'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 shown up 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 gambling capital.


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


The former soldier has the group for more than thirty 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 great, not expecting 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 honest."


Another fan made the journey with his family from Sydney.


Simon Latus matured in east Hull and emigrated to Australia in 2020. He stated living Down Under implied not having the ability to see the Robins play, so when the match was revealed he got the opportunity to go.


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


"Rovers in Vegas is an insane concept in itself, just even saying those words seems a bit crazy.


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


Latus stated he was enjoying taking in the environment in the desert city with "countless red and white everywhere".


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


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


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


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


"We 'd never been here. It's most likely whatever 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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