Interchanges: Trueman, Satae, Taylor, Dwyer Hull FC: Litten, McIntosh, Sutcliffe, Tuimavave, Scott, Clifford, McNamara, Fash, Houghton, Sao, Griffin, Lane, Cator. He's worked really hard and it's pleasing to see." His desire was evident, I loved the way he carried the ball and I'm really pleased for him. But credit to Hull, they were very desperate in their defensive efforts and we weren't good enough to get the win. "In the second half, I thought that energy was there but ultimately we lacked execution with the ball. "Hull were full of energy and they were very motivated, which we thought that they would be. "Some of our fundamentals were off, first contact in particular. Wigan head coach Matt Peet told BBC Radio Manchester: Instead of going through a seven-defeat run and being downhearted, we knew we were going to get through and get some good wins on certain days." We had some games that we lost where we were disappointed but we are trying to repay them. "We are hoping to repay our fans at the moment. They weren't at their best tonight but we understand that. "On any other given night it could have gone the other way, but we did put enough pressure on Wigan to force them into some errors. "I thought we were terrific and in the second half we hung on, just, and only just. Hull FC head coach Tony Smith told Sky Sports: The Warriors had chances to win the game, notably in the final seconds when Hull's Jake Trueman was sin-binned for holding down, leaving the leaders one final play against the 12-man hosts.īut Smith's team, who remain in 10th place, held on to record their fourth win of the Super League season and their second in a row. Hull didn't score again following a 30th-minute penalty from Clifford, after taking advantage of a sloppy Wigan start to score through wing McIntosh and the Australian stand-off. Darnell McIntosh's try in the opening minutes gave Hull a fast start Hull FC's defence has been their weakness all season, with Tony Smith's team conceding more than 300 points in their opening 10 games.īut they held firm after a kicking barrage from Wigan, whose winning run had taken them to the top of the league. Iain Thornley's double either side of half-time led the fightback from the Warriors, who had won their last six.īut the hosts forced several errors from Wigan in horrendous conditions to prevail after a tense finale.
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