Hull KR star Ryan Hall revealed he spent yesterday morning with Danny McGuire - hours before breaking his former Leeds team-mate’s Super League try-scoring record. The England winger grabbed a late brace in Rovers’ 32-6 win over Huddersfield last night to, firstly, draw level with McGuire’s 247 competition tries and then go beyond it amid jubilant scenes at Craven Park. Hall, 36, was asked if McGuire - who won six Grand Finals alongside him in Leeds colours - had discussed the record much with him.
He replied: “I’ve seen seen him today actually. “We went for a coffee and he mentioned it all tongue-in-cheek. It’s never serious.
He said I’m bound to score tonight but I wasn’t sure as I’d not touched the ball much in recent weeks! But it’s good to get it done. And it’s like buses..
. none come in six weeks and then two come along!” Hall, who has scored 58 tries in 93 games for KR since joining KR from Sydney Roosters in 2021, had been stuck on 246 Super League tries since May 4 and hadn’t crossed in any of his last four outings. He admitted: “I'm very pleased because it's a monkey off my back.
I tried not to make a big deal of it but everyone jumped on me. The crowd paid their tribute which was really nice, and it was good to do it at home and get it done.” Hall, who scored 233 tries in 330 games across all competitions for hometown Leeds and rejoins them in 2025, maintained he hadn’t been thinking too much about the record.
He said: “Only when.
