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 assisted Leeds Rhinos surge Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.


The Fijian winger crossed twice and developed a 3rd try as the rampant Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.


And Sivo scored twice more in the 2nd half as Leeds dismantled the defending Super League champs.


Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World simply 10 days ago but have now lost their opening two Super League video games of the season.


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


Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season however missed out on the entire project after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


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


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


After attempts 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 the end of the first half, however Leeds continued to dominate in the 2nd duration - with Croft including a sixth shot before Sivo finished his hat-trick.


His fourth shot followed a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.


Hull KR nowhere near good enough - Peters


"The individuals I feel sorry for are the fans who paid hard-earned money to come here today and watch that," Peters said.


"To invest or conserve cash to come and see their team play and we deliver a performance like that, it's just nowhere near good enough.


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


"We need to make certain that we action more than words and find a solution for it, 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 thrilled Leeds coach Brad Arthur stated his side had "had a ball" and applauded his gamers' "real hunger".


"We wished to make sure 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 this evening," Sivo told Sky Sports.


"The boys, 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