For the amateur clubs in England, the road to Wembley starts in February of every year. For me, the road to Wembley started at 8:25pm the Friday evening before when me and two friends embarked on an epic cross country march from St Helens to London as the Super League eraââ'¬â"¢s most successful team, St Helens, had their date with the now annual trip to the Challenge Cup final.Confidence had been high amongst the fans the month previously as Saints chalked up 15 consecutive wins before beating Leeds Rhinos pretty comfortably in the semi final. We had dispatched the London Skolars and the Warrington Wolves at Knowsley Road (or if you must, the GPW Recruitment Stadium) before a tricky quarter final trip to the east end of Hull, where we overcame a spirited Hull KR side before setting up the semi with Leeds.
