2013 Hull Kingston Rovers season

2013 Hull Kingston Rovers season
Super League XVIII	6th
Play-off result	N/A
Challenge Cup	5th Round
2013 record	Wins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scored	For: 664; Against: 836
Team information
Chairman	Neil Hudgell
Head Coach	Craig Sandercock
Captain	Michael Dobson
Stadium	New Craven Park
Avg. Attend.	7519
High. Attend.	7864
Top scorers
Tries	David Hodgson - 14
Goals	Michael Dobson - 88
Points	Michael Dobson - 201
< 2012 2014 >

This article details the Hull KR rugby league football club's 2013 season. This is the 18th season of the Super League era.

Pre season friendlies

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	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Hull KR score is first.

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Report
13/1/2013	Pre Season	12pxWarriors	H	Craven Park	W	32-10	Caro (2), Withers, Eden, Paea, Salter	Dobson 3/5, Salter 1/1	N/A	Report
20/1/2013	Pre Season	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	W	28-18	Caro, Hall, Paterson, Eden (2)	Dobson 3/4, Withers 1/1	9,887	Report

Table

As of 8 September 2013

Super League XVIII
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants	27	21	0	6	851	507	+344	42
2	File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves	27	20	1	6	836	461	+375	41
3	File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos	27	18	1	8	712	507	+205	37
4	File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors	27	17	1	9	816	460	+356	35
5	File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens RLFC	27	15	1	11	678	536	+142	31
6	Hull F.C.	27	13	2	12	652	563	+89	28
7	Catalans Dragons	27	13	2	12	619	604	+15	28
8	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	13	0	14	642	760	-118	26
9	Bradford Bulls	27	10	2	15	640	658	-18	22
10	File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings	27	10	2	15	695	841	-146	22
11	File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	10	1	16	660	749	-89	21
12	Castleford Tigers	27	9	2	16	702	881	-179	20
13	London Broncos	27	5	2	20	487	946	-459	12
14	Salford City Reds	27	6	1	20	436	953	-517	11*

* - Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford

Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

2013 fixtures and results

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	Win
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2013 Engage Super League

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
3/2/13	Super League XVIII	1	Dragons	H	Craven Park	L	24-32	Dobson, J.Hodgson, Caro, Withers	Dobson 4/4	7,864	-	Report
9/2/13	Super League XVIII	2	12pxWildcats	A	Belle Vue	L	20-36	Paterson, Hall, J.Hodgson, D.Hodgson	Dobson 2/4	9,237	Sky Sports	Report
17/2/13	Super League XVIII	3	File:Widnes colours.svgVikings	H	Craven Park	W	44-18	Dobson, Caro, Ferguson, Welham, Horne, Eden, Heil, Hall	Dobson 6/8	7,247	-	Report
24/2/13	Super League XVIII	4	Reds	A	City of Salford Stadium	L	34-38	D.Hodgson, Dobson (2), Caro, Eden (2)	Dobson 5/6	-	Sky Sports	Report
3/3/13	Super League XVIII	5	12pxWolves	H	Craven Park	W	26-12	D.Hodgson (2), Paterson, Brown	Dobson 5/5	7,446	-	Report
9/3/13	Super League XVIII	6	Broncos	A	Twickenham Stoop	W	42-22	Welham (2), Brown (3), Eden, Salter, Paterson	Dobson 5/9	1,837	Sky Sports	Report
17/3/13	Super League XVIII	7	Bulls	A	Odsal Stadium	L	12-34	D.Hodgson, J.Hodgson	Dobson 2/2	7,843	-	Report
22/3/13	Super League XVIII	8	12pxTigers	H	Craven Park	W	26-22	Burns, Welham, D.Hodgson, J.Hodgson, Hall	Burns 3/6	6,489	Sky Sports	Report
29/3/13	Super League XVIII	9	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	W	23-10	J.Hodgson, D.Hodgson (2), Welham	Hall 3/5, Hall 1 DG	19,064	Sky Sports	Report
1/4/13	Super League XVIII	10	12pxWarriors	H	Craven Park	L	6-84	Eden	Hall 1/1	7,894	-	Report
7/4/13	Super League XVIII	11	12pxSaints	H	Craven Park	W	22-14	D.Hodgson, J.Hodgson, Paterson, Brown	Hall 3/4	7,616	-	Report
14/4/13	Super League XVIII	12	12pxGiants	A	Galpharm Stadium	L	30-50	Hall, Eden (2), Mika, D.Hodgson	Dobson 5/5	5,641	-	Report
28/4/13	Super League XVIII	13	12pxRhinos	H	Craven Park	L	10-44	Paterson, Caro	Dobson 1/2	8,122	-	Match Report
5/5/13	Super League XVIII	14	12pxTigers	A	The Jungle	L	24-32	Lovegrove, Salter (2), Caro	Dobson 4/4	6,474	-	Report
19/5/13	Super League XVIII	15	12pxWildcats	H	Craven Park	W	44-18	Horne (2), George (2), Hall, Lovegrove (2), Mika	Dobson 6/8	6,933	-	Report
25/5/13	Magic Weekend	16	Hull FC	N	Etihad Stadium	L	16-22	Eden, Hall, Brown	Dobson 2/3	30,793	Sky Sports	Report
2/6/13	Super League XVIII	17	Bulls	H	Craven Park	W	28-18	Lovegrove (2), Withers (2), Hall	Dobson 4/5	7,259	-	Report
7/6/13	Super League XVIII	18	12pxGiants	H	Craven Park	W	35-28	Burns (2), Brown (2), Horne, Mika	Dobson 5/6, Dobson 1 DG	6,963	-	Report
22/6/13	Super League XVIII	19	Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	W	22-21	Eden (3), J.Hodgson	Dobson 3/4	12,000	-	Report
28/6/13	Super League XVIII	20	12pxSaints	A	Langtree Park	W	24-12	Burns, Brown, Eden	Dobson 6/7	10,820	-	Report
7/7/13	Super League XVIII	21	Reds	H	Craven Park	W	28-18	Paterson (2), Dobson, Hall, Burns	Dobson 4/5	6,974	-	Report
21/7/13	Super League XVIII	22	12pxWolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	6-34	Cox	Dobson 1/1	-	-	Report
2/8/13	Super League XVIII	23	12pxWarriors	A	DW Stadium	L	16-21	Eden, Dobson, Tuimavave	Dobson 2/3	12,194	-	Report
11/8/13	Super League XVIII	24	Hull FC	H	Craven Park	L	20-38	Salter, Walker, Tuimavave	Dobson 4/4	8,874	Sky Sports	Report
16/8/13	Super League XVIII	25	12pxRhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	W	16-12	Cox, Lovegrove	Dobson 4/4	14,868	Sky Sports	Report
1/2/13	Super League XVIII	26	File:Widnes colours.svgVikings	A	Halton Stadium	L	22-36	D.Hodgson (3), J.Hodgson	Dobson 3/4	5,713	-	Report
8/2/13	Super League XVIII	27	Broncos	H	Craven Park	L	22-34	Guzdek, Hall, Caro, Welham	Hall 3/4	7,749	-	Report

Challenge Cup

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	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV	Report
20/4/13	Cup	4th	File:Saintscolours.svgSaints	H	Craven Park	W	26-18	Hall (2), Paea, Eden, Salter	Dobson 3/5	4,454	BBC Sport	Report
12/5/13	Cup	5th	12pxWarriors	H	Craven Park	L	14-46	D.Hodgson, Hall (2)	Dobson 1/3	4,280	-	Report

Playoffs

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV	Report
14/9/2013	Play-offs	QF	File:Saintscolours.svgSaints	A	Langtree Park	L	10-46	Salter, Hall	Dobson 1/2	9,926	Sky Sports	Report

2013 transfers in/out

In

	Name	Position	Signed from	Date
	Cory Paterson	Second Row	File:North Queensland colours.svgNorth Queensland Cowboys	June 2012
	Sean Gleeson	Centre	Salford City Reds	July 2012
	Evarn Tuimavave	Prop	Newcastle Knights	July 2012
	Travis Burns	Stand Off	Penrith Panthers	September 2012
	Omari Caro	Wing	London Broncos	September 2012
	Alex Brown	Wing	Batley Bulldogs	October 2012
	Adam Walker	Prop	File:Giantscolours.svgHuddersfield Giants	November 2012
	Greg Eden	Fullback	File:Giantscolours.svgHuddersfield Giants	November 2012

Out

	Name	Position	Club Signed	Date
	Scott Wheeldon	Prop	London Broncos	April 2012
	Liam Watts	Prop	Hull FC	June 2012
	Jake Webster	Centre	Castleford Tigers	June 2012
	Shannon McDonnell	Fullback	Released	July 2012
	Joel Clinton	Prop	File:Mackay Cutters colours.svgMackay Cutters	August 2012
	Scott Murrell	Hooker	Released	August 2012
	Blake Green	Stand Off	File:Wigancolours.svgWigan Warriors	September 2012
	Ben Galea	Second Row	Hull FC	September 2012
	Louis Sheriff	Wing	File:Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins	October 2012
	Jason Netherton	Second Row	Released	November 2012

External links

• Hull KR on Sky Sports
• Hull KR on Super League Site
• BBC Sport-Rugby League