Wigan Warriors' Challenge Cup victory will go down as 'The Rob Burrow Final' and was inspired by a desire to honour a rugby league legend.
In what will go down in history as 'The Rob Burrow Final', Wigan Warriors' record-extending 21st Challenge Cup triumph was undoubtedly inspired by the desire to honour a rugby league legend.
Beaten Warrington coach Sam Burgess also lost his father Mark to MND, while the final was emotional too for winger Liam Marshall, who lost his mother in February, just a day after his baby daughter was born."We all love Rob Burrow and his family. It's been an emotional week because Rob was such a special character, but it stirs up emotions for everyone.
When French, 28, then scored the second try himself just six minutes later, Wigan were into a two-score lead which they never looked like surrendering, once Liam Farrell had claimed the third try, even after a too little too late Wire rally. Peet also had special praise for his captain Farrell, who capped a fourth Challenge Cup winner's medal at the age of 33 - and more glory for the famous Farrell rugby family - with a typical solo burst for his first try in a Wembley final."There have been some good back-rowers in Super League over the last 10 or 15 years but, in terms of success and playing in big games, Faz takes some beating.
The Warriors also lifted the 2002 trophy in Edinburgh at Murrayfield, after the old Wembley had been bulldozed for redevelopment. And, 20 years later, they also won it at Tottenham as Wembley was unavailable.
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