'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 arrived in Las Vegas ahead of the team's Super League clash with Leeds Rhinos later.


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


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 thirty years and flew to Nevada from his home in North Yorkshire.


"All those years of following them around and like most of the time getting walloped, to be honest, and not being extremely great, not anticipating a lot," he said.


"And after that to come cycle and now to be world champions and be playing in Vegas. It's pretty unreal, 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 announced he grabbed the chance to go.


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


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


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


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


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


Gregory ended up being thinking about the team after he and his spouse paid a check out to Craven Park during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.


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


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


"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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