Hull KR go top after thrashing Dragons

Betfred Super League

Catalans (4) 4

Tries: Sironen

Hull KR (12) 36

Tries: Minchella 2, Hiku, Hall 2, Tanginoa 2, Evalds Goals: Lewis 2

Hull KR climbed to nan apical of nan Super League pinch a comfortable triumph complete Catalan Dragons connected time 2 of nan Magic Weekend astatine Elland Road.

The Robins scored astatine cardinal moments and defended good astatine times, pinch their speedy passing and breakaways themes successful a beardown performance.

Catalans should person been put to nan beard overmuch earlier, but Mikey Lewis only kicked 2 of 8 conversion opportunities.

The Dragons stay successful a beardown position successful nan play-off race, sitting fifth, but look Leeds adjacent week needing to get backmost connected track.

Hull took nan lead conscionable awkward of 14 minutes in, pinch Elliot Minchella forcing his measurement complete from adjacent scope aft diligent build-up play. Jai Whitbread's offload was perfectly timed, but Lewis someway deed nan station pinch his conversion.

Bayley Sironen restored parity successful nan near area 8 minutes later. Arthur Mourgue, for illustration Lewis, could only onslaught nan station pinch his conversion from nan angle.

Peta Hiku's 15th effort of nan play restored Hull's lead almost instantly. He wriggled done aft a superbly swift move of play, turning Artur Romano wrong out. Lewis again grounded to convert.

Hull extended their lead earlier nan interval erstwhile Ryan Hall crossed from nan tightest of angles. Yet much superb interplay near him very small room, but he made nan astir of it, earlier Lewis deed nan station pinch his conversion for nan 3rd time.

Lewis' mediocre kicking was keeping Catalans successful nan game, but Minchella added a 4th effort conscionable minutes into nan 2nd half. He capitalised connected an correction from nan Dragons defence and powered done to score. Lewis sewage disconnected nan people pinch nan conversion.

The 5th effort was not acold behind. Hull were ruthless successful punishing a nonaccomplishment of Catalans possession, again quickly passing nan shot wide and this clip it was Kelepi Tanginoa who benefited. Lewis again missed, keeping feint Dragon hopes alive.

The title was much aliases little ended connected nan hour. Jez Litten collapsed done earlier uncovering Dean Hadley, whose audacious offload recovered Hall, fresh to transverse for his 2nd effort of nan game. Lewis missed is footwear again, but nan floodgates opened.

Tanginoa crossed aft exploiting a spread successful nan Dragons defence to make it 30-4, but Lewis deed nan station for a 4th time.

Niall Evalds collected a clever footwear from Tyrone May to wrap nan crippled up 3 minutes from time, and Lewis yet secured a 2nd successful kick.

Catalans: Rouge, Davies, Romano, Smith, Ikuvalu, Mourgue, Fages, Navarrete, Da Costa, Dezaria, Garcia, Sironen, Bousquet

Interchanges: Seguier, Satae. Wallace, Yaha

Hull KR: Evalds, Burgess, Hiku, Gildart, Hall, May, Lewis, Sue, Parcell, Whitbread, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella

Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Storton, Tanginoa, Brown

Referee: Tom Grant.