Champions Saints edge Hull FC to end losing run

Jon Bennison's double helped put Saints on the front foot again after back-to-back losses

St Helens (4) 20
Tries: Davies, Bennison 2, Welsby Goals: Lussick 2
Hull FC (0) 12
Tries: Taylor, Clifford Goals: Clifford 2

Champions St Helens ended a two-game Super League losing run with a hard-earned victory over a dogged Hull FC in a ferociously physical encounter.

Jon Bennison and Jack Welsby then went over for Saints, before Jake Clifford punished a spill to score for Hull.

Bennison finished bravely in the corner to leave Hull rueing missed chances.

More to follow.

St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Davies, Ritson, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Bell, Sironen, Knowles.

Interchanges: Lussick, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Pa'asi, Wingfield.

Hull FC: Hoy; Swift, Griffin, Scott, Litten; Lovodua, Clifford; Brown, Houghton, Satae, Savelio, Sao, Fash.

Interchanges: Cator, Dwyer, Lane, Taylor.

Referee: Liam Moore

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