Hull KR snatch dramatic victory to deny Leeds

Betfred Super League

Leeds (6) 12

Tries: Martin, Miller Goals: Martin (2)

Hull KR (0) 20

Tries: Hall, Lewis, Whitbread, Litten Goals: Lewis (2)

Hull KR stunned Leeds Rhinos pinch a melodramatic precocious triumph astatine Headingley.

The location broadside thought they had fixed caller coach Brad Arthur a winning commencement erstwhile Lachlan Miller's precocious effort put them successful front.

But Jai Whitbread crossed nan statement moments later, earlier Jez Litten's effort made judge of nan triumph for nan Robins, who enactment 3rd but subordinate second-placed Warrington Wolves connected 26 points.

Defeat for nan Rhinos leaves them 4 points disconnected nan Super League play-off spots connected an day defined by individual errors being punished.

Leeds took an early lead erstwhile Rhyse Martin capitalised connected Jack Broadbent misjudging Matt Frawley's footwear to people nether nan posts. He converted his effort aft a video check.

Hull KR won a punishment successful beforehand of nan posts connected nan 20-minute people and opted to tally alternatively than footwear without success. It was a communicative of nan first half; their build-up play was impressive, but they struggled to find nan slayer moment.

With 8 minutes remaining earlier half-time, David Fusitu'a kept Leeds successful beforehand pinch a superb drawback nether unit from a cross-field footwear arsenic nan location broadside were showing a batch of steeliness astatine nan opening of nan Arthur era.

Fusitu'a should person added a 2nd effort for Leeds wrong minutes of nan restart. With nan statement begging aft superb footwork and a link-up pinch Paul Momirovski, he was thwarted by superb last-ditch defending by Mikey Lewis.

It proved costly, too. Almost immediately, Ryan Hall crossed successful nan area for Hull KR arsenic he bundled complete nan line, having been fed by Matt Parcell. Lewis converted from a tight perspective to level nan scores.

After much Robins pressure, Lewis forced his measurement done nan Rhinos backline to transverse for his ninth effort of nan season, but pulled his conversion wide.

Leeds deed backmost pinch 12 minutes to spell successful bizarre circumstances. Frawley's footwear bounced up, ricocheted disconnected nan crossbar, and fell into Miller's hands aft Broadbent misjudged nan formation again. Martin edged nan location broadside up pinch nan kick.

But Hull KR were not done. Jai Whitbread's took advantage of Fusitu'a's fumble to spell over, pinch Lewis' successful conversion putting them backmost successful front.

Then, pinch a infinitesimal connected nan clock, Litten punished a lapse successful attraction from Brodie Croft to title successful and complete nan win.

Leeds: Miller, Fusitu'a, Momirovski, Newman, Handley, Croft, Frawley, Oledzki, Ackers, Eseh, McDonnell, Martin, Smith.

Interchanges: O'Connell, Lisone, Domnaldaon, Edgell.

Hull KR: Broadbent, Burgess, Hiku, Gildart, Hall, May, Lewis, Sue, Parcell, Hadley, Opacic, Storton, Minchella.

Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Whitbread, Tanginoa.

Referee: Liam Moore.