Hull Derby

Both rugby teams are based in the city of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[7] Hull KR moved to the east of the city and founded their own ground of Craven Street.

[8] In 1981, the derby match on Good Friday was marred by hooliganism and brick throwing between the rival fans at The Boulevard.

Hull FC had won the cup once prior to then but never at Wembley, which became a source of ridicule for Rovers fans.

[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.

have never been relegated from the Super League since their initial promotion,[13] whereas Hull KR spent one season in the Championship in 2017.