'It's Unreal' Say Hull KR Fans In Las Vegas

28 February 2026
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Matt DeanEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire


Thousands of Hull Kingston Rovers fans have gotten here in Las Vegas ahead of the group's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later.


Supporters from both sides took to the Strip, the primary street in the US betting capital.


Life-long fan Richard Major described the of the Robins playing in Vegas as "absolutely unreal".


The previous soldier has supported the team for more than thirty years and flew to Nevada from his home in North Yorkshire.


"All those years of following them around and like most of the time getting walloped, to be sincere, and not being extremely great, not expecting a lot," he said.


"And then to come cycle and now to be world champs and be playing in Vegas. It's quite unreal, to be honest."


Another fan made the journey with his family from Sydney.


Simon Latus matured in east Hull and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He said living Down Under meant not being able to see the Robins play, so when the match was announced he grabbed the opportunity to go.


"This is never ever going to take place again," he said.


"Rovers in Vegas is an outrageous idea in itself, just even saying those words appears a bit insane.


"So I believe just making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and bringing the household throughout, my better half and my boy. I simply think it's one of those where you just can't say no to it."


Latus stated he was taking pleasure in taking in the environment in the desert city with "countless red and white all over".


Another Sydney-based fan, Leonard Gregory, stated it was "the fastest range I've ever travelled for a Robins' home game".


Gregory became interested in the team after he and his partner paid a visit to Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to watch the team win the Grand Final in 2015.


"When it got announced that we were going, we reserved the flight straight away," he said.


"We 'd never been here. It's most likely everything that America remains in a microcosm and it's just, it's surreal."


Match coverage of the game at the Allegiant Stadium is on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Sounds from 23:45 GMT on Saturday.


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