Hull FC stun Wigan to boost play-off hopes
Hull FC shook up the Super League play-off picture with a superb 32-12 win over reigning champions Wigan Warriors at the Brick Community Stadium.The Black and Whites left Matt Peet's side stunned with a utterly dominant first-half display which saw them go in 20 unanswered points to the good.And they returned after the break to show it had been no fluke adding two more tries to complete a 32-12 victory that lifted them to sixth in the table.For all that second-placed Wigan were off their usual high standards, Hull FC produced their best performance of the season, effecting a tactical masterclass to target Wigan's vulnerability under the high ball.Winger Christian Wade produced a superb solo effort to open Wigan's account in the second half, but on three occasions either side of the break his handling mistakes catching high kicks led to Hull tries.Defeat for Wigan was their fifth reverse of the season and handed Hull KR the chance to go four points clear at the top should they beat Catalans later on Saturday.More to follow.
Wigan: Field, Marshall, Eckersley, Wardle, Wade, Keighran, Smith, Havard, O'Neill, Dupree, Nsemba, Farrell, EllisInterchanges: Mago, Byrne, Leeming, HillHull FC: Hardaker, Barron, Rapana, Litten, Martin, Charles, Sezer, Ese'ese, Cust, Knight, Cartwright, Fash, AydinInterchanges: Ashworth, Briscoe, Laidlaw, HutchinsonReferee: Liam Moore.
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