Wigan & Hull KR set for 'unofficial World Club Challenge'

Wigan & Hull KR set for 'unofficial World Club Challenge'Image source, SWPixImage caption, Matt Peet's (left) Wigan Warriors and Willie Peters' (right) Hull KR have faced each other in the past two successive Super League Grand Finals leading up to this year's Challenge Cup finalByJay FreemanBBC Sport EnglandPublished5 minutes agoCommentsIn October, Hull KR capped off a domestic treble by beating Wigan Warriors in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford. It was their first-ever Super League title and put the cherry on top of a campaign of dominance.These two titans of the modern men's game take each other on again this Saturday, this time in the Challenge Cup final.Whereas the 2025 showpiece played out at an unseasonably chilly Wembley, this year the mercury is rising. It should be a final to match the red hot conditions around the country this week.BBC Sport has taken a look at what is at stake as world champions KR face off against a Wigan side hungry to end their trophy drought.2026 Betfred Challenge Cup finalLive on BBC One, Saturday, 14:00 BSTAnything can happen at Wembley - OffiahHull KR continued their stunning 12 months in February as they put in a comprehensive performance to beat NRL premiers Brisbane Broncos to lift the World Club Challenge.As their players held the trophy aloft, it was easy to forget this was a club relegated out of Super League only 10 years ago.Hull KR's recent pedigree is matched by Wigan Warriors, who themselves won a historic single-season quadruple the year before, including beating then-NRL premiers Penrith Panthers.Pitting these two sides together is akin to letting the two best sides in domestic rugby league tussle for glory according to Wigan legend Martin Offiah, who also predicted that neither side can take their status for granted."Both these teams have beaten sides in Australia who have been considered the best teams in the world in Penrith Panthers and the Brisbane Broncos,&...