'What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas': Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur savours statement win

The Rhinos arrived in Sin City as underdogs against the defending Super League champions, who were fresh from adding the World Club Challenge to their trophy haul.

But Leeds turned on the style in a 10-try romp to send a message to their rivals and the rest of the competition, capping a perfect week stateside.

"I was pretty happy that I could sit there and relax with 10 minutes to go and enjoy it," said Arthur.

"We wanted to make sure that we did ourselves proud and our fans and did the competition justice.

"We had an opportunity to come over and represent the Super League and represent the Leeds Rhinos. We had thousands of fans travel over and have seen the support.

"We weren't anticipating it to end that way but I was anticipating the toughness, the physicality, the real hunger that our boys showed.

"It's just our way of showing our appreciation for being given a great opportunity. We had a ball. It couldn't have gone any better.

"That's the best performance since I joined the club. Expectations will rise – and so they should. It'll come down to how much hunger we have."

Maika Sivo stole the show, scoring four tries to continue his strong start to the season.

The Fijian winger has quickly proved his worth to the Rhinos after missing the entire 2025 campaign through injury.

"He scored four tries that probably other people can't or don't score," said Arthur. "He scored two last week that other people can't score. That's why we got him here.

"I'm just proud of him because it was tough for him last year. He brought his family, moved them over to the other side of the world and didn't know anyone.

"The level of expectation was huge on him and he's bounced back the way he has. He's only going to get better."

After beating the all-conquering Robins twice last season, Leeds showed once again that their Yorkshire rivals bring out the best in them.

Arthur took encouragement from his side's performance under the bright lights of Sin City.

"The thing I was really looking forward to seeing with us on the big occasion," he added.

"It's the biggest occasion our guys have played in as a group. Hull KR are conditioned to that, winning four titles. They didn't have a great day but they're still a champion side.

"Everything fell into place for us. In the past, we may have tightened up in that sort of situation and got a bit anxious – but we didn't here.

"Hopefully that's a step in the right direction for us."

Leeds will return to normality when they host Castleford Tigers next weekend.

Before they turned their attention to the West Yorkshire derby, Arthur allowed his players to enjoy their final night in Vegas.

"We'll have a beer," he said after the game on Saturday.

"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Is that it? We'll do that."