Stunning Leeds try ends Hull KR winning streak

Betfred Super League

Hull KR (8) 8

Try: Martin Goals: Mourgue (2)

Leeds (0) 14

Tries: Lisone, Miller Goals: Connor (3)

Leeds Rhinos came from behind to stun Super League leaders Hull KR with a sensational winning try from Lachie Miller.

The Australian full-back finished a brilliant passing move which he had begun deep in his own half to cap a marvellous second-half display and send Rhinos back into third place.

Leeds' win ends the Robins' 11-match winning streak in all competitions and opens up the chase for the League Leaders' Shield after second-placed Wigan Warriors lost on Friday.

Willie Peters' side seemed to be heading for yet another victory as they dominated the first half and opened up an 8-0 lead through Rhyse Martin's try and Arthur Mourgue's conversion and penalty.

Leeds stepped up a gear after the break, however, with Sam Lisone powering over, Jake Connor levelling with the boot and then Miller finishing a stylish move to make it seven wins from their past eight games for Brad Arthur's side.

Leeds' win also ended a sequence of six-straight defeats by Rovers stretching back to 2022, as the competition's two in-form teams went head-to-head at Sewell Group Craven Park.

Both teams sprinted out of the blocks, Ryan Hall's superb cover tackle forcing a forward pass from Mourgue as the Robins had a three-on-one attack, and then Alfie Edgell being tackled inches short as Leeds hit back.

The Robins scored first after 11 minutes after Connor's forward pass had given them an attacking platform. Martin, a Rhinos player for five years before joining Rovers this season, side-stepped past Connor to go over and open the scoring.

A successful captain's challenge to an apparent Mikey Lewis knock-on saw Harry Newman penalised for a high tackle and Mourgue extended the lead to eight points at half-time.

That incident proved costly for the Robins, however, as reigning Man of Steel Lewis failed the subsequent head injury assessment and failed to reappear.

With no yellow or red card shown, it also meant Peters' side could not activate their 18th man.

The Robins then blew two clear try-scoring chances as Mourgue's pass to set up a lovely diving finish from Tom Davies was inexplicably forward, and then Kelepi Tanginoa came up with an even more unnecessary forward pass on the other flank as Joe Burgess was poised to score.

Leeds took full advantage of those basic errors by moving up a gear in the second half, piling pressure on a Rovers defence which has been central to their success this season.

The home side's discipline wobbled badly as Leeds forced the pace, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves being penalised for a high tackle and Leeds making use of the territory gained as Cameron Smith sent Lisone powering over the line and Connor kicked the extras.

The New Zealand prop was at fault again five minutes later, penalised for dissent with Rovers in possession in front of their own posts, with Connor slotting over the kick to level the scores.

Leeds were suddenly bristling with confidence and the Robins, without Lewis pulling the strings, looked fragile for the first time in weeks.

Leeds exposed that with a magnificent try. Miller fed Edgell, whose turn of pace created a gap and with Ash Handley, Connor and Miller streaming down the flank, swapping passes, it fell to Miller to touch down and give Connor a straightforward conversion.

Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, McIlorum, Hadley, Whitbread, Martin, Minchella.

Interchanges: Litten, Waerea-Hargreaves, Luckley, Tanginoa.

Leeds: Miller; Edgell, Handley, Newman, Hall; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, O'Connor, Jenkins, Watkins, McDonnell, Palasia.

Interchanges: Lisone, Holroyd, Bentley, Smith

Referee: Chris Kendall.