WOOLSTON Rovers coach John Fieldhouse has no doubts his side can break new ground on Sunday.

The National Conference League team will probably never have a better opportunity to beat a professional team for the first time in their history than when they face up to Chorley Lynx at Victory Park in the third round of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

Chorley, coached by former New Zealand international Graeme West, have gone 29 games without a win and are sitting next to bottom of the Northern Ford Premiership.

Woolston, despite a setback with defeat at leaders West Hull last week, are challenging for the National Conference League title as they bid to win back their tag of being the country's amateur kings.

Fieldhouse, the former Warrington, Widnes, St. Helens and Halifax professional, said: "If we play to our potential we can cause an upset."

Cup fever has certainly struck Rovers. Their loyal followers will be donning the green and gold colours from head to toe for the trip into Lancashire.

Coach-loads of supporters, including a Warrington Supporters' Club coach, will be cheering on Warrington's only representatives at this stage, with the Wolves and the remainder of the Super League clubs to enter the competition in the fourth round.

Fieldhouse is hoping Warrington Wolves fans will be giving their backing to Rovers as they obviously did at the second round stage, when approaching 1,500 supporters saw Rovers knock Cumbrian aces Hensingham out of the cup at Wilderspool Stadium.

Fieldhouse said: "Hopefully the town will get behind us because we are the town's amateur representatives, and whatever we do represents what Warrington does.

"It is great that the Warrington Supporters Club are planning a trip to back us.

"And wouldn't it be great if we could win through and then draw Warrington in the fourth round. Then it would be watch out Warrington Wolves.

"Joking aside, wouldn't that be a great day for the town of Warrington and wouldn't it be a great booster to the stadium plans too.

"Why couldn't Woolston Rovers become part of the new stadium, specially when you think of the 1,500 to 2,000 supporters that got behind us at Wilderspool in the second round stage."

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