'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 on.


Supporters from both sides took to the Strip, the primary street in the US betting capital.


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


The former soldier has 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 the majority of the time getting walloped, to be sincere, and not being excellent, not anticipating a lot," he stated.


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


Another fan made the journey with his household 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 grabbed the to go.


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


"Rovers in Vegas is a ridiculous idea in itself, just even saying those words appears a bit crazy.


"So I think simply making that effort of the thousands of dollars on the flight and bringing the family throughout, my other half and my son. I simply believe it's one of those where you simply can't say no to it."


Latus said he was taking pleasure in absorbing the environment in the desert city with "countless red and white all over".


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


Gregory ended up being interested in the group after he and his partner visited Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


He flew from Australia to see the team win the Grand Final last year.


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


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


Match coverage of the video game at the Allegiant Stadium is on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Sounds from 23:45 GMT on Saturday.


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