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 developed a 3rd try as the led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored two times more in the 2nd half as Leeds dismantled the defending Super League champions.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge simply 10 days ago however have now lost their opening 2 Super League 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 could be dealing with "a long season".


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


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


He discussed in the corner for his 2nd - following a prolonged video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then converting for a second time.


After attempts 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 prohibited for an earlier blockage before the end of the very first half, however Leeds continued to dominate in the 2nd duration - with Croft including a 6th shot before Sivo completed his hat-trick.


His fourth try came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.


Hull KR nowhere near good 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 invest or conserve cash to come and enjoy their group play and we provide a performance like that, it's simply no place near excellent enough.


"We require to all look at ourselves - myself at the top of that - and discover out why we got that performance.


"We require to make certain that we action more than words and throw down the gauntlet, since if that's the template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."


A delighted Leeds coach Brad Arthur said his side had "had a ball" and applauded his gamers' "genuine hunger".


"We wished to make certain that we did ourselves happy and the fans and did the competitors justice," he included.


"We came here to make a declaration and we did it this evening," Sivo informed 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