Brough keen to deliver for Kear

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Brough, who reached the 2005 Challenge Cup final in his first season at Hull, is hoping to repeat the feat with Wakefield - at his old club's expense when they meet at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.

"John is a great coach," Brough said. "He can get people up for these games. He's had two underdog teams that have gone there and won it and hopefully he can work the same magic with us this week."

Brough, who was by Kear plucked from the obscurity of part-time rugby with National League Two club York, has no doubt about his boss's recipe for success.

"His man management," said the goalkicking scrum-half. "He gets the best out of people who aren't big names. He gets people to do the little things right, the things that most people don't see.

"He's been great for me, taking me from York to Hull where I won the Challenge Cup in my first season. I was over the moon with that.

"He's looked after me and I hope I can repay him this week by getting to another final. There are a lot of similarities with Hull three years ago."