{"id":535607,"date":"2026-04-17T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535607\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:05:13","slug":"hull-kr-boss-willie-peters-offers-tom-amone-verdict-and-addresses-jack-brown-game-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535607\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR boss Willie Peters offers Tom Amone verdict and addresses Jack Brown game time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Amone has taken on a key role since his off-season switch to the Robins<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Amone of Hull KR is tackled by Oli Field and Denive Balmforth of York\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_AW5_1229.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Tom Amone of Hull KR is tackled by Oli Field and Denive Balmforth of York\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tom Amone of Hull KR is tackled by Oli Field and Denive Balmforth of York<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Willie Peters has been more than encouraged by the way Tom Amone has found his feet at <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulldailymail.co.uk\/all-about\/hull-kr\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Hull KR<\/a> over the last couple of months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Amone arrived at Craven Park at the start of pre-season while in the final stages of his recovery from the foot injury that saw his stint with Castleford Tigers come to a premature end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And, he fractured his hand towards the end of pre-season, which saw the 29-year-old sit out the club&#8217;s opening game of the Super League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, the prop was deemed fit enough to make a debut in the World Club Challenge and he certainly made his presence felt by scoring a try in the historic win over Brisbane Broncos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has since made eight appearances for Rovers with further efforts coming against Huddersfield and Catalans and over the last four weeks, he has established his position in the Robins&#8217; starting line-up alongside Sauaso Sue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Leigh Leopards man has been playing big minutes and Peters is pleased with the way he is settling in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt he&#8217;s growing into that role, coming into a new club it will always take time to find your feet and he certainly is now,&#8221; Peters said on the prop. &#8220;We brought Tom over to be a senior leader in our pack for the next few years and he&#8217;s definitely growing into that role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We know he can play big minutes and that&#8217;s what he&#8217;s doing at the moment. As long as he continues to value those effort areas and compete the way he is then there&#8217;s no reason why he can&#8217;t keep playing big minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got rotation with our forwards but at the minute the best thing for us is by playing him those big minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One man who probably isn&#8217;t getting the opportunities he would like is Jack Brown, who has made just five appearances for the Robins so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">All but one of those outings have come off the bench, with Brown having to make do with a shorter time on the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult because that role is a shorter stint,&#8221; Peters added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got players in our forward pack that can play big minutes when you look at Dean Hadley, Tom Amone, Jai [Whitbread] can play decent minutes, there&#8217;s Mini and a number of players that can play big minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It just depends on what we&#8217;re looking for that week. Jack was that person last week and we certainly look to rotate as well because it&#8217;s important to keep everyone fresh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We have a plan in place around our training schedule which helps with that. But yeah, I obviously want to give opportunities at the right time when it presents itself and whatever that person&#8217;s role is, regardless of time, they have to go out and make the most of it. 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