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,
slippery as an eel. they were 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 donejust yet. griffin was shown a red card after the whistle, for dissent towards the referee. a huge blow which would surely turn the match saints s way. after the break, they made that man advantage count. kurtis syrinan powering through to put them in front, and from there on in, they never really looked back. griffin left to stew over his actions, as three more tries followed for the saints, who march on into the semifinals again. going down to 12 men can really galvanise a team, and i think it did that with hull fc. so, i was really strong with our players in not