2012 Hull Kingston Rovers season

2012 Hull Kingston Rovers season
2012 Hull Kingston Rovers season
Super League XVII Rank
Challenge Cup
2012 record	Wins: 5; draws: 1; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 294; against: 296
Team information
Chairman	Neil Hudgell
Head coach	Craig Sandercock
Captain	Ben Galea;
Stadium	New Craven Park
Avg. attendance	7,369
High attendance	7,616

In 2012, the Hull Kingston Rovers competed in the 17th season of the Super League and also in the 2012 Challenge Cup. Last season they finished in the top eight before losing in the playoffs.

Background

Hull Kingston Rovers enter the 2012 season on the back of a good performance in 2011. They finished in 7th position on the competition table which qualified them for the playoffs before they were eliminated in the first rounds by the Catalans Dragons.^[1] However, Hull KR have lost much experience from their team over the off season. Key personnel losses included former coach Justin Morgan, who had helped Hull KR to get promoted to the Super League and the retirement of captain Mick Vella. Other key losses include Peter Fox, Clint Newton and Shaun Briscoe.

Craig Sandercock, who had been assistant at the Newcastle Knights^[2] was announced as the new coach in September 2011.^[3] Several players were signed to replace those who had left. These included former England player David Hodgson, Ryan O'Hara, Shannon McDonnell and Tongan international Mickey Paea. Injuries have also affected Hull KR with the loss of new captain Ben Galea and their 2011 player of the season Blake Green for much of the season.

Because of the loss of players, Hull Kingston Rovers prospects were not rated highly for 2012. Dave Woods, writer for the BBC said that " If they make the top eight, then you'd have to say "top achievement". But I reckon a year of relative struggle could be in store."^[4] They were given the 9th best odds to win the competition out of the 14 teams in the Super League.^[5]

2012 squad

2012 Hull Kingston Rovers season
First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Shannon McDonnell – FB 2 Craig Hall – WG 3 Kris Welham – CE 4 Jake Webster – CE 5 David Hodgson – WG 6 Blake Green – SO 7 Michael Dobson – SH 8 Joel Clinton – PR 9 Josh Hodgson – HK 10 Scott Taylor – PR 11 Constantine Mika – SR 12 Ben Galea – SR (c) 13 Rhys Lovegrove – LF, SR		14 Lincoln Withers – HK 15 Liam Watts – PR 16 Jason Netherton – SR 17 Ryan O'Hara – PR 18 Graeme Horne – SR, CE 19 Scott Murrell – HK, LF 20 Jordan Cox – SR, PR 21 Sam Latus – WG 22 Scott Wheeldon – PR 23 Mickey Paea – PR 24 Richard Beaumont – SR 25 Keale Carlile – HK 26 George Griffin – WG		27 Louis Sheriff – PR, FB 28 Dave Petersen – LF 29 Liam Salter – CE 30 Aaron Ollett – HK 31 Nick Johnson – PR 32 Chris Heil – SR 33 James Green – LF				Head coach Craig Sandercock Assistant coach Chris Chester Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2012 transfers

Ins

Name	Signed From	Contract Length	Date
Ryan O'Hara	Crusaders	2 Years	September 2011
David Hodgson	Huddersfield Giants	2 Years	September 2011
Graeme Horne	Huddersfield Giants	2 Years	September 2011
George Griffin	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	2 Years	September 2011
Lincoln Withers	Crusaders	2 Years	September 2011
Mickey Paea	Canterbury Bulldogs	2 Years	October 2011
Keale Carlile	Huddersfield Giants	2 Years	October 2011
Constantine Mika	Newcastle Knights	2 Years	October 2011
Shannon McDonnell	Newcastle Knights	1 Year	November 2011

Outs

Name	Sold To	Contract Length	Date
Peter Fox	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	3 Years	July 2011
Shaun Briscoe	Widnes Vikings	2 Years	August 2011
Liam Colbon	Harlequins RL	2 Years	September 2011
Clint Newton	Penrith Panthers	2 Years	September 2011
Matt Cook	Harlequins RL	2 Years	September 2011
Michael Vella	Retired		September 2011
Ben Cockayne	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	1 Year	October 2011
Ben Fisher	Batley Bulldogs	1 Year	December 2011

Season summary

February

Hull KR opened the season by losing 34–16 on the opening day of the season to last season's champions Leeds Rhinos. The scoreline flattered Leeds who were able to pull away in the last 15 minutes of the match.^[6] The first win of the season came the next week when they defeated Wakefield 22–10 away from home. However, the victory came at a cost with scrum half Michael Dobson suffering a shoulder injury.^[7]

Fixtures and results

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
3 February 2012	Super League XVII	1	Leeds	A	Headingley	L	16–34	Horne (2), Welham, Hodgson		15,343		Report
12 February 2012	Super League XVII	2	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue	W	22–10	Paea, Mika, Hodgson, Lovegrove	Dobson 2, Hall	8,612		Report
19 February 2012	Super League XVII	3	St Helens R.F.C.	H	Craven Park	D	36–36	Welham, J Hodgson, D Hodgson, McDonnell, Mika 2	Hall 6	7,610		Match Report
26 February 2012	Super League XVII	4	Warrington	A	Halliwell Jones	L	10–42	Hall, Lovegrove	Dobson	11,916	–	Match Report
4 March 2012	Super League XVII	5	Widnes	H	Craven Park	W	36–0	Murrell, Hall 2, Withers, J Hodgson, Webster	Dobson 6	7,423	–	Match Report
10 March 2012	Super League XVII	6	Bradford	H	Craven Park	L	24–36	Paea, Hall, Welham, J Hodgson	Dobson 4	7,486	–	Match Report
17 March 2012	Super League XVII	7	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	12–20	Dobson, Welham	Dobson 2	7,337		Match Report
25 March 2012	Super League XVII	8	Huddersfield	H	Craven Park	W	40–22	Paea, Watts, Taylor, Welham, J Hodgson, D Hodgson, Latus	Dobson 6	7,616		Match Report
30 March 2012	Super League XVII	9	Castleford	A	Wheldon Road	L	30–34	Welham 3, Withers, J Hodgson	Dobson 5	6,396		Match Report
6 April 2012	Super League XVII	10	Hull	A	KC Stadium	L	6–36	Hall	Dobson	18,979	Sky Sports	Match Report
9 April 2012	Super League XVII	11	Salford	A	Salford City Stadium	W	18–10	Taylor 2, Withers	Dobson 3	5,000		Match Report
22 April 2012	Super League XVII	12	London Broncos	H	Craven Park	W	44–16	Welham 2, Green, Horne, D Hodgson 3	Dobson 8	6,713		Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	13	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	14	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	15	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	16	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	17	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	18	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	19	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	20	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	21	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	22	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	23	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	24	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	25	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	26	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report
0/0/12	Super League XVII	27	Team	H/A	Venue	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Match Report

Super League XVII
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors (L)	27	21	0	6	994	449	+545	42	Play-offs
2	Warrington Wolves	27	20	1	6	909	539	+370	41
3	St Helens	27	17	2	8	795	480	+315	36
4	Catalans Dragons	27	18	0	9	812	611	+201	36
5	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	16	0	11	823	662	+161	32
6	Hull F.C.	27	15	2	10	696	621	+75	32
7	Huddersfield Giants	27	14	0	13	699	664	+35	28
8	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	13	0	14	633	764	−131	26
9	Bradford Bulls	27	14	1	12	633	756	−123	23^[a]
10	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	10	1	16	753	729	+24	21
11	Salford City Reds	27	8	1	18	618	844	−226	17
12	London Broncos	27	7	0	20	588	890	−302	14
13	Castleford Tigers	27	6	0	21	554	948	−394	12
14	Widnes Vikings	27	6	0	21	532	1082	−550	12

Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:

^ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration^[8]

References

^ "Catalan Dragons 56-6 Hull KR | Super League match report". The Guardian. 17 September 2011.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Hull KR spring surprise by naming Craig Sandercock as new head coach". The Guardian. 26 September 2011.
^ "Super League 2012 guide". BBC Sport.
^ "Hull KR 2012 season preview". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ "Leeds 34-16 Hull KR". BBC Sport.
^ "Wakefield 10-22 Hull KR". BBC Sport.
^ "Bradford Bulls handed six-point deduction by RFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

External links

[table_hth_BRA0.51354965218974-9] Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration^[8]

[1] "Catalan Dragons 56-6 Hull KR | Super League match report". The Guardian. 17 September 2011.

[2] [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Hull KR spring surprise by naming Craig Sandercock as new head coach". The Guardian. 26 September 2011.

[4] "Super League 2012 guide". BBC Sport.

[5] "Hull KR 2012 season preview". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[6] "Leeds 34-16 Hull KR". BBC Sport.

[7] "Wakefield 10-22 Hull KR". BBC Sport.

[8] "Bradford Bulls handed six-point deduction by RFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

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