Super League’s leading try scorer Ryan Hall talks move to Leeds Rhinos

“Now that the decision has been made I have put it to bed because I have signed with Hull KR this year and I have a job for Hull KR. I want to make the most of it.

“I’ve put all the stuff about going to Leeds on the back burner because that’s very much next year. I’ve got a job to do this season and I’ve got to do it as well as I can. I’m familiar with being Leeds but it’s just a game on which I focus on trying to go and win.”

And Rovers know the importance of victory if they are to go on and secure second place – their best ever Super League finish, which also brings home a semi-final.

They were level with Warrington going into this round, while St Helens, Catalans and Salford were all just two points behind them. KR beat Leeds 22-12 in February and the West Yorkshire club have been wildly inconsistent since then, which saw Rohan Smith sacked recently.

Aussie Brad Arthur takes charge for the first time on Saturday and Hall admitted: “We think they’ll come out a bit more energized. We expect a little reaction, as you do, for whatever reason, when a team goes through a little change.

“We are preparing for the best version of Leeds.

“They’ve been good this year. They probably haven’t done it consistently, and that’s probably been their story for the last two years. But we know they can do it through spells, so if they can put it together for 80 minutes,” We are a tough team to handle but we are looking to get more results in the away games starting this week with Leeds.

By the end of May, Rovers had inexplicably lost 11 games on the bounce outside of Yorkshire.