Hull KR 37 Harlequins 24: Morgan full of praise as Rovers show character to cast aside derby woe

Morgan demanded a good performance from his side following the loss to arch-rivals Hull and he was pleased with what he got.

“We toughed out a good win,” said Morgan. “The second game in four days is tough for the players.

“Good Friday is always an emotional day and what happens on the pitch takes a lot out of the players.

“We were able to stop their momentum two or three times in the game. To do that on Easter Monday is a huge testament to the players’ character.”

Jake Webster opened the scoring following a well disguised pass outside by stand-off Blake Green.

Louis Sheriff, one of two Rovers debutants, marked his special day with a try. Ben Galea and Ben Cockayne combined well on the left-to send the 18-year-old over for his landmark moment and Dobson’s trusty left boot made it 12-0.

Harlequins set the nerves going when Oliver Wilkes crossed at the second attempt before Karl Temata levelled the scores.

Michael Dobson went over for his first try of the season after some slack defending by Quins on the left-hand side before Dobson’s 40/20 helped set up Rovers’ fourth try of the half when Galea dived through the Quins defence to score.

Harlequins again came back to level through a 50-metre score from Luke Dorn and a try from Lee Mitchell.

The deciding try came from Scott Murrell in the 66th minute when his side-step opened up a gap for him to go over.

A Dobson goal and drop goal followed by a Ben Fisher try finally ended Quins’ resistance.

Hull KR: Sheriff, Fox, Welham, Webster, Cockayne, Green, Dobson, Vella, Fisher, Watts, Galea, Cook, Murrell. Substitutes: Beaumont, Clinton, Hodgson, Lovegrove.

Harlequins RL: Dorn, Melling, Howell, Clubb, O’Callaghan, Gale, Randall, Wilkes, Ellis, Ward, Burnett, Mitchell, Ambler. Substitutes: Williams, Temata, Koupartisas, Pryce.

Referee: R Silverwood (Dewsbury).