Hull KR have introduced their quantity six shirt out of retirement for reigning Steve Prescott MBE Man of Metal winner Mikey Lewis.
The Robins retired the jersey after club legend Roger Millward died in 2016 on the age of 68.
Lewis, 23, loved an outstanding 2024 season as he scored 19 tries to assist the membership attain a primary ever Grand Remaining, the place they misplaced 9-2 to Wigan.
“I can not wait to expire in that first sport at Craven Park and to have that quantity on the again of my shirt with my title on it, within the reminiscence of Roger, will likely be actually particular,” Lewis, who beforehand performed within the quantity seven shirt, told the club website., external
Millward made 406 appearances for Hull KR, scoring a membership report 207 tries and kicking 607 objectives earlier than happening to win six trophies in 11 years because the group’s coach.
His widow Carol Millward mentioned: “Watching Mikey play jogs my memory very a lot of Roger’s model of play. I believe he is worthy of it and I am completely satisfied for it to be handed on.”
