Huddersfield Beat 12-man Hull For First Win

Betfred Super League

Huddersfield (8) 12

Tries: Cudjoe, Gagai Goals: Flanagan 2

Hull FC (6) 10

Tries: Ese-ese, Martin Goals: Sezer

Huddersfield Giants claimed their first Super League triumph of nan play arsenic they edged 12-man Hull successful a bad-tempered Magic Weekend clash.

The Giants led 8-6 astatine half-time aft George Flanagan's punishment and Leroy Cudjoe's score, pinch Herman Ese'ese crossing to trim nan deficit.

Hull had Liam Knight sent disconnected for a enarthrosis complaint connected Sam Hewitt connected nan changeable of half-time, and Jacob Gagai's effort extended nan lead.

The Black and Whites defended superbly and Lewis Martin's superb flying decorativeness brought them backmost wrong 2 points, but nan Giants held out.

A first triumph astatine nan 10th effort lifted Huddersfield disconnected nan bottommost and supra Salford connected points difference, while Hull grounded to return their chance to return to nan apical 4 and enactment 5th aft a 3rd consecutive defeat.

The Giants welcomed backmost Adam Clune aft almost 2 months out, and nan half-back made an contiguous impact, pinch 2 effort assists arsenic Huddersfield chalked up a 12th Magic Weekend victory.

An edgy-looking Hull conceded a drawstring of first-half penalties, allowing Flanagan to footwear nan Giants ahead.

Zac Woolford and Joe Greenwood spurned further gifts, knocking-on successful beardown attacking positions, earlier Cudjoe's step-and-go hit Will Pryce successful a one-on-one to transverse nether nan posts.

John Cartwright's broadside had mustered small attacking threat, but responded instantly erstwhile nan Giants coughed up possession from nan restart.

John Asiata's powerful surge to nan statement and ace back-handed walk allowed Ese'ese to flop complete for his 5th Super League effort of nan season, and only Flanagan's heroic tackle denied Cade Cust a definite effort to sphere nan slender lead.

But nan crippled hinged connected 2 moments of madness arsenic a full-blooded first half boiled complete connected half-time.

Hull prop Sam Eseh swiftly followed Thomas Burgess to nan bin for a precocious tackle connected Matty English which sparked a wide brawl. And pinch nan adjacent play, they were down to 11 erstwhile Knight was sent disconnected for smashing a enarthrosis into Hewitt's head.

The Black and Whites managed their numerical disadvantage good aft nan break, but a loose Ese-ese walk was swiftly punished erstwhile Clune's superb cut-out walk took retired 4 Hull defenders and put Gagai successful nan correct corner.

Within a fewer minutes, Davy Litten's superb offload disconnected nan level and Martin's superb one-handed flying decorativeness successful nan area made it 12-10 heading into nan last quarter.

Huddersfield dominated territory, but a operation of ace Hull defence - including Cust's superb try-saving tackle - and Giants profligacy kept nan crippled successful nan equilibrium correct nan measurement to nan last whistle.

Huddersfield: Flanagan, Gagai, Milne, Halsall, Swift, Rush, Clune, Wilson, Woolford, Greenwood, Hewitt, Jake Bibby, Cudjoe.

Interchanges: Golding, English, Burgess, Jack Bibby.

Sin-bin: Burgess (37)

Hull FC: Pryce, Barron, Rapana, Litten, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ese'ese, Bourouh, Knight, Hardaker, Chamberlain, Asiata.

Interchanges: Briscoe, Aydin, Ashworth, Eseh.

Sin-bin: Eseh (39)

Red card: Knight (40)

Referee: Aaron Moore.