A LARGE crowd gathered outside The Halliwell Jones Stadium this morning to wave the Wolves off to Wembley.

Warrington takes on Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup Final on Saturday.

The first team squad are travelling by coach this afternoon.

Tony Smith meanwhile is set to name his 19 for the Wembley match this afternoon.

Hundreds of fans like Dave Keane turned out to see the team off.

He said: "We want to be here to support the boys and give them a good send off on their way to Wembley. We'll be heading down on Saturday to see them win."

While Vicky Outen added: "I'm a big supporter so wanted to be here to support them. I even went down to London last week to watch them then and hope they have a better trip there this weekend.

"To see all the people here today just proves they have the biggest support."

And Chris Riley's fiancee Jenny Wilson was bowled over by the crowds.

"It's amazing," she said. "It makes you feel so proud to see everyone turning out. Chris is nervous but excited and I think he will be all the way through til the game."