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 spectacular four-try display screen assisted Leeds Rhinos whip Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


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


And Sivo scored two times more in the 2nd half as Leeds dismantled the defending Super League champions.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge simply 10 days ago however 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 brushed aside at Allegiant Stadium, the home of NFL side Las Vegas Raiders, left head coach Willie Peters warning his side might be facing "a long season".


Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season however missed the entire campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


And following two tries on debut it took him 8 minutes to require his method over for the first try of the video game after Harry Newman collected Brodie Croft's high kick and the ball was exercised to the left flank.


He discussed in the corner for his 2nd - following a lengthy video evaluation after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then for a 2nd time.


After attempts from Croft and Keenan Palasia, Sivo claimed 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 the end of the very first half, however Leeds continued to control in the 2nd duration - with Croft adding a 6th try before Sivo finished his hat-trick.


His fourth shot came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a definite success for Leeds.


Hull KR nowhere near sufficient - Peters


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


"To invest or save cash to come and see their team play and we provide a performance like that, it's simply nowhere near good enough.


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


"We require to ensure that we action more than words and throw down the gauntlet, because if that's the template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."


A thrilled Leeds coach Brad Arthur stated his side had "had a ball" and applauded his gamers' "real appetite".


"We wished to make sure that we did ourselves happy and the fans and did the competition justice," he added.


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


"The young boys, every single one of 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, Littlewood.


Referee: Jack Smith