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Hull KR beat Brisbane to win World Club Challenge

Hull KR defeated NRL champions Brisbane Broncos 30-24 to win the World Club Challenge at MKM Stadium. Debutant Tom Amone scored the opening try, and despite a furious second-half fightback, the Super League champions held on.

Hull KR withstood a ferocious second-half fightback from Brisbane to claim the World Club Challenge. Mikey Lewis' kicking game forced errors early on, allowing tries from Amone, Elliot Minchella, Joe Burgess, Oliver Gildart, and Peta Hiku to build a 30-4 lead.

The Broncos, who recovered from three deficits in the NRL finals, scored four tries in 16 minutes through Patrick Carrigan, Deine Mariner, Gehamat Shibasaki, and Kotoni Staggs to close the gap. In a tense finale, the exhausted Robins held out to become only the sixth English club to win the competition since 1987.