Legends complete greatest season in Hull KR's history

Legends. Icons. Immortals. Treble winners. Let that sink in for just one moment. Take a pause to appreciate that you have just witnessed the greatest season in Hull KR's history.

- By MATT SHAW

KR's Joe Burgess dives over the line despite Abbas Miski and Bevan French's attempts to stop him

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Take a breath and say it again. Hull Kingston Rovers - Super League champions.

The Robins became the first new team to win a Grand Final in 21 years, defeating defending champions Wigan Warriors 24-6 to destroy their hopes of a three-peat.

Since the beginning of Super League in 1996 only four teams have managed to win a Grand Final, with Leeds Rhinos joining Wigan, St Helens and Bradford Bulls when they won their first in 2004.

But the Robins finally brought an end to the monoply with a stunning win at Old Trafford as their local hero Mikey Lewis came to the fore.

In winning, Rovers secured the treble, only the fifth team in history to do so in the Super League era, putting themselves among some of the all-time great sides.

It is even more remarkable that when they won the Challenge Cup in June, it was their first major trophy in 40 years. Now, they have three in a season.

Yet they were guilty of making a string of handling errors in the opening 10 minutes, with James Batchelor, Tom Davies and Arthur Mourgue all fumbling under pressure. They were given a huge let off inside six minutes when Bevan French wonderfully tipped inside to Liam Farrell, but the stalwart fumbled the ball with the line at his mercy.