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2017 Hull Kingston Rovers season

The 2017 season was Hull Kingston Rovers' first and only consecutive season playing in England's second division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the 2017 RFL Championship, securing immediate promotion back to the Super League, and the 2017 Challenge Cup.

Hull Kingston Rovers 2017 season
2017 RFL Championship champions
2017 RFL Championship Rank1st
Play-off result3rd
Challenge CupRound 6
2017 recordWins: 21; draws: 1; losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 850; against: 385
Team information
ChairmanNeil Hudgell
Head CoachTim Sheens
Captain
StadiumKCOM Craven Park
Avg. attendance7,429
High attendance8,817 (against Bradford Bulls)[1]
Top scorers
TriesRyan Shaw (9)
GoalsJamie Ellis (39)
PointsJamie Ellis (87)[2]
← 2016 List of seasons 2018 →

Following the sacking of head coach Chris Chester during the 2016 season, Hull Kingston Rovers announced in September 2016 that former Australia national rugby league team and Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens would be the club's head coach from the 2017 season onwards.[3]

Preseason friendlies

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Date and Time Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
8 January; 15:00   Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium W 40–16 Quinlan, Ellis, Addy, Hodgson, Heffernan, Oakes, Milton (7/7) Unknown [4]
20 January, 14:30   Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley Stadium L 4–30 (0/1) Unknown [5]

Championship

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Main article: 2017 RFL Championship

Fixtures

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Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Pos. Report
5 February, 15:00 Round 1   Bradford Bulls H KCOM Craven Park W 54–24 Heffernan (2), Scruton (2), Donaldson, Shaw, Greenwood, Ellis, Quinlan Ellis (9/9) 3rd [6]
12 February, 15:00 Round 2   London Broncos A Trailfinders Sports Ground W 28–22 Abdull, Ellis, Moss, Heffernan, Shaw Ellis (4/5) 3rd [7]
19 February, 15:00 Round 3   Rochdale Hornets A Crown Oil Arena W 28–18 Minns (2), Moss, Heffernan, Lunt Ellis (4/5) 2,012 1st [8]
26 February, 15:00 Round 4   Oldham R.L.F.C. H KCOM Craven Park W 48–0 Minns (2), Lunt, Donaldson, Scruton, Abdull, Ellis, Moss Ellis (8/8) 1st [9]
5 March, 15:00 Round 5   Sheffield Eagles H KCOM Craven Park W 50–10 Donaldson (2), Cockayne, Heffernan, Minns, Quinlan, Clarkson, Abdull Ellis (8/8 + 1 pen.) 1st [10]
12 March, 15:00 Round 6   Dewsbury Rams A Tetley's Stadium W 48–6 Heffernan (2), Lunt, Greenwood, Blair, Mulhern, Donaldson, Horne Ellis (8/8) 2,477 1st [11]
26 March, 15:00 Round 7   Halifax Panthers H KCOM Craven Park W 28–14 Blair, Greenwood, Abdull, Moss Ellis (4/4 + 2 pen.) 1st [12]
2 April, 15:00 Round 8   Batley Bulldogs H KCOM Craven Park W 50–16 Shaw (2), Salter (2), Moss, Heffernan, Minns, Clarkson, Donaldson Ellis (7/9) 1st [13]
9 April, 15:00 Round 9   Swinton Lions A Heywood Road W 52–18 Donaldson (3), Hodgson, Abdull, Ellis, Dockar-Clay, Oakes, Scruton, Shaw Ellis (6/10) 1st [14]
14 April, 15:00 Round 10   Featherstone Rovers H KCOM Craven Park W 30–22 Quinlan, Clarkson, Cockayne, Shaw, Hodgson, Blair Ellis (3/6) 1st [15]
17 April, 15:00 (BST) Round 11   Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Argelès L 6–14 Heffernan Dockar-Clay (1/1) 1st [16]
30 April, 15:00 Round 12   Rochdale Hornets H KCOM Craven Park W 6–14 Lawler, Shaw, Lunt, Kavanagh Ellis (4/4) 1st [17]
7 May, 15:00 Round 13   Batley Bulldogs A Fox's Biscuits Stadium W 68–4 Shaw (3), Heffernan (2), Dockar-Clay (2), Butler-Fleming (2), Mulhern, Abdull, Ellis, Ellis (10/12) 1st [18]
21 May, 15:00 Round 14   Swinton Lions H KCOM Craven Park W 42–18 Shaw (3), Abdull (2), Wardill, Heffernan Dockar-Clay (7/7) 1st [19]
27 May, 19:00
(Summer Bash) 		Round 15   Bradford Bulls N Bloomfield Road W 20–19 Heffernan (2), Abdull Ellis (3/3 + 1 pen.) 11,557 1st [20]
4 June, 15:00 Round 16   Featherstone Rovers A LD Nutrition Stadium D 20–20 Shaw, Abdull, Moss, Ellis Ellis (2/4) 1st [21]
11 June, 15:00 Round 17   Oldham R.L.F.C. A Vestacare Stadium W 32–24 Wardill (2), Shaw (2), Lunt, Abdull Ellis (4/6) 1st [22]
18 June, 15:00 Round 18   Dewsbury Rams H KCOM Craven Park W 64–11 Shaw (3), Heffernan (2), Salter (2), Ellis, Cockayne, Abdull, Cator, Addy Ellis (8/12) 1st [23]
25 June, 15:00 Round 19   Sheffield Eagles A Beaumont Legal Stadium W 40–18 Carney (2), Clarkson, Butler-Fleming, Scruton, Shaw, Lunt, Dockar-Clay Ellis (4/8) 1st [24]
2 July, 15:00 Round 20   London Broncos H KCOM Craven Park W 40–22 Moss (2), Jewitt, Heffernan, Addy, Dockar-Clay, Mulhern Ellis (6/7) 1st [25]
9 July, 15:00 Round 21   Bradford Bulls A Provident Stadium W 42–10 Addy (3), Butler-Fleming, Carney, Clarkson, Mulhern Ellis (7/7) 1st [26]
16 July, 15:00 Round 22   Toulouse Olympique H KCOM Craven Park L 30–31 Addy, Lunt, Quinlan, Clarkson, Butler-Fleming Ellis (5/5) 1st [27]
23 July, 15:00 Round 23   Halifax R.L.F.C. A The Shay L 6–28 Moss Ellis (1/1) 1st [28]

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Hull Kingston Rovers (X) 23 19 1 3 850 385 +465 39 The Qualifiers
2   London Broncos 23 18 0 5 832 410 +422 36
3   Halifax 23 16 0 7 567 357 +210 32
4   Featherstone Rovers 23 15 1 7 687 421 +266 31
5   Toulouse Olympique 23 15 0 8 720 466 +254 30 Championship Shield
6   Batley Bulldogs 23 11 0 12 549 663 −114 22
7   Sheffield Eagles 23 10 0 13 568 785 −217 20
8   Dewsbury Rams 23 8 0 15 388 736 −348 16
9   Rochdale Hornets 23 7 1 15 457 680 −223 15
10   Swinton Lions 23 6 0 17 477 648 −171 12
11   Oldham 23 5 1 17 410 735 −325 11
12   Bradford Bulls[a] 23 6 0 17 500 719 −219 0
Source: [1]
(X) League Leaders Shield
Notes:
  1. ^ Bradford Bulls deducted 12 points on 3 January 2017 for entering administration.

The Qualifiers

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Main article: 2017 Super 8s § The Qualifiers
Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Pos. Report
6 August, 15:00 Q1   Halifax Panthers H KCOM Craven Park W 26–22 Moss (2), Marsh, Lawler, Scruton Ellis (3/5) 7,706 [29]
12 August, 15:15 Q2   Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 20–16 Lunt (2), Shaw Ellis (3/3 + 1 pen.) 5,335 [30]
20 August, 15:00 Q3   London Broncos H KCOM Craven Park W 35–30 Shaw (2), Addy, Moss, Mulhern Ellis (5/5 + 2 pen.)
Drop-goals: Atkin 		7,235 [31]
3 September, 15:00 Q4   Featherstone Rovers A LD Nutrition Stadium W 30–18 Shaw, Addy, Ellis, Minns, Heffernan Ellis (4/5) 4,583 [32]
9 September, 15:15 Q5   Widnes Vikings H KCOM Craven Park W 12–6 Minns, Shaw Ellis (2/2) 8,227 [33]
15 September, 20:00 Q6   Catalans Dragons H KCOM Craven Park L 19–20 Oakes, Cockayne, Lawler Dockar-Clay (2/2), Atkin (1/1)
Drop-goals: Atkin 		7,405 [34]
23 September, 15:00 Q7   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 46–24 Oakes (2), Shaw (2) Ellis (4/4) 10,466 [35]

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Warrington Wolves 7 7 0 0 288 138 +150 14 Super League XXIII
2   Widnes Vikings 7 5 0 2 188 96 +92 10
3   Hull Kingston Rovers (P) 7 5 0 2 166 158 +8 10
4   Leigh Centurions (R) 7 4 0 3 203 104 +99 8 Million Pound Game
5   Catalans Dragons 7 4 0 3 130 143 −13 8
6   London Broncos 7 1 1 5 174 220 −46 3 2018 Championship
7   Featherstone Rovers 7 1 1 5 110 272 −162 3
8   Halifax 7 0 0 7 82 210 −128 0
Source: [2]
(P) Promoted to Super League; (R) Relegated

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2017 Challenge Cup
Date and time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
19 March; 15:00 Round 4   Sheffield Eagles H KCOM Craven Park W 48–10 Lunt (2), Minns, Quinlan, Blair, Cockayne, Ellis, Greenwood Ellis (8/8) 3,408 [36]
22 April; 15:00 Round 5   Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 23–10 Shaw (2), Lawler, Greenwood Ellis (3/4)
Drop-goals: Ellis 		9,152 [37]
12 May; 20:00 Round 6   Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 14–24 Lunt (2) Ellis (2/2 + 1 pen.) 11,163 [38]

Transfers

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Gains

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Player Club Contract Date
  Nick Scruton   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2016[39]
  Danny Addy   Bradford Bulls 1 Year + 2 Years October 2016[40]
  Mitch Clark   Bradford Bulls 1 Year + 2 Years October 2016[40]
  Jake Butler-Fleming Wentworthville Magpies 1 Year December 2016[41]
  Adam Quinlan   St George Illawarra Dragons 2 Years December 2016[42]
  George Milton   Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2017[citation needed]
  David Hodgson Retirement January 2017[43]
  Kieren Moss   Bradford Bulls 1 Year January 2017[44]
  Ben Kavanagh   Bradford Bulls 2 Years January 2017[45]
  Josh Johnson   Redcliffe Dolphins 1 Year March 2017[46]
  Zach Dockar-Clay   Penrith Panthers March 2017[47]
  Justin Carney   Salford Red Devils 1 Year May 2017[48][a]
  Lee Jewitt Townsville Blackhawks 1 1⁄2 Years June 2017[49]
  Chris Atkin   Swinton Lions End of season July 2017[50][b]
  Mose Masoe   St Helens R.F.C. End of season July 2017[51]

Losses

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Player Club Contract Date
  Stephen Holker N/A Released April 2016[52]
  John Boudebza N/A Contract voided October 2016
  Terry Campese N/A Contract voided October 2016
  Josh Mantellato N/A Contract voided October 2016
  Dave Thompson   Leigh Centurions 2 Years October 2016[53]
  James Green   Leigh Centurions 2 Years October 2016[54]
  Iain Thornley   Catalans Dragons 2 Years October 2016[55]
  Adam Walker   St Helens R.F.C. 2 Years October 2016[56]
  Ken Sio   Newcastle Knights 2 Years October 2016[57]
  Kieran Dixon   London Broncos 2 Years November 2016[58]
  Albert Kelly   Hull F.C. 1 Year November 2016[59]
  Mitchell Allgood   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 Year December 2016[60]
  Dane Tilse N/A Retirement January 2017[61]
  Kevin Larroyer   Castleford Tigers 1 Year February 2017[62]

Loans

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Player Club Loan period Date
  Jordan Abdull   Hull F.C. Season-long November 2016[63]
  Jamie Ellis   Huddersfield Giants Season-long November 2016[64]
  Andrew Heffernan   Penrith Panthers Season-long December 2016[65]

Squad

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2017 Hull Kingston Rovers Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 22 December 2016
Source(s): 2017 squad numbers revealed[c]


Notes

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  1. ^ Carney signed for the club while serving an eight-match ban for racially abusing a player during a Challenge Cup match against Toronto Wolfpack.
  2. ^ Atkin was originally due to join the club for the 2018 season, however Hull Kingston Rovers chose to sign Atkins in July due to Swinton's financial difficulties.
  3. ^ Shirt number 6 was retired by the club from 2017 onwards following the death of former player Roger Millward in May 2016.

References

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