# 2025 Hull Kingston Rovers season

The 2025 season is Hull Kingston Rovers' ninth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They are competing in the 2025 Super League season and the 2025 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

On 28 May 2024, the club announced that they would face York Knights in the Rugby League Amsterdam Challenge, a pre-season friendly held at the NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam on 25 January 2025. The match, organised in partnership with the Netherlands Rugby League Bond, aims to develop rugby league in the Netherlands, and was later confirmed to be the club's only pre-season friendly of 2025.
| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 25 January; 12:30 (GMT) | York Knights | N | NRCA Stadium | L | 12–26 | Gorman, Tennison | Richardson (2/2) | 2,715 | |

## Super League

| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Pos. |
| 14 February; 20:00 | Round 1 | Castleford Tigers | H | Craven Park | W | 19–18 (g.p.) | Burgess (3), Hiku | Martin (1/4) Drop-goals: Lewis | 11,020 | Sky Sports Action | 5th |
| 20 February; 20:00 | Round 2 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 14–12 | Davies, Lewis | Martin (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 8,065 | Sky Sports Action | 4th |
| 27 February; 20:00 | Round 3 | Salford Red Devils | H | Craven Park | W | 42–0 | Whitbread (2), Tanginoa, Gildart, Davies, Broadbent, Richardson, Litten | Martin (1/2), Richardson (3/4 + 2 pen.) | 10,515 | Sky Sports + | 2nd |
| 7 March; 20:00 | Round 4 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 20–10 | Gildart (2), Lewis, Davies | Lewis (2/4) | 11,438 | Sky Sports Action | 1st |
| 23 March; 15:00 | Round 5 | Leigh Leopards | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 30 March; 15:00 | Round 6 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 11 April; 20:00 | Round 7 | Wigan Warriors | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 18 April, 12:30 (Good Friday) | Round 8 (Rivals Round) | Hull F.C. | A | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 25 April, 20:00 | Round 9 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 3 May; 16:15 | Round 10 (Magic Weekend) | Salford Red Devils | N | St James' Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 17 May; 15:00 | Round 11 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 23 May; 20:00 | Round 12 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 30 May; 20:00 | Round 13 | St Helens | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 13 June; 20:00 | Round 14 | Catalans Dragons | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 19 June; 20:00 | Round 15 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 27 June; 20:00 | Round 16 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 6 July; 15:00 | Round 17 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 12 July; 15:00 | Round 18 | Leigh Leopards | A | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 19 July; 18:00 (BST) | Round 19 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 31 July; 20:00 | Round 20 | Salford Red Devils | A | Salford Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 9 August; 15:00 | Round 21 | Castleford Tigers | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 15 August; 20:00 | Round 22 | Wigan Warriors | A | Brick Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 21 August; 20:00 | Round 23 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 29 August; 20:00 | Round 24 | St Helens | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 7 September; 15:00 | Round 25 | Hull F.C. | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 13 September; 15:00 | Round 26 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 21 September; 15:00 | Round 27 | Warrington Wolves | H | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull KR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Leigh Leopards | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | St Helens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 32 | +132 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 47 | +91 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 5 | Hull FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 5 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 102 | −24 | 4 | |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 2 | |
| 10 | Castleford Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 117 | −47 | 2 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 0 | |
| 12 | Salford Red Devils | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 178 | −158 | 0 | |

## Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.
Hull Kingston Rovers were first drawn on 14 January to play the York Knights away in Round 3, with the fixture being the last to be confirmed following York's delayed Round 2 72–12 victory against the Keighley Cougars on 2 February. Following their victory against York, Hull Kingston Rovers were drawn on 15 February to play Oldham R.L.F.C. at home on 14 March.
Following their 40–0 victory against Oldham, Hull Kingston Rovers entered into the quarter-finals and, for the first time since the first round of the 1985–86 Challenge Cup, were drawn in a Hull Derby to play Hull F.C. away on 5 April.
| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 7 February; 19:30 | Round 3 | York Knights | A | York Community Stadium | W | 44–2 | Martin (2), Lewis (2), Hiku, Davies, Evalds, Tanginoa | Martin (6/8) | 5,369 | The Sportsman |
| 14 March; 20:00 | Round 4 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | H | Craven Park | W | 40–0 | Gildart (2), Davies, Whitbread, Kershaw, Leyland, Broadbent | Richardson (6/7) | | Not televised |
| 5 April; 14:30 | Quarter-finals | Hull F.C. | A | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | BBC One BBC iPlayer |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | Sydney Roosters | 1 Year | February 2024 |
| Jack Brown | Hull FC | 2 Years | May 2024 |
| Tom Davies | Catalans Dragons | 3 Years | June 2024 |
| Eribe Doro | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | June 2024 |
| Bill Leyland | London Broncos | 2 Years | July 2024 |
| Michael McIlorum | Catalans Dragons | 1 Year | July 2024 |
| Danny Richardson | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | August 2024 |
| Rhyse Martin | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | August 2024 |
| Lee Kershaw | London Broncos | 2 Years | November 2024 |
| Leon Ruan | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | December 2024 |
| Noah Booth | Wakefield Trinity | 4 Years | January 2025 |
| Arthur Mourgue | Catalans Dragons | 31⁄2 Years | March 2025 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | April 2024 |
| Yusuf Aydin | Hull FC | 2 Years | May 2024 |
| Louis Senior | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | May 2024 |
| Jordan Abdull | Hull FC | 3 Years | June 2024 |
| Ben Reynolds | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | July 2024 |
| Matty Storton | Wakefield Trinity | 3 Years | August 2024 |
| Tom Opacic | TBC | | August 2024 |
| Harvey Moore | TBC | | September 2024 |
| George King | Huddersfield Giants | 4 Years | October 2024 |
| Reiss Butterworth | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | November 2024 |
| Matt Parcell | N/A | Retirement | November 2024 |

#### Loans out

| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
| Noah Booth | Hunslet | End of season | January 2025 |
| Neil Tchamambe | Wakefield Trinity | End of season | January 2025 |
| Lennie Ellis | Goole Vikings | Six weeks | February 2025 |
| Zach Fishwick | Hunslet | Three weeks | February 2025 |
| Niall Evalds | Huddersfield Giants | End of season | March 2025 |