Saturday’s showpiece against Wigan will serve as a tribute to the life of Leeds titan Rob Burrow, who died last weekend.
Sam Burgess will urge his Warrington side to seize the moment in Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup final against Wigan at Wembley after a week in which rugby league has been issued a moving reminder of the precarious nature of life at the top level.
In an otherwise glittering career, which included a Wembley appearance for England against New Zealand in the 2013 World Cup semi-final, Burgess came up short when Bradford were heavily beaten by St Helens in the last four in 2007, and he is determined to ensure his own players do not make a similar mistake.
Burgess has had a significant impact since returning from Australia to take full control from the start of the current campaign, revitalising the likes of captain George Williams and full-back Matt Dufty, and lifting them to within two points of the Super League summit after 13 games. “There are so many external factors. I remember going as a family in 1999, sitting three or four rows back and being part of that spectacle. We are not going to ignore that. We’ll embrace it, but there’s a fine line between emotion and performance, so we won’t overdo it.
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