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Hull KR end campaign by taking derby spoils over Hull FC

07/09/2008

Hull Kingston-Rovers ended their season with a 36-8 win over local rivals Hull at Craven Park.

The Robins, who led 18-4 at the break, made an explosive start with tries from Jon Steel's, Makali Aizue and Ben Cockayne.

Kirk Yeaman kept Hull FC in the game with a try either side of the break but Paul Cooke dashed their homes of a comeback by touching down followed by Michael Dobson kicking over his sixth goal.

The win for Rovers sees them finish in ninth place while Hull end their campaign in 11th spot.

Hull KR coach Justin Morgan said he was pleased with his side's Super League season.

"I think seventh is a fair reflection of where we are. Satisfied is a word I'd use, " Morgan said.

"We've beaten everyone above us apart from Leeds, beaten the French twice, so I think seventh is a good reflection and a good standing of where we are in the competition.

"It would have been nice to have got to the play-offs but it was not to be. We need to kick on from this point. We need to make sure that we make some progress and have some more consistency in our play."

Meanwhile, Hull coach Richard Agar blasted his side after their 18th defeat of the season.

"Probably the one positive to come out of today is that it is the end of the season for us. I can't find the right adjective to describe today," he said.

"We've put enough excuses up for them this season and some things are inexcusable. Today probably summed up what we've been about this year - just not good enough, indisciplined and weak at times.

"Unfortunately you don't get two points for training sessions, you get two points for turning up and putting the effort in on a weekend.

"You might say we had a tough week last week and we did, but I think we were too easily ready to fall behind that excuse."