Matt Sing is hoping he can end his rugby league career on a high by helping Hull FC lift the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
Australian aiming to return Down Under as a Wembley winner
Matt Sing is hoping he can end his rugby league career on a high by helping Hull FC lift the Carnegie Challenge Cup.
The Australian winger will hang up his boots at the end of the current campaign after a two-year stint in the engage Super League.
After a difficult season that has seen him miss as many matches as he has played, the 33-year-old reminded the Airlie Birds fans of his skills with two tries in the shock cup win over Bradford on Sunday.
An 80-metre interception from former Test three-quarter Sing helped Hull clinch a place in the last four of the competition, putting them just one win away from a trip to Wembley.
Struggling
"I've been struggling a bit since I came back from injury to get my fitness back," he said.
"Making that long run gave me a bit of confidence and hopefully in the next few weeks I can improve again.
"It's definitely my last season. It's been a long career and I'm pretty happy with what I've achieved but hopefully I can finish the season strong.
"It would definitely be a big year to make the Challenge Cup final. It's such a big occasion."
The 22-16 win at the Grattan Odsal Stadium ended a six-match losing run for the Black and Whites and also gave new coach Richard Agar his first success since replacing the departed Peter Sharp.
Sing felt a strong defensive effort, particularly from the pack, was the key to the victory, as they held the Bulls at bay after building a 22-6 lead.
Good effort
"It was a good effort," said Sing. "There was a lot of defending, especially in the second half. The boys are pretty happy.
"We had to dig deep after the difficulties over the last couple of weeks, losing our coach. Everyone really wanted to lift themselves and we all did that.
"We got away to a good lead and we didn't want to lose it. Everyone dug deep. They threw everything they could at us in the second half and we were on our own line pretty much the whole half.
"Our big blokes in the pack had to keep owning up every set so it was definitely a big effort."
