'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 arrived 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 gambling capital.


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


The former soldier has actually 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 most of the time getting walloped, to be truthful, and not being great, not expecting a lot," he said.


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


Another fan made the trip with his household from Sydney.


Simon Latus matured in east Hull and emigrated to in 2020. He stated living Down Under suggested 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 happen again," he stated.


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


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


Latus stated he was taking pleasure in soaking up the atmosphere in the desert city with "thousands of red and white everywhere".


Another Sydney-based supporter, Leonard Gregory, said it was "the fastest range I've ever taken a trip for a Robins' home video 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 see the team win the Grand Final in 2015.


"When it got revealed that we were going, we booked the flight quickly," he stated.


"We 'd never ever been here. It's probably whatever that America remains 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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