Lewis stars as nine-try leaders Hull KR rout Giants

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Huddersfield Giants (4) 4

Tries: Flanagan Jr

Hull KR (16) 50

Tries: Gildart, Lewis 3, Mourgue, Whitbread, Litten 2, Davies Goals: Mourgue 7

Mikey Lewis scored a hat-trick as Super League leaders Hull KR notched nine tries in an emphatic victory over struggling Huddersfield Giants.

Lewis bounced a tackle to free Oliver Gildart to open the scoring in the sixth minute but Rovers' lead was quickly cut by a superb try by George Flanagan Jr from deep.

The Robins responded soon after, though, as Lewis gained 70 metres to set up recent signing Arthur Mourgue to score his first try for the club after bagging his first points from the tee.

Rovers failed to let up in the second half as they dotted down five further tries without reply, with Lewis completing his treble and Jez Litten's double sandwiching scores from Jai Whitbread and Tom Davies.

The thrashing maintains Hull KR's 100% win record after six games and moves them three points clear at the top while bottom side Huddersfield suffered a sixth straight defeat.

Huddersfield: Gagai; Halsall, Jake Bibby, Milne, Swift; Lolohea, Flanagan; Cudjoe, Rushton, Hewitt, English, Golding, Rogers.

Interchanges: Deakin, Burgess, Jack Bibby, Billington.

Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Broadbent; Lewis, May; Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.

Interchanges: Litten, Luckley, Whitbread, Tanginoa.

Referee: Aaron Moore.