TWO major finals in the past two seasons, but so far nothing to show from them for Hull KR.
Head coach Willie Peters will not be making any drastic changes to preparation ahead of the Robins aiming to make the third time the charm in Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup final against Warrington Wolves, though.
Hull KR were edged out 17-16 in golden point by Leigh Leopards on their last trip to Wembley two years ago, along with going down 9-2 to Wigan Warriors in last year’s Betfred Super League grand final, and those experiences have not shaken Peters’ belief in sticking with everything which got his team to those showpiece games.
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“There are a few different ways we’re going to approach it, but it terms of the way we train and the way we do things nothing changes,” Peters told BBC Radio Humberside.
“It’s only minor things in and around where we stay and that sort of stuff, so it’s nothing major.
“There are different approaches, but the way we approach it terms of training, nothing changes.”
Hull KR go into the Challenge Cup final two points clear at the top of Super League following the 34-4 victory over St Helens in Round 13 of the regular season.
Jack Broadbent, scorer of two tries against Saints, admitted to some extra nerves ahead of the Wembley showpiece, but backed Peters’ approach to these matches as the East Hull club aim to secure their first major honour since 1985.
“We keep everything the same,” Broadbent told BBC Radio Humberside.
“When we go and play in Lancashire, we stay in a hotel the night before and we do everything the same as a normal game.
“We know going down to London is going to be a little bit different, but we’ll keep that same routine.
“I’m a bit more nervous, but hopefully I’m going to embrace it and it brings the best out of me.”
One other area which will not be changing for the Robins is their commitment to the offloading game, which proved particularly difficult for St Helens to handle at Sewell Group Craven Park last Friday.
Only Catalans Dragons (161) and Saints (140) have more offloads than Hull KR’s 124 in Super League this year, with Elliot Minchella and Tyrone May leading the way for the team with 14 apiece.
It is an area of their game Peters is eager to develop as well.
“That how you want to score your tries,” Peters said.
“The tries are scored not so much off the perfect shape, it’s off an offload or pushing into a hole, and someone makes a half-break and someone else is there.
“It’s an area we need to keep improving.”