Super League: Hull KR’s Tom Opacic stars hours after birth of son

Niall Evalds added to the scoreline during the second half as the hosts continued their winning run since a 38-6 defeat to Wigan Warriors in the Challenge Cup semi-finals on May 18.

The result carried added satisfaction because of the emphasis Rovers have placed on stopping their opponents from scoring this season.

“We were clunky in patches but I was proud of the boys’ efforts,” Opacic said. “Especially getting a zero on the board, which is a huge focus for us.

“Although we weren’t that crisp with the ball, we managed to score two tries. I haven’t got one for a while, so I’m happy.”

He added: “You’re always going to win if you keep a team to nil. It’s a huge attribute. It wasn’t pretty but, come the end of the year, it’s not going to be pretty all the time.

“There were three or four times when they could easily have scored but our scrambled defence stopped them.”

Hull KR sit two points behind St Helens and Wigan in the table.

“You could see on the boys how frustrated we got [against Wigan],” Opacic said.

“We probably lost our way a little bit in that game. It’s good that we’re still in the hunt for the title.”