St Helens Go Second With Hard-fought Win Over Hull

Betfred Super League

St Helens (8) 16

Tries: Knowles, Mbye Goals: Feldt (4)

Hull FC (6) 10

Tries: Litten, Martin Goals: Hardaker

Tries from Morgan Knowles and Moses Mbye proved capable for St Helens to hit Hull FC and move 2nd successful nan Super League table.

Knowles' tally from halfway gave them nan opening effort aft conscionable 7 minutes and nan footwear of Kyle Feldt put them 8-0 ahead.

But Davy Litten pounced connected a loose shot to people for Hull and time off them trailing 8-6 astatine nan break.

Feldt kicked a punishment to widen Saints' lead aft nan break, earlier Mbye scored a 2nd effort that proved capable for triumph contempt Lewis Martin's precocious people for Hull.

It was Saints' 10th consecutive location triumph complete nan Black and Whites and moved them 2nd connected points quality supra Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors - who besides person 32 points, but a crippled successful manus - pinch Hull backmost successful sixth.

St Helens went up successful nan early exchanges arsenic Knowles burst done nan tackle of Jordan Rapana connected halfway and outpaced Zak Hardaker to nan line.

Mbye past made a break, was tackled high, and Feldt kicked nan punishment to make it 8-0, earlier Matt Whitley had a effort ruled retired by nan video referee for a knock-on successful nan build-up.

The video referee past awarded Hull a effort to get them backmost successful nan crippled aft Harry Robertson spilled a pass, which bounced in-goal, and Litten was first to it to get nan visitors backmost successful nan game, 8-6 down astatine half-time.

After nan break, Hardaker missed a punishment that would person levelled nan game, earlier Feldt landed his ain effort to separator Saints further clear astatine 10-6.

The hosts past gained control, and waves of onslaught were yet rewarded arsenic they ran nan past tackle and Jack Welsby delayed a walk perfectly for Mbye to break nan defence and people his first effort of nan season.

Both sides went adjacent earlier Hull scored a 2nd effort pinch 8 minutes remaining, arsenic Aidan Sezer's perfectly floated walk sent Martin into nan near corner.

Feldt missed a punishment that would person fixed Saints immoderate breathing space, and they were forced to take sides nan past play of nan crippled to bent connected for victory.

St Helens: Welsb; Feldt, Robinson, Percival, Dagnall; Sailor, Mbye; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Sironen, Whitley, Knowles.

Interchanges: Lomax, Batchelor, Paasi, Delaney.

Hull FC: Hardaker; Barron, Briscoe, Litten, Martin; Rapana, Sezer; Ese'ese, Bourouh, Aydin, Cartwright, Lane, Fash.

Interchanges: Chamberlain, Cust, Ashworth, Laidlaw.

Referee: Liam Moore.