# 2015 Hull Kingston Rovers season

Hull Kingston Rovers 2015 season is their 134th season in existence, and their 9th competing in the Super League. The Robins made a host of changes to the playing staff for the 2015 season, bringing in 13 new players, and releasing 18.
The 2015 season is Head Coach Chris Chester's first full season in charge, after replacing Craig Sandercock midway through last season. It sees the addition of two new assistant coaches to support the rookie Head Coach, firstly, experienced Assistant Willie Poaching from the Warrington Wolves, and secondly, rookie Assistant Coach David Hodgson, who takes up the duties after retiring from playing at the end of the 2014 season. These new Assistants replace the outgoing Stanley Gene, who moved to permanently take up the position of Head Coach at the Newcastle Thunder at the end of the 2014 season, and the position previously occupied by Chester himself.
2015 also sees the promotion of halfback and U-19's player of the year Matty Marsh to the first team squad.

## Transfers

Ins
| Name | Signed From | Contract Length | Date |
| Darrell Goulding | Wigan Warriors | 3 Years | July 2014 |
| Ken Sio | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | July 2014 |
| Josh Mantellato | Newcastle Knights | 3 Years | August 2014 |
| James Donaldson | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | August 2014 |
| Kieran Dixon | London Broncos | 3 Years | August 2014 |
| Kevin Larroyer | Catalans Dragons | 1 Year Loan | August 2014 |
| Tyrone McCarthy | Northern Pride | 2 Years | August 2014 |
| Albert Kelly | Gold Coast Titans | 2 Years | October 2014 |
| Maurice Blair | Gold Coast Titans | 2 Years | October 2014 |
| John Boudebza | Lézignan Sangliers | 1 Year | October 2014 |
| Ryan Bailey | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2014 |
| Greg Burke | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2014 |
| Mitchell Allgood | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | November 2014 |
| Terry Campese | Canberra Raiders | 1 Year | December 2014 |
| Shaun Lunt | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year Loan | March 2015 |
Outs
| Name | Sold To | Contract Length | Date |
| Sean Gleeson | Retired | N/A | June 2014 |
| Wayne Ulugia | Sacked | N/A | July 2014 |
| Craig Hall | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | July 2014 |
| Jonathan Walker | Leigh Centurions | 1 ½ Years | July 2014 |
| Josh Hodgson | Canberra Raiders | 2 Years | August 2014 |
| Rhys Lovegrove | London Broncos | 2 Years | September 2014 |
| Greg Eden | Brisbane Broncos | 2 Years | September 2014 |
| Travis Burns | St. Helens | 3 Years | September 2014 |
| Kris Keating | St. George Illwarra Dragons | 1 Year | September 2014 |
| Jamie Langley | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | September 2014 |
| Ade Gardner | St. Helens - Assistant Coach | Loan Return | September 2014 |
| Jason Chan | Huddersfield Giants | Loan Return | October 2014 |
| Omari Caro | Unattached | N/A | October 2014 |
| David Hodgson | Retired - Assistant Coach | N/A | October 2014 |
| Matty Beharrell | Gateshead Thunder | 2 Years | October 2014 |
| Justin Poore | Retired | N/A | October 2014 |
| Jason Netherton | Retired - Liaison Officer | N/A | November 2014 |
| Neville Costigan | Townsville & Districts Blackhawks | 2 Years | December 2014 |
| Michael Weyman | Retired | N/A | March 2015 |
| Keale Carlile | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | March 2015 |
| Ryan Bailey | Released | N/A | March 2015 |

## 2015 Squad

* Announced on 11 December 2014.

## League table
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | +281 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | St Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | +162 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | +176 | 31 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | +144 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | +96 | 24 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | −32 | 22 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | −13 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | −47 | 19 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | −112 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | −170 | 17 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | −527 | 6 | The Qualifiers |

### Qualifiers

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 118 | +116 | 14 | 2016 Super League |
| 2 | Widnes Vikings | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 70 | +162 | 10 | 2016 Super League |
| 3 | Salford City Reds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 10 | 2016 Super League |
| 4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (W) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 170 | −17 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
| 5 | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 240 | −73 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
| 6 | Halifax | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 186 | −24 | 4 | 2016 Championship |
| 7 | Sheffield Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 267 | −115 | 4 | 2016 Championship |
| 8 | Leigh Centurions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 231 | −85 | 2 | 2016 Championship |

## Fixtures & Results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Friendly | N/A | Halifax | Loss | 16-46 | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | N/A | 11 January 2015 |
| Friendly | N/A | Hull F.C. | Win | 22-28 | Away | KC Stadium | 9,445 | 18 January 2015 |
| Friendly | N/A | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 40-0 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 3,267 | 25 January 2015 |
| Super League XX | 1 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 30-40 | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | 11,811 | 8 February 2015 |
| Super League XX | 2 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 24-44 | Away | The Rapid Solicitors Stadium | 5,320 | 15 February 2015 |
| Super League XX | 3 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 22-20 | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | 7,632 | 1 March 2015 |
| Super League XX | 4 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 32-24 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 9,597 | 8 March 2015 |
| Super League XX | 5 | Catalans Dragons | Win | 50-20 | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | 6,732 | 15 March 2015 |
| Super League XX | 6 | Widnes Vikings | Loss | 20-16 | Away | Select Security Stadium | 5,273 | 22 March 2015 |
| Super League XX | 7 | St Helens R.F.C. | Win | 24-22 | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | 7,311 | 27 March 2015 |
| Super League XX | 8 | Hull F.C. | - | - | Away | KC Stadium | - | 2 April 2015 |
| Super League XX | 9 | Huddersfield Giants | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 6 April 2015 |
| Super League XX | 10 | Castleford Tigers | - | - | Away | The Wish Communications Stadium | - | 11 April 2015 |
| Super League XX | 11 | Salford Red Devils | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 19 April 2015 |
| Super League XX | 12 | Catalans Dragons | - | - | Away | Stade Gilbert Brutus | - | 25 April 2015 |
| Super League XX | 13 | Wigan Warriors | - | - | Away | DW Stadium | - | 1 May 2015 |
| Super League XX | 14 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 7 May 2015 |
| Super League XX | 15 | Leeds Rhinos | - | - | Away | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | - | 22 May 2015 |
| Super League XX | 16 | Hull F.C. | - | - | Magic Weekend | St James' Park | - | 30 May 2015 |
| Super League XX | 17 | Castleford Tigers | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 7 June 2015 |
| Super League XX | 18 | Widnes Vikings | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 14 June 2015 |
| Super League XX | 19 | Warrington Wolves | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 21 June 2015 |
| Super League XX | 20 | Huddersfield Giants | - | - | Away | John Smith's Stadium | - | 5 July 2015 |
| Super League XX | 21 | Salford Red Devils | - | - | Away | AJ Bell Stadium | - | 12 July 2015 |
| Super League XX | 22 | Hull F.C. | - | - | Home | KC Lightstream Stadium | - | 19 July 2015 |
| Super League XX | 23 | St Helens R.F.C. | - | - | Away | Langtree Park | - | 24 July 2015 |

## Tryscorers

| No. of Tries | Player(s) |
| 8 | Ken Sio |
| 6 | Albert Kelly |
| 3 | Ben Cockayne |
| 2 | Mitchell Allgood, Kieran Dixon, Shaun Lunt, Kris Welham, Josh Mantellato |
| 1 | Terry Campese, Tyrone McCarthy, Ryan Bailey, Kevin Larroyer, Liam Salter, Graeme Horne |