Hull kR Beat Huddersfield for first Super League Win

ByAdam Lanigan
BBC Sport England


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Huddersfield (0) 6


Try: Flanagan Goal: Russell


Hull KR (16) 32


Tries: Gildart, Davies 2, Burgess, Lewis 2 Goals: Lewis, Martin 3


Champions Hull KR cruised to their very first league win of 2026 as they dispatched winless Huddersfield Giants.


After two beats to begin their project, the Robins went ahead early and never ever looked most likely to relinquish the 2 points.


Oliver Gildart, Tom Davies and Joe Burgess scored attempts in the very first half before 2 from star man Mikey Lewis after the break and another from Davies completed the task.


Hull KR's victory takes them approximately 12th, above Huddersfield, who sunk to the bottom of the table after a fourth successive loss.


The depleted Giants handled just one second-half try through skilled young full-back George Flanagan Jr as they look set for another season of struggle.


Last year's treble winners have actually included the World Club title this season with their victory over Brisbane Broncos last month, but that sandwiched successive league beats.


The shock loss to newbies York Knights and the 58-6 hammering by Leeds Rhinos in Las Vegas have left them playing catch-up in Super League and they began this game, bottom of the table and already eight points adrift of early leaders Wigan Warriors.


But Gildart's try inside 3 minutes got them up and running at the Accu Stadium. Jez Litten dropped the ball with a shot begging, however soon after, winger Davies produced a smart surface in the corner.


Huddersfield completed 10th in 2015 but began that campaign with 10 straight defeats and they have begun this one on the wrong foot also.


That appeared in dealing with mistakes within their own half, which handed the ball to their challengers and from Tyrone May's miss-pass, Burgess walked one in.