Hull heap further pressure on toothless Dragons
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (0) 0Hull FC (16) 34Tries: Ese'ese, Martin, Pryce 2, Litten, Briscoe Goals: Sezer 5
Hull FC heaped further pressure on struggling Catalans Dragons, inflicting a third Super League shutout on the bounce and back to back victories on the French side for the first time in nine years.A six-try demolition from the visitors showed up all the current weaknesses of the sloppy home side who have now gone three games, against St Helens, Wigan and now Hull FC without scoring a single point.But the frailties of the toothless Dragons should not take away from a ruthless and at times dazzling performance from the Black and Whites in a sun-drenched Stade Gilbert Brutus.Herman Ese'ese, Lewis Martin, Will Pryce, Davy Litten and Tom Briscoe's scores ensured Hull brought home two points in style.Ese'ese got the ball rolling after 10 minutes, barrelling over from close range before Martin finished a length of the field charge after a desperate pass from Luke Keary gifted possession five yards from the Hull goal-line eight minutes later.Yet it was a brace of tries from Hull's exciting 22-year-old full back Pryce which really lit up this contest, the first on 40 minutes from 20 metres inside his own half and the second a scorching 80 metres up the field, which really set the game alight.Further tries for Litten and Briscoe either side of Pryce's second in the second period compounded Catalans Dragons' misery and moved the visitors up to fifth place in the Super League table.More to follow.
Catalans: Smith; Makinson, Laguerre, Cotric, Yaha; Keary, Fages; Satae, Da Costa, Navarrete, Garcia, Romano, PartingtonInterchanges: Rouge, Dezaria, Maria, SeguierHull FC: Pryce; Barron, Briscoe, Litten, Martin; Rapana, Sezer; Ese'ese, Bourouh, Knight, Hardaker, Chamberlain, AydinInterchanges: Ashworth, Balmforth, Eseh, LaidlawReferee: Liam Moore.
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