Rugby League | Hull FC 6 - 13 St Helens

They held off a spirited Hull FC to grind out a hard-earned victory at the MKM Stadium.

Author | Jamie P

Two tries from Australian winger Kyle Feldt, along with a pair of conversions and a drop goal from skipper Jonny Lomax, secured a sixth win in seven games for the in-form Saints.

Hull briefly threatened a second-half fightback when centre Davy Litten dived over, but they remain without a home win this season.

The result lifts St Helens above Leeds Rhinos into fourth place, while Hull drop to seventh following Wakefield’s emphatic win over Catalans Dragons at Belle Vue.

A closer look at what happened

Feldt’s double proved decisive, but Saints were made to work for the points. Early on, Curtis Sironen’s break created an overlap down the left, only for Harvey Barron and Zak Hardaker to scramble back and deny the visitors.

Moments later, with Hull penalised for offside, Saints capitalised. Feldt danced past Aidan Sezer to cross for the opening try, with Lomax adding a fine conversion from the touchline.

Despite long spells of pressure from the visitors, Hull dug in, and almost found a response through Jed Cartwright, but the forward, returning from a four-month injury lay-off, couldn’t release Litten with the line in sight.

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Saints’ frustration at not converting their dominance showed, with discipline starting to slip. Moses Mbye was fortunate to avoid the sin bin for a late tackle on Hardaker, escaping with just a penalty.

Hull nearly levelled before the break, Lewis Martin hurtling for the corner only to be denied by a superb try-saving tackle from Harry Robertson, leaving Saints 6-0 up at half-time.

Five minutes after the restart, Mbye’s high kick found Feldt, who rose above the Hull defence and bundled his way over for his second try.

The home side finally found their rhythm when Sezer sliced through midfield and sent Litten over under pressure from Robertson. Hardaker’s conversion from the touchline gave Hull hope, but handling errors repeatedly halted their progress.

Late on, Sezer’s high kick towards Barron in the corner was expertly dealt with by Saints’ Owen Dagnall, who had earlier passed a head injury assessment to return after a heavy knock.

At the other end, a rare mistake from Barron gifted Saints possession and Lomax made sure of the win with a calmly taken drop goal. This closed out the win for the away side.