Willie Peters has started saying his Hull KR goodbyes after Saturday’s play-off defeat at Warrington Wolves
Willie Peters leaves the field for the final time as Hull KR head coach(Image: SW Pix)
Willie Peters believes Hull KR are set up to enjoy sustained success moving forward even after the Australian’s departure.
Peters has spent four years at the helm at Craven Park, but Saturday night’s loss at Warrington Wolves in the first round of the Super League play-offs spelt the end of his tenure.
He leaves the club having won everything there was to win as head coach, with his final year yielding one trophy in the shape of the World Club Challenge, and in the coming months he will take charge of the Papua New Guinea Chiefs as they prepare to step into the NRL in 2028.
It’s fair to say the club Peters leaves is very different from the trophy-starved one he arrived at ahead of the 2023 campaign. However, Peters also believes he departs a club that can and will succeed for a sustained period now as the Robins prepare for the start of a new era under Nathan Cayless.
“Absolutely I do,” Peters said when asked if he felt KR could keep on winning. “They’ll have a new coach come in and he’ll put his spin on things and freshen it up a little bit.
“I’ve been here four years so it’s probably a good time for the new coach to come in and freshen it up. I’ll always be watching this club.
“I won’t be coaching next year so I won’t be getting that fix week to week and Hull KR will still be my team.
“Hopefully they make the Challenge Cup final or something and maybe we’ll fly over.”
He added: “We wanted to win silverware and we’ve done that. That was important to a lot of people and there’s a lot of work that’s gone on in the pathways before my time, during my time and that’s there, the club is putting more resources in.
“I think we have an identity about the way we play and what we’re about as a club and there’s no doubt, the club is in a really good spot.”