As Joe Burgess raced away in the final moments to put the seal on an unprecedented season in Hull KR’s 143-year history, it was difficult to know where to look first as decades of frustration poured out all around Old Trafford.
The Robins began the campaign as rugby league’s great bridesmaids. Without a major trophy in 40 years and with a litany of failures at the final hurdle, you wondered whether this talented group of players could ever shake off the tag of nearly men.
