It's time to bring cup back here ; There won't be a childhood rugby fan in the country who has not dreamed of winning the Challenge Cup and holding the famous trophy aloft.

From: Hull Daily Mail (UK) | Date: May 31, 2008 | Copyright information

There won't be a childhood rugby fan in the country who has not dreamed of winning the Challenge Cup and holding the famous trophy aloft.

But while most children play for bragging rights or a pretend cup, Richard Agar's games with his friends were somewhat different - he actually played for the Challenge Cup itself.

"I lived in a rugby-mad area and a rugby-mad street and I used to play touch rugby with Huddersfield coach Jon Sharp and his brothers and we played for the Challenge ...

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