Londoner Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook is eying up a visit to Wembley this season as Harlequins RL prepare to face St Helens in the Challenge Cup this weekend.
But McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 24, accepts that Quins are going to have to pull off a major upset to stay on the trophy trail against cup kings Saints in Sunday’s Fifth Round tie at Twickenham Stoop.
McCarthy-Scarsbrook said: “I’ve never watched a Rugby League match at either the old or new Wembley.
“I’ve been to Wembley twice to watch a Man Utd v Arsenal Charity Shield match years ago and then an Oasis concert more recently.
“I was brought up on the Isle of Dogs and am a lifelong Millwall fan and would have been at Wembley last year to see the play-off final against Scunthorpe but was playing for Quins that day.
“It’s every player’s dream to reach Wembley and it would be extra special for me being a Londoner.”
After a lacklustre start to the campaign Quins are finally finding form as they return to full strength on the fitness front.
The Stoop side earned their third straight win with a 25-8 triumph over Hull FC at Murrayfield on Saturday thanks to tries from Luke Dorn, Will Sharp, Kevin Penny, Chad Randall and Luke Gale.
And forward McCarthy-Scarsbrook hopes to take this form into the cup clash.
He added: “We have never been past the quarter finals since I have been at the club and the luck of the draw hasn’t been too kind again giving us Saints.
“But we are building in momentum after getting a few injured players back.
“We had some bad losses this season before following up our cup win over Wakefield with a great victories at Wigan and against Hull.
“Saints will be a really tough test and I rate James Graham and James Roby as two of the best forwards around.
“But we won’t need any motivating with Wembley the big prize to target.”
Tickets for the Harlequins RL v St Helens Fifth Round Carnegie Challenge Cup tie are available by calling the Quins ticket office on 0871 527 1315 or St Helens ticket office on 01744 455050 and cost £12 for adults and £6 for concessions
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