Warrington captain Chris Hill says Challenge Cup final loss will spur them on to Grand Final

Warrington captain Chris Hill says his side's Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final defeat to Hull will spur them on to break their Grand Final duck.

Hill, one of four players from the third of the Wolves' modern-day Wembley successes in 2012, believes they were robbed of victory after letting slip a 10-0 lead and missing a good chance to snatch it two minutes from the end.

"I'm absolutely gutted," Hill said. "The best side's lost. It's all about small margins. I thought we were on top for 95 per cent of the game.

"It was probably one of the best performances we've put in this year. We were really dominant and it came down to two kicks.

"You can't fault the lads' effort. Now we've got to concentrate on the next few games now. Hopefully we'll crack on and win the Grand Final."

Hill led from the front as tries from winger Matty Russell and second rower Ben Currie established a 10-point cushion after an hour.

However, Kurt Gidley missed two of his three kicks at goal, including a straight-forward penalty, and was forced out of the action with a facial injury in the 58th minute.

Tries from Mahe Fonua and Jamie Shaul, both converted by man of the match Marc Sneyd, turned the game around but the Wolves thought they were about to reclaim the lead when Currie headed for the line only to lose the ball in Danny Houghton's last-ditch tackle.

"I thought he was over," Hill added. "They're the inches, aren't they?

"Ben was devastated but he'll come out a better player. He's young and he'll get bigger and he'll get stronger. He was outstanding, for someone so young. It's not come down to that."

Currie revealed he was in tears at the final whistle but still had time to look at the glaring miss before speaking to the media.

"I've watched it back," he said of the Houghton tackle. "He's come across me and got me. It's full credit to him, he plays 80 minutes every week.

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"But I don't think we deserved that and, as soon as that final whistle, tears came to me. I can't feel it now but I'm sure in a couple of days I'll look back on it as one of the best weeks of my life."

Warrington coach Tony Smith must quickly pick his side up for a trip to Perpignan to take on Catalans Dragons in their next Super League game on Saturday as they set their sights on the league leaders' shield and a maiden Grand Final.

The Wolves finish their Super 8s campaign with a potentially crucial cup final re-match with Hull at the KCOM Stadium on Friday 23 September.

"We wanted to win the treble, now Hull's the only team that can do that," Currie said. "We're definitely going to set our stall out to beat Hull and to win the two remaining trophies going."