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 display screen helped Leeds Rhinos thrash Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


The Fijian winger crossed two times and developed a third try as the widespread Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored twice more in the second half as Leeds dismantled the protecting Super League champs.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge simply 10 days ago but have actually now lost their opening 2 Super League 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 his side might be facing "a long season".


Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed the entire campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


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


He discussed in the corner for his second - following a prolonged video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then transforming for a 2nd time.


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


A Hull KR try was disallowed for an earlier obstruction before completion of the very first half, but Leeds continued to control in the 2nd period - with Croft including a sixth try before Sivo completed his hat-trick.


His 4th try followed a Joe Burgess alleviation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a definite victory for Leeds.


Hull KR nowhere near sufficient - Peters


"The people I pity are the fans who paid hard-earned money to come here today and watch that," Peters said.


"To spend or save money to come and enjoy their group play and we provide an efficiency like that, it's just no place near sufficient.


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


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


A delighted Leeds coach Brad Arthur said his side had "had a ball" and applauded his gamers' "real hunger".


"We wished to make certain that we did ourselves proud and the fans and did the competitors justice," he included.


"We came here to make a statement and we did it tonight," Sivo told Sky Sports.


"The kids, every one of 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