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2017 Hull Kingston Rovers season

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The 2017 season was Hull Kingston Rovers' first and only consecutive season playing in England's second division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2017 RFL Championship, securing immediate promotion back to the Super League, and the 2017 Challenge Cup.

2017 RFL Championship Rank1st
Play-off result3rd
Challenge CupRound 6
2017 recordWins: 21; draws: 1; losses: 4
Quick facts Hull Kingston Rovers 2017 season, Rank ...
Hull Kingston Rovers 2017 season
2017 RFL Championship champions
2017 RFL Championship Rank1st
Play-off result3rd
Challenge CupRound 6
2017 recordWins: 21; draws: 1; losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 850; against: 385
Team information
ChairmanNeil Hudgell
Head CoachTim Sheens
Captain
StadiumCraven Park
Avg. attendance7,429
High attendance8,817 (against Bradford Bulls)[1]
Top scorers
TriesRyan Shaw (9)
GoalsJamie Ellis (39)
PointsJamie Ellis (87)[2]
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Following the sacking of head coach Chris Chester during the 2016 season, Hull Kingston Rovers announced in September 2016 that former Australia national rugby league team and Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens would be the club's head coach from the 2017 season onwards.[3]

Preseason friendlies

More information Date and time, Versus ...
Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
8 January; 15:00 Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium W 40–16 Quinlan, Ellis, Addy, Hodgson, Heffernan, Oakes, Milton (7/7) Unknown [4]
20 January, 14:30 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium L 4–30 (0/1) Unknown [5]
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Championship

Main article: 2017 RFL Championship

Fixtures

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Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendancePos.Report
5 February, 15:00 Round 1 Bradford Bulls H Craven Park W 54–24 Heffernan (2), Scruton (2), Donaldson, Shaw, Greenwood, Ellis, Quinlan Ellis (9/9) 3rd [6]
12 February, 15:00 Round 2 London Broncos A Trailfinders Sports Ground W 28–22 Abdull, Ellis, Moss, Heffernan, Shaw Ellis (4/5) 3rd [7]
19 February, 15:00 Round 3 Rochdale Hornets A Spotland Stadium W 28–18 Minns (2), Moss, Heffernan, Lunt Ellis (4/5) 2,012 1st [8]
26 February, 15:00 Round 4 Oldham R.L.F.C. H Craven Park W 48–0 Minns (2), Lunt, Donaldson, Scruton, Abdull, Ellis, Moss Ellis (8/8) 1st [9]
5 March, 15:00 Round 5 Sheffield Eagles H Craven Park W 50–10 Donaldson (2), Cockayne, Heffernan, Minns, Quinlan, Clarkson, Abdull Ellis (8/8 + 1 pen.) 1st [10]
12 March, 15:00 Round 6 Dewsbury Rams A Crown Flatt W 48–6 Heffernan (2), Lunt, Greenwood, Blair, Mulhern, Donaldson, Horne Ellis (8/8) 2,477 1st [11]
26 March, 15:00 Round 7 Halifax Panthers H Craven Park W 28–14 Blair, Greenwood, Abdull, Moss Ellis (4/4 + 2 pen.) 1st [12]
2 April, 15:00 Round 8 Batley Bulldogs H Craven Park W 50–16 Shaw (2), Salter (2), Moss, Heffernan, Minns, Clarkson, Donaldson Ellis (7/9) 1st [13]
9 April, 15:00 Round 9 Swinton Lions A Heywood Road W 52–18 Donaldson (3), Hodgson, Abdull, Ellis, Dockar-Clay, Oakes, Scruton, Shaw Ellis (6/10) 1st [14]
14 April, 15:00 Round 10 Featherstone Rovers H Craven Park W 30–22 Quinlan, Clarkson, Cockayne, Shaw, Hodgson, Blair Ellis (3/6) 1st [15]
17 April, 15:00 (BST) Round 11 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Argelès L 6–14 Heffernan Dockar-Clay (1/1) 1st [16]
30 April, 15:00 Round 12 Rochdale Hornets H Craven Park W 24–16 Lawler, Shaw, Lunt, Kavanagh Ellis (4/4) 1st [17]
7 May, 15:00 Round 13 Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant W 68–4 Shaw (3), Heffernan (2), Dockar-Clay (2), Butler-Fleming (2), Mulhern, Abdull, Ellis, Ellis (10/12) 1st [18]
21 May, 15:00 Round 14 Swinton Lions H Craven Park W 42–18 Shaw (3), Abdull (2), Wardill, Heffernan Dockar-Clay (7/7) 1st [19]
27 May, 19:00
(Summer Bash)		 Round 15 Bradford Bulls N Bloomfield Road W 20–19 Heffernan (2), Abdull Ellis (3/3 + 1 pen.) 11,557 1st [20]
4 June, 15:00 Round 16 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road D 20–20 Shaw, Abdull, Moss, Ellis Ellis (2/4) 1st [21]
11 June, 15:00 Round 17 Oldham R.L.F.C. A Bower Fold W 32–24 Wardill (2), Shaw (2), Lunt, Abdull Ellis (4/6) 1st [22]
18 June, 15:00 Round 18 Dewsbury Rams H Craven Park W 64–11 Shaw (3), Heffernan (2), Salter (2), Ellis, Cockayne, Abdull, Cator, Addy Ellis (8/12) 1st [23]
25 June, 15:00 Round 19 Sheffield Eagles A Belle Vue W 40–18 Carney (2), Clarkson, Butler-Fleming, Scruton, Shaw, Lunt, Dockar-Clay Ellis (4/8) 1st [24]
2 July, 15:00 Round 20 London Broncos H Craven Park W 40–22 Moss (2), Jewitt, Heffernan, Addy, Dockar-Clay, Mulhern Ellis (6/7) 1st [25]
9 July, 15:00 Round 21 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 42–10 Addy (3), Butler-Fleming, Carney, Clarkson, Mulhern Ellis (7/7) 1st [26]
16 July, 15:00 Round 22 Toulouse Olympique H Craven Park L 30–31 Addy, Lunt, Quinlan, Clarkson, Butler-Fleming Ellis (5/5) 1st [27]
23 July, 15:00 Round 23 Halifax R.L.F.C. A The Shay L 6–28 Moss Ellis (1/1) 1st [28]
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Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull Kingston Rovers (X) 23 19 1 3 850 385 +465 39 The Qualifiers
2 London Broncos 23 18 0 5 832 410 +422 36
3 Halifax 23 16 0 7 567 357 +210 32
4 Featherstone Rovers 23 15 1 7 687 421 +266 31
5 Toulouse Olympique 23 15 0 8 720 466 +254 30 Championship Shield
6 Batley Bulldogs 23 11 0 12 549 663 −114 22
7 Sheffield Eagles 23 10 0 13 568 785 −217 20
8 Dewsbury Rams 23 8 0 15 388 736 −348 16
9 Rochdale Hornets 23 7 1 15 457 680 −223 15
10 Swinton Lions 23 6 0 17 477 648 −171 12
11 Oldham 23 5 1 17 410 735 −325 11
12 Bradford Bulls[a] 23 6 0 17 500 719 −219 0
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Source: [29][30]
(X) League Leaders Shield
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Bradford Bulls deducted 12 points on 3 January 2017 for entering administration.

The Qualifiers

Main article: 2017 Super 8s § The Qualifiers
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Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendancePos.Report
6 August, 15:00 Q1 Halifax Panthers H Craven Park W 26–22 Moss (2), Marsh, Lawler, Scruton Ellis (3/5) 7,706 [31]
12 August, 15:15 Q2 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 20–16 Lunt (2), Shaw Ellis (3/3 + 1 pen.) 5,335 [32]
20 August, 15:00 Q3 London Broncos H Craven Park W 35–30 Shaw (2), Addy, Moss, Mulhern Ellis (5/5 + 2 pen.)
Drop-goals: Atkin		 7,235 [33]
3 September, 15:00 Q4 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road W 30–18 Shaw, Addy, Ellis, Minns, Heffernan Ellis (4/5) 4,583 [34]
9 September, 15:15 Q5 Widnes Vikings H Craven Park W 12–6 Minns, Shaw Ellis (2/2) 8,227 [35]
15 September, 20:00 Q6 Catalans Dragons H Craven Park L 19–20 Oakes, Cockayne, Lawler Dockar-Clay (2/2), Atkin (1/1)
Drop-goals: Atkin		 7,405 [36]
23 September, 15:00 Q7 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 46–24 Oakes (2), Shaw (2) Ellis (4/4) 10,466 [37]
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Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves 7 7 0 0 288 138 +150 14 Super League XXIII
2 Widnes Vikings 7 5 0 2 188 96 +92 10
3 Hull Kingston Rovers (P) 7 5 0 2 166 158 +8 10
4 Leigh Centurions (R) 7 4 0 3 203 104 +99 8 Million Pound Game
5 Catalans Dragons 7 4 0 3 130 143 −13 8
6 London Broncos 7 1 1 5 174 220 −46 3 2018 Championship
7 Featherstone Rovers 7 1 1 5 110 272 −162 3
8 Halifax 7 0 0 7 82 210 −128 0
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Source:
(P) Promoted to Super League; (R) Relegated

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2017 Challenge Cup
More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
19 March; 15:00 Round 4 Sheffield Eagles H Craven Park W 48–10 Lunt (2), Minns, Quinlan, Blair, Cockayne, Ellis, Greenwood Ellis (8/8) 3,408 [38]
22 April; 15:00 Round 5 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 23–10 Shaw (2), Lawler, Greenwood Ellis (3/4)
Drop-goals: Ellis		 9,152 [39]
12 May; 20:00 Round 6 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 14–24 Lunt (2) Ellis (2/2 + 1 pen.) 11,163 [40]
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Transfers

Gains

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PlayerClubContractDate
England Nick Scruton Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2016[41]
Scotland Danny Addy Bradford Bulls 1 Year + 2 Years October 2016[42]
New Zealand Mitch Clark Bradford Bulls 1 Year + 2 Years October 2016[42]
Australia Jake Butler-Fleming Wentworthville Magpies 1 Year December 2016[43]
Australia Adam Quinlan St George Illawarra Dragons 2 Years December 2016[44]
England George Milton Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2017[citation needed]
England David Hodgson Retirement January 2017[45]
Australia Kieren Moss Bradford Bulls 1 Year January 2017[46]
Scotland Ben Kavanagh Bradford Bulls 2 Years January 2017[47]
England Josh Johnson Redcliffe Dolphins 1 Year March 2017[48]
New Zealand Zach Dockar-Clay Penrith Panthers March 2017[49]
Australia Justin Carney[a] Salford Red Devils 1 Year May 2017[50]
England Lee Jewitt Townsville Blackhawks 1 1⁄2 Years June 2017[51]
England Chris Atkin[b] Swinton Lions End of season July 2017[52]
Samoa Mose Masoe St Helens R.F.C. End of season July 2017[54]
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Losses

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PlayerClubContractDate
France John Boudebza N/A Contract voided October 2016
Italy Terry Campese N/A Contract voided October 2016
Italy Josh Mantellato N/A Contract voided October 2016
England Dave Thompson Leigh Centurions 2 Years October 2016[55]
England James Green Leigh Centurions 2 Years October 2016[56]
England Iain Thornley Catalans Dragons 2 Years October 2016[57]
Scotland Adam Walker St Helens R.F.C. 2 Years October 2016[58]
Australia Ken Sio Newcastle Knights 2 Years October 2016[59]
England Kieran Dixon London Broncos 2 Years November 2016[60]
Australia Albert Kelly Hull F.C. 1 Year November 2016[61]
Australia Mitchell Allgood Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 Year December 2016[62]
Australia Dane Tilse N/A Retirement January 2017[63]
France Kevin Larroyer Castleford Tigers 1 Year February 2017[64]
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Loans

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PlayerClubLoan periodDate
England Jordan Abdull Hull F.C. Season-long November 2016[65]
England Jamie Ellis Huddersfield Giants Season-long November 2016[66]
Australia Andrew Heffernan Penrith Panthers Season-long December 2016[67]
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Squad

More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
2017 Hull Kingston Rovers Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


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

Updated: 22 December 2016
Source(s): 2017 squad numbers revealed[c]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Carney signed for the club while serving an eight-match ban for racially abusing a player during a Challenge Cup match against Toronto Wolfpack.[50]
  2. [b]
    Atkin was originally signed to join the club for the 2018 season,[52] however Hull Kingston Rovers paid a "five-figure sum" for Swinton, who were suffering from financial difficulties, to release Atkin with immediate effect.[53]
  3. [c]
    Shirt number 6 was retired by the club from May 2016 onwards following the death of former player and coach Roger Millward.[68]

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