'Be the loudest fans that have ever been at Old Trafford'

After booking their place in their first Super League Grand Final with a sensational upset against Wigan Warriors, Wakefield Trinity now have a shot at rugby league immortality. As fans prepare to head across the Pennines for Saturday's final, they say you can "feel the buzz everywhere you go".

Picking out a new shirt in the club shop, lifelong fan Lisa Maskill shows off her Trinity-inspired nails painted red, white and blue.

"Everyone in Wakefield is just uplifted," she says.

For a team who were recently in the sport's second tier, Saturday's match against Warrington Wolves represents a massive turnaround.

"I'm so glad we've managed to get tickets booked. Lets hope this is the first of many Grand Finals to come," Lisa adds.

Standing next to her, Nicola Blackburn says: "It's a great underdog story. It's never going to get better than this."

"To see a T-shirt saying 'Wakefield Trinity Grand Final' for the first time is amazing," says Rob Harrison as he picks out memorabilia to remember the big occasion.

"It's just nervous energy and the unknown at the moment and it's just building."

Fellow fan James Gibson tell us he feels emotional when he thinks about the club's turnaround after being relegated in 2023.

"We are where we deserve now," he says.

"We have been growing these last few seasons and it's great for our own children to see how well we're doing."

Deploying his trademark catchphrase, ex-footballer and Trinity fan Chris Kamara describes the rise of his club as "unbelievable".

"I never thought in any way shape or form that we'd get there," he says.

"The whole of Wakefield is talking about Trin now. I've never known such a buzz.

"I'm going to be at Old Trafford. It's going to be a difficult one against Warrington but hopefully I am still smiling at the end."

Two other fans also hoping to be smiling at the end are Lee and Jamie Robinson.

The father and son host the Wakefield Trinity Heritage Podcast, which discusses the history of the 130-year-old club and its current success.

For Jamie, who was born a week after Trinity won the Yorkshire Cup final in 1992, the recent change in fortunes has been "completely unbelievable and indescribable".

"To say within three years we would then be on the biggest stage for the biggest trophy is beyond a dream come true," he says.

"Win or lose we're going to enjoy the game."

Lee agrees with his son that it's hard to get his head around.

"A lot of us are still trying to get over that Wigan victory," he says.

"I can't believe my little old Wakefield Trinity club will be in a Grand Final."

Club owner Matt Ellis says "we're doing this for the city of Wakefield".

"Rugby league became the sport I loved and Wakefield has been a great place for me and my family," he says.

"I am so desperate for them to get over the line on Saturday. Lets get the colour back and the pride back in the city."

For one member of the Trinity squad, the Grand Final will have another special element due to a family connection.

Jack Sinfield has watched his father play in eight Grand Finals, but on Saturday it will be the other way around.

Sir Kevin Sinfield will deliver the match ball after he completes his final gruelling 7 in 7 challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) charities.

He is running seven ultramarathons across all 12 Super League clubs in memory of his former Leeds Rhinos teammate and friend Rob Burrow, who died from MND in 2024.

The rugby league community has come together to help Sinfield in his latest challenge this week, but the old rivalry will be back on the pitch on Saturday.

Ellis has one simple request for supporters this weekend: "Be the loudest fans that have ever been at Old Trafford and bring this home."