{"id":416005,"date":"2026-02-09T09:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/416005\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:11:13","slug":"hull-kr-embrace-life-as-super-leagues-hunted-as-mikey-lewis-sends-clear-message-to-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/416005\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR embrace life as Super League’s hunted as Mikey Lewis sends clear message to rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hull KR are raring to go all the way again in 2026.<\/p>\n

05:00, 08 Feb 2026Updated 11:03, 08 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

\"Hull<\/p>\n

Hull KR are ready to defend their titles in 2026.<\/p>\n

After delivering the greatest season in their Super League history, Hull KR<\/a> are back for more – gunning to defend every title in 2026 and chase down a fourth trophy in a blockbuster World Club Challenge showdown with NRL giants Brisbane Broncos later this month.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s treble winners kick off the new Super League campaign – tipped to be bigger and better than ever – away to competition newcomers York Knights on February 12, and belief is sky-high inside Willie Peters\u2019 camp that they can go all the way again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to go further in pre-season than we did last year, and I feel like we have done that,\u201d 2024 Man of Steel Mikey Lewis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we did last year was phenomenal, but it\u2019s about pushing ourselves more now. We all want the same thing again, and that\u2019s been the message across pre-season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were few games last year we weren\u2019t happy with, but we want to keep improving ourselves every week and show we can play even better. It\u2019s going to be a long season again, but we\u2019re willing to do everything to get success again.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows the belief we have in our squad. It\u2019s a great determination. We don\u2019t have to do much talking, we\u2019d rather do the talking on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time in the Super League era, Hull KR are preparing to be the hunted, with the likes of Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos and a rejuvenated St Helens all desperate to prise silverware away from Sewell Group Craven Park.<\/p>\n

While Rovers have lost two influential figures in Michael McIlorum and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves to retirement, head coach Peters has bolstered his squad with added depth and quality. New arrivals include 2023 Dream Team prop Tom Amone, experienced Australian Karl Lawton and highly rated prospect Jack Charles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to turn up with the attitude to win every week, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do,\u201d livewire half-back Lewis continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to get tough this year, and it\u2019s about sticking together and being the most connected team in the competition. You\u2019ll get your rewards at the end of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull KR face one of the toughest starts to a campaign in recent memory. After York, they’ll do battle with NRL champions Brisbane Broncos at a sold-out MKM Stadium, then days later travel to Las Vegas to be a part of the showcase event in the United States.<\/p>\n

Lewis, 24, added: \u201cWe\u2019re embracing the start of the season – it\u2019s exciting. It\u2019s going to be a couple of fantastic weeks for the club and for the sport, and we\u2019ve got a job to do – that\u2019s to win the World Club Challenge, and then go over to Las Vegas and get two points and make it a memorable month.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hull KR are raring to go all the way again in 2026. 05:00, 08 Feb 2026Updated 11:03, 08…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[20372,5903,20370,101,20373,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-416005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-hull-kr","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-league","tag-sports","tag-super-league","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}