Lets boycott the 1st team and follow our young guns, they seem to be doing ok, and to say we have only had an established youth set up for 3 or so years, I for one feel well pleased of the Acadamy setup.


Under 16's Scholarship
Hull Kingston Rovers 50
T: Beharrell 2, Brown 2, Penny, Esselmont, Holdstock, Kelso, Clayphan
G: Beharrell 7

Bradford Bulls 30
T: Gennery 2, Ayres, Proctor, Blacker, Carter
G: Lambert 3
H.T. 34-8
Hull KR: Richard Clayphan; Mike Penny, Danny Kelso, Nick Harrison, Ryan Hart; Matthew Beharrell, Lewis Holdstock; Tom Platt, Joe Renton, Sonny Esslemont, Sam Roe, Ryan Brown, Matthew Faulkner. Subs. Ryan Smith, Lloyd Nagi, Alex Macklin, Ashley Mellors, Scott McKinder.

Bradford : Ross Knowles; Sam Walton, Ellis St. Hillaire, Connor Ayres, Kyle Binns; Kyle Carter, Jake Reid; Nathan Gennery, Ashley Blacker, Oliver Johnson, Sam Wood, Declan Tomlinson, Jarrod Ward. Subs. Ryan Proctor, Andy Ossata, Kyle Wharton, Adam White.

Under 18's Valvoline Academy
Hull Kingston Rovers 38
T: Sheriff 2, Watson 2, Cox, Colquhoun, Maughan
G: Bell 5

Bradford Bulls 22
T: O’Brian 2, Storey, Hawksworth
G: Lambert 3
H.T. 24-10
Hull KR: Louis Sheriff; James Maughan, Curtis Pullen, Rowan Colquhoun, Sam Watson; Kristian Bell, Luke Hardcastle; Callum Taylor, Joe Gay, Sam Jowsey, Jordan Cox, Liam Salter, Aaron Ollett. Subs. Lloyd Ofori, Adam Sunman, Scott Eggleton, Nathan Slater.

Bradford : Kyle Williamson; Henry Mingham, Adrian Raw, Robert Hawthorn, Ethan Hawksworth; Tom Storey, Charlie Gallagher; Tom Lillycrop, Adam O’Brian, Rob Stanley, Michael Tate, Matthew Bailey, John Murphy. Subs. Jordan Lambert, Josh Dixon, Ryan Wright, Luke Nelmes

Think i`m gonna catch a few games if and when I can!

Sunday Result Under 20s

Hull KR 22 Bradford Bulls 16 - Looks like a clean swipe for the youngsters against the Bulls!

Kevin penny's brother doing ok for you, on the score sheet.

any relation to an ex coalman called peter-genuine question.

Was talking to someone who coaches at youth level in the amateur game and helps out at Rovers and he reckons Kristian Bell is going to be a top player. I don't get to the youngsters games, is he right

If I had to take a punt on five of Rovers current youngsters forging a genuine career in Super League (not just bodies in a squad), it would be (in this order);

Kristian Bell,
Jordan Cox,
Louis Sherriff,
James Green,
Joe Gay,

Honourable mentions for;

Scott Taylor,
Dave Peterson,
Dominic Dee,
Aaron Ollett,
Gareth Moore,

Anyone disagree?

I think you have got that spot on, although i would add Scott Taylor into the top bracket. The only thing that, in my opinion, will hold Ollett and Peterson back as backrow forwards is a lack of size but they are only kids with plenty more growing left in them yet so who knows.
Kristian Bell is the best all-round teenage stand off i have seen in years. Louis Sherriffs try scoring record speaks for itself and i wouldnt mind seeing him play a few games on the wing in the reserves because that is likely to be where he sees his first taste of first team action. Potentially the best but least talked about of the lot is hooker Joe Gay. Really clever ball playing hooker.

Are any of them in the category of recent kids brought into SL at other clubs, such as Richie Myler, we could do with at least one to come through, especially at 6 for next season.

Defo one to watch, looks very promising.