Betfred Super League
St Helens (14) 18
Tries: Murphy, Welsby, Robertson Goals: Hastings 3
Hull FC (14) 32
Tries: Barron 3, Martin, Cust, Bell Goals: Hardaker 4
Harvey Barron’s first senior hat-trick inspired lowly Hull FC to a first win at the BrewDog Stadium in nine years as St Helens’ season continues to unravel.
The 23-year-old wing struck twice before the interval and once after the break as Hull snapped a seven-match losing streak in Super League.
The defeat leaves injury-depleted Saints, who have never failed to qualify for the Super League play-offs, looking like missing out in seventh place with five games remaining.
After last week’s loss at York Knights, a home defeat against the league’s second bottom side was little short of calamitous.
More to follow:
St Helens: Welsby; Douglas, Sailor, Davies, Murphy; Robertson, Hastings; Suluka-Fifita, Humphreys, Walmsley, Keeley, Wright, Shorrocks.
Interchanges: Host, Whitby, Evans, Matagi.
Hull FC: Moy; Barron, Hardaker, Briscoe, Martin; Arthur, Sezer; Ese’ese, Bourouh, Hill, Batchelor, O’Neill, Bell.
Interchanges: Cust, Aydin, Romano, Wood.
Referee: Liam Rush.