Hull KR coach Tony Smith hails Mikey Lewis after influential two-try display

Hull KR coach Tony Smith paid tribute to Mikey Lewis, who scored two tries to help the Robins claim their second win of the season at Salford.

The 20-year-old played an influential role to inspire Hull KR to a 26-16 win over Salford at the AJ Bell Stadium on Friday night.

Smith said: “Mikey was always going to play a big part in that game. The conditions suited him.

“Mikey raised his head and had an influence. But there are a few others who need to realise they can do it.

“He has the individual brilliance that can damage teams. He finished off a couple of nice things.”

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Smith praised his side’s to play the wet conditions as they survived a second half fightback from Salford.

The Robins led 18-0 at the break thanks to tries from Elliot Minchella, Mikey Lewis and Matty Storton.

Salford scored three tries after the second half restart to make it a nervy finish. But Lewis took the sting out of the game with his second try with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Smith said: “It was a really good first half from us. We played smart and played with patience, we had to make a plan for the conditions and the way we carried it out was not too far off how I envisaged.

“We did that really well in the first half and the points came at the right time.

“And we allowed Salford back into the game in the second half. We were a little bit clunky in the second half – not quite as efficient – but there were some lessons to be learned.

“In the first half, we defended our own tryline well which is something we wanted to work on after last week.”

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