{"id":602958,"date":"2026-05-25T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/602958\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:31:09","slug":"jack-broadbent-opens-up-on-cruel-rugby-league-reality-ahead-of-wembley-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/602958\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Broadbent opens up on \u201ccruel\u201d rugby league reality ahead of Wembley return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Broadbent opens up on a whirlwind few weeks at Hull KR.\"Jack<\/p>\n

Jack Broadbent is set for another shot at Wembley glory on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jack Broadbent has opened up on the harsh realities of professional sport after losing his Hull KR<\/a> spot – only to find himself back in the Wembley spotlight days later.<\/p>\n

Broadbent has been drafted back into Hull KR\u2019s starting XIII following the latest injury setback to Arthur Mourgue. The French full-back has been ruled out long term after suffering another pectoral injury on his comeback from a three-month lay-off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mourgue\u2019s return had briefly pushed Broadbent to the bench for the Round 11 clash against Leigh, but the 25-year-old is now set for another spell as Hull KR\u2019s No.1.<\/p>\n

Broadbent has revealed details of conversations with head coach Willie Peters after admitting how difficult it was to lose his place despite helping the Robins climb the Super League table.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is tough when you\u2019re playing well, but you\u2019ve got to get on with it,\u201d he said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWillie Peters said in training that you\u2019ve got to crack on and put your best foot forward. Anything can happen in this game, and I\u2019m back in this week [against Wigan in Round 12].<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough one to take, but you\u2019ve got to keep your head up and have good people around you. It can be a cruel game, but you\u2019ve got to keep going. We\u2019re in a final now and I\u2019ll be playing full-back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broadbent will have a second shot at Wembley glory on Saturday, having also been a part of the Hull KR side that lifted the prestigious trophy and ended the club’s long wait for silverware last season over Warrington Wolves. He played ahead of Mourgue, who was cup-tied following his season move from Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n

After Hull KR\u2019s Super League Round 12 win over a heavily rotated Wigan side, Broadbent added: \u201cI\u2019m all good and ready to go next week. I\u2019m looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be a cruel game at times – for Arthur, who is a really good mate of mine. It\u2019s not what you want to see, but it gives me the chance to go and play that role.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Broadbent opens up on a whirlwind few weeks at Hull KR. Jack Broadbent is set for another…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[20448,20372,5903,20370,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-602958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-challenge-cup","tag-hull-kr","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-league","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602958","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=602958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}