Hull Kingston Rovers
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Hull Kingston Rovers [1] or Hull KR are an English rugby league club based in the town of Hull, Humberside. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the Engage Super League[2].
History
In 1895 Hull KR joined the twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were now allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six shillings per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.
They are known to their fans as . The club's current home strip is a white shirt with a red horizontal bands around the chest, white shorts with red trim and white socks with three red bands at the top. The club play at New Craven Park.
Honors[3]
Super League[4]
- Best position 11th (2007)
National Championship Winners
- 1922-23
- 1924-25
- 1978-79
- 1983-84
- 1984-85
Premiership
- 1980-81
- 1983-84
Challenge Cup Winners
- 1979-80
Challenge Cup Plate
- 1997
Yorkshire Cup Winners
- 1920-21
- 1929-30
- 1966-67
- 1967-68
- 1971-72
- 1974-75
- 1985-86
Yorkshire League Winners
- 1924-25
- 1925-26