Rhinos charge to victory to dent Robins' title hopes

Hull KR were taught a lesson by Leeds Rhinos as they were well beaten by Brad Arthur’s men, losing 28-6.

- By MATT SHAW

The Rhinos produced an utterly dominant first-half performance, and the Robins had no answer to them as they were dealt a punch to the nose on their route to a first-ever Super League League Leaders’ Shield.

For Rovers, this may prove to be a timely warning shot.

They have had an excellent campaign and will soon complete a domestic double, with only a catastrophic end to the year threatening that.

But this was a stark reminder that any letup will be punished. Super League has some excellent sides this year and Leeds are one of them.

They proved that here and emphatically.

They now have back-to-back wins over Willie Peters’ side.

Peters made two changes to the lineup.

Tyrone May’s return was a welcome one as he slotted back into the halves after suspension, while Eribe Doro was given the nod to replace Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Bill Leyland also dropped out. Leeds were unchanged from their win over Castleford Tigers last time out.