Their quest for a third successive cup triumph eventually continued here; in terms of the scoreline and the final result, it was somewhat straightforward despite an admirable effort from Featherstone. “He’s absolutely phenomenal,” the Featherstone coach, John Duffy, said of the wing, who could now break the all-time record next weekend when Rovers face Leigh. But by the time victory had long since been secured courtesy of Bureta Faraimo’s two second-half tries, an entertaining cup tie had descended into farce. In total there were seven cards; three yellows to Featherstone players and three to Hull, before Faraimo’s red card seconds before full-time for an appalling challenge on Shaun Robinson. It meant Hull ended the game with just nine men – but before those shambolic scenes, the visitors were, in the end, worthy winners.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2018 21:00 UTC