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2007 Hull Kingston Rovers season

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The 2007 season was Hull Kingston Rovers' first consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league since 1987, following promotion from National League One in 2006. They competed in the 2007 Super League season and the 2007 Challenge Cup.

Super League XII Rank11th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupFourth round
2007 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 18
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Hull Kingston Rovers 2007 season
Super League XII Rank11th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
Challenge CupFourth round
2007 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 491; against: 723
Team information
ChairmanNeil Hudgell
Head coachJustin Morgan
Captain
StadiumCraven Park
Avg. attendance7,160
Top scorers
TriesLuke Dyer (13)
GoalsPaul Cooke (36)
PointsPaul Cooke (78)[1]
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Super League

Main article: Super League XII

Fixtures

More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVPos.Report
10 February; 16:00 Round 1 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Craven Park W 14–9 Murrell, Cockayne Morton (2/2 + 1 pen.) 7,154 Sky Sports 1 4th [2]
18 February; 15:00 Round 2 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium W 17–10 Murrell, Cockayne Morton (2/2 + 2 pen.)
Drop-goals: Webster		 7,700 Not televised 2nd [3]
25 February; 15:00 Round 3 Harlequins RL H Craven Park L 10–26 Dyer, Smith Morton (1/2) 7,056 Not televised 2nd [4]
2 March; 20:00 Round 4 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium W 26–16 Ford (2), Fisher, Dyer, Morton Morton (3/6 + 1 pen.) 15,178 Not televised 3rd [5]
10 March; 18:00 Round 5 Leeds Rhinos H Craven Park W 22–20 Webster, Dyer, Bauer Morton (3/3 + 2 pen.) 8,086 Sky Sports 1 4th [6]
18 March; 15:00 Round 6 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–30 J. Netherton, Ford Morton (2/2) 10,030 Not televised 7th [7]
23 March; 20:00 Round 7 St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road L 14–42 Steel, Ford, Morton Morton (1/2), Murrell (0/1) 10,523 Not televised 7th [8]
6 April; 15:00 Round 8 Catalans Dragons H Craven Park L 20–34 Gene, Ford, Murrell, Dyer Morton (2/4) 6,701 Not televised 9th [9]
9 April; 12:30
(Easter Monday)[a]		 Round 9 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 14–22 Dyer, Tangata-Toa, Bauer Murrell (1/3) 23,002 Sky Sports 1 10th [10]
15 April; 15:00 Round 10 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 22–52 Steel, Gene, Tangata-Toa, Dyer Murrell (3/4) 10,881 Not televised 10th [11]
22 April; 15:00 Round 11 Salford City Reds H Craven Park L 24–28 Gannon, O'Neill, Lennon, Goddard, Bauer Morton (2/5) 6,299 Not televised 11th [12]
27 April; 20:00 Round 12 Huddersfield Giants H Craven Park L 16–28 Bauer, Gene Cooke (2/2 + 2 pen.) 6,597 Sky Sports 1 11th [13]
5 May; 17:00 Round 13
(Millennium Magic)		 Hull F.C. N Millennium Stadium W 14–10 Aizue, Cockayne Cooke (2/2 + 1 pen.) 32,384 Sky Sports 2 11th [14]
18 May; 20:00 Round 14 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium W 12–10 Dyer, Hardman Cooke (2/2) 13,538 Not televised 10th [15]
27 May; 15:00 Round 15 Leeds Rhinos H Craven Park L 10–18 J. Netherton Cooke (1/1 + 2 pen.) 7,731 Not televised 11th [16]
3 June; 18:00 Round 16 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 15–30 Dyer, Ford, Hardman Cooke (1/1)
Drop-goals: Cooke		 6,107 Sky Sports 2 11th [17]
17 June; 15:00 Round 17 St Helens H Craven Park L 0–40 7,011 Not televised 11th [18]
30 June; 13:30 Round 18 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop L 18–23 Tandy, Lennon, Chester Cooke (3/3) 3,278 Not televised 11th [19]
8 July; 13:00 Round 19[b] Hull F.C. H Craven Park L 20–30 Dyer, Tangata-Toa, O'Neill, Lovegrove Cooke (2/4) 9,035 Not televised 11th [22]
14 July; 18:00 (BST) Round 20 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 22–20 Lennon, Gene, Hardman, O'Neill Lennon (3/4) 7,830 Not televised 11th [23]
22 July; 15:00 Round 21 Warrington Wolves H Craven Park L 20–60 Hardman, Fisher, Aizue, Morton Lennon (2/4) 6,640 Not televised 10th [24]
3 August; 20:00 Round 22 Salford City Reds A The Willows W 30–24 O'Neill (2), Cooke, Lennon, Dyer Cooke (5/7) 7,165 Sky Sports 3 10th [25]
12 August; 15:00 Round 23 Bradford Bulls H Craven Park L 10–28 Goddard, Fisher Cooke (1/2) 6,695 Not televised 11th [26]
17 August; 20:00 Round 24 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium L 18–34 Lovegrove, Dyer, Tandy Cooke (3/3) 17,389 Not televised 11th [27]
2 September; 12:30 Round 25 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W 42–6 Dyer (2), Lovegrove (2), J. Netherton, Lennon, Webster, Gene Cooke (5/8) 23,004 Not televised 11th [28]
9 September; 15:00 Round 26 Wigan Warriors H Craven Park L 24–40 Welham, Lovegrove, Murrell, Bauer, Morrison Lennon (2/2), Cooke (0/3) 7,370 Not televised 10th [29]
15 September; 19:00 Round 27 Huddersfield Giants H Craven Park W 25–24 Fisher (2), Vella, Chester Cooke (4/4)
Drop-goals: Cooke		 6,700 Sky Sports Xtra 11th [30]
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Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (L) 27 19 0 8 783 422 +361 38 Semifinal
2 Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 18 1 8 747 487 +260 37
3 Bradford Bulls 27 17 1 9 778 560 +218 33[c] Elimination semifinal
4 Hull F.C. 27 14 2 11 573 553 +20 30
5 Huddersfield Giants 27 13 1 13 638 543 +95 27
6 Wigan Warriors 27 15 1 11 621 527 +94 27[d]
7 Warrington Wolves 27 13 0 14 693 736 −43 26
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 11 1 15 596 714 −118 23
9 Harlequins 27 10 3 14 495 636 −141 23
10 Catalans Dragons 27 10 1 16 570 685 −115 21
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 0 17 491 723 −232 20
12 Salford City Reds (R) 27 6 1 20 475 874 −399 13 Relegation to National League One
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Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Following this fixture, the Easter derby was moved to its traditional Good Friday slot.
  2. [b]
    Hull Kingston Rovers were fined £7,500 and made to pay legal costs following a post-full time pitch invasion that resulted in four arrests and Hull F.C. centre Kirk Yeaman being headbutted.[20][21]
  3. [c]
    Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
  4. [d]
    Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2007 Challenge Cup
More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
31 March; 15:00 Round 4 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 10–38 Tangata-Toa, K. Netherton Morton (1/2) 4,523 Not televised [31]
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Transfers

Gains

More information Player, Club ...
PlayerClubContractDate
Wales Luke Dyer Castleford Tigers 2006[32]
England Danny Ward Castleford Tigers 2006[32]
Samoa Andreas Bauer 2006[32]
Australia Jim Gannon Huddersfield Giants 2 Years October 2006[33]
Australia Mark O'Neill Leeds Rhinos 1 Year October 2006[33]
Australia Michael Vella Parramatta Eels 3 Years October 2006[34]
Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene Bradford Bulls 2 Years November 2006[35]
England Matty Brooks Bradford Bulls 1 Year November 2006[36]
Ireland Pat Weisner Harlequins RL 1 Year November 2006[32]
England Chris Chester Hull F.C. 2 Years December 2006[37]
England Paul Cooke Hull F.C. 31⁄2 Years April 2007[38][a]
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Losses

More information Player, Club ...
PlayerClubContractDate
England Dwayne Barker Castleford Tigers 1 Year 2006[32]
France Damien Couturier Leigh Centurions 2006[40]
England Andy Ellis Barrow Raiders 2006[32]
Wales Phil Joseph Halifax R.L.F.C. 2006[32]
Wales Gareth Price Widnes Vikings 2006[41]
England Leroy Rivett Leigh Centurions 2006[32]
England Jon Whittle Featherstone Rovers 2006[32]
England Francis Stephenson N/A Retirement 2006[32]
England James Garmston Doncaster Lakers 2 Years October 2006[42]
New Zealand Michael Smith Barrow Raiders 2007[citation needed]
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Squad

More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
2007 Hull Kingston Rovers Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) = Goal kicker


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Notes

  1. [a]
    Cooke was found to have made an illegal approach to another club by an independent RFL tribunal and was handed a four-month playing ban in November 2007.[39]

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