While the 2024 final between these two teams was a tense and low-scoring affair, Hull KR turned that script on its head by starting a war of attrition this year.
Gone is the secrecy of last year. What about nerves? What nerves? This was a team built for the occasion who knew they were on the cusp of greatness and seized the opportunity.
However, it might not have been that way as they were off the pace in the early stages and were lucky to keep up when they failed to pick up French through a turnover before his score was written off.
Moreover, if they looked disturbed by the event, knowing that the historic treble was 80 minutes away, they didn't seem to show it.
In the build-up to the game, much was said about Hull KR's recent and distant past – be it elimination in the Million Pound Game in 2016 or finishing last in Super League in 2020.
Indeed, apart from some second-tier awards, you had to go back 40 years to the last time the Robins reigned supreme.
Supported by the retiring Varea-Hargreaves, who nearly missed the game through suspension before a successful CR appeal this week, and Mickey McIlorum, they soon dismantled Wigan and never looked back.
Talisman Robins Lewis has gone from strength to strength in recent seasons but, like his team, this feels like the point in his career where he has truly come to life.
But it was a team performance. The victory was not achieved through isolated moments of brilliance.
It was a spectacle worthy of a treble-winning team, orchestrated by elite coach Willie Peters.
Hull KR have improved every season under Peters' tutelage and from the looks of it, one has to wonder if they can be even more formidable in 2026.
