Hull KR become only the fifth team to win a Super League Grand Final as they put in a stunning performance to beat Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford and win a historic treble.
Betfred Super League Grand Final
Hull KR (10) 24
Tries: Lewis, Burgess 2, Litten Goals: Mourgue, Martin 3
Wigan (2) 6
Tries: Smith Goals: Keighran
Hull KR became only the fifth team to ever win a Super League Grand Final as they put in a stunning performance to beat Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford and seal a historic treble.
Only Bradford Bulls, Leeds Rhinos, St Helens and their opponents Wigan had ever won in a Grand Final before they took to the field, and they ensured they would add a third trophy to their 2025 locker having already won the Challenge Cup and League Leaders' Shield.
Brad O'Neill's first-half yellow card for a tip tackle on Tyrone May proved decisive, with Mikey Lewis and Joe Burgess running in while the Cherry and Whites were depleted.
Harry Smith touched down to claw down the gap for Wigan but Jez Litten spotted a gap to run through and Burgess scored a second try late on to wrap up a first league championship triumph for Hull KR since 1984.
Despite KR's commanding performance, it was Wigan who almost edged in front early on when Bevan French put in a defence-carving run to go in from Liam Marshall's kick, but replays showed he dropped the ball before grounding.
A tempestuous opening, which had previously seen Jared Waerea-Hargreaves go in hard on French, came to a head when Wigan had O'Neill sent to the bin for his wayward tackle on May for which he was lucky not to see red.
And Hull KR wasted no time in making their advantage count as Lewis sold a sumptuous dummy to run in with ease right in front of Wigan's supporters at the Stretford End for his 21st try of the season.
O'Neill's yellow card became even more costly soon after as Hull KR worked the ball wide to Burgess, who touched down at the corner.
Wigan ended the first half with two points on the board after Adam Keighran's audacious long-range penalty goal and, in much the same manner as Lewis's first half score, Jai Field sold a tremendous dummy to send Harry Smith through.
Yet Keighran missed the conversion and, soon after, Rhyse Martin's goal put Hull KR a score ahead while Litten's try sent them out of sight and Burgess' run-in put some shine on a stunning win.
More to follow.
Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella
Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Whitbread, Martin.
Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Thompson, Walters, Farrell, Ellis.
Interchanges: Harvard, Nsemba, Mago, Leeming.
Referee: Liam Moore.
Category: General Sports
