Hull KR set up clash of titans in Challenge Cup final against Wigan

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Holders were near enough unbeatable in brushing aside Warrington in the semi-final with a performance to rival the quality of the Warriors

As everyone expected, it will be the irresistible force against the immovable object at Wembley in three weeks’ time.

Every great era-defining athlete or team needs an adversary.

Ali v Frazier.

Manchester United v Arsenal in the early Premier League years.

Prost v Senna.

Perhaps in the years to come, this will be viewed as rugby league’s equivalent; a modern clash of the titans.

You have to go back to 2022 to find a major final that did not include Hull KR or Wigan.

They have contested the past two Super League grand finals against one another, winning one apiece.

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