AND NOW FOR TROPHY NUMBER FOUR!
With
MARTYN SADLER
Editor
Hull KR fans celebrate at Old Trafford
TALKING RUGBY LEAGUE
WITH a thrilling performance on Saturday evening, Hull KR finally broke the oligopoly of Super League winners, becoming the first new winner of a Grand Final since Leeds Rhinos were successful in 2004.
Who would have believed in those far-off days that it would take 21 years for a fifth new name to appear on the Super League trophy?
But it’s happened at last and it completes a clean sweep for Hull KR under the coaching of Willie Peters.
The Robins have won all three major trophies this season and they also become the fifth team to win all three major trophies in one season.
The previous clubs to win all three trophies in the same season were Bradford (2003), St Helens (2006), Leeds Rhinos (2015) and Wigan (2024).
It’s an astonishing achievement and all that remains is for the Robins to face Brisbane Broncos in the World