'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 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 gaming capital.


Life-long fan Richard Major explained the concept 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 the majority of the time getting walloped, to be sincere, and not being excellent, not anticipating a lot," he stated.


"And then to come cycle and now to be world champions and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty unreal, to be truthful."


Another fan made the journey with his family from Sydney.


Simon Latus matured in and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He said living Down Under indicated not being able to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he got the chance to go.


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


"Rovers in Vegas is an insane concept in itself, just even saying those words seems a bit crazy.


"So I believe simply making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and bringing the family throughout, my partner and my child. I simply believe it's one of those where you just can't say no to it."


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


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


Gregory became thinking about the group after he and his spouse visited Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


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


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


Match coverage 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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