Super League: Hull KR 16-4 Hull FC - Lachlan Coote stars for hosts in derby win

Lachlan Coote and Hull KR stepped up a gear in the second half to pummel rivals Hull

Lachlan Coote scored twice in his first derby appearance to help Hull KR to victory over rivals Hull FC with a dominant second-half display.

It took 29 minutes for the first try to come amid the ferocity, as Ryan Hall touched down in the corner for Rovers, but Josh Reynolds replied instantly.

With the scores level at the break, Coote crossed after a harsh Hull knock-on call early in the second period.

He then finished off an Ethan Ryan break to seal a famous Robins win.

There was a further sour note for the visitors, as prop Brad Fash was reported to referee James Child by Elliot Minchella after he appeared to bite his finger.

Local band The Reytons played the two teams out and the grandchildren of Hull legend Johnny Whiteley brought out the match ball in a spinetingling atmosphere.

The bragging rights in this one had been with the black and white side - the west of the city - having won the past three meetings, but after a tight opening 40, it was all red and white after the break.

Errors punctuated the opening period, where the only real moments of quality were the two tries - Hall dabbing down a Coote kick and Reynolds racing in following a burst from Luke Gale and Josh Griffin's break.

It was expected that both sides would follow suit having switched around but Rovers instead grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck - to the delight of boss Tony Smith.

The dizzying array of angles seemed to bamboozle Hull's big forwards and on the back of that, Coote scythed through to score his first, and showed perfect support play to back up Ryan for the second.

Half-backs Jordan Abdull and Rowan Milnes, plus full-back Coote, got the kicking game right and denied the visitors' powerful pack the territory to influence.

With the lead assembled, the hosts were largely untroubled and a raucous support were able to cheer their side home.

Brett Hodgson's Airlie Birds lacked composure and quality, trying to force passes and not even the mercurial talent of Jake Connor or organisation of Gale had an impact, as attempts to push plays without dominance of the middle failed to produce.

Hull KR head coach Tony Smith:

"I thought defensively we were really good. Our forwards aren't the biggest pack but they're hard workers, they're just honest hard workers.

"They turn up for one another and you can't ask for much more than that. Right from the word go we weren't going to take a backwards step."

On Lachlan Coote:

He's great, he's a footy player. He does some great stuff in deep for us, organising us in deep. He turns up in attack and shows up in support left, right and centre.

"I love when he gets the ball, particularly when he's first receiver.

"He's great for us not just because of the rugby he plays but what he's going to leave behind after a couple of years with us."

Hull FC head coach Brett Hodgson:

"If you complete sets at 50 per cent you don't win games. We didn't do the derby justice."

On the Brad Fash bite incident:

"I don't know what happened. I don't know why the referee called the touch judge in so I'll have to wait and see what happened there I'm afraid."

Hull KR: Coote; Ryan, Kenny-Dowall, Wood, Hall; Milnes, Abdull; Maher, Parcell, King, Halton, Linnett, Minchella

Interchanges: Storton, Litten, Keinhorst, Richards

Hull FC: Connor; Swift, Tuimavave, Griffin, McIntosh; Reynolds, Gale; Sao, Houghton, Fash, Savelio, Ma'u, Lovodua

Interchanges: Satae, Lane, Evans, Brown

Referee: James Child

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