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2024 Hull Kingston Rovers season

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The 2024 season was Hull Kingston Rovers' eighth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

2024 Super League season Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge CupSemi-finals
2024 recordWins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 9
Quick facts Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 season, Rank ...
Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 season
2024 Super League season Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge CupSemi-finals
2024 recordWins: 24; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 719; against: 326
Team information
ChairmanNeil Hudgell
Head CoachWillie Peters
Captain
StadiumCraven Park
Avg. attendance9,883[a]
Top scorers
TriesMikey Lewis (19)
GoalsMikey Lewis (74)
PointsMikey Lewis (224)
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Preseason friendlies

More information Date and time, Versus ...
Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
28 January; 15:00 Sheffield Eagles H Craven Park L 24–26 Gorman (2), Wallace, Ellis Gorman (4/4) Unknown [1]
4 February, 14:30[b] Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium L 16–26 Hiku, Whitbread, Gorman Hiku (3/3) 5,000+ [2]
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Super League

Main article: 2024 Super League

Fixtures

More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTV[c]Pos.Report
17 February; 17:30 Round 1 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 22–0 Evalds (2), Tanginoa, Lewis, Parcell Hiku (1/5) 10,170 Sky Sports Main Event 3rd [5]
22 February; 20:00 Round 2 Leeds Rhinos H Craven Park W 22–12 Sue, Hall, Hiku Litten (3/3 + 2 pen.) Unknown Sky Sports Main Event 4th [6]
2 March; 17:30 Round 3 Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium L 10–17 Hiku, Litten Litten (1/2) 5,036 Sky Sports Action 5th [7]
7 March; 20:00 Round 4 Warrington Wolves H Craven Park L 20–22 May, Hall, Gildart, Opacic Litten (2/4) Unknown Sky Sports Action 7th [8]
14 March; 20:00 Round 5 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium W 24–12 Hiku (2), Burgess, Litten, Hall Litten (2/5) 5,428 Sky Sports Arena 5th [9]
29 March; 12:30
(Good Friday)		 Round 6
(Rivals Round)		 Hull FC H Craven Park W 34–10 Burgess (2), Evalds, Lewis, Batchelor, Hiku, Tanginoa Litten (2/6), Lewis (1/1) Unknown Sky Sports Main Event 5th [10]
5 April; 20:00 Round 7 London Broncos H Craven Park W 50–10 Parcell (3), Batchelor (2), Tanginoa, Hall, Lewis, Hiku Lewis (7/9) Unknown Sky Sports Mix 3rd [11]
20 April; 17:30 (GMT) Round 8 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 6–36 Burgess Reynolds (1/1) 8,583 Sky Sports Action 4th [12]
26 April; 20:00 Round 9 Wigan Warriors H Craven Park W 26–10 Sue, Gildart, Hiku, Hall, Tanginoa Lewis (3/5 + 1 pen.) Unknown Sky Sports Action 4th [13]
4 May; 15:00 Round 10 St Helens H Craven Park W 40–20 May, Lewis, Broadbent, Hiku, Litten, Hadley, Hall Lewis (6/7) Unknown Sky Sports Action 4th [14]
9 May; 20:00 Round 11 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 8–20 Broadbent, Lewis Lewis (0/2) 8,578 Sky Sports Arena 4th [15]
26 May; 15:00 Round 12 London Broncos A Plough Lane W 64–14 Broadbent (2), Evalds (2), Luckley (2), Lewis (2), Hiku, Parcell, Hadley Lewis (9/10), Richardson (1/1) 3,750 Sky Sports Arena 3rd [16]
1 June; 17:30 Round 13 Leigh Leopards H Craven Park W 12–0 Opacic, Evalds Lewis (2/2) Unknown Sky Sports Arena 3rd [17]
14 June; 20:00 Round 14 Huddersfield Giants H Craven Park W 32–6 Hiku (2), Hall (2), May, Parcell Lewis (4/6) 9,304[18] Sky Sports Mix 3rd [19]
20 June; 20:00 Round 15 Castleford Tigers A The Jungle W 13–12 Opacic, Minchella Lewis (2/2)
Drop-goals: Litten		 7,897 Sky Sports Action 3rd [20]
6 July; 17:30 Round 16 Catalans Dragons H Craven Park L 14–15 (g.p.) Broadbent, Burgess Lewis (2/2 + 1 pen.) 9,579[18] Sky Sports Action 4th [21]
13 July; 15:00 Round 17 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 24–10 Sue, Lewis, Storton, Minchella Lewis (4/4) 15,392 Sky Sports Action 3rd [22]
20 July; 15:00 Round 18 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium W 20–12 Hall, Lewis, Whitbread, Litten Lewis (2/4) 14,555 Sky Sports Action 3rd [23]
26 July; 20:00 Round 19 London Broncos H Craven Park W 40–16 Lewis (3), Sue, Hall, Parcell, Tanginoa Richardson (6/7) 9,585[18] Sky Sports Arena 2nd [24]
2 August; 20:00 Round 20 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 22–4 Sue, May, Lewis, Hiku Lewis (1/2), Litten (2/2) 12,102 Sky Sports Action 1st [25]
9 August; 20:00 Round 21 Castleford Tigers H Craven Park W 36–6 Burgess (2), Hiku, Lewis, Hall, Evalds, May Lewis (3/7 + 1 pen.) Unknown Sky Sports + 2nd [26]
18 August; 14:00 Round 22
(Magic Weekend)		 Catalans Dragons N Elland Road W 36–4 Minchella (2), Hall (2), Tanginoa (2), Hiku, Evalds Lewis (2/8) 22,293 Sky Sports Action 1st [27]
24 August; 15:00 Round 23 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium W 42–6 Burgess (4), Lewis, May, Tanginoa, Whitbread Lewis (5/8) 13,588 Sky Sports Main Event 1st [28]
30 August; 20:00 Round 24 Salford Red Devils H Craven Park W 32–12 Broadbent (2), Whitbread, Lewis, Opacic, Litten Lewis (3/6 + 1 pen.) 9,694[18] Sky Sports Action 1st [29]
6 September; 20:00 Round 25 Wigan Warriors A Brick Community Stadium L 20–24 Parcell, Lewis, Burgess Lewis (2/3 + 2 pen.) 16,719 Sky Sports Main Event 2nd [30]
13 September; 20:00 Round 26 Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village W 24–0 Lewis (2) Hall, Sue Lewis (3/4 + 1 pen.) 8,412 Sky Sports + 2nd [31]
20 September; 20:00 Round 27 Leeds Rhinos H Craven Park W 26–16 Parcell, Hiku, Opacic, Sue, Burgess Lewis (3/5) Unknown Sky Sports + 2nd [32]
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Table

Hull KR playing against Hull FC at Sewell Group Craven Park during the second half of the 2024 Good Friday Derby
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (C) 27 22 0 5 723 338 +385 44 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Hull Kingston Rovers (Y) 27 21 0 6 719 326 +393 42
3 Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 740 319 +421 40 Advance to Eliminators
4 Salford Red Devils 27 16 0 11 550 547 +3 32
5 Leigh Leopards 27 15 1 11 566 398 +168 31
6 St Helens 27 15 0 12 596 388 +208 30
7 Catalans Dragons 27 15 0 12 474 427 +47 30
8 Leeds Rhinos 27 14 0 13 530 488 +42 28
9 Huddersfield Giants 27 10 0 17 468 660 −192 20
10 Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 425 735 −310 15
11 Hull FC 27 3 0 24 328 894 −566 6
12 London Broncos (R) 27 3 0 24 317 916 −599 6 Relegated to Championship
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Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (Y) Runners up

Play-offs

More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
4 October; 20:00 Semi-finals Warrington Wolves H Craven Park W 10–8 Batchelor, Burgess Lewis (1/2) Sky Sports + [33]
12 October, 18:00 Grand Final Wigan Warriors N Old Trafford L 2–9 Lewis (1 pen.) 68,173 Sky Sports Main Event [34]
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Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024 Challenge Cup
More information Date and time, Round ...
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
22 March; 20:00 Round 6 Salford Red Devils H Craven Park W 40–0 Hall (2), Burgess, Tanginoa, Hiku, Storton, Evalds Litten (5/7 + 1 pen.), Batchelor (1/1) Unknown Not Televised [35][36]
13 April; 17:00 Quarter-finals Leigh Leopards H Craven Park W 26–14 Burgess (2), Tanginoa, Evalds, Minchella Lewis (3/5) Unknown BBC Two [37][38]
18 May; 13:45 Semi-finals Wigan Warriors N Eco-Power Stadium L 6–38 Burgess Lewis (1/1) 11,163 BBC One [39][40]
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Transfers

Gains

More information Player, Club ...
PlayerClubContractDate
Jamaica Ajahni Wallace Bradford Bulls 2 Years May 2023[41]
New Zealand Peta Hiku North Queensland Cowboys 3 Years May 2023[42]
England Oliver Gildart Leigh Leopards 3 Years June 2023[43]
Australia Tyrone May Catalans Dragons 2 Years August 2023[44]
England Niall Evalds Castleford Tigers 2 Years August 2023[45]
England Neil Tchamambe Leeds Rhinos 2 Years October 2023[46]
Australia Jai Whitbread Wakefield Trinity October 2023[47]
England Reiss Butterworth Dewsbury Rams 1 Year + 1 Year October 2023[48]
Australia Kelepi Tanginoa Wakefield Trinity 3 Years November 2023[49]
England Joe Burgess Salford Red Devils 1 Year January 2024[50]
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Losses

More information Player, Club ...
PlayerClubContractDate
New Zealand Shaun Kenny-Dowall N/A Retirement May 2023[51]
Australia Brad Schneider Penrith Panthers September 2023[52]
England Connor Moore Saint-Gaudens Bears September 2023[53]
England Jack Walker Hull FC End of loan September 2023[54]
England Greg Richards Toulouse Olympique 2 Years September 2023[55]
Ireland Ethan Ryan Salford Red Devils 3 Years October 2023[56]
England Sam Wood Castleford Tigers 3 Years October 2023[57]
England Rowan Milnes Castleford Tigers 2 Years October 2023[58]
Germany Jimmy Keinhorst York Knights 1 Year October 2023[59]
Scotland Kane Linnett N/A Retirement November 2023[60]
Australia Rhys Kennedy London Broncos November 2023[61]
England Luis Johnson Castleford Tigers 1 Year December 2023[62]
England Jordan Abdull Catalans Dragons Loan January 2024[63]
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Squad

More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
2024 Hull Kingston Rovers Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 8 May 2024
Source(s): Hull KR announce 2024 squad numbers, First Team

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Hull Kingston Rovers have not published individual attendances for most home matches during 2024.
  2. [b]
    James Donaldson's testimonial match
  3. [c]
    Ahead of 2024, Sky Sports announced they would be broadcasting all Super League matches over the next three seasons.[3] Exact TV channels can be sourced by using WayBack Machine on RugbyLeagueOnTV.
    NB Not all games were broadcast on Sky Sports TV (advertised as "Sky Sports Exclusives"), with the remainder being broadcast using their on demand services accessible online or via red button. These games were made available on Super League+, and a select few on the BBC.[4] Further, games on Main Event were also broadcast on Action or Arena.

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