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Leigh (0) 12

Ipape, Trout Goals: McNamara 2

Hull FC (26) 26

When Hull FC defeated Leigh to end their four-game losing streak in the Super League, Scrum-half Aidan Sezer led them on their 250th career game.

The Black &amp, Whites controlled their hosts in the first half to take a 26-point lead, with three conversions and two penalties coming from Sezer.

Before the break, cadets Cust, Herman Ese’ese, Lewis Martin, and Sam Eseh all made a defensive breakthrough to give Hull FC a chance to rise to fifth place.

In the final 20 minutes, third-placed Leigh rallied, but tries from Edwin Pape and Owen Trout did little to maintain the scoreline.

It was hardly surprising that the two teams looked evenly matched again in their end-to-end opening ten minutes despite drawing a thrilling 22-22 tie before half-time.

Sezer’s coolly-taken 35-yard penalty extended Hull’s lead even further and made it possible for the Black &amp, Whites to retake it despite a brief period of Leigh pressure.

Martin was given a more routine kick by Sezer after Trout was harshly punished for a high tackle on the scrum-half, and after another weaving run from Pryce, the home side appeared ragged.

As Sezer burst through once more to set up Eseh under the posts for Hull’s fourth try to make it 26-0 at half-time, Leigh’s hopes of reaching half-time were completely dashed.

Ipape and Alec Tuitavake were both held up close to their target, but Adrian Lam’s men repeatedly gained territory without producing anything.

On the hour mark, Ipape broke through, diving over between the posts, and it needed smart defending from Zak Hardaker to stop Trout from getting the ball down once more. There was a glimmer of hope for the Leopards.

After Lachlan Lam’s crossfield 40-20 kick had kept Leigh in the ascendancy, Trout was not denied, however, collecting Ben McNamara’s pass to add his name to the scoresheet.

After Bailey Hodgson and Josh Charnley stormed the home side, Hull and Hull had to fight it out to keep the home side out, but Leigh always had a chance to make up the top two.

The visitors only suffered injuries to ex-Leopards loose forward John Asiata, who was substituted at half-time due to a leg strain, and Cust, who went off after receiving a blow to the ribs.

John Cartwright, the head coach of Hull FC, told BBC Radio Humberside:

“We were kicking from deep in our half, but we didn’t panic; we stuck with it for the first 15 minutes because they probably had the better of us.”

We did a little bit of decent ball, and Aidan Sezer was performing at his best on his 250th. Will Pryce probably had one of his best games for the club. Cade [Cust] did a fantastic job of keeping things professional while we were out there.

“We iced up a lot of opportunities tonight,” he said. It was encouraging to be able to compete and attack the way they did; I know we could do it, and tonight was nice and tactful.

Hughes, Tuitavake, Davis, and Charnley swapped out.

Pryce, Martin, Litten, Briscoe, Barron, Cust, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Knight, Hardaker, Chamberlain, Asiata, all play for Hull FC.

Ashworth, Balmforth, Eseh, and Laidlaw are the exchanges.

Betfred Super League

Leigh (0) 12

Ipape, Trout Goals: McNamara 2

Hull FC (26) 26

By leading Hull FC to victory at Leigh, which ended their four-game losing streak in the Super League, Scrum-half Aidan Sezer made his 250th career start.

The Black &amp, Whites blitzed their hosts in the first half to give them a 26-point lead, Sezer’s kicking was almost flawless, with three conversions and two penalties.

Before the break, cadets Cust, Herman Ese’ese, Lewis Martin, and Sam Eseh all made a defensive breakthrough to give Hull FC a chance to rise to fifth place.

In the final 20 minutes, third-placed Leigh rallied, but tries from Edwin Pape and Owen Trout did little to maintain the scoreline.

It was hardly surprising that the two teams looked evenly matched again in their end-to-end opening ten minutes despite drawing a thrilling 22-22 tie before half-time.

Sezer’s coolly-taken 35-yard penalty extended Hull’s lead even further and made it possible for the Black &amp, Whites to retake it despite a brief period of Leigh pressure.

Martin was given a more routine kick by Sezer after Trout was harshly punished for a high tackle on the scrum-half, and after another weaving run from Pryce, the home side appeared ragged.

As Sezer burst through once more to set up Eseh under the posts for Hull’s fourth try to make it 26-0 at half-time, Leigh’s hopes of reaching half-time were completely dashed.

Ipape and Alec Tuitavake were both held up close to their target, but Adrian Lam’s men repeatedly gained territory without producing anything.

On the hour mark, Ipape broke through, diving over between the posts, and it needed smart defending from Zak Hardaker to stop Trout from getting the ball down once more. There was a glimmer of hope for the Leopards.

After Lachlan Lam’s crossfield 40-20 kick had kept Leigh in the ascendancy, Trout was not denied, however, collecting Ben McNamara’s pass to add his name to the scoresheet.

Hughes, Tuitavake, Davis, and Charnley swapped out.

Pryce, Martin, Litten, Briscoe, Barron, Cust, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Knight, Hardaker, Chamberlain, Asiata, all play for Hull FC.

Ashworth, Balmforth, Eseh, and Laidlaw are the exchanges.

After agreeing to a new deal that will keep him at the La Liga club until 2028, Raphinha claims that his “dream is to be at Barcelona until the end of my career.”

As Hansi Flick’s side completed a domestic treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup, the Brazilian winger has 34 goals and 25 assists in 56 appearances this year.

Raphinha, whose previous agreement lasted until 2027, said, “It’s something very special, and feeling like a part of the Barca family for another year makes me feel very happy.”

I’ve already told my family that I want to work here until I can finish my career, and I want to do so at the highest level.

The 28-year-old from Leeds United, who has scored 17 goals in the Premier League in its two seasons, signed for Barca in 2022.

Raphinha’s first two seasons in Spain were the only ones that allowed him to score 13 league goals, which made the club look like a selloff.

However, he made a remarkable turnaround in the 2024-25 campaign, scoring 18 goals to reclaim the La Liga title.

In Barca’s quest to reach the Champions League semi-finals attracted interest from clubs in the Premier League and Saudi Arabia, where Raphinha also scored 13 goals and nine assists.

Along with his team-mate and Spain winger Lamine Yamal and Paris St-Germain’s French forward Ousmane Dembele, he is also thought to be a contender for the Ballon d’Or after a stellar season.

Raphinha was chosen as one of Barca’s five captains for the season along with Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, and Pedri, along with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, and Ronald Araujo.

He declared, “I’m now Raphinha, the father, and the captain.”

“I have more responsibility than I did when I first arrived, but I believe I have since matured greatly.”

However, I believe I can still grow up, and I want to improve as a person and a footballer with your assistance.

In this shirt, I want to keep scoring goals, adding assists, and most importantly, winning titles. My personal objective is this.