'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 actually gotten here in Las Vegas ahead of the group's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later on.


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


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


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


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


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


Another fan made the trip with his household from Sydney.


Simon Latus grew up in east Hull and to Australia in 2020. He said living Down Under indicated not being able to see the Robins play, so when the match was announced he grabbed the possibility to go.


"This is never going to happen again," he said.


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


"So I believe just making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and bringing the family across, my partner and my child. I just think it is among those where you just can't state no to it."


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


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


Gregory became interested in the team after he and his spouse visited Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to watch the team win the Grand Final last year.


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


"We 'd never ever been here. It's probably whatever that America is in a microcosm and it's just, it's surreal."


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


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