Rugby League | Hull KR 34 - 0 Huddersfield Giants
A fantastic win and performance for Hull KR
The home side moved back to the top of Super League with a comfortable victory over a struggling Huddersfield side
Author - Amy W
After Wigan Warriors had overtaken them on Friday by beating Leigh Leopards, the Robins did what was required, and in emphatic fashion.
The game started off slowly before Hull KR displayed their class
Joe Burgess scored the only points of the first half. Mikey Lewis, Tyrone May, Kalepi Tanginoa, Jack Brown and Burgess again all picked up points in the second half.
The Giants were unable to breach the league's meanest defence as they stay 11th with a 10th defeat out of 11 games.
What was alarming from a neutral perspective was the clear gulf in class between a side at the top and a side at the bottom. Is that something that the organisers of the Super League should be concerned about?
A closer look at what happened and why it happened
With the Challenge Cup final on the horizon at Wembley on 7 June, the mood around Sewell Group Craven Park was high and it looked like it was going to be an easy afternoon when Burgess strolled over in the corner.
Lewis had a second try disallowed shortly after and any momentum they were generating was lost as prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was sin-binned for a high shot on Matty English.
Huddersfield just couldn't score
With a man advantage, Huddersfield had a big chance to score but Jacob Gagai was held up over the tryline.
The Giants had only ended their nine-match losing start to the season in their last game against KR's neighbours, Hull FC, at Magic Weekend.
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They had been on the end of a 50-4 hiding at John Smith's Stadium when these sides met in March but they remained in the contest here until just before the hour mark.
You could always sense that KR had the power to pull away and that was eventually peoven.
Last season's Man of Steel Lewis brought things to life with the game's second try, before half-back partner May followed him on to the scoresheet moments later as a dummy and too much determination allowed him to get his first Super League try of the season.
The away side could not stem the tide as Tanginoa and Brown went over before Burgess rounded off the scoring with the best try of the game, involving some more Lewis magic.
And they can build up for a Challenge Cup final dress rehearsal when they travel to Warrington Wolves on Thursday.
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