at the break in a bruising quarterfinal encounter. earlier, hull kr beat salford red devils to reach their second successive semifinal. as imran sidat reports. stopping the saint helens juggernaut mightjust be the toughest task in rugby league right now. hull fc knew a good start was essential if they were to have any chance. but they got the opposite. with barely seven minutes on the clock, joe batchelor found some space to open the scoring. the home fans were probably expecting a long afternoon, but their team fought back immediately. some slick plate sending geroge griffin through. it was soon in front. andre sabella was the man in the right place at the right time. the game well and truly on. the world champions were under the cosh, but they responded in the only way they know. konrad hurrell finishing off this fine move. but the drama of a breathless first half was not quite done just yet. griffin was shown a red card after the whistle,
with the spaniard moving up from third to claim victory ahead of championship leader francesco bagnaia. jack miller completed the sprint podium. st helens are through to the the last four of rugby league s challenge cup, after a 32 18 win over hull fc. a red card forjosh griffin proved to be the turning point in the match. the two sides were level at the break in a bruising quarterfinal encounter. earlier, hull kr beat salford red devils to reach their second successive semifinal. as imran sidat reports. stopping the saint helens juggernaut mightjust be the toughest task in rugby league right now. hull fc knew a good start was essential if they were to have any chance. but they got the opposite. with barely seven minutes on the clock, joe batchelor found some space to open the scoring. the home fans were probably expecting a long afternoon, but their team fought back immediately. some slick play sending geroge griffin through.