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Question of Sport and Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness wants Super League team to support following Challenge Cup Final

Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors did battle in a tremendous Challenge Cup Final on Saturday afternoon.

After a highly-entertaining first-half, both sides were evidently nervous as the second-half trailed on with Huddersfield holding a slender 14-12 lead going into the final moments of the showpiece event.

But, this is a champion team under new head coach Matty Peet and a moment of magic from the Warriors’ number 7 Harry Smith – who kept veteran Tommy Leuluai out of the starting line-up – set Liam Marshall away down the wing.

And, the Wigan man was not about to let up that golden opportunity as the winger ran away, showing great composure to pick up the bouncing ball at the right time.

That sent Wigan fans into raptures as their Huddersfield counterparts sank to their names in disbelief.

And, credit to both teams, they travelled in their thousands to make it a great story at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for what was deemed to be a one-off game.

With that superb spectacle, the final drew in a whole host of new viewers – one of whom was Question of Sport and current Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness who tweeted: “Great day of sport yesterday marred only by how the @LFC fans were treated in Paris. Hope both sets of fans got home safe. Surprise game of the day for me was the Challenge Cup final! Really enjoyed it. New Rugby fan here, not picked a team yet though? Any suggestions.”

https://twitter.com/PaddyMcGuinness/status/1530886351616454656?s=20&t=9wTEUmBh-EIcE_EqpnhBew

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