Warrington’s Matt Davis: ‘Challenge Cup final at Wembley is the pinnacle’

Wolves forward is not fazed by underdog tag against St Helens as he prepares to live his dream after a unique rugby league journeyThe small Leicestershire town of Burbage is certainly not the first place you think of when it comes to rugby league. But on Saturday, a small pocket of an area where fewer than 15,000 people reside will be travelling en masse to Wembley for the sport’s showpiece event to see one of their own realise a childhood dream.Born on the outskirts of Leicestershire and initially a promising rugby union player with Leicester Tigers, Matt Davis’s route to the top of rugby league is certainly unique. However, it is perhaps also ironic that the biggest game of his career will take place a stone’s throw from where his breakthrough as a professional happened just a couple of years ago. Related: St Helens and Warrington can begin to cement a legacy in Challenge Cup final | Aaron Bower Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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