{"id":444129,"date":"2026-02-25T03:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/444129\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:57:10","slug":"maika-sivo-has-big-warning-for-super-league-ahead-of-hull-kr-vs-leeds-rhinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/444129\/","title":{"rendered":"Maika Sivo has big warning for Super League ahead of Hull KR vs Leeds Rhinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prolific Leeds Rhinos winger Maika Sivo has pledged \u201cheaps of improvement\u201d after a two-try comeback guaranteed his place on the flight to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s Betfred Super League clash with Hull KR<\/a> at Allegiant Stadium will be only Sivo\u2019s second game since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a pre-season match 13 months ago. He proved his fitness by grabbing a try in each half on his return last Friday, when Rhinos beat York Knights 46-14.<\/p>\n

Rhinos<\/a> coach Brad Arthur has predicted it will be five-10 weeks before Sivo, who crossed 104 times in 115 NRL appearances for Parramatta Eels, hits his peak and the player himself believes there\u2019s a lot more to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have heaps of improvement to make,\u201d Sivo \u2013 who is in Rhinos\u2019 21-man squad for this weekend \u2013 insisted. \u201cGame fitness is my number one goal and I will get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sivo confirmed he got through the game against York with \u201cno dramas\u201d. He said: \u201cThe main focus for me was finishing the game without any injuries, so I am happy about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was nervous the whole week, but [Friday] was worse, I have never been that nervous before a game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last year was hard, but I am so happy I have got good people around me who support me. It is my second one [acl] so I knew what was coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t nervous about the knee, I was more nervous about my game fitness. It was good to finish the game without any injuries and it was good to score two tries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a winger that\u2019s our job and I did my job. I am not looking too far. I am just going to take one game at a time and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sivo admitted the prospect of playing in Vegas was extra motivation to get back on the field. \u201cThat was a focus for me coming into [Friday\u2019s] game, just finish it without injury and get some game fitness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been out of the game for a while so I am trying to get used to it again. For me Vegas is just another game, but it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to go and play in front of the crowd there and I am looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been out of the game a very long time and it feels good to be back. I really missed playing, especially around the boys and the team we\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serious About Rugby League\u2019s coverage of Hull KR v Leeds Rhinos in Las Vegas is in association with Betfred Super League. Saturday\u2019s showdown is an early highlight of a packed year of club rugby league action which also includes the Challenge Cup final at Wembley on May 30, a blockbuster Magic Weekend at Everton FC\u2019s Hill Dickinson Stadium on July 4-5 and the Super League Grand Final on October 3 at Old Trafford. Experience live Super League. League Hits Different. To guarantee your place, visit Super League | Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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