The 2009 Carnegie Challenge Cup final showcased all that is good about modern day rugby; and rugby league in particular. It had fast flowing action, big hits, errors and tries aplenty … it also contained a more than healthy dose of controversy.

Warrington Wolves erased three-decades of Challenge Cup heartache with this devastating domination of the Huddersfield Giants.

Twenty-year old, Tyrone McCarthy, was a delighted spectator at Widnes’s Stobart Stadium as the Warrington Wolves secured their first Challenge Cup Final appearance since losing to Wigan in 1990.

Wembley, the old Wembley at least, always had the reputation of testing the character of a player. It could make or break reputations. Who will it mark today?

Egan would have played at Wembley for Wigan against Wakefield in the 1946 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley had he not been aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable with the Great Britain Lions bound for Australia and New Zealand.

The Wolves clocked record sales figures for the first day with over 9,000 Challenge Cup Final tickets sold so far and today’s sales set to continue until 10 tonight (Monday).

Getting to Wembley can really help to build the profile of the club and I’m really happy for (chairman) Ken Davy who has backed the club with his own money.