# 2024 Hull Kingston Rovers season

The 2024 season was Hull Kingston Rovers' eighth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2024 Super League and the 2024 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 28 January; 15:00 | Sheffield Eagles | H | Craven Park | L | 24–26 | Gorman (2), Wallace, Ellis | Gorman (4/4) | Unknown | |
| 4 February, 14:30 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Rugby Stadium | L | 16–26 | Hiku, Whitbread, Gorman | Hiku (3/3) | 5,000+ | |

## Super League
### Fixtures

| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Pos.!!Report |
| 17 February; 17:30 | Round 1 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | W | 22–0 | Evalds (2), Tanginoa, Lewis, Parcell | Hiku (1/5) | 10,170 | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 22 February; 20:00 | Round 2 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | W | 22–12 | Sue, Hall, Hiku | Litten (3/3 + 2 pen.) | Unknown | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 2 March; 17:30 | Round 3 | Salford Red Devils | A | Salford Community Stadium | L | 10–17 | Hiku, Litten | Litten (1/2) | 5,036 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 7 March; 20:00 | Round 4 | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | L | 20–22 | May, Hall, Gildart, Opacic | Litten (2/4) | Unknown | Sky Sports Action | |
| 14 March; 20:00 | Round 5 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | W | 24–12 | Hiku (2), Burgess, Litten, Hall | Litten (2/5) | 5,428 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 29 March; 12:30 (Good Friday) | Round 6 (Rivals Round) | Hull FC | H | Craven Park | W | 34–10 | Burgess (2), Evalds, Lewis, Batchelor, Hiku, Tanginoa | Litten (2/6), Lewis (1/1) | Unknown | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 5 April; 20:00 | Round 7 | London Broncos | H | Craven Park | W | 50–10 | Parcell (3), Batchelor (2), Tanginoa, Hall, Lewis, Hiku | Lewis (7/9) | Unknown | Sky Sports Mix | |
| 20 April; 17:30 (GMT) | Round 8 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 6–36 | Burgess | Reynolds (1/1) | 8,583 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 26 April; 20:00 | Round 9 | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | W | 26–10 | Sue, Gildart, Hiku, Hall, Tanginoa | Lewis (3/5 + 1 pen.) | Unknown | Sky Sports Action | |
| 4 May; 15:00 | Round 10 | St Helens | H | Craven Park | W | 40–20 | May, Lewis, Broadbent, Hiku, Litten, Hadley, Hall | Lewis (6/7) | Unknown | Sky Sports Action | |
| 9 May; 20:00 | Round 11 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 8–20 | Broadbent, Lewis | Lewis (0/2) | 8,578 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 26 May; 15:00 | Round 12 | London Broncos | A | Plough Lane | W | 64–14 | Broadbent (2), Evalds (2), Luckley (2), Lewis (2), Hiku, Parcell, Hadley | Lewis (9/10), Richardson (1/1) | 3,750 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 1 June; 17:30 | Round 13 | Leigh Leopards | H | Craven Park | W | 12–0 | Opacic, Evalds | Lewis (2/2) | Unknown | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 14 June; 20:00 | Round 14 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | W | 32–6 | Hiku (2), Hall (2), May, Parcell | Lewis (4/6) | 9,304 | Sky Sports Mix | |
| 20 June; 20:00 | Round 15 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 13–12 | Opacic, Minchella | Lewis (2/2) Drop-goals: Litten | 7,897 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 6 July; 17:30 | Round 16 | Catalans Dragons | H | Craven Park | L | 14–15 (g.p.) | Broadbent, Burgess | Lewis (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 9,579 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 13 July; 15:00 | Round 17 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | W | 24–10 | Sue, Lewis, Storton, Minchella | Lewis (4/4) | 15,392 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 20 July; 15:00 | Round 18 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 20–12 | Hall, Lewis, Whitbread, Litten | Lewis (2/4) | 14,555 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 26 July; 20:00 | Round 19 | London Broncos | H | Craven Park | W | 40–16 | Lewis (3), Sue, Hall, Parcell, Tanginoa | Richardson (6/7) | 9,585 | Sky Sports Arena | 2nd |
| 2 August; 20:00 | Round 20 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 22–4 | Sue, May, Lewis, Hiku | Lewis (1/2), Litten (2/2) | 12,102 | Sky Sports Action | 1st |
| 9 August; 20:00 | Round 21 | Castleford Tigers | H | Craven Park | W | 36–6 | Burgess (2), Hiku, Lewis, Hall, Evalds, May | Lewis (3/7 + 1 pen.) | Unknown | Sky Sports + | 2nd |
| 18 August; 14:00 | Round 22 (Magic Weekend) | Catalans Dragons | N | Elland Road | W | 36–4 | Minchella (2), Hall (2), Tanginoa (2), Hiku, Evalds | Lewis (2/8) | 22,293 | Sky Sports Action | 1st |
| 24 August; 15:00 | Round 23 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 42–6 | Burgess (4), Lewis, May, Tanginoa, Whitbread | Lewis (5/8) | 13,588 | Sky Sports Main Event | 1st |
| 30 August; 20:00 | Round 24 | Salford Red Devils | H | Craven Park | W | 32–12 | Broadbent (2), Whitbread, Lewis, Opacic, Litten | Lewis (3/6 + 1 pen.) | 9,694 | Sky Sports Action | 1st |
| 6 September; 20:00 | Round 25 | Wigan Warriors | A | Brick Community Stadium | L | 20–24 | Parcell, Lewis, Burgess | Lewis (2/3 + 2 pen.) | 16,719 | Sky Sports Main Event | 2nd |
| 13 September; 20:00 | Round 26 | Leigh Leopards | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 24–0 | Lewis (2) Hall, Sue | Lewis (3/4 + 1 pen.) | 8,412 | Sky Sports + | 2nd |
| 20 September; 20:00 | Round 27 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | W | 26–16 | Parcell, Hiku, Opacic, Sue, Burgess | Lewis (3/5) | Unknown | Sky Sports + | 2nd |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (C) | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 723 | 338 | +385 | 44 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Hull KR (Y) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 719 | 326 | +393 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 740 | 319 | +421 | 40 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 550 | 547 | +3 | 32 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 5 | Leigh Leopards | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 566 | 398 | +168 | 31 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 6 | St Helens | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 596 | 388 | +208 | 30 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 7 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 474 | 427 | +47 | 30 | |
| 8 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 530 | 488 | +42 | 28 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 468 | 660 | −192 | 20 | |
| 10 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 425 | 735 | −310 | 15 | |
| 11 | Hull FC | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 328 | 894 | −566 | 6 | |
| 12 | London Broncos (R) | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 317 | 916 | −599 | 6 | Relegated to Championship |

### Play-offs

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 4 October; 20:00 | Semi-finals | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | W | 10–8 | Batchelor, Burgess | Lewis (1/2) | | Sky Sports + | |
| 12 October, 18:00 | Grand Final | Wigan Warriors | N | Old Trafford | L | 2–9 | | Lewis (1 pen.) | 68,173 | Sky Sports Main Event | |

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 22 March; 20:00 | Round 6 | Salford Red Devils | H | Craven Park | W | 40–0 | Hall (2), Burgess, Tanginoa, Hiku, Storton, Evalds | Litten (5/7 + 1 pen.), Batchelor (1/1) | Unknown | Not Televised |
| 13 April; 17:00 | Quarter-finals | Leigh Leopards | H | Craven Park | W | 26–14 | Burgess (2), Tanginoa, Evalds, Minchella | Lewis (3/5) | Unknown | BBC Two |
| 18 May; 13:45 | Semi-finals | Wigan Warriors | N | Eco-Power Stadium | L | 6–38 | Burgess | Lewis (1/1) | 11,163 | BBC One |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Ajahni Wallace | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | May 2023 |
| Peta Hiku | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 Years | May 2023 |
| Oliver Gildart | Leigh Leopards | 3 Years | June 2023 |
| Tyrone May | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | August 2023 |
| Niall Evalds | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | August 2023 |
| Neil Tchamambe | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2023 |
| Jai Whitbread | Wakefield Trinity | | October 2023 |
| Reiss Butterworth | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year + 1 Year | October 2023 |
| Kelepi Tanginoa | Wakefield Trinity | 3 Years | November 2023 |
| Joe Burgess | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | January 2024 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | N/A | Retirement | May 2023 |
| Brad Schneider | Penrith Panthers | | September 2023 |
| Connor Moore | Saint-Gaudens Bears | | September 2023 |
| Jack Walker | Hull FC | End of loan | September 2023 |
| Greg Richards | Toulouse Olympique | 2 Years | September 2023 |
| Ethan Ryan | Salford Red Devils | 3 Years | October 2023 |
| Sam Wood | Castleford Tigers | 3 Years | October 2023 |
| Rowan Milnes | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | October 2023 |
| Jimmy Keinhorst | York Knights | 1 Year | October 2023 |
| Kane Linnett | N/A | Retirement | November 2023 |
| Rhys Kennedy | London Broncos | | November 2023 |
| Luis Johnson | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | December 2023 |
| Jordan Abdull | Catalans Dragons | Loan | January 2024 |