Shaun Berrigan is hoping he can help Hull FC bring an end to St Helens' 20-match winning run at Wembley on Saturday.
Hooker hoping to help Hull spring a surprise at Wembley this weekend
Shaun Berrigan is hoping he can help Hull FC bring an end to St Helens' 20-match winning run at Wembley on Saturday.
The Airlie Birds take on Saints in the Challenge Cup final looking to stop their opponents lifting the trophy for a third straight year.
Berrigan is hoping he can finish his first year in England with a winners medal after a topsy-turvy season for the Black and Whites.
However, to do so he will have to stop a Saints side that have not tasted defeat since losing to Castleford at the Jungle back on April 6.
Winning forever
"Hopefully they are due for a loss though, after 20 wins in a row," he said. "You can't keep winning forever and that might work in our favour.
"They're a quality team with some quality players in their key positions so we'll definitely have our hands full.
"It'd be nice to end my first year on a high though as I've really enjoyed my time here.
"All the boys have been really good to me since I got here and they're really good friends. I've got a bond that I will have with them forever."
Signed to take over from Richard Swain at hooker, Berrigan has been forced to play in several positions due to Hull's crippling injury problems.
Team first
He insists he's happy to play wherever he's needed to help the club try and be successful, even if all the switching around has made it difficult to form combinations with his new team-mates.
"I'm happy to do whatever is best for the team," he said.
"That's what being part of a team is all about. It's the team first and then me second, it's been a bad season for us with injuries but that's just part of football and it doesn't bother me
"That's part of rugby league and you've just got to get on with it. This year's been really bad with injuries and stuff but that's just the way that it goes sometimes.
"You can't help it when people get injured and as part of a team you have to find a way around these adversities.
"But if you look through history it's the teams that keep their key combinations together for the longest periods of time that are the most successful."
