João Pinto shared his thoughts on the coming encounter, in what the right flanker is hoping could be the start of a repeat of 2010's trophy win.

 

"We want to win and the Challenge Cup is no exception to that. The lads are feeling really motivated and confident right now", said Pinto, going on to speak about what has been a busy fixture schedule: "Honestly I like playing more than training and any athlete probably feels the same. Of course is is harder physically, so we have to manage the squad well."

 

Pinto finished with a word on the weekend's opposition: "From what the coach has said, they are a tall team and they have some good players who like to shoot a lot. They defend with everyone back, just like we do, but we are favourites."