Bulls' rising international Matt Cook is aiming to finish the season like he started - lifting a trophy.

The young second-rower is in line for his third cap when England tackle Samoa on Sunday and hopes to deliver a big display to ensure he appears in the Federation Shield final a week later.

Cook, 19, opened the year with a winner's medal after entering the fray off the bench in Bradford's World Club Challenge triumph over Aussie premiers Wests Tigers.

Having debuted for his country against France ten days ago, Cook was once more in the action against Tonga on Sunday, helping England to a second successive victory.

"It was pretty physical," he conceded, after a brutal encounter. "Personally, I didn't have the best of games. I had two 20-minute spells but I was a bit quiet.

"Hopefully I'll put that right this weekend at Hull. We're already guaranteed a final spot but we want to go there and make it three out of three.

"Samoa will be tough like Tonga but we're playing well together and there's a good spirit.

"The final is at Widnes on November 12 and it would be great to finish off the season with some silverware."

While many of his clubmates are sunning themselves on foreign beaches, the former Saracens rugby union starlet is relishing extending his campaign by featuring for England.

"It's been really good," said Cook, who has put the frustrations of an injury-hit Super League season behind him by stepping up to Paul Cullen's squad. "It's always nice getting called up to play for your country. Last week especially was one of the best feelings ever when I got my first full international cap.

"I've played at schoolboys and under-19s in league and union but to get my first senior cap was a great honour.

"I was dead excited and feel privileged to be doing this."

With so many stars on Tri-Nations duty, the England side sees the cream of Super League's up-and-coming talent making names for themselves.

All have the 2008 World Cup in their minds and Cook admitted: "It is a pretty young side - a lot of the older faces look young as well!

"Eorl Crabtree's got kids himself but fits right in with the rest of us like Ryan Atkins, Lee Smith, Danny Williams, Brett Ferres and Ashley Gibson, who have just turned 20 or 21."

Meanwhile, Bradford's move for David Solomona has been held up as the player is still awaiting payments allegedly owed to him by Wakefield.