Willie Peters has shock say on Joe Shorrocks red card

Hull KR are headed to Wembley after they defeated Wigan Warriors at Leeds Rhinos’ Headingley Stadium this afternoon in one of the all time great Challenge Cup semi-finals and it was a former Wigan Warriors star who masterminded the win in the shape of Willie Peters.

The game was won in golden point by a brilliant Brad Schneider who was drafted in from the NRL for the run in at the end of the season with Jordan Abdull out injured.

However, that wasn’t the only big moment in the game. Many will focus on the red card for Joe Shorrocks at the start of the second half.

Shorrocks caught Mikey Lewis high and was red carded. The decision was made that Shorrocks had made “direct contact with the head” and the replays seemed to show that Shorrocks had caught Lewis’ chin.

It was suggested that the decision could have been a yellow card.

This was the thought of Willie Peters who said: “My initial thought was that’s 10 in the bin.

“I only saw the replay once, and I thought it was a yellow card.”

The game has been a pulsating affair in the wet. The Robins could have been forgiven for feeling hard done by when Ryan Hall pulled out of the side late before kick-off but they stood up to early pressure before a delightful scrum move saw Louis Senior slide in at the corner.

Hall’s injury saw Mikey Lewis moved to fullback and Ethan Ryan moved to the wing. Lewis showed his worth with amazing footwork to confuse the Wigan chasers when they looked to trap him in goal.

Hull KR had the better of the first half but they were behind when Jai Field was given enough space to weave through and score in the corner.

Up against it at this point in the game, Shaun Kenny-Dowall turned the game when he intercepted but sadly he couldn’t go the distance but the Robins were now building pressure.

After absorbing a spell of pressure themselves, Wigan went down field and nailed a penalty to make it 8-4.

As aforementioned, the Warriors have now added to their lead after a second penalty from Harry Smith, his third goal of the game to give them a 10-4 lead which was cancelled out by an Ethan Ryan try.

A deserved win for Hull KR and a special performance from the Robins in a brilliant semi-final, there is no getting away from the red card as the game’s big moment in the contest.