As it happened... Robins down the Warriors
Hull KR defeat the Super League and World Champions, Wigan Warriors 26-10!
Here's as it happened...
Starting Line-Ups:
KICK OFF: Harry Smith will get the game underway, with Sauaso Sue taking in the first drive!
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5' Frantic first five minutes of action with the Robins being camped on Wigan's line after Field spills Lewis' bomb. Let's go boys!
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7' TRYYYY! Minchella hits Sue with the short ball and the prop flies over for the first score of the game.
Lewis converts! (1/1)
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11' PENALTY! The Robins keep it alive on the last and it's a Wigan hand that gets Lewis a set restart but there's interference from Wardle. New set on Wigan's line for the Robins!
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13' TRYYYY! The Robins spread it to the left edge through Evalds and Gildart slices through in between Miski and Keighran to score in the corner!
Lewis' conversion drifts wide. (1/2)
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15' Hull KR error. Litten goes searching from dummy half and looks to put Whitbread through a hole but the forward can't take it. Wigan scrum 30 out from the Robins' line.
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20' PENALTY! The Robins again keep out the World Champions and a penalty follows for a high shot on Sue who collects the Wigan kick in-goal. Tanginoa is on for Sue in back play as the Robins start the new set on halfway!
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23' PENALTY! Wigan back with the ball in hand and it's short lived as Cooper makes the error on his first touch. Wigan don't make the scrum and it's a Hull KR penalty and a set starting in the visitor's half!
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26' PENALTY! Hadley is caught high by O'Neill and the Robins opt to take the two.
Lewis nudges it over. (2/3)
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28' Knock on. Burgess can't take in the ball from May and Wigan will get a chance to attack our half.
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30' TRYYYYYY! Hiku flies through a gap down the middle of the pitch and it's one-two with Evalds for Hiku to break away and score under the posts!
Lewis nails the two. (3/4)
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32' OUT ON THE FULL FROM WIGAN! Lewis puts it into Wigan's half and the Robins have a full set on the World Champions' line! Luckley is on now for Whitbread. What a SHIFT from Jai!
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36' Penalty to Wigan. It's a flop from the Robins and the Warriors will have a fresh set inside our half.
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38' WIGAN ERROR. French throws a low pass to Miski as he runs out of grass on the Warriors' right edge and the Robins survive!
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HALF TIME: A great first half from the Robins sees us ahead, 18-0!
40' Mikey Lewis will get us underway in the second half, kicking deep towards the Craven Streat end.
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43' Great defence once again from Hiku forcing Marshall to offload into touch!
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47' French sticks a short kick over the Robins' defenders and Evalds is on hand to clean it up! Sue back on now for his second stint replacing Luckley.
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49' TURNOVER! The Robins are relentless in defence and force an error from Leeming on the last before downing Havard with the ball in hand to earn the turnover!
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55' Try for Wigan. The visitors are over as French fires a ball over to Miski for the winger to cross in the corner with the Robins stretched.
Keighran misses. (0/1)
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57' The Robins look to keep Wigan pinned after the restart with Hadley taking down Ellis. A change in the middle as Storton comes on for Minchella. Matt Parcell is also on replacing Jez Litten.
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63' TRYYYYY! Pressure breaks on Wigan's line and Hall is over in the corner for an acrobatic finish.
Lewis puts it wide from touch. (3/5)
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65' GLDO. Leeming keeps it alive for the visitors and he traps Lewis in goal. We defend our line again. Minchella and Whitbread come on for Sue and Storton.
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70' GLDO! Whitbread dives on a dangerous kick from the Warriors and it's a third set on the Robins' line. COME ON BOYS!
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71' TRYYYYY! WHAT. A. TRY. Tanginoa goes 100 metres outpacing Field and Marshall to score in the corner. Sewell Group Craven Park won't forget that one! Lewis nudges it wide (3/6)
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76' Try for Wigan. Liam Farrell goes over for the visitors.
Keighran converts. (1/2)
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79' Penalty! Tyler Dupree drags Sam Luckley out the scrum and Wigan are penalised!
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FULL TIME: What a performance from Hull KR, as we come out 26-10 winners!
