2020 Hull Kingston Rovers season
Appearance
2020 Hull Kingston Rovers season | |
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Super League Rank | 11 |
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final (lost to Leeds Rhinos 18–48) |
2020 record | Wins: 4; draws: 0; losses: 15 |
Points scored | For: 290; against: 526 |
Team information | |
CEO | Neil Hudgell |
Head Coach | Tony Smith |
Stadium | KCOM Craven Park Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Avg. attendance | 7,668 |
Agg. attendance | 23,306 |
High attendance | 8,492 |
Low attendance | 7,350 |
Top scorers | |
Tries | Ben Crooks (11) |
Goals | Jamie Ellis (18) |
Points | Ben Crooks (44) |
This article details the Hull Kingston Rovers's rugby league football club's 2020 season.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Win Draw Loss
- All fixtures are subject to change
Challenge Cup
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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15 March, 15:00 | 5 | Leigh Centurions | H | KCOM Craven Park | W | 22–19 | Linnett, Kenny Dowall, Dagger, Rawsthorne | Lewis (3) | — | ||
18 September 2020, 20:15 | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Totally Wicked Stadium[a] | L | 18–48 | Ellis (2), Litten | Ellis (3) | 0[b] | BBC One |
Regular season
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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2 February, 19:45 | 1 | Wakefield Trinity | H | KCOM Craven Park | W | 30–12 | Crooks (4), Brierley, Minikin | Ellis (3) | 8,492 | — | Report |
7 February, 19:45 | 2 | Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium | L | 12–25 | Livett, Quinlan, Crooks | Ellis (2) | 19,599 | Sky Sports | Report |
14 February, 19:45 | 3 | Leeds Rhinos | Headingley | 10–52 | Minikin, Abdull | Brierley | 11,057 | — | |||
21 February, 19:45 | 4 | Huddersfield Giants | H | KCOM Craven Park | 4–22 | Crooks | — | 7,350 | — | ||
27 February, 19:45 | 5 | Castleford Tigers | 8–28 | Crooks | Brierley (2) | 7,464 | Sky Sports | ||||
8 March, 15:00 | 6 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | 16–30 | Ryan, Minikin, Brierley | Brierley (2) | 11,511 | — | ||
8 August 2020, 18:30 | 8 | Warrington Wolves | Emerald Headingley[a] | 10–40 | Crooks, Quinlan | Brierley | 0[c] | Sky Sports | |||
30 August 2020, 13:00 | 10 | St Helens | Halliwell Jones Stadium[a] | 18–32 | Quinlan, Ryan, Parcell | Ellis (3) | |||||
3 September 2020, 18:00 | 11 | Wigan Warriors | A | Emerald Headingley[a] | W | 34–18 | Minchella (2), Minikin (3), Hadley | Lewis (2), Dagger (2), Abdull | 0[c] | Sky Sports | |
11 September 2020, 18:00 | 12 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium[a] | L | 20–21[d] | Hadley, Kenny-Dowall, Ryan | Dagger (4) | 0[c] | Sky Sports |
Challenge Cup
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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TBC | 5 | Leigh Centurions | H | KCOM Craven Park |
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[e] |
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1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 278 | 146.8 | 26 | 76.47 | Semi-finals |
2 | St Helens (C) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 195 | 240.5 | 24 | 70.59 | |
3 | Warrington Wolves[A] | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 365 | 204 | 178.9 | 24 | 70.59 | Elimination semi-finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 376 | 259 | 145.2 | 16 | 61.54 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 390 | 94.6 | 20 | 58.82 | |
6 | Hull F.C. | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 436 | 92.9 | 18 | 52.94 | |
7 | Huddersfield Giants[B] | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 86.6 | 14 | 38.89 | |
8 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 328 | 379 | 86.5 | 12 | 37.50 | |
9 | Salford Red Devils[C] | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 354 | 469 | 75.5 | 16 | 44.44 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 503 | 64.4 | 10 | 26.32 | |
11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 290 | 526 | 55.1 | 6 | 17.65 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e all games will resume behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ "Match Played behind closed doors
- ^ a b c Match played behind closed doors
- ^ After golden-point extra time
- ^ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).[1]
Player statistics
[edit]Coaching team
[edit]Nat | Staff name | Position | Previous club |
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Tony Smith | Head coach | Warrington Wolves | |
James Webster | Assistant coach | Balmain Tigers, Widnes Vikings | |
David Hodgson | Assistant coach | Halifax, Wigan Warriors, Salford City Reds | |
Jamie Elkaleh | Performance coach | Salford City Reds, Warrington Wolves | |
Shane Carney | Head of Strength & Conditioning | Hull F.C. | |
Dan Ramsden | Head of physiotherapy | Bradford Bulls | |
Alan Fellows | Kit Man | ||
Sue Thompson | Player Welfare Manager |
Past coaches
[edit]- Bryn Knowelden 1952–1955
- Colin Hutton 1957–1970
- Johnny Whiteley 1970–1972
- Harry Poole 1975–1977
- Roger Millward 1977–1991
- George Fairbairn 1991–1994
- Steve Crooks 1994–1997
- Dave Harrison 1997–2000
- Gary Wilkinson 2000–2002
- Steve Linnane 2002–2004
- Martin Hall 2003–2004
- Mal Reilly 2003–2004
- Harvey Howard 2004–2005
- Justin Morgan 2005–2011
- Craig Sandercock 2012–2014
- Chris Chester 2014–2016
- James Webster 2016–2017
- Tim Sheens 2017-2019
2020 squad
[edit]First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 8 January 2019 |
2020 transfers
[edit]Gains
[edit]Player | Signed From | Years signed | Date |
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Kyle Trout | Dewsbury Rams | 1 years | August 2019[5] |
Jordan Abdull | London Broncos | 2 years | September 2019[6] |
Harvey Livett | Warrington Wolves | Season Long Loan | September 2019[7] |
Ethan Ryan | Bradford Bulls | 2 years | September 2019[8] |
Matty Gee | London Broncos | 1 year | October 2019[9] |
Joe Keyes | Bradford Bulls | 3 years | October 2019[10] |
Rowan Milnes | Bradford Bulls | 3 years | October 2019[10] |
Elliott Minchella | Bradford Bulls | 3 Years | October 2019[10] |
Anesu Mudoti | Bradford Bulls | 3 Years | October 2019[10] |
Nick Rawsthorne | Toronto Wolfpack | 2 years | October 2019[11] |
Matthew Storton | Bradford Bulls | 3 Years | October 2019[10] |
Matt Parcell | Leeds Rhinos | 1 year | October 2019[12] |
Ryan Brierley | Toronto Wolfpack | 1 Year | December 2019[13] |
Jamie Ellis | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | December 2019[13] |
Losses
[edit]Player | Signed for | Contract | Date |
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Chris Atkin | Salford Red Devils | 1 year | September 2019[14] |
James Greenwood | Salford Red Devils | 1 year | September 2019[15] |
Ryan Lannon | Salford Red Devils | 1 year | October 2019[16] |
Joel Tomkins | Catalans Dragons | 2 years | October 2019[17] |
Josh Drinkwater | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | October 2019[18] |
Craig Hall | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | October 2019[19] |
Lee Jewitt | Barrow Raiders | 1 year | October 2019[20] |
Will Oakes | Dewsbury Rams | Season Loan | November 2019[21] |
Danny Addy | Workington Town | 1 Year | December 2018[22] |
Shaun Lunt | Batley Bulldogs | N/A | December 2019 |
Ryan Shaw | Yorkshire Carnegie | N/A | December 2019[23] |
Danny McGuire | Retired | N/A | N/A |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[2]
- ^ Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[3]
- ^ Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Hull KR sign ex-Wakefield Trinity forward Kyle Trout from Dewsbury Rams".
- ^ "Jordan Abdull returns to Rovers on two-year deal!". 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Harvey Livett rejoins Rovers on season-long loan!". 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Ethan Ryan: Hull KR sign Bradford Bulls winger on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Matty Gee: Hull KR sign back-rower from London Broncos on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Hull KR sign Keyes, Milnes, Minchella, Stourton & Mudoti from Bradford Bulls". BBC Sport. 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Nick Rawsthorne: Hull KR sign Toronto Wolfpack back". BBC Sport. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Matt Parcell returns to Rovers for 2020!". 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Hull KR sign Ryan Brierley and Jamie Ellis". BBC Sport. 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Salford confirm signing of Chris Atkin". 4 September 2019.
- ^ "James Greenwood: Salford sign Hull Kingston Rovers forward for 2020 season". BBC Sport. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Lannon makes permanent Salford return". 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Joel Tomkins: Catalans sign ex-Hull KR and Wigan second-row on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Josh Drinkwater: Catalans re-sign former London Broncos, Leigh & Hull KR half-back". BBC Sport. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Featherstone sign Craig Hall from Hull KR". 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Barrow secure Lee Jewitt coup". 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Dewsbury snap up Super League outside back". 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Leigh Confirm Signing Of Danny Addy for 2020". Leigh Centurions RL Club. 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Shaw: Hull KR winger switches codes to join Yorkshire Carnegie". BBC Sport. 16 September 2019.