Hull KR made historical past and dethroned Wigan Warriors with a dominant 24-6 victory within the Tremendous League Grand Ultimate at Previous Trafford.
It marks a historic treble for the Robins, including to their Problem Cup and League Leaders’ Protect wins from 2025.
Hull KR are actually solely the fifth group to win the Tremendous League Grand Ultimate, becoming a member of Bradford Bulls, St Helens, Wigan and Leeds Rhinos.
Remarkably, they’re additionally the primary new winner in 21 years, stopping Wigan choosing up their third in a row and inflicting a primary closing loss on head coach Matt Peet.
The important thing second of the primary half got here when Brad O’Neill was proven a yellow card for a harmful tip sort out on Tyrone Might, Hull KR utilizing it to their benefit as Mikey Lewis, who was given the Rob Burrow award for participant of the match, and Joe Burgess then went over to maneuver 10-0 forward.
Adam Keighran managed to ship over an enormous penalty conversion for Wigan on the stroke of half-time, however the 10-2 scoreline left the Warriors with a mountain of labor to do and Hull KR on the precipice of greatness.
Harry Smith managed to fireside again for Wigan and produce the rating to 10-6 however a Rhyse Martin penalty conversion, Jez Litten transformed try to Burgess interception with two minutes left on the clock moved Hull KR 22-6 forward and that was sufficient to seal the largest second within the membership’s historical past.
Hull KR cement themselves as Tremendous League big
After a build-up befitting of the event with Sir Billy Boston poignantly bringing out the trophy as ‘Jerusalem’ rang out, Tremendous League’s two prime groups in 2025 went into battle in entrance of the 68,853 sturdy crowd.
With Hull KR making early errors it regarded like Wigan had been sure to get factors on the board, however they handed up two golden alternatives to strike first.
Within the seventh minute, Bevan French used his footwork to step via, however skipper Liam Farrell was unable to maintain maintain of the go.
Quickly after, Wigan thought they’d made an opportunity rely as Liam Marshall despatched over a sensational chip kick from the wing for French to complete off beneath the sticks, however a video overview confirmed the No 6 to have knocked on as he went to floor the ball, protecting the rating at 0-0 after quarter-hour.
The touchpaper was then lit within the 18th minute as O’Neill was despatched to the sin bin for a harmful tip sort out on Might, sparking a melee, and in contrast to Wigan, Hull KR used that chance to perfection.
Within the build-up to the sport Hull KR head coach Peters had problem Lewis to ‘personal the second’, and he did that within the twentieth minute as he despatched an audacious dummy to half Wigan’s line of defense and ship the East Stand wild, Arthur Mourgue including the extras for the 6-0 lead.
O’Neill’s sin binning then acquired much more expensive for Wigan as after errors from Luke Thompson and Liam Marshall, Hull KR flung it via palms near the road for Burgess to dive over and put the Robins 10-up.
Hull KR continued to maintain Wigan at arm’s size, and it was solely a penalty because the hooter sounded for an unintentional offside from Rhyse Martin that acquired Warriors on the scoreboard, Keighran sending over a long-range penalty conversion to chop into his facet’s deficit.
Wigan wanted to hit again as rapidly as doable within the second half and that they did simply that 9 minutes in, Jai Subject developing with an enormous break and dummy on the left edge earlier than discovering Smith who had the legs to race away and produce the rating to 10-6, Keighran skewing the conversion try broad.
The Robins managed to reinstate a six-point lead fairly rapidly although as Wigan had been penalised for interference and Martin slotted the conversion over.
With 20 minutes left on the clock, Hull KR then discovered a pivotal strive as soon as once more as they noticed Wigan retreating on the final sort out and two offloads later discovered Litten to stroll in, Martin making no mistake with the boot to maneuver his facet 18-6 in entrance and in actual management.
As Wigan tried to probability their arm with time ticking away they solely got here up with errors and if the win was not already confirmed, it was when Burgess got here up with an interception and walked in with simply two minutes left on the clock.
With that, the Robins knew that had sealed the largest day of their historical past and licensed themselves as certainly one of Tremendous League’s giants.
Lewis: We can be within the historical past books without end
An emotional participant of the match Mikey Lewis to Sky Sports activities:
“This group of players are special, really special.
“We have been via so many highs this 12 months. The assumption inside our group is unmatched.
“We knew we could get the job done today, that Wigan weren’t going to win it for 80 minutes.
“We simply needed to do our Hull KR efficiency, and I really feel like we did that.
“To win the treble is a dream come true. This is very special.
“I simply needed to do myself proud, my household proud, and my little boy. He’ll have the ability to look again when he is older and see his dad’s a treble winner. It will likely be within the historical past books without end.”
Peters: Tonight the making of Lewis – I am so happy with my group
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters to Sky Sports activities:
“The people of East Hull have waited a long time. This is for them. We’ve always said we’re a community club first. Our fans are the most important.
“Our followers do it robust, they should work and battle for every little thing, and that is what my group did tonight. I am so happy with them.
“Mikey Lewis knew before this game that he had to take those big moments and go after the game a bit more. Tonight was the perfect opportunity for him. Tonight is the making of Mikey Lewis, no doubt about it.
“We all know he is an excellent participant, however he needs to chase greatness. That is the beginning of that.
“My players are all legends to me. There’s no doubt. We’re the fifth team to do it [treble in the Super League era]. This team has to be remembered as a champion team.”