Seven second-half tries give Leeds Rhinos 43-12 win at Hull FC
Last Updated: 05/03/15 11:09pm
Seven tries and a perfect kicking display from Kevin Sinfield gives Leeds Rhinos a 43-12 Super League win at Hull FC on Thursday.
The first half ended 12-0 to Hull but Leeds came out in the second to score 43 unanswered points as they ran the hardened Hull defence ragged.
A drop goal and seven conversions from the boot of Sinfield took a respectable scoreline away from the home team, who had surrendered the lead within five minutes of the restart.
Hull FC dominated the early proceedings in front of their home fans. In defence, they set the tone early, pressuring Leeds players with the ball in hand, and it was not long before the visitors' mistakes started to pile up - resulting in points for Hull FC.
Hull opened the scoring when Leon Pryce jumped higher than the covering defenders as a kick resulted in the opening try of the game.
Pryce's second try required more deft footwork as he spun through a tackle, feigned a pass to a supporting team-mate before placing the ball over the line to give his team a 12-point lead after Marc Sneyd converted his second of the night. The score remained the same as the teams went into the break.
Heart
Whatever was said at half-time was taken to heart by Leeds as they were off the mark before a minute had been played. Brad Singleton made a superb run off a good angle to tear upfield before passing to Danny McGuire, who had enough space to get his team going on the scoreboard.
Less than two minutes later, it was the turn of McGuire to set up Singleton as the former held the defence up before sending a pass to his team-mate who again ran a brilliant angle as a shocked Hull FC saw their lead eradicated in almost no time at all.
Leeds took the lead shortly thereafter when Callum Watkins ran around the covering defence and threw a pass inside to McGuire for his second of the game. Watkins glided through the defence to add a try of his own before Samoan Kylie Leuluai crashed over to add to the misery of the home team.
Rob Burrow score two tries at the end of the game, between which Sinfield added a drop goal to give Leeds a second half of 43 points.
