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 screen assisted Leeds Rhinos surge Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


The Fijian winger crossed two times and developed a third try as the widespread Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored twice more in the 2nd half as Leeds dismantled the protecting Super League champions.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge just 10 days ago but have actually now lost their opening two Super League games of the season.


Defeat by newly-promoted York was a shock - and the way they were dismissed at Allegiant Stadium, the home of NFL side Las Vegas Raiders, left head coach Willie Peters alerting his side could be facing "a long season".


Sivo signed up with the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


And following 2 attempts on launching it took him eight minutes to require his way over for the very first shot of the game after Harry Newman gathered Brodie Croft's high kick and the ball was exercised to the left flank.


He went over in the corner for his second - following a lengthy video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then transforming 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 disallowed for an earlier obstruction before completion of the very first half, however Leeds continued to dominate in the second duration - with Croft including a sixth try before Sivo completed his hat-trick.


His 4th shot followed a Joe Burgess alleviation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding success for Leeds.


Hull KR no place near sufficient - Peters


"Individuals I pity are the fans who paid hard-earned money to come here today and watch that," Peters said.


"To invest or save cash to come and see their team play and we provide an efficiency like that, it's simply nowhere near sufficient.


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


"We require to ensure that we action more than words and find a solution for it, since if that's the design template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."


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


"We wanted to make sure that we did ourselves proud and the fans and did the competition justice," he included.


"We came here to make a declaration and we did it tonight," Sivo informed Sky Sports.


"The young boys, every single among 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, .


Referee: Jack Smith