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

28 February 2026
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Matt DeanEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire


Thousands of Hull Kingston Rovers fans have shown up in Las Vegas ahead of the group's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later.


Supporters from both sides took to the Strip, the main street in the US gambling capital.


Life-long fan Richard Major explained the idea of the Robins playing in Vegas as "absolutely 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 anticipating a lot," he said.


"And then to come full circle and now to be world champs and be playing in Vegas. It's quite unreal, to be sincere."


Another fan made the trip with his household from Sydney.


Simon Latus grew up in east Hull 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 possibility to go.


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


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


"So I think simply making that effort of the countless dollars on the flight and the family across, my better half and my boy. I just think it is among those where you just can't say no to it."


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


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


Gregory became interested in the group after he and his better half paid a visit to Craven Park throughout the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


"When it got revealed that we were going, we booked the flight quickly," he said.


"We 'd never been here. It's most likely whatever 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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