'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 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 gaming capital.


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


The former soldier has actually supported the group for more than thirty 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 great, not expecting a lot," he said.


"And after that to come full circle and now to be world champs and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty unreal, to be truthful."


Another fan made the journey with his family from Sydney.


Simon Latus grew up in east Hull and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He stated living Down Under implied not having the ability to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he grabbed the possibility to go.


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


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


"So I believe just making that effort of the thousands of dollars on the flight and bringing the family across, my wife and my child. I simply believe it is among those where you simply can't state no to it."


Latus said he was enjoying soaking up the atmosphere in the desert city with "countless red and white all over".


Another Sydney-based supporter, Leonard Gregory, stated it was "the fastest range I've ever travelled for a Robins' home game".


Gregory became interested in the team after he and his wife visited Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


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


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


Match protection of the video game at the Allegiant Stadium is on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Sounds from 23:45 GMT on Saturday.


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