Overview

• Saints recorded their ninth win in ten to move into second place after a physical battle at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
• Kyle Feldt landed key penalty goals that separated the teams after tries were shared, with Hull unable to close the gap late.
• Hull travelled depleted with John Asiata, Will Pryce and Liam Watts out, and lost Jed Cartwright early to a pectoral injury described as potentially season ending.
• Morgan Knowles opened the scoring with a long-range effort and Jack Welsby created Moses Mbye’s second-half try, while Zak Hardaker missed a late conversion after Lewis Martin crossed.
• Paul Wellens praised Hull’s attritional approach and young outside backs, as John Cartwright saluted his side’s effort and questioned a second-half stoppage.