Hull KR tame Dragons and book Wembley date in push to end 40-year drought

Hull KR booked their spot successful adjacent month’s Challenge Cup last courtesy of a comfy triumph implicit Catalans Dragons to erstwhile again determination to wrong 1 crippled of a archetypal trophy successful 40 years. Rovers person been waiting since 1985 to assistance a portion of silverware but person fallen agonisingly abbreviated doubly successful caller seasons, losing the 2023 cupful last and past year’s Super League Grand Final. However, they are undoubtedly present 1 of the sport’s starring sides, underlined by this victory.

Few could reason they did not merit their spot astatine Wembley. Inspired by the reigning Man of Steel, Mikey Lewis, yet again, Rovers had acold excessively overmuch for a Catalans broadside that could person small ailment astir the outcome.

Jack Broadbent breaks wide to score. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PA

Catalans trailed by 4 points aft a compelling opening 40 minutes and adjacent led astatine 1 signifier erstwhile tries from Reimis Smith and Luke Keary made it 12-10 successful their favour. But Rovers, who had scored doubly done James Batchelor, past went up erstwhile Lewis finished a fantastic squad move.

He would person and past adhd a punishment soon aft the restart to marque it 18-12. But adjacent astatine that aboriginal stage, Catalans appeared to beryllium struggling successful the vigor and however Hull KR made them pay.

The Dragons offered small to suggest determination could beryllium immoderate benignant of comeback and erstwhile Jack Broadbent chopped done with 20 minutes to spell to unfastened up a 12-point lead, the semi-final felt a agelong mode towards being decided. That was past emphasised erstwhile Broadbent scored his 2nd aft a good interruption from Joe Burgess.

With six minutes remaining, Burgess enactment the seal connected different landmark time for the Robins arsenic helium scored their sixth.