CULBURRA Dolphins product Adam Quinlan and his Hull Kingston Rovers secured a comprehensive 32-16 victory against the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League at Emerald Headingley Stadium on Friday.
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The Rovers bombed an early opportunity as Ben Crooks was bundled into touch but it was the visitors who opened the scoring in the 10th minute.
Capitalising off back-to-back penalties, it was former Leeds hooker Matt Parcell who spotted Leeds' ruck defence all at sea and pounced for the opening score, unconverted by Craig Hall, for 4-nil.
Hall missed another penalty attempt but Rovers were to go in again before the first quarter ended.
Josh Drinkwater and Adam Quinlan combined to send Kane Linnett powering over on the left edge for 8-nil - Hall again unsuccessful with the extras.
The Robins went back-to-back, as Quinlan finished an amazing offloading move for 14-nil, with Jimmy Keinhorst and Danny McGuire both heavily involved for the highlight reel four-pointer.
Josh Drinkwater took over kicking duties and nailed the touchline conversion.
Leeds finally got off the board on 25 minutes, as back-to-back penalties helped the Rhinos up the field and Brad Dwyer dummied his way over, but Liam Sutcliffe missed the conversion, for 14-4 in favour of the Robins.
Sutcliffe then touched down himself on 29 minutes, as Leeds again made the most of three penalties on the bounce.
He couldn't convert his own try again, but Rovers' lead was cut to 14-8 - which is how it remained until the break.
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Hall slotted over a penalty goal early in the second half to extend Rovers' lead to 16-8 but Harvey Livett scored his first try in Red and White, benefiting from a McGuire assist.
Converted by Hall and KR led 22-8.
Linnett then scored his second, with McGuire again providing the grubber kick on a plate for the centre.
Hall missed the extras, though, for 26-8.
Drinkwater himself then missed a penalty goal on a tough night for the kickers.
Konrad Hurrell was awarded a score for Leeds via the video referee on 63 minutes, as Rhyse Martin missed the extras on offer for 26-12.
Martin himself then touched down nine minutes from time, missing again, for 26-16.
Rovers slotted over a penalty goal four minutes from time via Hall for 28-16 as the clock ran down, but it was the winger who raced away for the try straight from the resulting kick-off.
Crooks collected the short one from Leeds, with Chris Atkin in support and Hall finished in the right corner.
Hall missed the extras for 32-16, which is how it ended.
This victory chalks up the Rovers' eight win of the season and sees them move into equal-ninth on the ladder, with seven rounds remaining - the first being against the Huddersfield Giants on Friday, July 19 at KCOM Craven Park.