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

28 February 2026
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Matt DeanEast and Lincolnshire


Countless 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 required to the Strip, the main street in the US betting capital.


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


The former 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 great, not expecting a lot," he stated.


"And after that to come cycle and now to be world champs and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty unbelievable, to be truthful."


Another fan made the journey with his family 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 announced he got the chance to go.


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


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


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


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


Another Sydney-based fan, Leonard Gregory, said it was "the shortest range I have actually ever travelled for a Robins' home video game".


Gregory became interested in the group after he and his other half visited 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 booked the flight straight away," he stated.


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


Match protection 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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