Super League: Hull KR 50-10 London Broncos - Rovers keep pace at top
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Hull KR cruise to big win against London Broncos
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Hull KR (40) 50 |
Tries: Parcell 3, Batchelor 2, Tanginoa, Hall, Lewis, Hiku Goals: Lewis 7 |
London Broncos (4) 10 |
Tries: Davis, Macani Goal: Leyland |
Hull KR joined the group of clubs on 10 points at the top of Super League by scoring nine tries in a routine home victory over winless London Broncos.
Rovers recovered from conceding an early Sam Davis try to secure a fourth straight win in all competitions.
Australian hooker Matt Parcell, in his 200th career appearance, crossed for a hat-trick of tries for the home side.
Ryan Hall's first-half score, his 244th in Super League, moved him within three of Danny McGuire's record tally.
Rovers are one of five sides level on points at the summit of Super League, with only leaders Warrington and champions Wigan above them on points difference.
Meanwhile, London's defeat was their seventh of the Super League campaign and they are now the only side without a competition point in 2024 following Castleford's win over Salford on Friday.
The contest started brightly for the Broncos when Davis pounced on a low kick through to score the opener while Rovers prop Sam Luckley was in the sin bin.
But they surrendered that advantage almost immediately as errors from the resulting kick-off and a short goal-line drop-out led to Parcell's reply, after which tries flowed freely for the hosts.
Second-rowers Batchelor and Kelepi Tanginoa both collected offloads to touch down from close range, before veteran winger Hall powered over in the corner for Rovers' fourth and England half-back Mikey Lewis ran in from 50 metres.
Parcell's second and Peta Hiku's try made it 40-4 in Rovers' favour at half-time but, to London's credit and with the hosts struggling to replicate their clinical first-half display, the Broncos stemmed the flow of points after the break.
Hiku's run from inside his own half created Batchelor's second try of the game and Parcell raced in to complete his treble late on, with Iliess Macani scoring his 100th career try in response for the visitors.
Hull KR: Evalds; Senior, Hiku, Opacic, R Hall; May, Lewis; Sue, Parcell, Luckley, Tanginoa, Batchelor, Minchella.
Interchanges: Whitbread, Storton, Reynolds, C Hall.
London Broncos: Walker; Boafo, Storey, Miloudi, Macani; Leyland, Meadows; Kennedy, Davis, Stock, Lovell, Jones, Parata.
Interchanges: Butler, Makin, Hughes, Hoyes.
Referee: Liam Rush