Wakefield Trinity captain Matty Ashurst, coach Daryl Powell and man of the match Luke Gale reflect on their 1895 Cup final victory over Sheffield Eagles at Wembley.
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00:00Well, I've lost a couple here, so it feels great. Obviously, I just thought the boys were classic in the second half, but in the first half, I thought half-time was probably a killer.
00:12We spoke about just being a little bit more direct after half-time. I think the boys got a bit excited at the start of the game.
00:20Yeah, really pleased. For me, you look at the potential of the club, you look at the fan base, you look at the people who are here today.
00:28In the thousands, that was class and they've supported us well all year, so it's a rich reward for them, really, and for the boys and how hard they're working.
00:36Matty, what does it mean to you?
00:38Yeah, it's awesome. I mean, to capture the team at Wembley is the thing that people dream of.
00:44Obviously, with a win like that on the 350th appearance, it couldn't have gone better, really. The boys put on a great performance.
00:53Sheffield made it tough for us, our first half, but we got the job done in the end.
00:58I'm glad we could do it for the group. The group's been class all year. We've worked really hard, so to take our first goal off of winning the trophy was awesome.
01:06For the fans as well, to see the turnout that we had, it was unreal. They've been class all year, they've really got on board.
01:11So, for the people at Wakefield, yeah, it's brilliant. They're all involved, really.
01:15Gainey, when's this rank in your career?
01:18Obviously, whenever you come to Wembley and get a big treat, it's fantastic. Last time I came, it was all here to celebrate.
01:26How was it?
01:28Pretty surreal, but just following up what the lads said, it's fantastic. I thought the crowd were awesome.
01:33It was out of just as many as probably Warrington brought, or not far enough, but we didn't as well.
01:41So, credit to them, as I said, they've been great all year.
01:44The game itself, the first 10, 15 minutes were what we knew. We got a couple of tricky plays, and I thought they'd come out great.
01:54Me and Mace probably didn't help us. The first 20 minutes, as I say, we got a bit excited.
01:59As we grew into the game, I think the way to beat Sheffield is winning through the middle.
02:05Whenever you're playing a final, you want to bring out your best footy, and I think me and Mace were a bit guilty of that the first 20 minutes.
02:12But we got there again, and we put our foot in for our second half, and I thought that second half was as good a performance as we've had this year.