Four-try Sivo stars as Leeds thrash Hull KR in Vegas
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Hull KR (0) 6
Tries: Burgess
Goals: Martin
Leeds Rhinos (28) 58
Tries: Sivo 4, Croft 2, Palasia, Hall, Jenkins 2
Goals: Connor 6, Hankinson 3
Maika Sivo's stunning four-try display helped Leeds Rhinos thrash Hull KR 58-6 in Las Vegas.
The Fijian winger crossed twice and created a third try as the rampant Rhinos led 28-0 at half-time.
And Sivo scored twice more in the second half as Leeds dismantled the defending Super League champions.
Hull KR beat Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge just 10 days ago but have now lost their opening two Super League games of the season.
Defeat by newly promoted York was a shock - and the way they were brushed aside at Allegiant Stadium, the home of NFL side Las Vegas Raiders, left head coach Willie Peters warning his side could be facing "a long season".
Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
And following two tries on debut it took him eight minutes to force his way over for the first try of the game after Harry Newman collected Brodie Croft's high kick and the ball was worked out to the left flank.
His went over in the corner for his second - following a lengthy video review after a Jake Connor hand-off - Connor then converting for a second time.
Hull KR nowhere near good enough - Peters
After tries from Croft and Keenan Palasia, Sivo claimed the ball from under his own posts and ran 70 metres for an attack which ended with Ryan Hall scoring.
A Hull KR try was disallowed for an earlier obstruction before the end of the first half, but Leeds continued to dominate in the second period - with Croft adding a sixth try before Sivo completed his hat-trick.
His fourth try came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.
"The people I feel sorry for are the fans who paid hard-earned money to come here today and watch that," Peters said.
"To spend or save money to come and watch their team play and we deliver a performance like that, it's just nowhere near good enough.
"We need to all look at ourselves - myself at the top of that - and find out why we got that performance.
"We need to make sure that we action more than words and do something about it, because if that's the template of what we're going to do this season, it's going to be a long season."
A delighted Leeds coach Brad Arthur said his side had "had a ball" and praised his players' "real hunger".
"We wanted to make sure that we did ourselves proud and the fans and did the competition justice," he added.
"We came here to make a statement and we did it tonight," Sivo told Sky Sports.
"The boys, every single one of us, did our job tonight."
Hull KR: Broadbent; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Amone, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.
Replacements: Luckley, Whitbread, Martin, Lawton.
Leeds Rhinos: Miller; Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hall; Croft, Connor; Jenkins, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, McDonnell, C. Smith.
Replacements: O'Connor, Holroyd, Hankinson, Littlewood.
Referee: Jack Smith