I am not really sure how I do it myself, admits Rhinos hero Hall

The England winger came up with two world-class efforts to help Leeds Rhinos to a memorable Tetley’s Challenge Cup final victory over Castleford Tigers.

Showing both brutal strength and real dexterity, Hall’s tries, one in each half, proved crucial in the 23-10 Wembley success although he has long been renowned for such devastating prowess.

Kirk Dixon was uncompromisingly fended back behind his own line for the first while Liam Finn was swatted aside and Jake Webster also left in the 15-stone wideman’s wake for the second.

In both instances, there looked no initial danger for the Castleford defence until the powerful Hall, getting his first Challenge Cup winners’ medal at the fourth attempt, stunned everyone.

Leeds coach Brian McDermott labelled his performance as “freakish” which is an adjective the strapping 26-year-old has grown accustomed to.

“He has called me that before,” said Hall. “Everyone has attributes and these are mine. I play the hand I have been dealt.

“I am a robust guy and I make the most of it.

“I do ask myself how I do things. On the spur of the moment you don’t realise what you have been doing.

“It is bred in to me. I am a professional and I do what I need to do. I just want to get four points and I can’t actually remember the second try.

“I’ll have to watch it on video to realise what really happened.

“At the time you do it and then you are, like: “What’s going on?”.

“There were people asking me how I come up with such performances after the Saints game but simply it’s the thing I need to do in order for us to get the job done.”

And Leeds, at last, have certainly got this job done now.

He became the first winger to win the Lance Todd Trophy as man-of-the-match since, ironically, Leroy Rivett whose four tries for Leeds against London Broncos in 1999 was also the last time they had lifted the cup.

“It’s a magical feeling,” admitted Hall.

“I feel very tired but it’s one of the best feelings you can ever imagine.

“I didn’t concentrate on the Lance Todd Trophy, though, and you don’t know until someone drags you over for interviews. It rocks you back a bit as I always think about the hard work that is going on in the middle.

“I don’t often think about it or expect it as I always think someone else has done better than me.

“Look at Jamie Peacock. He is one of the people who could have won it and I’m put among that type of person now which is great.”

Leeds, of course, had lost all six Challenge Cup finals in which they had featured since 1999.

Prolific Hall, who scored twice in the 2011 Wembley defeat to Wigan, said: “I won’t lie – it’s so much sweeter because of what’s happened in the past.

“We did think about past results leading up to the game and now we have written a new chapter in the history of Leeds Rhinos.

“We executed our plan perfectly, and the guys managed the game so well. We pinned them back and kicked really well and it ultimately paid off.

“I love scoring at Wembley – it’s one of the best things you can do – but out there you don’t think about individual things, you just want to do what is best for the team.”

Hall, meanwhile, believes one of his team-mates is behind a spoof Twitter account called @boring ryanhall set up entirely to poke fun at him.

“I don’t know and I don’t care who it is,” said a player who has now scored a remarkable 178 tries in 219 games for his hometown club,

“It’s quite funny. If that was boring today I don’t mind being boring.

“I know James Milner has one too. It’s one of the lads and I have narrowed it down but I don’t care getting to the bottom of it as I enjoy it.”

Hall has won five Grand Finals with Leeds and, given their current standing in third, there is now chance to go on and complete an unprecedented league and Challenge Cup double.

“We’ll get our minds back on Super League but the time is right now to enjoy this as its been a long drawn out process winning this competition,” he said.

There had been some talk about Hall potentially switching to the forwards to make even more use of his hulking frame.

“That was projected when I started but it hasn’t happened so that has been rubbished,” he added.

“Hopefully I can carry on proving that to be wrong. I want to keep playing wing as long as I can – it’s too much hard work in the pack!

“I will do whatever the coach tells me to do but at present I don’t expect him to do that.”

Given the sheer pedigree of his try-scoring ability, you can understand why not.