A James Batchelor try and contentious Joe Burgess finish put the hosts 10-0 up on a momentous night for a side transformed in recent years by head coach Willie Peters.

Matty Ashton scored two brilliantly taken second-half tries to give Sam Burgess’ Wolves renewed hope of reaching a second major final this season – having made it to June’s Challenge Cup decider, which they lost to Wigan.

In a pulsating finish, Hull KR’s defence resisted a merciless barrage from Warrington, who had two late scores overruled as they fell just short in the first play-off semi-final.

They will meet the winner of Saturday’s other last-four tie between defending champions Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards in the Grand Final on 12 October.

The Robins earned a week off and home semi-final after finishing second in the table, while Wolves needed golden-point extra-time to edge out St Helens in an elimination play-off thriller to get to within 80 minutes of their first Grand Final since 2018.

But there will be no Old Trafford return for Warrington this year under high-profile head coach Burgess in his rookie season as boss, as Hull KR became the 10th new team to reach a Super League Grand Final in the competition’s history.

For a side that was relegated to the Championship eight years ago, and finished bottom of the table as recently as the Covid-impacted 2020 campaign, their trip to Manchester for the northern hemisphere’s showpiece rugby league event signifies how enormous the Robins’ turnaround has been