Wigan Warriors ‘benchmark of the competition’ says Hull KR boss following Challenge Cup tie

The Warriors avenged last year’s extra time golden point defeat at Headingley Stadium with a dominant 38-6 result over The Robins, claiming a spot at Wembley for the first time since 2017.

And although frustrated by some of the decisions that went against his side at the Eco-Power Stadium, Peters admitted his former club showed their status with a strong 80 minute performance in the prestigious knockout competition.

Matt Peet’s side received plaudits for their ruthlessness with a clinical display, crossing for seven tries with a crowd of 11,162.

“We were up against the world champions and they showed that they are the world champions for a reason,” former half-back Peters said.

"They showed that they are the benchmark of the competition.

“We knew before where we needed to get to and certainly know after today that there's still a bit of a way to get to where we need to get to.

“When you break the game down, there were certain parts there where I thought we hung in at certain periods.

“When we went set for set, I thought we looked OK. But then when there was a penalty or an error, we just didn’t defend it.

"The scoreline shows that we're a long way off at the moment.

“There were some frustrations about some certain decisions, but we got beat today by Wigan who were the far better team.