As it happened... Hull KR down the Saints

Hull KR defeat St. Helens 40-20 in an impressive outing in East Hull!

Here's as it happened...

Starting Line-Ups

KICK OFF: Mikey Lewis gets us underway here in East Hull! Come on lads!

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4' PENALTY! A great first run from debutant Jack Broadbent, and the Robins are awarded the penalty on the back of it!
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5' PENALTY! High tackle from Blake on Hiku and we get back to back penalties!
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8' CHARGE DOWN! Saints kick it on the last and Jai Whitbread charges down the ball and regains possession!
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10' TRYYYYYY! The Robins make the pressure count, as Mikey Lewis' dink over is taken in by May to score!
Lewis converts! (1/1)
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11' GLDO to St. Helens. Ryan Hall can't take in the kick-off and the Saints will get the ball.
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13' Try for St. Helens. Jack Welsby goes in for the visitors.
Percival adds the two. (1/1)
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15' SIN BIN! Matty Knowles takes Whitbread high and he's sent to the bin!
We get the penalty and have a chance on the Saint's 20!
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16' Knock on. We spread the ball left but the final ball back inside can't be taken in.
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19' TRYYYYYYYYY! Sauaso Sue barges the Saints' man out the way before offloading to Minchella, who finds Mikey Lewis in support to race away and score!
He converts his try! (2/2)
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20' Incorrect play the ball from Sue and now Saints have a chance on our line.
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22' Try for St. Helens. The visitors spread the ball to their left edge as Waqa Blake knocks back Hiku to score in the corner.

Percival misses. (1/2)

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23' Interchange. Kelepi Tanginoa is on for Sauaso Sue. Big shift from the front rower!

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26' CLOSE! It's fast hands from Broadbent to Tanginoa as the forward bursts down the left wing but Kelepi looks for Broadbent on the inside and the ball goes forward.
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28' Try for St. Helens. The Saints get a repeat set and get to work on the Robins' line. The pressure breaks as Hurrell crashes over from close range. Percival misses the two. (1/3)

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32' Interchange. Sam Luckley is on for Jai Whitbread as the Robins freshen up the pack before halftime.

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33' PENALTY! Interference at the ruck on Hiku and it's a penalty and march up the field for the Robins!

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35' TRYYYYYYY! Lewis puts Tanginoa through a hole in Saints' defence and the forward finds Jack Broadbent for his first try in Red and White!

Lewis misses the two. (2/3)

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HALF TIME: The Robins have a two-point lead, as we go into half time 16-14.

SECOND HALF: Percival kicks us off and Hadley takes in the first drive up to our 20!

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42' Penalty to St. Helens. Dodd goes short on the last and Batchelor picks up the deflected kick but he's offside. Big defensive set needed from the Robins.

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44' Interchange. Sauaso Sue is on for James Batchelor with Kelepi Tanginoa moving into the back row.

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46' Saints ERROR! Percival spills the ball after heavy contact from May and Hiku. The Robins with the ball back on halfway!

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50' TRYYYYYYY! The Robins get the six again and fire the ball to the right edge for Evalds to slip the pass behind his back and find Hiku for the centre to fly over!

Lewis adds the two! (3/4)

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53' TRYYYYYYY! Lewis' kick is batted back and the Robins keep it alive on the last as Broadbent fires the pass to Litten and the hooker is over in the corner!

Lewis HAMMERS it from touch! (4/5)

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58' Saints ERROR! The Robins keep the visitors under wraps as Lomax forces a forward pass to Lees with Minchella on his back.

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59' Double interchange. Whitbread and Storton are on Luckley and Sue. Huge shift from our middles this afternoon!

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64' Hull KR error. Evalds sweep up Welsby's kick and the Robins tough it out coming out of their own end but Litten's kick on the last goes out on the full.

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65' Interchange. Sam Luckley is back on for Elliot Minchella.

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65' Try for St. Helens. Lomax and Welsby combine to put Hurrell through a gap and the centre is over in the corner.

Percival adds the two. (2/4)

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67' Strong end to the set for the Robins as May puts the kick up on the last and the right edge pins Blake down ten out from his own line.

Parcell is on now for Litten at hooker.

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72' TRYYYYYYYY! Mikey Lewis finds a gap in the Saints' line and offloads it into the hands of Dean Hadley who flies under the sticks!
Lewis adds the extras! (5/6)
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80' On the back of a intercept from Dean Hadley earlier in the set, a long floating ball over the top from Lewis finds Ryan Hall who puts it down in the corner!
Lewis adds the two! (6/7)
🔴 40 - 20 ⚫️

FULL TIME: Hull KR defeat St. Helens, 40-20!