GARRETH Carvell heads to Featherstone Rovers knowing exactly what it takes to win the Challenge Cup.

The barrell-chested prop’s experience of winning the competition in 2005 and losing in the final last year - on both occasions with Hull - can act as a fillip for Warrington Wolves as they continue their Wembley dream at The Chris Moyles Stadium on Sunday, kick off 1.30pm.

“Belief is a big thing,” said the 28-year-old, who has been formidable in his first season in Wolves’ front row.

“If you believe you can do it, you do it. And that’s the beauty of the cup. Each game is a one-off and anyone can win it. It could be our year.

“It’s a massive competition. It’s on a par with the Championship and I even think it’s better.

“It’s got a lot of history, a lot of prestige. I’ve been fortunate to win one and play in another final and I’d like to do that again.

“The final is one of those games you watch as a boy and dream of playing in one day.

“With the team we’ve got here, there’s no reason why we can’t go all the way but we need to beat Featherstone first and pick up on what we did wrong against Hull KR at Murrayfield at the weekend.

“My brother-in-law Adam Scott plays for Featherstone, although I’m not sure he’ll be playing in this one, but I know they’re a tough side with some good players and we’ve got to make sure we turn up. There are no easy games in the cup.”

Extra responsibility may rest on the shoulders of Carvell and fellow prop Paul Rauhihi again if captain Adrian Morley (hand) and another form prop Paul Wood (back) do not recover from injuries in time to tackle Fev.

“Hopefully, we’ll get one or two back but the team that was out there against Hull KR could have done the job for us and we were disapointed that we didn’t get the win.

“Absent players wasn’t an issue to us at Murrayfield. The guys who stepped in are just as capable.

“Tony Smith (head of coaching and rugby) has come in and made us a little bit more mentally tough and made us realise we can do it with players missing in whatever circumstances.

“We still need to work on the mental toughness because we’re giving tries away after we give a penalty away.

“They were two points that we desperately needed but a few penalties conceded by myself and a few of the other lads sort of gave it to Hull KR on a plate.

“I think all their tries came off the back of us giving them something but it’s something we can work on and remedy pretty quickly.

“We are going in the right direction and we’ve still got Wembley and the play-offs to aim for. There’s still a long way to go in this campaign.”