Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has been concerned in lots of a derby match all through his taking part in and training profession, however he says none come near that between the Robins and Hull FC.
The Good Friday assembly between Hull KR and Hull FC, reside on Sky Sports, will mark the 250th time that the two Hull clubs could have locked horns.
You should go all the means again to 1899 to search out the first fixture between east and west Hull. It was on Hull KR’s dwelling turf, as this one is, and the Robins took the victory.
If you have a look at the stats in simply Super League, there have been 50 conferences of the two groups to this point. Hull KR have received 26 of them, whereas Hull FC have prevailed in 24.
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The query at all times rages about which derby is the biggest. Fans will strongly defend their rivalry as the best in the sport and even the biggest in the world.
Peters has been concerned is some iconic clashes all through his profession on each side of the world. He has skilled St Helens vs Wigan as a participant, the Sydney conflict, and St George up in opposition to Cronulla.
Having been an element of all these rivalries, Peters stands agency in his perception that the Hull derby is the biggest of them all and there is no larger week to again that conviction than forward of their 250th assembly.
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“Derby week is huge. It is the 250th derby and we know what we are going to get, they know what they are going to get,” Peters mentioned.
“It is going to be an electric atmosphere here. There is no bigger derby.
“I’ve been in some large derbies, concerned in big derbies over the years.
“I was at Wigan playing at Saints. I was at the Rabbitohs against the Roosters. I was at St George against Cronulla. This is the biggest.
“No matter the place you sit on the desk, regardless of the place we sit, it is at all times a tasty game and it is at all times an fulfilling week.
“I am really looking forward to it.”
2026 Super League – key dates and what to look out for
- Rivals Round: April 3-April 5
- Super League in Paris: Sat Jun 6: Catalans Dragons v Wigan Warriors (Paris), 6:30 UK (Sky Sports)
- Magic Weekend: July 4-July 5
- Rivals Round reversed: July 23-July 26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
- Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford.
Sky Sports will once more present each game of the Super League reside this season – together with two matches in every spherical solely reside, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports+
