As it happened... Hull KR run in 12 tries to defeat the Dragons
Hull KR run in 12 tries to defeat Catalans Dragons 68-6!
Here's as it happened...
KICK-OFF: Mikey Lewis will get this game underway to the noise of the Red Army🎶
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2' PENALTY! Interference from the Dragons and we'll start on the Catalans' 20!
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3' CLOSE! Broadbent slips through the Dragons' defence on the left edge but the final pass goes to ground and Catalans have the ball.
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11' HELD UP! Garcia goes down the shortside on the last and is wrapped up over the line. Great defence from the Robins' left edge and a turnover for the hosts.
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13' HULL KR PENALTY! Sue gets the offload away on the Robins' line and the Robins' races upfield. Lewis hoists a kick up on the last and Partington puts the pressure on, but it's after the ball has left the stand-off's boot!
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14' TRYYYYYYY! The ball is spread right though May into the hands of Hiku who fires it back to Mourgue, and the Frenchman lands the final pass into the hands of Tom Davies to score!
Mourgue converts from touch! (1/1)
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16' PENALTY! Litten scoots out of dummy half forcing Satae to step away from marker to get the hooker and give away the penalty! Lewis hammers it into Catalans' 40 and we start out set camped in visitors' half.
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18’ TRYYYYYY! The Robins stack up on the right as May looks out to the edge and hits Batchelor with a short ball close to the sticks to fly over!
Mourgue with the TWO. (2/2)
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22' LOOK AT HIM GO! May finds Davies with the basketball pass for the winger to come into the left and race upfield. The winger passes to Mourgue who jumps over his former teammates and the Robins' start their set on Catalans' 30!
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24' TRYYYYY! WHAT A TRY. Sue smashes through Catalans' defence and rounds the fullback to crash over!
Mourgue with his third conversion. (3/3)
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25' SIN BIN! Maria catches Sue with the shoulder from the restart and the Catalans' interchange leaves the field for ten minutes. Sue goes off for his HIA and Tanginoa is on.
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27' RED CARD Garcia explodes as the Robins are camped on the Dragons' line and throws a punch at Minchella and Lewis. Both teams fly in for the aftermath. Catalans are down to 11 players until Maria returns and will play with 12 for the remainder of the game
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28’ TRYYYYYY! The ball is shifted to the left for Tanginoa to get it ten out and he bulldozes his way over to score!
Mourgue pulls it wide. (3/4)
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31' Interchange. Brown is on in place of Whitbread for his first taste of the action. Great stint, Bread!
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33’ TRYYYYYY! Lewis puts a looping pass over for Booth to take one handed and race towards Catalans' line. The winger flicks the ball back in as he's dragged into touch straight into the hands of Broadbent for the centre to fly over!
Mourgue's conversion drifts wide. (3/5)
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37’ TRYYYYYY! May again with a piece of brilliance as he gives Batchelor the short ball for the second-rower to bust through Catalans’ defence and dive over! Mourgue CONVERTS. (4/6)
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38' Interchange. Sue has passed his HIA and is back on for Hadley! What an opening knock from Hadley in the middle.
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39’ TRYYYYY! Lewis chips the ball over on the last and Aispuro-Bichet can’t deal with the kick. Broadbent collects the ball and finds Lewis for the stand-off to score a try of his own!
Mourgue with the TWO! (5/7)
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HALF-TIME: Hull KR score SEVEN first half tries to go into the break 38-0 up against Catalans.
SECOND HALF: Aispuro-Bichet gets us back underway in East Hull, and Jack Brown takes the first carry!
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48' TRYYYYY! On the last, Minchella finds the flat ball to Sue and the prop charges over to score his second!
Mourgue converts! (6/8)
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49' Double Interchange. After his second try Sue is off with Litten for Doro and Leyland to come on!
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55' KNOCK ON! The Robins' stop Pangai Jr. as he drives for the posts and tries go through the front door. GREAT DEFENCE.
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58' Interchange. Jai Whitbread is back on, to replace Jack Brown.
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59' Interchange. Dean Hadley returns to the field, replacing Elliot Minchella.
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62' Try for Catalans. Keary gets through a gap in the Robins' defence and races away to score.
Aispuro-Bichet converts. (1/1)
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64' IN TOUCH! Satae goes sideways from the restart and finds Cotric as the Dragons look to go wide but the winger is dumped into touch!
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66' TRYYYYY! Batchelor goes close for his third, before Lewis scoots from dummy half and powers over for his second!
Mourgue nails the conversion! (7/9)
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68' KNOCK ON! Aispuro-Bichet drops Lewis' high bomb and we'll get another crack at the Catalans' line!
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72' Interchange. Jack Brown is on for his second stint, replacing Eribe Doro.
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73’ TRYYYYYYY! The ball is spread out to the left, Broadbent spins to recover a pass behind him and races to the line to pop the ball up for Booth. The winger stretches out and plants the ball down for his first try at Sewell Group Craven Park!
Mourgue NAILS the two. (8/10)
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77' TRYYYYYY! Whitbread is on the end of a quick flat ball and the forward crashes over!
Mourgue adds another two! (9/11)
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79' TRYYYYYYY! Booth breaks down the left edge and finds Tanginoa before being brought down. On the next play the ball lands in the hands of May, who strolls over!
Mourgue adds ANOTHER conversion! (10/12)
🔴 68 - 6 🐉
FULL-TIME: Hull KR score 12 tries, and defeat Catalans Dragons 68-6!
