Warrington Wolves clash represents opportunity for Hull KR on and off field

Hull KR will host Warrington Wolves on Friday night on their return to Super League action.

Rovers are aiming for back-to-back wins for the first time this season after beating Leigh Centurions in the Challenge Cup last weekend.

Here, Hull Live looks ahead to the clash with Daryl Powell's side.

Fresh from an exhilarating run to the play-off semi-finals in 2021, the Robins would have been hoping for more from the opening six rounds.

A return of four points falls somewhere between disappointing and adequate, depending on who you ask.

Rovers can point to a difficult start which has seen them face the current top four.

But the vim and vigour of last year has been in short supply, particularly in an attacking sense.

KR have been clunky with the ball and it is almost as if defences are one step ahead this season.

There have been flashes of what the Robins are capable of but they have been guilty of letting the opposition off the hook.

If Lachlan Coote can stay fit, he could hold the key to pulling it all together for longer.

The wintry weather will not do Rovers any favours this week but the time for excuses is over.

Simply put, Tony Smith's side must find a way to score points and win games at the start of a month that will send their season in one of two directions.

It would be a stretch to say Warrington are there for the taking but they are certainly vulnerable after back-to-back home defeats to Wakefield Trinity took their losing streak to four games.

After last week's Challenge Cup loss, Powell told BBC Radio Merseyside: "At the minute I don't think there're many teams who fear playing against us.

"We've just been beaten twice by Wakefield at home. We've been beaten by Catalans at home. It's ridiculous. It's clearly