'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 arrived in Las Vegas ahead of the group's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later on.


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


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


The former 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 the majority of the time getting walloped, to be honest, and not being excellent, not anticipating a lot," he said.


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


Another fan made the trip with his family from Sydney.


Simon Latus matured in east Hull and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He stated living Down Under meant not having the ability to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he the chance to go.


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


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


"So I believe simply making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and bringing the household across, my better half and my boy. I just believe it is among those where you just can't say no to it."


Latus said he was enjoying soaking up the environment 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 travelled for a Robins' home game".


Gregory ended up being thinking about the team after he and his wife paid a check out to Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to watch the team win the Grand Final last year.


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


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