They are saying that each star participant, irrespective of how effectively or badly they’re performing in a recreation, will give you a clutch second that adjustments all of it. Mikey Lewis made himself the principle man as soon as once more as he despatched over the conversion that clinched the Problem Cup for Hull KR.
It’s truthful to say, up till the 77th minute, the Problem Cup remaining had not been a classic Lewis efficiency.
He had moments of greatness, like a goal-line dropout that Arron Lindop couldn’t take care of, however that was balanced with a knock-on on his personal strive line.
Up till the 77th minute, he had been experiencing a rollercoaster of a day, highs and lows coming throughout the match.
Then, Tom Davies bought his fingertips on the ball to attain a attempt to convey the sport to 6-6 and it was right down to Lewis to ship over a difficult conversion to place his aspect forward for the primary time for the reason that first half.
He did simply that, and 40 years of trophyless agony slipped away, the Robins lastly including an elusive piece of silverware to a cupboard which has stood empty since 1985.
You will need to bear in mind, exterior of the Problem Cup, the reigning Man of Metal has not had goal-kicking duties for his membership, Arthur Mourgue taking over that position following his transfer from Catalans Dragons.
Remarkably, he has not been practising his kicking however simply trusting it’s going to come off within the second.
“I did a lot last year and a lot of practising last year. I feel like it wasn’t the best for me, I was thinking about it too much,” Lewis mentioned.
Mikey Lewis and Elliot Minchella have a good time
“When I had to kick, when Rhyse (Martin) got injured, I said to him ‘I’m not going to practise’. He couldn’t believe it at first.
“Within the Problem Cup semi-final, I kicked rather well and I simply trusted it.”
And will it go down as the biggest kick of his life?
“Yeah, 100%. I’ve lived with it for a very long time.”
Hull KR put their identify again on the Problem Cup trophy for the primary time since 1980
Now, Lewis is concentrated on persevering with to construct a legacy on the membership that introduced the No 6 jersey out of retirement for him, choosing up as many trophies as doable alongside the way in which.
“It means a lot. We took over a legacy that was on us for a long time. It’s not just the 17 blokes who played today, it’s the whole squad, the staff, everyone on the board. What we don’t see, what gets done behind the scenes, it’s for everybody.
“I simply wish to win the whole lot at this level. It is a exhausting one to say, however it’s straightforward to say. It’s kind of cliche, however I need that.”
What’s next?
Week 14 of the Super League season begins on Friday June 13, with Hull KR hosting Catalans Dragons on Sky Sports Action (8pm) and Hull FC facing Castleford Tigers on Sky Sports+ (8pm).
Sky Sports will again show every game of Super League live this season – including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining four matches each week shown on Sky Sports activities+ by way of the crimson button
