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


Supporters from both sides took to the Strip, the primary street in the US betting capital.


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


The previous 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 many of the time getting walloped, to be honest, and not being great, not anticipating a lot," he said.


"And after that to come complete circle and now to be world champions and be playing in Vegas. It's quite unreal, to be honest."


Another fan made the trip with his family from Sydney.


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


"This is never ever going to happen once again," he said.


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


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


Latus stated he was delighting in absorbing the atmosphere in the desert city with "countless red and white all over".


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


Gregory became thinking about the team after he and his wife paid a see to Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


"When it got announced that we were going, we booked the flight directly away," 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 protection of the video game at the Allegiant Stadium is on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Sounds from 23:45 GMT on Saturday.


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