2024 Hull Kingston Rovers season
Appearance
Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 season | ||||
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2024 Super League season Rank | 2nd | |||
Challenge Cup | Semi-finals | |||
2024 record | Wins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 6 | |||
Points scored | For: 693; against: 310 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Neil Hudgell | |||
Head Coach | Willie Peters | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Sewell Group Craven Park | |||
Agg. attendance | Unknown[a] | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Mikey Lewis (18) | |||
Goals | Mikey Lewis (67) | |||
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The 2024 season is Hull Kingston Rovers' eighth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.
Preseason friendlies
[edit]Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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28 January; 15:00 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Craven Park | L | 24–26 | Gorman (2), Wallace, Ellis | Gorman (4/4) | Unknown | [1] |
4 February, 14:30 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 16–26 | Hiku, Whitbread, Gorman | Hiku (3/3) | 5,000+ | [2] |
Super League
[edit]Fixtures
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wigan Warriors (Q, L) | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 723 | 338 | +385 | 44 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Hull KR (T) | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 693 | 310 | +383 | 40 | |
3 | Warrington Wolves (T) | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 686 | 319 | +367 | 38 | Advance to Eliminators |
4 | Salford Red Devils (Q) | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 550 | 547 | +3 | 32 | |
5 | St Helens (Q) | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 584 | 370 | +214 | 30 | |
6 | Leigh Leopards | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 548 | 386 | +162 | 29 | |
7 | Leeds Rhinos | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 514 | 462 | +52 | 28 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 450 | 423 | +27 | 28 | |
9 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 468 | 660 | −192 | 20 | |
10 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 425 | 735 | −310 | 15 | |
11 | London Broncos | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 317 | 862 | −545 | 6 | |
12 | Hull FC | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 324 | 870 | −546 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2024. Source: [1]
(L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Play-offs
[edit]Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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5/6 October; TBA | Semi-finals | TBA | H | Craven Park | – |
Challenge Cup
[edit]Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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22 March; 20:00 | Round 6 | Salford Red Devils | H | Craven Park | W | 40–0 | Hall (2), Burgess, Tanginoa, Hiku, Storton, Evalds | Litten (5/7 + 1 pen.), Batchelor (1/1) | Unknown | Not Televised | [31][32] |
13 April; 17:00 | Quarter-finals | Leigh Leopards | H | Craven Park | W | 26–14 | Burgess (2), Tanginoa, Evalds, Minchella | Lewis (3/5) | Unknown | BBC Two | [33][34] |
18 May; 13:45 | Semi-finals | Wigan Warriors | N | Eco-Power Stadium | L | 6–38 | Burgess | Lewis (1/1) | 11,163 | BBC One | [35][36] |
Transfers
[edit]Gains
[edit]Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Ajahni Wallace | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | May 2023[37] |
Peta Hiku | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 Years | May 2023[38] |
Oliver Gildart | Leigh Leopards | 3 Years | June 2023[39] |
Tyrone May | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | August 2023[40] |
Niall Evalds | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | August 2023[41] |
Neil Tchamambe | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2023[42] |
Jai Whitbread | Wakefield Trinity | October 2023[43] | |
Reiss Butterworth | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year + 1 Year | October 2023[44] |
Kelepi Tanginoa | Wakefield Trinity | 3 Years | November 2023[45] |
Joe Burgess | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | January 2024[46] |
Losses
[edit]Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Shaun Kenny-Dowall | N/A | Retirement | May 2023[47] |
Brad Schneider | Penrith Panthers | September 2023[48] | |
Connor Moore | Saint-Gaudens Bears | September 2023[49] | |
Jack Walker | Hull FC | End of loan | September 2023[50] |
Greg Richards | Toulouse Olympique | 2 Years | September 2023[51] |
Ethan Ryan | Salford Red Devils | 3 Years | October 2023[52] |
Sam Wood | Castleford Tigers | 3 Years | October 2023[53] |
Rowan Milnes | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2023[54] |
Jimmy Keinhorst | York Knights | 1 Year | October 2023[55] |
Kane Linnett | N/A | Retirement | November 2023[56] |
Rhys Kennedy | London Broncos | November 2023[57] | |
Luis Johnson | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | December 2023[58] |
Jordan Abdull | Catalans Dragons | Loan | January 2024[59] |
Squad
[edit]First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: Wednesday 8th May 2024 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hull Kingston Rovers has not published attendances for any home match during 2024.
- ^ Ahead of 2024, Sky Sports announced they would be broadcasting all Super League matches over the next three seasons.[3] Exact TV channels can be sourced by using WayBack Machine on RugbyLeagueOnTV. NB Not all games were broadcast on Sky Sports TV (advetised as "Sky Sports Exclusives"), with the remainder being broadcast using their on demand services accessible online or via red button. These games were made available on Super League+, and a select few on the BBC.[4] Further, games on Main Event were also broadcast on Action or Arena.
References
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- ^ "Sky Sports to show every Super League match live as part of historic new three-year TV rights deal". Sky Sports. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Super League: BBC to show live games for first time after signing three-year broadcast deal". BBC Sport. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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- ^ "As it happended... The Robins fall short against Warrington". Hull Kingston Rovers. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins get back to winning ways at Huddersfield!". Hull Kingston Rovers. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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- ^ "As it happened... The Robins find a way to win at Leeds". Hull Kingston Rovers. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins defeat the Broncos at Sewell Group Craven Park". Hull Kingston Rovers. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins put in a huge performance away from home to defeat Warrington Wolves 22-4!". Hull Kingston Rovers. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins come out victorious over the Tigers". Hull Kingston Rovers. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins defeat the Dragons at Magic Weekend". Hull Kingston Rovers. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins put in a huge performance to win away at Saints for the first time since 2013!". Hull Kingston Rovers. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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- ^ "As it happened... Hull KR fall to defeat in Wigan". Hull Kingston Rovers. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins get back to winning ways in Leigh". Hull Kingston Rovers. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... The Robins progress to the Quarter-Finals!". Hull Kingston Rovers. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Hull KR 40-0 Salford - Rampant Rovers thrash dismal Red Devils". BBC Sport. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... Hull KR book their place in Betfred Challenge Cup Semi-Finals!". Hull Kingston Rovers. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Hull KR 26-14 Leigh Leopards - Robins avenge 2023 final defeat to reach semis". BBC Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "As it happened... Our Challenge Cup Journey comes to an end". Hull Kingston Rovers. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Challenge Cup - Hull KR 6-38 Wigan: Warriors reach Wembley after semi-final win". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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- ^ "Oliver Gildart: Hull KR to sign England centre from 2024". BBC Sport. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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- ^ "Niall Evalds: Hull KR to sign Castleford full-back from 2024 season on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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- ^ "Kelepi Tanginoa: Hull KR sign Wakefield Trinity forward on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Joe Burgess: Hull KR sign winger after Salford Red Devils release". BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (24 May 2023). "Shaun Kenny-Dowall to retire at season's end with off-field role lined up". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Brad Schneider: Hull KR half-back to join NRL side Penrith Panthers for 2024". BBC Sport. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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- ^ Olawumi, Ben (21 September 2023). "Hull FC confirm re-signing of Jack Walker as full-back makes cross-city switch". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Olawumi, Ben (27 September 2023). "Hull KR's forgotten man sees future confirmed without announcement from Robins". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Ethan Ryan: Salford Red Devils sign former Hull KR winger". BBC Sport. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Sam Wood: Castleford Tigers sign versatile back from Hull KR on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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- ^ "Former Grand Final winner Keinhorst joins the Knights". York Knights. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Kane Linnett: Hull KR second rower announces retirement from rugby league". BBC Sport. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Rhys Kennedy: London Broncos sign Hull Kingston Rovers prop". BBC Sport. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Luis Johnson: Castleford Tigers sign forward from Hull KR on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Abdull joins Catalans Dragons on season-long loan". Hull Kingston Rovers. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.