'It's Unreal' Say Hull KR Fans In Las Vegas

28 February 2026
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Countless Hull Kingston Rovers fans have gotten here in Las Vegas ahead of the group's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later.


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


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


The previous soldier has actually supported the team 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 truthful, and not being excellent, not expecting a lot," he stated.


"And after that to come complete circle and now to be world champs and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty unbelievable, to be sincere."


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 meant not being able to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he got the chance to go.


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


"Rovers in Vegas is a crazy concept in itself, simply even stating those words seems a bit crazy.


"So I think just making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and bringing the family throughout, my partner and my kid. I simply believe it is among those where you simply can't state no to it."


Latus stated he was taking pleasure in soaking up the atmosphere in the desert city with "thousands of red and white all over".


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


Gregory became thinking about the group after he and his partner paid a visit to Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


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


"We 'd never ever been here. It's probably everything that America remains in a microcosm and it's simply, 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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