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

28 February 2026
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Matt DeanEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire


Countless Hull Kingston Rovers fans have shown up 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 gaming capital.


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


The former soldier has 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 honest, and not being really great, not anticipating a lot," he stated.


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


Another fan made the journey with his household from Sydney.


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


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


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


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


Latus said he was enjoying absorbing the atmosphere in the desert city with "thousands of red and white everywhere".


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


Gregory became thinking about the group after he and his partner paid a visit to Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to enjoy the group win the Grand Final last year.


"When it got announced that we were going, we scheduled the flight quickly," he stated.


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