope I continued to do that. There are three or four

:17:01. > :17:05.vacancies. I am still a young coach and I still have a lot to learn.

:17:05. > :17:11.The weather it is as head coach or assistant coach... Rise certainly

:17:11. > :17:14.want to stay at the top. This has been the toughest challenge in your

:17:14. > :17:18.pension career. There has been a lot of tough challenges at

:17:18. > :17:24.Crusaders. I know Brian is in the studio and he had a lot to deal

:17:24. > :17:28.with in his time in charge. Disappointing that the Chris Tew

:17:28. > :17:31.does -- Crusaders are not there for the next few years but hopefully

:17:31. > :17:41.all the players will sort themselves out and getting too good

:17:41. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:45.Gareth Thomas among those who are making decisions about where he

:17:45. > :17:49.will go next. All the player, it was a primary concern as coach and

:17:49. > :17:54.the staff and the people and the Spectator, let us not forget, that

:17:54. > :17:59.three or 4,000 people rock up every week to watch and invest their

:17:59. > :18:03.money. Where is professional sport in north Wales now? Rugby league in

:18:03. > :18:07.particular. However you go back to the player scenario. Everybody has

:18:07. > :18:11.a life to lead and job to get and in the manner in which it happened

:18:11. > :18:16.is the one that sticks in everyone's mouth. The last second.

:18:16. > :18:24.The players were the last to know which can't be right. Desperate for

:18:24. > :18:26.them. And as he was talking about it, they made reference to the

:18:26. > :18:34.vacancies there will be in Super League next year. It will be a case

:18:34. > :18:40.of musical chairs. Among those departing is the Castleford coach

:18:40. > :18:46.Terry Matterson, there are going to be vacancies at Castleford, Wigan,

:18:46. > :18:50.Hull KR. Wakefield, you know, this could be very interesting. New job

:18:50. > :18:56.club we are creating. We will have a coffee and hold us heads in our

:18:56. > :19:00.hand and say where are we going next. Obviously, can you give us

:19:00. > :19:03.any clues,? Are you staying in the country. I would love to. I have

:19:03. > :19:08.enjoyed coaching and I want to continue coaching in Super League

:19:08. > :19:13.so hopefully we get something sorted out sooner than later.

:19:13. > :19:18.are plenty that would want you. And you too. You want to coach at the

:19:18. > :19:22.highest level and Super League is a fabulous concept, and I have missed

:19:22. > :19:25.it dearly. Some of the Leeds players will be featuring in the

:19:25. > :19:29.autumn come the four nations tournament. Some will be playing

:19:29. > :19:39.for England and Wales are involved. Australia and New Zealand as well.

:19:39. > :19:41.

:19:41. > :19:49.These are the matching you can see High lights on TV and Five Live as

:19:49. > :19:56.well. Full coverage on line as a superb service. So here we go, no

:19:56. > :20:01.tries yet. Leeds leading narrowly 2-0. Let us join John and Ray. No

:20:01. > :20:06.tries as yet. Just that one penalty goal edging Leeds ahead as we begin

:20:07. > :20:11.the final 40 minutes. To see who will join Wigan at Wembley in three

:20:11. > :20:15.will join Wigan at Wembley in three weeks time. Defences on top. 182

:20:15. > :20:17.tack. -- tackles made and only four missed. That says something about

:20:17. > :20:23.the determination. They are committed to the cause. They know

:20:23. > :20:26.there is a massive prize at the end of this. But it has been very good.

:20:26. > :20:29.Really impressed with the tackles that McGoldrick made on his own

:20:29. > :20:34.line, when he tackled the ball and not worried about the player. 40

:20:34. > :20:38.minutes now, Ray, to decide who is lining up against Wigan. I am sure

:20:38. > :20:42.we will have tries in the second half. The energy that is being used

:20:42. > :20:46.up there in that first 40 minute, and the heat down there, it must

:20:46. > :20:51.take a toll. It will do. There will be tired limbs out there, and the

:20:51. > :21:01.use of interchange will be very very important as well, and be

:21:01. > :21:10.

:21:10. > :21:17.interesting to see when Baderas Jones-Buchanan. Well, nice slip of

:21:17. > :21:22.a pass there. Oh Jackson number eight has picked it up I like the

:21:22. > :21:29.attitude of Jackson. He got hold of the ball and mash -- marched it

:21:29. > :21:32.forward. Castleford have had a tradition for props. These three

:21:33. > :21:36.Paul Jackson, Rob Parker and Ben Davies, they might not have the

:21:36. > :21:40.same aura as names but they have gone through a good 40 minutes here

:21:40. > :21:50.They have worked very hard and they will have to maintain that for the

:21:50. > :22:17.

:22:17. > :22:22.away. Now then, he is holding on. Can he edge him on the that

:22:22. > :22:30.touchline. He cuts inside. He outside again. And he beats another

:22:30. > :22:38.man. But he is down. Terrific recovery there by Castleford. Leeds

:22:38. > :22:46.in full flow. Magnificent run from Bishop. Well done, oh is he in. He

:22:46. > :22:53.is in touch. The flag is up. Carl Ablett has not scored. Mistakes

:22:53. > :22:58.right on the spot. The flag went up immediately. But that was a carbon

:22:58. > :23:04.copy of that Wigan try yesterday. It was but hasn't he done well here.

:23:04. > :23:09.Look who it is. He put the pressure on Ablett, but touch judge has got

:23:09. > :23:14.it exactly right. Robert Hicks has got it right. The foot on the

:23:14. > :23:17.sideline, but it was Danny Orr, and that shows how much it means,

:23:17. > :23:21.putting the pressure on Ablett, forcing Ablett out-of-bounds.

:23:21. > :23:27.you could see there with the touch judge, Mr Hick, he was looking

:23:27. > :23:32.nowhere else except that white line. That did the trick for Castleford.

:23:32. > :23:36.He did a great job. But again, Jones-Bishop, he is looking the one

:23:36. > :23:46.most likely to break this stalemate, but good piece of work there from

:23:46. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :23:56.he got support inside him? Has he the layed too long. He is going

:23:56. > :24:01.himself. Rangi Chase has scored! An amazing try from one end of the

:24:01. > :24:07.field to the other. Castleford are in the lead. I thought he had made

:24:07. > :24:13.a mistake by not passing but the confidence in this Kiwi is immense.

:24:13. > :24:20.His 36th try for Castleford, and as has he ever scored a more important

:24:21. > :24:24.one? I would doubt it. The fans are deleer rows. They lead for the

:24:25. > :24:28.first time in this match for by points to two. What a great try.

:24:28. > :24:33.They went down the short side. A bit of a tummy. Sinfield took it.

:24:33. > :24:38.He used the right hand and look at his composure here. Ball in two

:24:39. > :24:43.hands, he is virtually teasing Webb. He is "I'm going to pass, I'm not

:24:43. > :24:48.going to pass" ore he gos in the corner. A great individual try from

:24:48. > :24:54.Rangi Chase. He made it, he engineered the break and he

:24:55. > :25:01.finished the break. Absolutely outstanding rugby league. It was.

:25:01. > :25:11.He moved the Leeds full back, then he went out he had the legs on him.

:25:11. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:37.He is a successful kicker for no it is not. It is to the left of

:25:37. > :25:42.the post. -- lofts. What a lift from that man for the men in yellow.

:25:43. > :25:49.It was a magnificent break. You saw the right hand as he showed the

:25:49. > :25:52.dummy to Sinfield. I love how he Teess and tantalising Webb. When he

:25:52. > :25:59.realises he's has bought himself enough space he finishes the try

:25:59. > :26:04.off. What a great try. I think hen joyed it. He certainly did. All the

:26:04. > :26:08.drama, all the talk about whether Rangi Chase was play, whether he

:26:09. > :26:18.was in Australia or wherever he was on that touchline less than a

:26:19. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:35.aplomb. For Leeds the message from Brian McDermott stretched the play,

:26:35. > :26:38.get the ball under control, and we saw that great example of that from

:26:38. > :26:42.Jones-Bishop, but the message from Brian McDermott is take your

:26:42. > :26:46.chances, Leeds have to start doing that. Leeds I think have to start

:26:46. > :26:50.moving the ball about. For my money they have battled too long and too

:26:50. > :26:56.far, with Castleford round that ruck area. It is a war of attrition.

:26:56. > :27:00.It is an 80 minute game. There is no teed to panic. A two point

:27:00. > :27:05.deficit for the Rhinos. Castleford will be happy with that try. It

:27:05. > :27:15.should give them more confidence. Burrow, scampering away. Beating

:27:15. > :27:40.

:27:40. > :27:44.understand what Webb was attempting to do there, because it showed it

:27:44. > :27:53.and it was never really on. Cas will be happy the pressure has been

:27:53. > :28:03.released. Castleford sensibly carrying the ball away, with the

:28:03. > :28:23.

:28:23. > :28:28.first receiver while they regather. match on loan from Wigan. He is

:28:28. > :28:34.having a very good game. Here he goes again. He has got him away.

:28:34. > :28:40.They are back in in business. He has lost it. He lost that there.

:28:40. > :28:47.did. Good call. Again, another goodical on that far side. -- good

:28:47. > :28:52.call on that far side. You see Chase opening it up and Youngquest

:28:52. > :28:59.out on the wing. Off-loaded the ball to Dixon. He lost the ball in

:28:59. > :29:08.that collision there n the sort of cover tackle. They are looking at

:29:08. > :29:14.the moment the most promising side there Ray. They are. And Leeds

:29:15. > :29:19.forced to bring the ball away. Leeds will be looking for some

:29:19. > :29:27.inspiration. Terry Matterson there, with Andy hey his assistant.

:29:27. > :29:37.Contented. There is a long time remaining in this Carnegie

:29:37. > :29:50.

:29:51. > :29:56.second row of Delaney who has returned from the substitute bench.

:29:56. > :30:01.You can see as Isa is regaining his feet. He had one hand on the ball.

:30:01. > :30:05.This is a marvellous opportunity for the Leeds Rhinos. A penalty

:30:05. > :30:15.like that can change the course of the game. The ball here now with

:30:15. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:52.12 months but he is fit and ready there. A bit of a problem here with

:30:52. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:15.Danny off and Dan and acquire. nothing. It is a mile for Wood,

:31:15. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:27.that one. -- forwards. It was after the ball was on the ground that we

:31:27. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:43.had the two Dannys having a little tackle above the shoulder...

:31:43. > :31:53.McGuire making a last ditch class, but around the neck. That is a

:31:53. > :31:53.

:31:53. > :32:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:32:41. > :32:44.penalty. A good decision. Tempers providing big problems for Leeds.

:32:44. > :32:51.Jackson was working incessantly when he was carrying the ball after

:32:51. > :32:56.collision to get them forward. There is no doubt, they were

:32:56. > :33:06.offside and if councils are... would you do, John? Is this worth a

:33:06. > :33:11.goal? Points as a premium. No doubt. The interchange has been eating up.

:33:11. > :33:17.Eight on each side. So it is a war of attrition out there and any

:33:17. > :33:27.points you can get are very important will stop Kirk Dixon,

:33:27. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:02.extra-time over there at felt -- points for Castleford. 6-2. Do the

:34:02. > :34:10.Castleford fans, as they have said all week, begin to dream of

:34:10. > :34:15.Wembley? They have been dreaming of it all week but the reality dawns

:34:15. > :34:25.today. But there is a long time to go yet. There will be a lot of

:34:25. > :34:50.

:34:50. > :35:00.have someone from the Castleford squad here. How did Castleford hold

:35:00. > :35:02.

:35:02. > :35:06.on? We have just got to not make any mistakes. And Rangi Chase?

:35:06. > :35:15.thought he made the wrong decision, not passing. It shows how much I

:35:15. > :35:25.know. We predicted that Rangi Chase would get the first score of half-

:35:25. > :35:25.

:35:25. > :36:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:36:24. > :36:27.composure in some of these experienced Leeds Rhinos players....

:36:27. > :36:35.Robert Burrow was actually pleading with him to pass the ball and he

:36:35. > :36:45.put a bit too pure -- he put boot to ball and that is a half chance

:36:45. > :36:45.

:36:45. > :37:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:37:59. > :38:07.this on their own rather than position of the ball, he has played

:38:07. > :38:13.it, and then he pushes the Leeds Rhinos player over. Rob Burrow is

:38:13. > :38:18.having discussions... There is no need for that because he has done

:38:18. > :38:27.his job, and very well all afternoon, McGoldrick, and he has

:38:27. > :38:37.given -- this has given Leeds we did good opportunity. -- a really

:38:37. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :39:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:39:28. > :39:31.McGuire went to follow the kick from Brent Webb. It was a very

:39:31. > :39:36.difficult pick up but if you want to get to Wembley you have got to

:39:36. > :39:46.make those. What a cracking game the second half is turning out to

:39:46. > :39:56.be. Coming up to the final 20 minutes of this game. The players

:39:56. > :39:56.

:39:56. > :41:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:41:15. > :41:22.going to go to Wembley, Ray, they have got to take advantage of what

:41:22. > :41:28.this position is giving them. sets, one after the other. That is

:41:28. > :41:38.difficult to defend against in this heat. Oh, Peacock could not just

:41:38. > :42:03.

:42:03. > :42:11.get there! Terrific tackle by and Castleford drinking in there,

:42:11. > :42:21.as Leeds throw everything at them. You can sense Leeds' urgency and

:42:21. > :42:22.

:42:22. > :42:32.commitment to win is there. Castleford eight to Leeds' 5, the

:42:32. > :42:42.sense depended in their own half. - - sets defended. In that final 20

:42:42. > :42:42.

:42:42. > :44:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:44:22. > :44:32.there. A nice little kick. Dixon forwards on, Davies and Thompson.

:44:32. > :44:52.

:44:52. > :44:58.Working the interchanges. Jackson posts are standing out of their

:44:58. > :45:08.seats. They are really beginning to think, can they be an upset here

:45:08. > :45:21.

:45:21. > :45:26.Penalty. The ball or the elbow of the ball carrying arm hit the

:45:26. > :45:32.ground, I'm sure. Chase made the tackle. The tackle momentum stopped.

:45:32. > :45:42.It was after that point Chase took the ball. Well, Terry Matterson was

:45:42. > :45:42.

:45:42. > :45:48.quite detached earlier on, sitting high in the sky. What do you think

:45:48. > :45:54.his heart rate will be? I don't know. Perhaps the walkie-talkies

:45:54. > :46:00.are broken John. Leeds still very much in in game. Four points,

:46:00. > :46:10.absolutely no lead at all, with just 16 my opinions remaining.

:46:10. > :46:18.

:46:18. > :46:23.get it back to burrow? He is scampering about. No, he is just

:46:23. > :46:33.held. A metre short. Desperate, frantic defence here from the men

:46:33. > :46:51.

:46:51. > :47:01.years in the sport and still going for the Rhinos. The left hand side

:47:01. > :47:10.

:47:11. > :47:14.chased it. The middle did. -- Challenge Cup final, Saturday 27th

:47:14. > :47:24.August. We don't quite know who will be facing Wigan, but which

:47:24. > :47:31.

:47:31. > :47:35.ever side it is, it will be a played out. Still the last tackle.

:47:35. > :47:43.He will be satisfied will Richie Owen with that, it was a scrappy

:47:43. > :47:53.end, they decided to put the ball over the dead-ball line. Haven't

:47:53. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:03.they defended so well, Castleford tired, don't they? I this they are

:48:03. > :48:07.trying to solve the problems in ones, rather than working as a

:48:07. > :48:11.group and offering options inside and out, and perhaps promoting an

:48:11. > :48:21.off load or two. Here we are. Baderas with a good run from the

:48:21. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:41.half back position. Can he get it there, on the last tackle. A good

:48:41. > :48:48.left footed kick. This is dangerous. Oh! Play on, says the referee. It

:48:48. > :48:52.went backwards. Can't be off side in the end goal. Play on. Here is

:48:52. > :48:58.Rangi Chase again. Skipping. Jumping round. Beautiful ball.

:48:58. > :49:03.Castleford are on the attack. Some of this Leeds side are walking back.

:49:03. > :49:06.Good tackle there from Webb. Marvellous counter attack from

:49:06. > :49:16.McGoldrick. Those who have been really important for the Tigers

:49:16. > :49:38.

:49:39. > :49:48.Too easy for Jones-Bishop to take. There was no pressure. Not at all.

:49:49. > :49:55.

:49:55. > :50:05.Castleford still holding on to that six points to two lead. Just the

:50:05. > :50:14.

:50:14. > :50:19.of burrow or McGuire. They need options. They need people rung off

:50:19. > :50:23.them. That certainly won't help. Jamie Jones-Buchanan losing the

:50:23. > :50:29.ball. He has worked very very hard as the second row of Jamie Jones-

:50:29. > :50:34.Buchanan and again it is a very good tackle from Milner. He is just

:50:34. > :50:38.19 years of age. He has had a cracker, I'll tell you today. Time

:50:38. > :50:43.is running out for the Rhino, they will have to start working more and

:50:43. > :50:47.more and more for each other. I noticed in that last move. Rob

:50:47. > :50:54.burrow shouting to his team, urging them to move the ball more, as you

:50:54. > :50:59.are suggesting. It is down now where you have to take the risk, if

:50:59. > :51:07.you are going to get to a prize like that. And that may well be

:51:07. > :51:10.very very important there, Richie Owen, a little aggrieved with the

:51:10. > :51:16.referee's decision, but Phil Bentham convinced he lost the ball.

:51:16. > :51:21.I'm not. I'm not convinced he lost the ball, but technically he never

:51:21. > :51:25.played with played with it his foot. If you haven't it is a penalty.

:51:25. > :51:34.What I am saying it is par for the course and no referees ever seem to

:51:34. > :51:40.pick it up. He has lost it. That is a penalty. There is interference.

:51:40. > :51:50.Now then. This should be interesting to see whether... There

:51:50. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :51:57.was any interference. REFEREE: he hit the Cas man? Rob, so in your

:51:57. > :52:04.opinion the Cas man has not made any connection on the way back?

:52:04. > :52:09.think that is debatable. I think that he was trying to get on side.

:52:09. > :52:14.He has certainly played the arm. I think the Leeds Rhinos will be

:52:14. > :52:18.aggrieved with that, but Castleford tigers players and fans won't be

:52:18. > :52:22.worried. Very very contentious decision there. But, this is what

:52:22. > :52:32.makes, this is what the Challenge Cup is all about. There is only one

:52:32. > :52:55.

:52:55. > :53:01.here from Castleford. Driving in at it half broke them. It forced hawk

:53:01. > :53:07.to have a second effort. It shows some of the depth of the talent at

:53:07. > :53:12.Wigan when they can loan this boy out. He could play in the final

:53:12. > :53:22.against his parent club. He could. I don't know what the arrangements

:53:22. > :53:27.

:53:27. > :53:30.are. Sometimes they stop them. celebrating his 4 hundredth career

:53:31. > :53:34.appearance. A record points scorer here for Castleford. He will

:53:34. > :53:44.remember it as well, if they manage to achieve the prize and get to

:53:44. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:13.absolute beauty. The Castleford fans are absolutely ecstatic. Just

:54:13. > :54:19.look at that little lad bouncing up and down there! This is what rugby

:54:19. > :54:24.league means to a town like Castleford. Eight points to two.

:54:24. > :54:28.Less than nine minutes remain, all the pressure now on Leeds. --

:54:28. > :54:34.remaining. One of the great sides of Challenge Cup rugby. In honesty

:54:34. > :54:41.Ray, you look at this and you think where can Leeds conjure a try from?

:54:41. > :54:45.If they do and convert it, it is still even Stevens goal and point

:54:45. > :54:55.jobs. Could you stand another goal and point job after your experience

:54:55. > :54:58.

:54:58. > :55:04.with Wakefield and Castleford? give that pass out. He knows it.

:55:04. > :55:12.have been singing his praises, haven't we, but that was a big

:55:12. > :55:17.error there. So, Terry Matterson and his assistant there, Andy Hay,

:55:17. > :55:27.they both know how vital that mistake could be. Six tackles here

:55:27. > :55:51.

:55:51. > :56:01.then to Leeds. What can McGuire and it out. Can he pick it up. He's

:56:01. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:16.over! He's over. No hesitation there. Jones-Bishop he picked the

:56:16. > :56:17.

:56:17. > :56:21.ball up. Watkins, 18th try. Tremendous effort. And Leeds are

:56:21. > :56:26.back! Yes, well the ball moved from left to right there, one of the

:56:26. > :56:29.slickest of movement and the ball hit the ground from Hauraki, a

:56:29. > :56:35.lovely bit of composure from Watkins. Kept his hands away from

:56:36. > :56:40.the ball. It hits the ground from the off load. He shows composure

:56:40. > :56:48.and finishes really well, three metres in from the sideline. And my

:56:48. > :56:58.word, good try from Watkins, but this is pressure. The skill of

:56:58. > :57:05.

:57:05. > :57:11.in business. Kevin Sinfield. The record goal kicker for Leeds, shows

:57:11. > :57:15.his true metal when the pressure son from the toech line. He grabs

:57:15. > :57:23.another one. -- touchline. He grabs another one and we are all square

:57:23. > :57:28.here at the Keepmoat stadium. piece of brilliance. Hauraki does a

:57:28. > :57:31.good job. Off loads the ball. Great composure from Watkins. Good kick

:57:31. > :57:35.under pressure and a great finish and Sinfield's kick, that is,

:57:35. > :57:40.handling pressure at the highest level. What a finish we've got in

:57:41. > :57:50.store now Ray. Less than six minutes remaining and suddenly,

:57:51. > :57:52.

:57:52. > :57:59.Leeds look revitalised. Leeds now charging away. Buderus. And it is

:57:59. > :58:05.Castleford off side. Play from Buderus. He picked the ball up and

:58:05. > :58:11.made Parker get involved in the defensive. Will it be a drop goal?

:58:12. > :58:19.Well, Kevin Sinfield, Danny McGuire, burrow, all adapted to -- adept at

:58:19. > :58:29.drop goals. Sin teeld with 2 drop goals in his career. They are

:58:29. > :58:43.

:58:43. > :58:47.taking it to central position Ray. crash on the goal-line of

:58:47. > :58:51.Castleford. They picked out Kirk but he couldn't reel the ball in.

:58:51. > :58:55.Too much traffic from the Castleford defence. You tend the

:58:55. > :58:58.lose the ball when you are so tired. You can see a lot of tired men out

:58:58. > :59:02.there There is fatigue but there is pressure from the defensive line.

:59:02. > :59:07.Kevin Sinfield in the background, he was screaming at Buderus, he

:59:07. > :59:13.wanted the ball to slot a one pointer over, but it wasn't to be a.

:59:13. > :59:20.It is still eight all. Four-and-a- half minutes left. We going to go

:59:20. > :59:24.into goal and point. Let us remind listeners a golden point. A draw at

:59:24. > :59:28.half-time. There is to replay now. We return round at full-time and

:59:28. > :59:34.the team that scores first, whether it be a drop goal, a try, or a

:59:34. > :59:40.penalty goal, is the winner. Castleford already have achieved

:59:40. > :59:48.that once against John's side, Wakefield Trinity. And won by 20

:59:48. > :59:54.points to 18. A two pointer from Kirk Dixon. I don't think Ray he is

:59:54. > :59:59.obsessed with a drop goal. You have to build pressure. But Leeds Rhinos

:59:59. > :00:03.they have found an injection of energy from somewhere. They are

:00:03. > :00:13.stopping Castleford. A long kick. You have to get up there fast. Webb,

:00:13. > :00:33.

:00:33. > :00:43.he has to make ground. He is doing. better Leeds players. His work-rate

:00:43. > :01:11.

:01:11. > :01:21.decision, I am certain, from Danny McGuire. There was one of the

:01:21. > :01:27.tackle left and he went for the try. Chase is injured. I think he is

:01:27. > :01:34.also buying a moment or two for his groggy defence. There are one or

:01:34. > :01:44.two players on the field who had their hands are on their knees.

:01:44. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :02:00.it the read -- right decision from the naked eye, there looked to be

:02:00. > :02:06.nothing at all. It was just Chase going down on the ball. When it is

:02:06. > :02:16.slowed down, things look worse. He is OK. He's up and running. Not

:02:16. > :02:16.

:02:16. > :03:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:03:26. > :03:36.exactly brimming, but he's up. -- the first person of the team to

:03:36. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :04:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:04:42. > :04:49.do not think a very good get a full set in. -- I do not think they can

:04:49. > :04:55.get a full set in. McGoldrick and Orr flew out of the line to put him

:04:55. > :05:02.under pressure. And marvellous work from Orr to get Castleford that's

:05:02. > :05:12.marvellous field position. We were talking on -- earlier on about

:05:12. > :05:37.

:05:37. > :05:43.fitness. What a fine example from gone to the left-hand side of the

:05:43. > :05:50.post. We will be in two extra time. There is no doubt about that now.

:05:50. > :05:54.The seconds are ticking away. And we cannot restart the game. Time

:05:54. > :06:01.for a little rest for all the players but this time is yet to be

:06:01. > :06:11.decided yet. The first to score the golden., drop goal, a penalty goal

:06:11. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :06:24.or try, will settle this. -- the for a word. The coaches with a

:06:24. > :06:32.first sides. What do are experts in the studio think?

:06:32. > :06:38.CLARE BALDING: Just in, you said it is not the greatest quality match,

:06:38. > :06:41.but intense. I think this period here, defence is going to be the

:06:41. > :06:47.key. You have to stop the opposition from getting into

:06:47. > :06:54.position. And they act on their feet. Both the team. Leeds probably

:06:54. > :07:01.looked like they had the most energy. Castleford have charged

:07:01. > :07:07.down to. Well, two just brilliant pieces of play that whistle. It

:07:07. > :07:13.took until four to four minutes for a try to be scored, Castleford with

:07:13. > :07:18.a break from Rangi Chase. Clarkson was late back in the line and just

:07:18. > :07:23.had so much leg but what he does afterwards, he turns Brent Webb

:07:23. > :07:29.inside out and in the lady's chamber. You would have expected

:07:29. > :07:32.him to pass there, but that his confidence. And Watkins here

:07:32. > :07:37.scoring for Leeds. The simple conversion was immense, because it

:07:38. > :07:44.is right over there on the right- hand touchline. Sinfield, shades of

:07:44. > :07:51.that semi-final kick that he took back in 2003. He would have thought

:07:51. > :07:55.it would have taken 70 or so minutes for Leeds to score a try?

:07:55. > :07:59.The Leeds markers putting some pressure on there and he just

:07:59. > :08:04.kicked it to decide there. But fantastic effort from Castleford.

:08:04. > :08:09.They thoroughly deserve to be in this golden point situation. They

:08:09. > :08:14.have defended fantastically on their goal line. The players trying

:08:14. > :08:21.to take on as much liquid as they possibly can. It is very hot out

:08:21. > :08:29.there. They are dehydrated. We are going to golden point in this

:08:29. > :08:34.second Carnegie Challenge Cup semi- final. Expect, from both sides,

:08:34. > :08:37.then to try to get into a position where they can go for a drop goal.

:08:38. > :08:42.All sorts of things can happen here but it will be whichever side has

:08:42. > :08:46.the energy left to do something, because it is not even the case any

:08:46. > :08:53.more of being 80 minutes away from Wembley. They could be a minute

:08:53. > :09:03.away, they could be 20 minutes away. Let's rejoin Ray French and John

:09:03. > :09:08.

:09:08. > :09:12.the Match? We will know very, very quickly. Do not forget, the normal

:09:12. > :09:18.interchange pattern is allowed and another extra three into changes

:09:18. > :09:28.are also allowed, to cater for extra-time. -- 3 interchanges are

:09:28. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :10:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:10:15. > :10:25.you are going to get anything, you have to come 80 metres to get it.

:10:25. > :11:05.

:11:05. > :11:12.Leeds have got to get back and high tackle? Our massive decision

:11:12. > :11:17.on the referee. It is a high tackle. Will Kevin Sinfield go for goal?

:11:17. > :11:27.great break first from Sinfield, Ben McGuire backing up on the next

:11:27. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:38.play and no doubt, he wrong-footed McGoldrick. It was a penalty. There

:11:38. > :11:38.

:11:38. > :12:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:12:23. > :12:27.Castleford could be all over with has kicked the winning goal.

:12:27. > :12:32.Castleford can hardly believe it! One or two of those players

:12:32. > :12:37.collapsed to the ground. Some of the fans are in tears. It has not

:12:37. > :12:44.been the greatest of games in terms of spectacular rugby, but what a

:12:44. > :12:49.battle! What a war of attrition! And Ronnie the rhino is urging the

:12:49. > :12:57.Leeds fans. Sinfield, the Europe of the hour. He will take Leeds to

:12:57. > :13:06.Wembley. Kevin Sinfield has been the man of the match simply because

:13:06. > :13:10.he has kept with the pressure with two immense goal kicks. He has

:13:10. > :13:16.contributed greatly individually but those two kicks, firstly to tie

:13:16. > :13:20.the score, second late to win the game, man of the match. And it was

:13:20. > :13:28.Castleford, 72 minutes into this game, on the way to Wembley,

:13:28. > :13:33.leading by 8-2, Sinfield adding the goal from the touchline, and

:13:33. > :13:40.Sinfield the prolific points-scorer, more points than anybody else. The

:13:40. > :13:47.record goalscorer for Leeds, he rare here at the Keepmoat Stadium.

:13:47. > :13:56.-- the hero. They are all the way to face Wigan at Wembley in three

:13:56. > :14:04.Congratulations. You are through to Wembley. Talk us through you'll for

:14:04. > :14:10.prices with that kick. Hope for the best. -- your thought process.

:14:10. > :14:15.thought Cas were out standing and probably did not deserve to lose.

:14:15. > :14:22.It was not a vintage leaves performance, was it? No, we have

:14:22. > :14:28.been inconsistent this season. Good stuff for five or ten minutes and

:14:28. > :14:32.then awful again. Stuffed to work on. If we keep putting of these

:14:32. > :14:37.results and working together... They must have been times when you

:14:37. > :14:42.thought the score was not going to come. Cas were outstanding and gave

:14:43. > :14:50.us everything they had. When we went 8-2 behind, it was pretty

:14:50. > :14:56.ominous for us. Congratulations. You are the comedian man of the

:14:56. > :15:00.match. Danny Buderus is with us. What a way to go through to Wembley.

:15:00. > :15:06.Yes, Kevin stays behind to train every day and gets those goals and

:15:06. > :15:12.they are invaluable. Did you always know he was going to kick it?

:15:12. > :15:16.kicks from the side line were probably harder for him. To send it

:15:16. > :15:23.through to Wembley is a pretty good occasion. The blood I your nose

:15:23. > :15:33.tells a story. A bruising encounter. Yes. It is a real good atmosphere

:15:33. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:45.around here. A good battle and very good with Wigan. A patient sort of

:15:45. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:56.game. Week stuck it out. At times You are through to the final,

:15:56. > :16:00.Robbie burr Roys, you deserve to get one don't you? We have had some

:16:00. > :16:07.tests but not in the Challenge Cup so we are lucky you get that one.

:16:07. > :16:11.How touch was it this afternoon? Leeds and Cas games are tough. All

:16:11. > :16:16.credit to Cas, they were great. The team spirit we have here is good so

:16:16. > :16:22.it got us through. As you approached extra time both teams

:16:23. > :16:26.looked out on their feet, is that the way you felt? That is the

:16:26. > :16:30.testimony. It was tough, top pace but both teams deserve a shake of

:16:30. > :16:35.the hand. What are your thoughts about facing wig none the final?

:16:35. > :16:43.Really excited about it. Games like this, Westminster ibly, the boys

:16:43. > :16:48.will be looking forward to it. Leeds have lost their last four

:16:48. > :16:51.Challenge Cup final, they will be desperate to turn that round. Muted

:16:51. > :16:55.tell spwraition -- celebrations among the players, mainly because

:16:55. > :16:59.they are exhausted. It really matters to them, you have to feel

:16:59. > :17:03.sorry for these Castleford players, what an effort from them. They

:17:04. > :17:09.matched Leeds, they looked the better side and in many passages of

:17:09. > :17:14.play they put everything into that and desperate to walk away with

:17:14. > :17:20.nothing. It, when you see, you know, big physical powerful men like this,

:17:20. > :17:25.wrecked, wrecked motionly, it is really hard to take, and you know,

:17:25. > :17:30.you were cheering encouragement to Castleford and in many ways a lot

:17:30. > :17:33.of people will feel they deserve to win. I thought they defended

:17:33. > :17:36.fantasticically. There were moments in the first half where Leeds had

:17:36. > :17:43.the ball for five or six minutes and the second half they defended.

:17:43. > :17:48.They deserved it. Leeds, they came one the big play, great break by

:17:48. > :17:51.Sinfield and McGuire and from Kevin. He must be waving to family members

:17:51. > :17:58.there. You can see by the muted celebration, they know what a

:17:58. > :18:03.tussle they have had and probably got out of jail free. Dor is with

:18:03. > :18:08.Damian. Commiserations, a cruel way to lose a semifinal. Yes, you know,

:18:08. > :18:13.I think any semis, it is not nice, it is an awful feeling. I have been

:18:13. > :18:16.on the end of a few of them. I doesn't get any easier I can assure

:18:16. > :18:20.you. At 8-2 did you think you were through? I didn't think we were

:18:20. > :18:24.through. I thought we were in a good position to go through. We

:18:24. > :18:27.made an error and let them back into the game. After a really

:18:27. > :18:32.important time we kick add penalty and we should have kicked home from

:18:32. > :18:39.there and got good field position and put them under pressure. That

:18:39. > :18:45.is rugby for you. Cas have form, did you feel approaching extra time

:18:45. > :18:51.that was your best chance? To be honest, at 8-2 we were in a good

:18:51. > :18:59.position. We just made error, we made an error in extra time and you

:18:59. > :19:05.can't give a game away. There were tremendous passions in the game.

:19:05. > :19:09.You seem to channel that emotion rel into the game. Yes, we are a

:19:09. > :19:14.good team you know, I thought, Terry leaving it would have been

:19:14. > :19:17.great to send him off with a final, and hopefully winning some

:19:17. > :19:24.silverwareer but it is not to be. We have to pick ourself up and we

:19:24. > :19:28.have a lot to play for. Thanks Danny. Danny Orr expressing

:19:28. > :19:32.disappointment they couldn't do it format mat. He will try and console

:19:32. > :19:38.his players. Didn't they try. He leaves at the end of the season.

:19:38. > :19:43.Neil says unlucky Cas, didn't deserve to lose that game. These

:19:43. > :19:47.are coming through Twitter. Ian says "Cruel on Cas. Great nerve

:19:47. > :19:52.from Sinfield. Should be a cracking final." Indeed it will be and we

:19:52. > :19:58.will be there live on the BBC, in 20 days time. August 27th. It will

:19:58. > :20:02.be on BBC One, Wigan Warriors against Leeds Rhinos. The match was

:20:02. > :20:05.won, well, through the boot of sin singers but it wasn't just the way

:20:05. > :20:09.he took that penalty, it was the break he made to make sure that

:20:09. > :20:13.Leeds were close enough, that if anything, if ieth her got an

:20:13. > :20:18.opportunity to drop goal he could take it or if a penalty was awarded

:20:18. > :20:22.and Paul says "Don't care how much surgery I have to have, Kevin

:20:22. > :20:27.Sinfieldly have your babies." A lot of Leeds fans will feel that way!

:20:27. > :20:30.It was incredible. A good break on the back of Sinfield's run by

:20:31. > :20:36.McGuire. McGoldrick has gone for a shot on ball and mistimed it a bit.

:20:36. > :20:39.Got him a bit high. Brave to give a penalty in that situation, but I

:20:39. > :20:44.think the very play shows it was a high one and deserved a penalty.

:20:44. > :20:49.Isn't he good here. Nerves of steel. You backed him in every second of

:20:49. > :20:52.that kick. He wasn't going to miss it, was he? It will be interesting

:20:52. > :20:54.to see, look how cool he is after. He doesn't want to get

:20:54. > :20:59.overemotional about the Challenge Cup this year. I wonder whether

:20:59. > :21:02.they have learned a lot from last year. I think that is the element

:21:02. > :21:07.of humility that is sin. They know they have been in a hell of a

:21:07. > :21:11.tussle and a hell of a fight. Cas might have come through the other

:21:11. > :21:15.side on any other day as winners. This is what it means to them in

:21:15. > :21:18.the changing room. They will be tired tonight. It's a big one for

:21:18. > :21:24.Brian McDermott who had his critics through the year at certain times.

:21:24. > :21:31.He has come through that. They are in a final. It is a dance as well

:21:31. > :21:36.as a song. Nice little dance. looks like a Haka. It's the hokey-

:21:36. > :21:41.cokey. Very nice. They have every right to dance away, because you

:21:41. > :21:46.know, it was tight and very tense and there were few moments of what

:21:46. > :21:50.one would call great flair. It was dramatic to the last. It was a

:21:50. > :21:54.great, great finish to the game. As we said it wasn't, you know classic

:21:54. > :21:58.rugby league game, there was a lot of mistakes and penalties but it

:21:58. > :22:04.was tense. You know, points towards a good final in about three weeks

:22:04. > :22:07.time. We have seen that over both semifinals. Neither in particular

:22:07. > :22:11.high scoring. The final should be spectacular, Leeds have to raise

:22:11. > :22:15.their game to beat an awesome Wigan side from yesterday. It will be

:22:16. > :22:19.Wigan going for a record, -- extending 18th success in the

:22:19. > :22:23.Challenge Cup. Leeds will be going for a 12th. It's a replay of the 94