HUDDERSFIELD scrum-half Luke Robinson has revealed a potent blend of regret, relief and burning ambition is motivating the Giants ahead of their Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round tie at home to Catalan Dragons at Galpharm on Sunday (3.00).

Robinson featured in the Giants side beaten by Warrington Wolves in the 2009 Wembley Stadium final in what he describes as a bittersweet experience.

But while the half-back is dreaming of glory, he knows his Huddersfield side are lucky to still be in the competition after being given the fright of their lives at Batley in the fourth round.

“It was a bit of a relief to get through the last round,” said Robinson, pictured right.

“I was watching from the stands with my dad and with about 20 minutes to go I thought the Cup dream was over, but good teams can win even when they don’t play to their best and that’s what we did.

“We’ve analysed every minute of that game and we’re under no illusions as to how we need to improve and hopefully now we can progress to the next round because getting back to Wembley would be massive for me.

“I think every English lad dreams of playing and winning at Wembley and that’s something we all tell the overseas players about. They come from a competition where the Grand Final is the be-all and end-all, but I think the Cup is massive here because it has so much history and everyone at the club wants to make it to the final and win the competition.

“We got there in 2009 and Warrington beat us and that’s a bittersweet memory for me personally, and lots of the lads played in the 2006 final when they lost as well (to St Helens at Twickenham), so we’re always the bridesmaid never the bride.

“I have a losers medal on my mantelpiece and it’s a huge motivational factor for me because there is no place worse to lose than at Wembley in the final. Every player wants a winners medal on their mantelpiece and that’s a huge motivational influence for me.”

Before their fourth-round tie against Batley, Huddersfield played the Dragons in a Super League in Perpignan on April 30 when the French narrowly triumphed 13-12.

But after beating St Helens 40-18, Robinson believes his side are finding their momentum again.

“I’m really looking forward to the game,” he said. “We’ve come off the back of a good performance against St Helens in the league, which was great for us because we went through a bit of a slump during the last few weeks and it’s good to get back into winning ways.

“We played Catalan a few weeks ago and they beat us, so the Challenge Cup now gives us an opportunity to make up for that because that defeat gives us a little extra motivation for what is a very important game now.”