In-form Hull KR score eight tries to thump Toulouse
Reigning Super League champions Hull KR score eight tries in an emphatic victory at Toulouse to secure a fourth successive win.
Elliot Minchella got Hull KR's game off to the perfect start with his first Super League try of the season [swpix. com] Betfred Super League Toulouse (0) 0 Hull KR (18) 46 Tries: Minchella, Martin, Hadley, Burgess 2, Litten, Hiku, Whitbread Goals: Lewis, Martin 6 Reigning Super League champions Hull KR cruised to an emphatic victory at Toulouse to secure a fourth successive win. Skipper Elliot Minchella ran in from Jez Litten's pass to give the Robins an early lead before Rhyse Martin and Dean Hadley added to their advantage shortly before the break.
The away side stretched the lead after the interval through scores from Joe Burgess and Litten. Peta Hiku marked his contract extension with a long-range intercept try and Jai Whitbread and Burgess' second added further gloss to the scoreline. The result was a sixth straight loss in Super League for Toulouse, who had started the year with two wins.
Hull KR's victory moved them up to sixth in the table. More to follow. Toulouse: Ashall-Bott; Pons, Polselli, Rennie, Ulberg; Rouge, Lacans; Belmas, Hands, Butler, Jussaume, Stefani, Marion.
Interchanges: Rodriguez, Chan, Roumanos, Wallace. Hull KR: Broadbent; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Amone, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella. Interchanges: Whitbread, Martin, Dezaria, Leyland.