Rovers rock and extinguish Dragons' fire to reach Wembley

Hull KR are heading to Wembley and on this evidence, the side who plays them have a job on their hands.

- By MATT SHAW

The Robins scorched to victory in the searing York heat as they blew away Catalans Dragons, winning 36-12.

This was an outstanding performance, particularly in the second half as Willie Peters' side simply overawed the Dragons.

They could not keep up with their speed, fitness or intensity. Rovers ran away with it in the end.

Peters' side have been excellent this year but this was arguably their best yet. With the stakes so high, the expectation so fierce, they showed up, attacked it head on and proved far, far too good for a Dragons side left out on their feet.

The main talking point before the game was the Hull KR teamsheet.

Oliver Gildart did not win the race against time after his knee injury last week and missed out.

James Batchelor moved to centre, but it was Jai Whitbread who then covered in the back-row, rather than Kelepi Tanginoa, who remained on the bench. Batchelor scored a crucial try while playing on the wing against Leeds a few weeks ago, and he added to his collection for the year inside five minutes.

Mikey Lewis had the smarts to spot young fullback Guillerme Aispuro-Bichet out of position, he stabbed a kick into the space and it was Batchelor who won the race to give them a perfect start to the game.