# 2007 Hull Kingston Rovers season

In 2007, Hull Kingston Rovers, competing in their 126th season of rugby league, played in their first Super League season after promotion from National League One in 2006. Hull Kingston Rovers also competed in the 2007 Challenge Cup.

## Super League
### Fixtures

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Pos. |
| 10 February, 16:00 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Craven Park | W | 14–9 | Murrell, Cockayne | Morton (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 7,154 | 4th |
| 18 February, 15:00 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | W | 17–10 | Murrell, Cockayne | Morton (2/2 + 2 pen.) Drop-goals: Webster | 7,700 | 2nd |
| 25 February, 15:00 | Harlequins RL | H | Craven Park | L | 10–26 | Dyer, Smith | Morton (1/2) | 7,056 | 2nd |
| 2 March, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | W | 26–16 | Ford (2), Fisher, Dyer, Morton | Morton (3/6 + 1 pen.) | 15,178 | 3rd |
| 10 March, 18:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | W | 22–20 | Webster, Dyer, Bauer | Morton (3/3 + 2 pen.) | 8,086 | 4th |
| 18 March, 15:00 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 12–30 | J. Netherton, Ford | Morton (2/2) | 10,030 | 7th |
| 23 March, 20:00 | St Helens R.F.C. | A | Knowsley Road | L | 14–42 | Steel, Ford, Morton | Morton (1/2), Murrell (0/1) | 10,523 | 7th |
| 6 April, 15:00 | Catalans Dragons | H | Craven Park | L | 20–34 | Gene, Ford, Murrell, Dyer | Morton (2/4) | 6,701 | 9th |
| 9 April, 12:30 (Easter Monday) | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 14–22 | Dyer, Tangata-Toa, Bauer | Murrell (1/3) | 23,002 | 10th |
| 15 April, 15:00 | Bradford Bulls | A | Grattan Stadium | L | 22–52 | Steel, Gene, Tangata-Toa, Dyer | Murrell (3/4) | 10,881 | 10th |
| 22 April, 15:00 | Salford City Reds | H | Craven Park | L | 24–28 | Gannon, O'Neill, Lennon, Goddard, Bauer | Morton (2/5) | 6,299 | 11th |
| 27 April, 20:00 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | L | 16–28 | Bauer, Gene | Cooke (2/2 + 2 pen.) | 6,597 | 11th |
| 5 May, 17:00 (Millennium Magic) | Hull F.C. | N | Millennium Stadium | W | 14–10 | Aizue, Cockayne | Cooke (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 32,384 | 11th |
| 18 May, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | W | 12–10 | Dyer, Hardman | Cooke (2/2) | 13,538 | 10th |
| 27 May, 15:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | L | 10–18 | J. Netherton | Cooke (1/1 + 2 pen.) | 7,731 | 11th |
| 3 June, 18:00 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | L | 15–30 | Dyer, Ford, Hardman | Cooke (1/1) Drop-goals: Cooke | 6,107 | 11th |
| 17 June, 15:00 | St Helens | H | Craven Park | L | 0–40 | | | 7,011 | 11th |
| 30 June, 13:30 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | L | 18–23 | Tandy, Lennon, Chester | Cooke (3/3) | 3,278 | 11th |
| 8 July, 13:00 | Hull F.C. | H | Craven Park | L | 20–30 | Dyer, Tangata-Toa, O'Neill, Lovegrove | Cooke (2/4) | 9,035 | 11th |
| 14 July, 18:00 (BST) | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 22–20 | Lennon, Gene, Hardman, O'Neill | Lennon (3/4) | 7,830 | 11th |
| 22 July, 15:00 | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | L | 20–60 | Hardman, Fisher, Aizue, Morton | Lennon (2/4) | 6,640 | 10th |
| 3 August, 20:00 | Salford City Reds | A | The Willows | W | 30–24 | O'Neill (2), Cooke, Lennon, Dyer | Cooke (5/7) | 7,165 | 10th |
| 12 August, 15:00 | Bradford Bulls | H | Craven Park | L | 10–28 | Goddard, Fisher | Cooke (1/1) | 6,695 | 11th |
| 17 August, 20:00 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | L | 18–34 | Lovegrove, Dyer, Tandy | Cooke (3/3) | 17,389 | 11th |
| 2 September, 12:30 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 42–6 | Dyer (2), Lovegrove (2), J. Netherton, Lennon, Webster, Gene | Cooke (5/8) | 23,004 | 11th |
| 9 September, 15:00 | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | L | 24–40 | Welham, Lovegrove, Murrell, Bauer, Morrison | Lennon (2/2), Cooke (0/3) | 7,370 | 10th |
| 15 September, 19:00 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | W | 25–24 | Ben Fisher (2), Vella, Chester | Cooke (4/4) Drop-goals: Cooke | 6,700 | 11th |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (L) | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 783 | 422 | +361 | 38 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 747 | 487 | +260 | 37 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 778 | 560 | +218 | 33 | Elimination semifinal |
| 4 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 573 | 553 | +20 | 30 | Elimination semifinal |
| 5 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | +95 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 621 | 527 | +94 | 27 | Elimination semifinal |
| 7 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 693 | 736 | −43 | 26 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 596 | 714 | −118 | 23 | |
| 9 | Harlequins | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 495 | 636 | −141 | 23 | |
| 10 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 570 | 685 | −115 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 723 | −232 | 20 | |
| 12 | Salford City Reds (R) | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 475 | 874 | −399 | 13 | Relegation to National League One |
* ↑ Following this fixture, the Easter derby was moved to its traditional Good Friday slot.
* ↑ Hull Kingston Rovers were fined £7,500 and made to pay legal costs following a post-full time pitch invasion that resulted in four arrests and Hull FC Centre Kirk Yeaman being headbutted.
* ↑ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 31 March; 15:00 | Round 4 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10–38 | Tangata-Toa, K. Netherton | Morton (1/2) | 4,523 | |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Luke Dyer | Castleford Tigers | | 2006 |
| Danny Ward | Castleford Tigers | | 2006 |
| Andreas Bauer | | | 2006 |
| Jim Gannon | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | October 2006 |
| Mark O'Neill | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | October 2006 |
| Michael Vella | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | October 2006 |
| Stanley Gene | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | November 2006 |
| Matty Brooks | Bradford Bulls | 1 Year | November 2006 |
| Pat Weisner | Harlequins RL | 1 Year | November 2006 |
| Chris Chester | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | December 2006 |
| Paul Cooke | Hull F.C. | 31⁄2 Years | April 2007 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Dwayne Barker | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | 2006 |
| Damien Couturier | Leigh Centurions | | 2006 |
| Andy Ellis | Barrow Raiders | | 2006 |
| Phil Joseph | Halifax R.L.F.C. | | 2006 |
| Gareth Price | Widnes Vikings | | 2006 |
| Leroy Rivett | Leigh Centurions | | 2006 |
| Jon Whittle | Featherstone Rovers | | 2006 |
| Francis Stephenson | N/A | Retirement | 2006 |
| James Garmston | Doncaster Lakers | 2 Years | October 2006 |
| Michael Smith | Barrow Raiders | | 2007 |