KIERAN Gill wants to put his best foot forward on the box tonight, as the 27-year-old insists he is not too old to make it back into Super League.

Bulls' mouth-watering Challenge Cup fifth round tie at Halifax kicks off at 7pm, and will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer.

Derby pride, and more importantly, a place in the 1895 Cup semi-finals at stake.

An excited Gill said: "It's massive to have the game on a big platform like the BBC, as anyone can watch it.

"I'll have my friends and relatives watching it but other clubs can tune in too to see what they could get.

"For the lads who are off-contract at the end of the year, it's a chance for them to be able to get scouted."

He added: "You always want to do well on TV and show your best self.

"You can't slack off, because everyone can see if you do.

"It's a chance to really prove who you are as a player."

Bulls only beat Fax less than two weeks ago in the Betfred Championship, but Gill mused: "It takes every concept out of it, being a cup game.

"You could be in the poorest form in the league, but that doesn't necessarily matter when the cup comes around.

"It's a local derby too, so you're naturally inspired, and we know a win puts us in the 1895 semis.

"There could be a Super League team waiting for us in the Challenge Cup last-16 too.

"I want to push on to that highest standard as I still dream of playing in Super League.

"I want to prove myself and prove that I'm not too old to get back there at 27."

Gill has further motivation to do well tonight too, explaining: "I hope we are victorious, as we've been inspired by certain comments.

"Some people said we only beat Fax the other week because we had Leeds players in the team, and that we should have won with that being the case.

"That's why we need to win tonight, to show we can beat them with and without players from another club."

Gill made a surprise return at The Shay for the aforementioned league fixture and scored a try, just two weeks after suffering what looked like a worrying hamstring injury away to Keighley.

The centre said: “When the injury first happened, I was nervous.

“I played every game last year and that was my aim again.

“But once I felt it in that game against Cougars, I knew I needed to come off so I didn’t make things worse.

“Normally any hamstring injury is at least four weeks out, so as soon as I felt even that little tweak, where I couldn’t sprint, Grace (Lennox) the physio made the call for me to come off.

“I just did my rehab after that with Grace and she was great in helping me come back so quickly.

“I think it’s made me stronger and I just hope it never happens to me again.”