Hull KR end losing run with derby win over Hull FC
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- Hull KR beat Hull FC 28-20 in a feisty Super League derby, recovering from a 12-0 deficit to extend their winning run over their city rivals to nine consecutive games
- Hull FC raced into a 12-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes through tries from Batchelor and Litten, but the result extended their losing run to six straight games and left them with just one win in their past 11
- Joe Burgess scored a 95-metre intercept try to give Hull KR breathing room, while Arthur Mourgue contributed a try and kicked seven goals in a decisive all-round performance
- Willie Peters coached his final derby as KR boss, with the win moving the Robins back into fifth place in the Super League play-off positions
- Hull KR entered the match as out-of-form Super League champions and needed the victory to halt a losing streak that had threatened their play-off position
Why it matters: Hull KR's victory snaps a slide by the reigning Super League champions and vaults them back into the fifth-place play-off spot, while Hull FC's sixth straight loss cements their second-bottom standing and extends their dire run to one win in 11 — deepening the imbalance of a rivalry now tilted 9-0 in the Robins' favour.
