Bradford Northern legend Trevor Foster will lead out the Bulls at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Foster (pictured) is delirious with excitement at the prospect of walking out on to the pitch for the Powergen Challenge Cup final clash with Leeds.

A sell-out 74,000 crowd is expected for the Yorkshire derby in nine day's time as the sport's showpiece cup event is played in Wales for the first time.

"I am over the moon," said Foster, who played in the 1947 final when his Northern side defeated Leeds.

"It is a great honour for me to be allowed to lead the team out, it will be a marvellous day. I know there will be many friends of mine from the valleys there and it will be a wonderful day.

"I am not a sentimental man but there might be a tear shed."

The octogenarian, who played in three Wembley finals for Northern in the 1940s, was handed the honour by chairman Chris Caisley who decided to give up his place for the club's official timekeeper and one of its great servants.

"I want to thank Mr Caisley and all the directors for giving me this opportunity," continued Foster.

"It will be a great day for the city of Bradford which I so dearly love. I think we will be strong enough to beat them and it truly will be a magnificent day."

Caisley, who ranks Leeds as favourites for the clash, was delighted to hand Foster the opportunity.

"It is only fitting with the final being played in Wales that Trevor should lead the team out," said the chairman, who has performed the honour in past finals.

"He is a wonderful servant of this club and it is only right that he performs this honour. Trevor is a great source of inspiration to everyone in the sport."

A spokesman for the Rugby Football League added: "The Challenge Cup is the oldest and most prestigious competition we have and it is fitting that a player as revered as Trevor Foster should be asked to perform this duty."

Meanwhile, Brian Noble is promising to put his strongest side out for the second versus third Super League clash at Odsal tomorrow night.

But he could be without up to seven players for the visit of Hull, who also have personnel concerns of their own.

Mike Forshaw (arm), Jamie Peacock (knee), Karl Pratt (ankle), Jamie Langley (knee), Joe Vagana (hamstring), Mick Withers (stomach) and Danny Gartner (calf) all missed training on Tuesday and there will be fitness tests on all of them today.

Hull coach Shaun McRae has doubts over eight players for the game, including Toa Kohe-Love and vice-captain Tony Smith.