Hull Derby

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Hull F.C. – Hull K.R.
Location Kingston upon Hull
Teams
First meeting22 March 1902
Latest meetingHull F.C. 10–24 Hull KR (13 July 2024)
Next meeting13 July 2024.
Stadiums MKM Stadium
Craven Park
Statistics
Meetings total245
Most wins Hull F.C. (122)
Largest victoryHull F.C. 56–12 Hull KR (19 April 2019) [1]
Locations of the two Hull teams within the East Riding of Yorkshire

The Hull derby refers to the rugby league rivalry between Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. Both rugby teams are based in the city of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The rivalry is the only British rugby league rivalry where the two clubs are from the same city. It is compared to the St Helens R.F.C.–Wigan Warriors rivalry as one of the highest profile rugby league rivalries in the United Kingdom. [2] [3]

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History

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Sewell Group Craven Park Entrance.jpg
The MKM Stadium (left) and Craven Park (right) are the homes of Hull F.C. and Hull KR.

Hull F.C. and Hull KR were founded in 1865 and 1882 respectively. Hull F.C. were founding members of the Northern Rugby Football Union and breakaway code of rugby league in 1895. Hull KR initially remained playing rugby union but opted to join rugby league two years later after controversy over alleged professionalism (which was banned in rugby union) in their Yorkshire Cup win in 1897. Though the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union found them not guilty after an inquiry, [4] the Rugby Football Union overturned the YRFU's decision and suspended Hull KR. [5] [6]

The two clubs were at the centre of a dispute in 1896 over use of the Athletics Ground (later renamed The Boulevard). Hull KR originally had tenancy however Hull F.C. took it over, forcing Hull KR out, after arguing they should have primacy as the older club and because they paid triple the £50 (£5,800 in 2019) a year rent that Hull KR were paying. [7] Hull F.C. purchased the ground outright in 1899 for £6,500 (£737,100 in 2019). [7] Hull KR moved to the east of the city and founded their own ground of Craven Street. [7] Hull KR took their place as a fully-fledged Northern Union club in 1899/1900 and, on 16 September 1899, they played the first competitive first team derby against Hull FC, winning 8–2 in front of a crowd of 14,000 at Craven Street. Finishing sixth out of 16 clubs in the YSC, above their neighbours, was a remarkable achievement in their first season in the NU.

The rivalry between the two sides sees a geographic split with the two teams separated by the River Hull; people living west of the river tend to support F.C. while residents east of the river are mostly Hull KR fans. [8] In 1981, the derby match on Good Friday was marred by hooliganism and brick throwing between the rival fans at The Boulevard. Hull F.C. were fined £1,000 and threatened with closure of their home ground unless it passed an inspection. [9]

The two sides competed in the 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley, which saw a Hull KR victory with a scoreline of 10–5 to mark their first and only Challenge Cup. Hull FC had won the cup once prior to then but never at Wembley, which became a source of ridicule for Rovers fans. The Black and Whites have since won the cup 4 times including twice at Wembley, most recently in 2017. [10]

Ahead of the formation of the Super League in 1996, a merger proposal was rejected along with several others which would have seen both teams merge to form one club called Humberside. [11] The merger proposal was intended to form higher-quality teams ahead of the new competition. [11] Hull F.C. were first promoted to the Super League in its third season in 1998, whilst Hull KR gained their first season in the competition in 2007, with the two clubs then playing their first derby in 13 years. [12] Hull F.C. have never been relegated from the Super League since their initial promotion, [13] whereas Hull KR spent one season in the Championship in 2017. [14]

Head to Head

Statistics correct as of 4 June 2021 [15]

In all competitions, competitive and uncompetitive:

PlayedHull F.C.DrawnHull KR
23812210106

Meetings in major finals

Played – 9 Hull KR wins – 5 Hull FC wins – 4 Hull KR points – 76 Hull FC points – 89

Collective honours

Hull F.C.HonourHull KR
RankNo.No.Rank
5th6League59th
7th5 Challenge Cup 120th
7th1 Premiership 24th
6th1 League Cup 16th
—0 Charity Shield 0—
—0 World Club Challenge 0—
5th4Yorkshire League28th
6th5Yorkshire Cup75th
5th1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 15th

See also

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