Leeds Rhinos beat Hull KR 28-6; Hull KR are main the Betfred Tremendous League desk however Leeds made a press release of intent towards them; watch each Tremendous League recreation this season reside on Sky Sports activities – together with two matches in every spherical completely reside
Final Up to date: 21/08/25 11:17pm
Leeds served additional discover of their Grand Closing intent with an emphatic 28-6 win over Betfred Tremendous League leaders Hull KR at Headingley.
First-half tries from Jake Connor, Presley Cassell and Lachlan Miller, supplemented by a second-half effort from Harry Newman and 6 Connor kicks, continued their dramatic revival beneath newly-secured head coach Brad Arthur.
Rovers regarded a pale imitation of the aspect that each one however wrapped up the League Leaders’ Protect final week with a power-packed 10-6 win over closest rivals Wigan.
In distinction, Leeds are gaining momentum as every week goes by, and after two years with no post-season, few would now dare guess towards them extending their dramatic revival all the best way to the Tremendous League showpiece in October.
Rovers misplaced Sauaso Sue to damage throughout the first 5 minutes and proceeded to ship arguably their weakest 40 minutes of the season so far because the Rhinos cruised into an 18-0 half-time lead.
The guests’ early momentum was wrenched away when a Mikey Lewis kick was charged down at shut quarters, and Rovers have been punished after Jez Litten coughed up possession with a careless ahead cross after quarter-hour.
Leeds’ Brodie Croft is hauled down by a sort out from Hull KR’s Arthur Mourgue (Photograph: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)
Connor faked a cross then twisted by means of the Rovers defence to the touch down and set himself up with the only of conversions to get the Rhinos up and working.
Leeds continued to press and have been worthy of their stroke of luck lower than 5 minutes later when Kallum Watkins’ kick by means of struck the left publish and bounced favourably for teenage prop Cassell to floor his first dwelling attempt.
Barring an in depth name for Tom Davies, who was held up inches from the Leeds line, Rovers provided little attacking risk, and the Rhinos prolonged their lead simply earlier than the half-hour mark when Harry Newman burst over midway to spark the transfer that resulted in Miller slicing over on the correct.
Newman celebrates scoring his attempt
It proved a expensive half for Rovers, their pack decimated by the addition of Jai Whitbread to their damage record, and a predictable spell of stress early within the second half got here to an finish when Peta Hiku was tackled inches quick.
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Brad Arthur felt the gamers coming in for Leeds Rhinos stepped up of their victory over league-leaders Hull KR
Leeds weathered the storm and rarely regarded troubled, Newman’s good try-saving sort out on Joe Burgess because the Rovers man formed to dive over within the nook summing up the totally different ranges of depth between the 2 sides.
Leeds did get a mighty let-off on the hour mark when Newman dropped a kick over his personal attempt line and the Robins pounced just for a video evaluate to rule the Leeds man had been tackled within the air by Jack Broadbent.
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Willie Peters felt Leeds Rhinos beat Hull KR within the bodily battle
Two Connor penalties sandwiched a fourth Leeds attempt from the busy Newman with 13 minutes left on the clock, and when Davies lastly broke Rovers’ impasse with two minutes left – transformed by ex-Rhino Rhyse Martin – it merely noticed the guests keep away from the indignity of a primary shutout since 2022.
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