No divided loyalties for veteran forward Morley

Adrian Morley has celebrated Challenge Cup final successes with the Warrington Wolves and the Leeds Rhinos - but there will be no divided loyalties at Wembley tomorrow. The veteran forward was the proud captain who led the Wolves to their first cup win in 35 years with a victory over the Huddersfield Giants a year ago. That came a decade after he first tasted cup success with Leeds, a victory which helped establish the Rhinos as one of the leading lights of the sport's summer era.

Morley met up with his former Rhinos teammates last year to relive past glories but there is no room for sentiment as he leads Warrington against his old club. The 33-year-old said: "We had our 10-year reunion last year with the side that won in '99. "It was great to see some of the old boys again. When you do something like win the Challenge Cup final you have a bond for life. "I was fortunate enough to be in that side but just because it is Leeds this weekend doesn't give me any more incentive. It doesn't matter who we are up against.

"The main thing is we're there and we want to give a performance to be proud of and bring the cup back." Despite their recent dominance of Super League, winning four of the last six titles, Leeds have failed to reclaim the Challenge Cup since Morley helped them to that victory in 1999. But Leeds believe they could have a potential match-winner sitting in the dug-out throughout the 80 minutes. The Rhinos were dealt a body blow with the loss of Jamie Peacock, their inspirational prop, who suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this month.

And Kevin Sinfield, the Rhinos captain, believes the England international will still have a crucial role to play against Warrington. "JP is massive and we'll miss him," Sinfield said. "As a figure, as a bloke, as a player, as a friend, he ticks all the boxes and delivers every time he takes the field. "He's a massive loss but we've got to get over that pretty quickly. "I'm delighted JP's coming down with us. His support and his presence will be great for the group.

"We've got a million reasons why we want to win and one of them is to do it for JP," he said. * Press Association