HULL KR head coach Willie Peters breathed a sigh of relief after the Super League leaders withstood a second-half fightback from 12-man Hull FC to claim derby bragging rights yesterday.

The defining moment in the top-of-the-table contest between the crosstown rivals at Hull City Stadium was in the 16th minute, when Cade Cust saw red for a rash shoulder barge to the head of Arthur Mourgue.

Rovers, 4-0 in front at the time thanks to Oliver Gildart’s try, built a 16-4 half-time lead as Peta Hiku and Mourgue, having passed a head injury assessment, touched down, but the hosts swiftly hit back.