Hull KR Beat Huddersfield For Very First Super League Win

ByAdam Lanigan
BBC Sport England


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Huddersfield (0) 6


Try: Flanagan Goal: Russell


Hull KR (16) 32


Tries: Gildart, Davies 2, Burgess, Lewis 2 Goals: Lewis, Martin 3


Champions Hull KR travelled to their very first league win of 2026 as they dispatched winless Huddersfield Giants.


After two beats to begin their campaign, the Robins went on early and never looked likely to give up the two points.


Oliver Gildart, Tom Davies and Joe Burgess scored tries in the very first half before two from star male Mikey Lewis after the break and another from Davies finished the task.


Hull KR's triumph takes them approximately 12th, above Huddersfield, who sunk to the bottom of the table after a fourth successive loss.


The depleted Giants managed just one second-half try through skilled young full-back George Flanagan Jr as they look set for another season of battle.


Last year's treble winners have included the World Club title this season with their accomplishment over Brisbane Broncos last month, but that sandwiched succeeding league beats.


The shock loss to newcomers York Knights and the 58-6 hammering by Leeds Rhinos in Las Vegas have actually left them playing catch-up in Super League and they started this game, bottom of the table and already eight points adrift of early leaders Wigan Warriors.


But Gildart's shot inside 3 minutes got them up and running at the Accu Stadium. Jez Litten dropped the ball with a try pleading, however soon after, winger Davies produced a in the corner.


Huddersfield finished 10th last year but started that campaign with 10 straight defeats and they have actually started this one on the incorrect foot as well.


That was apparent in managing errors within their own half, which handed the ball to their challengers and from Tyrone May's miss-pass, Burgess strolled one in.


Lewis scored the try of the game shortly into the second duration with a hallmark private effort as he danced and dummied his way over after choosing the ball up just inside the Huddersfield half.


The Giants eventually got on the scoreboard when Flanagan remarkably caught Tui Lolohea's high kick and touched down, but it came at a cost as the full-back, the scorer of five of his side's eight Super League attempts in 2026, hurt himself on landing.


And it was just a momentary blip for the Robins as Davies settled a slick handling move and Lewis grabbed the final try, accelerating his way over.


But as Super League takes a break for a week, these 2 sides will resume action next Saturday as they meet again at the very same ground in the last-16 of the Challenge Cup (15:00 GMT).


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Huddersfield Giants head coach Luke Robinson told BBC Radio Leeds:


"Our effort at the minute is mega. We've got numerous men missing, so much experience.


"I can't question our effort, the effort is great. But when you are missing that quality, you have actually got to be actually excellent with the ball and at the minute we're coughing up way too much ball and making things way too hard for ourselves.


"I believe we finished at 65% in the first half. It doesn't matter which side you're playing versus, when you quit that much ball, fatigue will set in and it'll come back to bite you."


"We wished to narrow our focus to our defence and completing hard.


"I thought our defence was truly good today. That was a location we wished to tighten up and we did that.


"It wasn't ideal, we have actually got some work to do however it was an action in the best instructions."


Huddersfield: Flanagan; Zenon, Gagai, Milne, Carr; Lolohea, Russell; Patolo, Rush, T Burgess, O'Donnell, Billington, English.


Interchanges: Powell, Rogers, King, Cozza.


Hull KR: Broadbent; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, J Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Hadley, Lawton, Batchelor, Minchella.


Interchanges: Amone, Luckley, Whitbread, Martin.


Sin-bin: Lawton (64 )