Four-try Sivo Stars As Leeds Thrash Hull KR In Vegas

ByMichael Short
BBC Sport Senior Journalist


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Betfred Super League - Las Vegas


Hull KR (0) 6


Try: Burgess


Goal: Martin


Leeds Rhinos (28) 58


Tries: Sivo 4, Croft 2, Palasia, Hall, Jenkins 2


Goals: Connor 6, Hankinson 3


Maika Sivo's stunning four-try screen assisted Leeds Rhinos surge Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


The Fijian winger crossed two times and created a 3rd shot as the rampant Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored two times more in the 2nd half as Leeds took apart the defending Super League champs.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge just 10 days ago however have now lost their opening 2 Super League video games of the season.


Defeat by newly-promoted York was a shock - and the method they were brushed aside at Allegiant Stadium, the home of NFL side Las Vegas Raiders, left head coach Willie Peters cautioning his side could be dealing with "a long season".


the Rhinos before the 2025 season however missed out on the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


And following two tries on launching it took him 8 minutes to force his way over for the first try of the game after Harry Newman gathered Brodie Croft's high kick and the ball was worked out to the left flank.


He went over in the corner for his 2nd - following a lengthy video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then converting for a second time.


After tries from Croft and Keenan Palasia, Sivo claimed the ball from under his own posts and ran 70 metres for an attack which ended with Ryan Hall scoring.


A Hull KR attempt was prohibited for an earlier blockage before completion of the very first half, but Leeds continued to control in the 2nd period - with Croft including a sixth shot before Sivo finished his hat-trick.


His fourth shot followed a Joe Burgess alleviation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a definite triumph for Leeds.


Hull KR nowhere near excellent enough - Peters


"The individuals I sympathize with are the fans who paid hard-earned money to come here today and watch that," Peters stated.


"To invest or conserve money to come and enjoy their team play and we provide an efficiency like that, it's just nowhere near sufficient.


"We need to all take a look at ourselves - myself at the top of that - and discover why we got that efficiency.


"We require to make sure that we action more than words and throw down the gauntlet, due to the fact that if that's the design template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."


A pleased Leeds coach Brad Arthur stated his side had "had a ball" and applauded his gamers' "real appetite".


"We wished to make sure that we did ourselves happy and the fans and did the competitors justice," he added.


"We came here to make a declaration and we did it this evening," Sivo informed Sky Sports.


"The young boys, each and every single among us, did our task tonight."


Hull KR: Broadbent; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Amone, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.


Replacements: Luckley, Whitbread, Martin, Lawton.


Leeds Rhinos: Miller; Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hall; Croft, Connor; Jenkins, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, McDonnell, C. Smith.


Replacements: O'Connor, Holroyd, Hankinson, Littlewood.


Referee: Jack Smith