'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 shown up in Las Vegas ahead of the team's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later on.


Supporters from both sides required to the Strip, the main street in the US gaming capital.


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


The former soldier has supported the team for more than 30 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 truthful, and not being excellent, not expecting a lot," he said.


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


Another fan made the trip with his household from Sydney.


Simon Latus grew up in east Hull and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He said living Down Under indicated not having the ability to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he grabbed the chance to go.


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


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


"So I think simply making that effort of the of dollars on the flight and bringing the family across, my wife and my boy. I just think it's one of those where you simply can't say no to it."


Latus stated he was taking pleasure in taking in the atmosphere in the desert city with "countless red and white everywhere".


Another Sydney-based advocate, Leonard Gregory, stated it was "the quickest range I've ever taken a trip for a Robins' home game".


Gregory became interested in the team after he and his better half visited Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


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


"We 'd never been here. It's most likely everything that America is 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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