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


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


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


The previous soldier has actually supported the group 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 excellent, not expecting a lot," he stated.


"And after that to come full circle and now to be world champions and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty 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 announced he grabbed the possibility to go.


"This is never ever going to take place once again," he stated.


"Rovers in Vegas is an insane idea in itself, just even saying 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 partner and my son. I simply believe it is among those where you just can't say no to it."


Latus stated he was enjoying taking in the environment in the desert city with "countless red and white all over".


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


Gregory ended up being thinking about the team after he and his partner visited Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to see the group win the Grand Final in 2015.


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


"We 'd never been here. It's probably whatever that America is in a and it's just, 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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