Four-try Sivo Stars As Leeds Thrash Hull KR In Vegas

ByMichael Short
BBC Sport Senior Journalist


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Betfred Super League - Las Vegas


Hull KR (0) 6


Try: Burgess


Goal: Martin


Leeds Rhinos (28) 58


Tries: Sivo 4, Croft 2, Palasia, Hall, Jenkins 2


Goals: Connor 6, Hankinson 3


Maika Sivo's stunning four-try display screen helped Leeds Rhinos whip Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


The Fijian winger crossed two times and created a third shot as the widespread Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored two times more in the second half as Leeds took apart the safeguarding Super League champs.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge simply 10 days ago however have actually now lost their opening two video games of the season.


Defeat by newly-promoted York was a shock - and the method they were brushed aside at Allegiant Stadium, the home of NFL side Las Vegas Raiders, left head coach Willie Peters cautioning his side might be facing "a long season".


Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed out on the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


And following two tries out launching it took him eight minutes to force his method over for the very first try of the game after Harry Newman gathered Brodie Croft's high kick and the ball was worked out to the left flank.


He went over in the corner for his second - following a lengthy video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then transforming for a 2nd time.


After tries from Croft and Keenan Palasia, Sivo declared the ball from under his own posts and ran 70 metres for an attack which ended with Ryan Hall scoring.


A Hull KR try was disallowed for an earlier blockage before the end of the first half, however Leeds continued to dominate in the second duration - with Croft including a 6th shot before Sivo finished his hat-trick.


His 4th try came after a Joe Burgess alleviation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding triumph for Leeds.


Hull KR no place near excellent enough - Peters


"The people I feel sorry for are the fans who paid hard-earned cash to come here today and watch that," Peters said.


"To spend or save money to come and watch their team play and we provide a performance like that, it's just no place near sufficient.


"We need to all take a look at ourselves - myself at the top of that - and learn why we got that performance.


"We require to ensure that we action more than words and do something about it, since if that's the template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."


A pleased Leeds coach Brad Arthur stated his side had "had a ball" and praised his players' "genuine appetite".


"We wished to ensure that we did ourselves happy and the fans and did the competitors justice," he added.


"We came here to make a statement and we did it this evening," Sivo told Sky Sports.


"The boys, each and every single one of us, did our job tonight."


Hull KR: Broadbent; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Amone, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.


Replacements: Luckley, Whitbread, Martin, Lawton.


Leeds Rhinos: Miller; Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hall; Croft, Connor; Jenkins, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, McDonnell, C. Smith.


Replacements: O'Connor, Holroyd, Hankinson, Littlewood.


Referee: Jack Smith