Craig Sandercock knows his Hull KR side will need to be at their best to beat Widnes on Sunday and says he is not at all surprised by the Vikings' superb start to the season.
Denis Betts' team have been one of Super League's stand-out sides after just three defeats in their nine games and have a Challenge Cup quarter-final against Keighley to look forward to next month.
The Vikings have built on a strong finish to 2013, when three straight wins included a 36-22 success over Rovers in round 26, and Sandercock is fully aware of the task facing his men at the KC Lightstream Stadium on Sunday.He said: "I'm not really surprised by the start Widnes have made. I thought last season they showed considerable improvement. They have a good solid side and they do the little things well.
"They execute their plays well and they complete their sets very well. They don't make many errors and if you can do that, you will be there or thereabouts in most games.
"Full credit to them, they are playing really well."
Sandercock knows Rovers will have to contain Widnes play-maker Kevin Brown if they are to achieve a positive result tomorrow.
"Kevin looks to be in career-best form," he said. "You can see why Kevin wanted to join Widnes and why Denis Betts wanted him. We are going to have to be at our best to beat them."
