No seven heaven as battling Robins lose to the Warriors

Hull KR's unbeaten start to the season is over after being defeated on home soil by Super League champions Wigan Warriors 28-12.

- By MATT SHAW

The Robins went to war in a bruising encounter at Sewell Group Craven Park but for the fourth consecutive time, they came unstuck to Matt Peet's side, who had trailed for the majority of the game but won it in the final 15 minutes as tries from Harry Smith, Jai Field and Abbas Miski saw them home.

For Rovers, this will be a tough one to take. They have now lost four consecutive games against the Warriors, the side who denied them any silverware last year. KR have won 24 of their last 29 matches. But four of those losses are to Wigan.

This was also their first loss on home soil in ten games. It is clear that Wigan are the side who pose the biggest threat to their silverware hunt once again.

The scoreline blew out early but this was a tussle between the competition's two best teams. For the majority of the game, this was full throttle, no holds barred rugby.

Willie Peters made one change. It saw Arthur Mourgue come in for the injured Mikey Lewis but that resulted in a reshuffle. Mourgue went to fullback and Jez Litten moved to the halves. That meant Jack Broadbent dropped to the bench to offer options to change things up if required.

Sewell Group Craven Park is famous for its atmosphere but even by its own high standards, it was electric inside the ground here. Fans flocked in well over an hour before and by kick-off, the fans were raring to go.