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ByMatthew Cresswell +BBC Sport England
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22 March 2026
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Hull FC (14) 24
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Tries: Arthur, Sao, Litten Goals: Hardaker 6
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Leeds (16) 16
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Tries: McDonnell, Croft Goals: Connor 4
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Hull FC edged out Leeds Rhinos in a pulsating Yorkshire derby to claim their second victory of the Super League season.
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An outstanding first 40 minutes supplied 30 points as both sides took it in turns to take the lead.
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Tries from Jake Arthur, Ligi Sao and Davy Litten - along with six kicks from Zak Hardaker - meant the Black and Whites took the 2 points.
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Carbon-copy tries from James McDonnell and Brodie Croft within the space of 6 minutes nudged the Rhinos into a narrow half-time lead but Hull FC shut out their opponents after the break to go out worthwhile winners.
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After Jake Connor kicked Leeds in front after 5 minutes, a lovely line break from Hull's James Bell permitted him to unselfishly set up Arthur to dive below the sticks and score against the side his [father coaches](https://mathe-draussen.de/page-templates/page-with-comments/).
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Leeds then kicked the reboot out on the complete, for which Hull moved into Rhinos territory, and elusive play from Amir Bourouh at dummy half permitted Ligi Sao to crash over from close variety for his very first Super League try in two years.
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The Rhinos' discipline let them down when dissent towards [referee Liam](https://18let.cz/@koryplayford35) Moore allowed a kick within range, and Hardaker included 2 more points as the visitors' deficit increased to 12 points after just 17 minutes.
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But Rhinos were back in the 8 minutes later on when an inch-perfect kick from Lachie Miller discovered McDonnell on the relocation to dot down in front of the going to fans.
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A spectacular diving catch from Miller then [continued](http://namestajcipcic.rs/index.php?route=journal3/blog/post&journal_blog_post_id=10) a flowing relocation as McDonnell aimed to get a second shot in a few minutes, however he was stopped on the line by excellent scrambling [defence](https://socialpix.club/lilydunning73) from Hull.
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Another fragile kick - this time from Ash Handley - then found Croft in space to dot down beside the sticks, and by the time Connor had added the additionals the score was level at 14-14.
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An [excellent ankle-tap](https://git.lamby.gay/felixeades4850/the-betnaija-promotion-code-for-2026-is-yohaig/wiki/The-Bet-9Ja-promotional-code-for-2026-is-YOHAIG) tackle from Cade Cust stopped Chris Hankinson in his tracks however after referee Moore had actually [penalised](http://111.4.75.23812600/kaleygordon128) the hosts for a high deal with in the accumulation, Connor kicked Rhinos in front two minutes before the break from the ideal touchline.
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Just one minute after half-time, Leeds' Maika Sivo was punished for getting the marker and Hardaker slotted over to level the match once again.
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And Hull edged themselves back in front minutes later when [Hardaker](http://172.105.221.1073000/lannyricher14) kicked a fifth objective in front of the sticks.
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The home side extended their lead when John Asiata's gorgeous grubber kick was gathered on the bounce by Litten to dot down and Hardaker's 6th effective kick made it a two-score match.
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With 5 minutes staying, Connor kicked in an effort to bring the match to within a converted shot - however the ball struck the upright and bounced to security as the home side hung on in front of more than 12,000 fans to declare success.
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'A little bit of a reality-check' - post-match reaction
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Hull FC employer John Cartwright informed BBC Radio Humberside:
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"They're a really unsafe side to bet.
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"So, bit worried going into the video game, however I understood that we prepared well - there were a couple of hiccups throughout the week however we had a great session Thursday.
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"Courage is a prerequisite in any video game at this level. Sometimes, you require to reveal a bit more nerve than typical and I believed we did that today.
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"Effort-wise and grit-wise, we competed well. We did the basics a lot much better than we have actually been doing, and that's the [structure](http://doolpin.top/shereecarpenti) of your game. We need to do that 9 times out of 10 now."
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Leeds Rhinos manager Brad Arthur informed BBC Radio Leeds:
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"A bit of a reality-check isn't it? Basically, we're not as excellent as we believe we are. Some of that ill-discipline is not what I desire our club to be about and be part of.
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"It was pretty embarrassing, a few of the discipline in the second half. A lot of blokes just wish to speak about the referee instead of doing their own task. Unsatisfactory.
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"It's actually disappointed me. We require to get to the bottom of it [the ill-discipline] and discover that out on Tuesday [when the gamers go back to training]
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"What's altered? We went well in Vegas. So what? We need to accept some responsibility and throw down the gauntlet."
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Hull FC: Hardaker; Briscoe, Romano, Litten, Martin; Cust, Arthur; Hill, Bourouh, Sao, Bell, Bailey, Asiata.
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Interchanges: C Kemp, Fash, Laidlaw, Lisone.
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Leeds: Miller; Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hankinson; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, McDonnell, C. Smith.
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Interchanges: Holroyd, Jenkins, O'Connor, Bird.
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Referee: Liam Moore.
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