# 2010 Hull Kingston Rovers season

In 2010, Hull Kingston Rovers, competing in their 128th season of rugby league, played in their fourth Super League season as well as in the 2010 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 16 January; 15:00 | York City Knights | A | Huntington Stadium | L | 6–28 | Hardcastle | Dee | 444 |
| 17 January; 15:00 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 16–28 | Colbon, Newton, I'anson | Dobson (2/3) | 16,204 |
| 23 January, 15:00 | Doncaster R.L.F.C. | A | Keepmoat Stadium | L | 16–32 | | | 260 |
| 24 January, 15:00 | Featherstone Rovers | A | Post Office Road | L | 24–32 | | | 3,570 |
| 28 January, 20:00 | Bradford Bulls | H | Craven Park | L | 16–18 | Cooke, I'Anson, Welham | Dobson (2/3) | |

## Super League
### Fixtures

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Pos. |
| 7 February, 15:00 | Salford City Reds | H | Craven Park | W | 30–12 | Fox (2), Webster, Dobson, Newton | Dobson (5/5) | 9,123 | 8th |
| 12 February, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 6–32 | Fisher | Dobson (1/1) | 12,429 | 8th |
| 21 February, 15:00 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | L | 0–30 | | | 7,575 | 9th |
| 27 February, 18:15 | Castleford Tigers | A | PROBIZ Colliseum | W | 24–20 | Murrell, Dobson, Cockayne, Watts | Dobson (4/4) | 6,855 | 9th |
| 7 March, 15:00 | St. Helens | H | Craven Park | W | 28–24 | Colbon (3), Galea, Fisher | Dobson (4/5) | 8,202 | 9th |
| 12 March, 20:00 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Craven Park | L | 18–31 | Colbon, Webster, Murrell | Dobson (3/3) | 8,004 | 9th |
| 19 March, 20:00 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | W | 17–10 | Colbon, Fox, Briscoe | Dobson (2/4) Drop-goals: Dobson | 15,201 | 7th |
| 27 March, 19:30 (GMT) | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 10–16 | Webster, Welham | Dobson (1/2) | 6,513 | 8th |
| 2 April, 12:45 (Good Friday) | Hull F.C. | H | Craven Park | L | 10–16 | Cockayne, Welham | Dobson (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 10,089 | 8th |
| 5 April, 14:00 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 52–12 | Welham (4), Galea (2), Cooke, Dobson, Lovegrove | Dobson (8/9) | 2,819 | 8th |
| 11 April, 15:00 | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | W | 36–16 | Fox (2), Welham, Cockayne, Briscoe, Cooke | Dobson (6/7) | 8,452 | 7th |
| 25 April, 15:00 | Bradford Bulls | A | Grattan Stadium | L | 4–40 | Cockayne | Dobson (0/1) | 9,234 | 8th |
| 2 May, 20:00 (Magic Weekend) | St Helens | N | Murrayfield Stadium | L | 0–54 | | | 25,401 | 9th |
| 16 May, 15:00 | Crusaders RL | H | Craven Park | W | 54–10 | Dobson (3), Newton (2), Cockayne, Watts, Welham | Dobson (9/9) | 7,273 | 8th |
| 21 May, 20:00 | St Helens | A | GPW Recruitment Stadium | L | 12–68 | Welham, Newton | Dobson (2/2) | 9,458 | 8th |
| 6 June, 15:00 | Catalans Dragons | H | Craven Park | W | 24–6 | Galea, Welham, Murrell, Dobson | Dobson (4/4) | 7,102 | 8th |
| 11 June, 20:00 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 16–35 | Welham, Ratu, Fisher | Dobson (2/3) | 9,216 | 8th |
| 20 June, 15:00 | Harlequins RL | H | Craven Park | W | 42–6 | Newton (2), Dobson (2), Briscoe, Wheeldon, Clinton | Dobson (7/7) | 7,612 | 7th |
| 25 June, 15:00 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | D | 16–16 | Murrell, Newton | Dobson (2/2 + 2 pen.) | 6,304 | 7th |
| 4 July, 15:30 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Hearwell Stadium | W | 46–14 | Fox (2), Wheeldon (2), Dobson, Newton, Welham | Dobson (7/7 + 2 pen.) | 6,218 | 6th |
| 9 July, 20:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | W | 25–6 | Galea, Fisher, Fox, Cockayne | Dobson (4/4) Drop-goals: Dobson | 8,048 | 6th |
| 15 July, 17:45 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 16–20 | Charnley, Newton, Watts | Dobson (2/3) | 20,079 | 7th |
| 24 July, 17:15 | Bradford Bulls | H | Craven Park | W | 49–24 | Fox (3), Newton (2), Briscoe (2), Latus, Clinton | Dobson (6/9) Drop-goals: Dobson | 7,854 | 7th |
| 1 August, 15:00 | Castleford Tigers | H | Craven Park | W | 28–26 | Charnley (3), Briscoe | Dobson (4/4 + 2 pen.) | 8,104 | 7th |
| 15 August, 15:00 | Salford City Reds | A | The Willows | W | 44–18 | Briscoe (2), Newton (2), Colbon, Charnley, Murrell, Dobson | Dobson (6/6) | 4,111 | 7th |
| 22 August, 15:00 | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | L | 18–38 | Murrell, Cooke, Lovegrove | Dobson (3/3) | 9,250 | 7th |
| 4 September, 18:45 | Crusaders RL | A | Racecourse Ground | L | 24–30 | Fox, Briscoe, Welham, Galea | Dobson (4/4) | 5,137 | 7th |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L, C) | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 922 | 411 | +511 | 44 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 946 | 547 | +399 | 40 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 885 | 488 | +397 | 40 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 561 | +164 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | +319 | 33 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 569 | 584 | −15 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 653 | 632 | +21 | 29 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 547 | 732 | −185 | 24 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 648 | 766 | −118 | 22 | |
| 10 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 528 | 728 | −200 | 19 | |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 539 | 741 | −202 | 18 | |
| 12 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 448 | 857 | −409 | 16 | |
| 13 | Harlequins | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 494 | 838 | −344 | 14 | |
| 14 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 409 | 747 | −338 | 12 | |

### Play-offs

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 11 September; 18:00 | Qualifying/Elimination playoffs | Hull FC | A | KC Stadium | W | 21–4 | Fox, Fisher, Welham | Dobson (3/3 + 1 pen.) Drop-goals: Murrell | 17,669 | |
| 17 September, 20:00 | Preliminary semi-finals | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 18–42 | Fox (2), Cockayne | Dobson (3/3) | 11,133 | |

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 18 April; 13:45 | Round 4 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 12–40 | Webster, Briscoe | Dobson | 7,241 | |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Matt Cook | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | September 2009 |
| Josh Hodgson | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | September 2009 |
| Michael Ratu | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | September 2009 |
| Joel Clinton | Brisbane Broncos | 2 Years | February 2010 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Kyle Bibb | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | End of loan | August 2009 |
| Ryan Esders | Harlequins RL | 1 Year | September 2009 |
| Makali Aizue | Halifax | 2 Years | September 2009 |
| Nick Fozzard | St Helens | | September 2009 |
| Stanley Gene | Halifax | 1 Year + 1 Year | October 2009 |
| Daniel Fitzhenry | Wests Tigers | 1 Year | October 2009 |

### Loans

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Josh Charnley | Wigan Warriors | 1 month loan | July 2010 |