Hull FC Edge Out Leeds In Yorkshire Derby Thriller

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ByMatthew Cresswell
BBC Sport England


22 March 2026


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Hull FC (14) 24


Tries: Arthur, Sao, Litten Goals: Hardaker 6


Leeds (16) 16


Tries: McDonnell, Croft Goals: Connor 4


Hull FC edged out Leeds Rhinos in a pulsating Yorkshire derby to claim their second success of the Super League season.


An outstanding very first 40 minutes supplied 30 points as both sides took it in turns to take the lead.


Tries from Jake Arthur, Ligi Sao and Davy Litten - along with 6 kicks from Zak Hardaker - implied the Black and Whites took the two points.


Carbon-copy shots from James McDonnell and Brodie Croft within the space of 6 minutes nudged the Rhinos into a narrow half-time lead but Hull FC shut out their challengers after the break to go out deserving winners.


After Jake Connor kicked Leeds in front after 5 minutes, a lovely line break from Hull's James Bell permitted him to unselfishly set up Arthur to dive underneath the sticks and rating against the side his dad coaches.


Leeds then kicked the reboot out on the complete, for which Hull moved into Rhinos territory, and elusive play from Amir Bourouh at dummy half allowed Ligi Sao to crash over from close quarters for his first Super League try in 2 years.


The Rhinos' discipline let them down when dissent towards referee Liam Moore enabled a kick within variety, and Hardaker included two more points as the visitors' deficit increased to 12 points after just 17 minutes.


But Rhinos were back in the contest 8 minutes later on when an inch-perfect kick from Lachie Miller found McDonnell on the relocation to dot down in front of the visiting supporters.


A stunning diving catch from Miller then continued a flowing move as McDonnell looked to get a second shot in a couple of minutes, however he was stopped on the line by good rushing defence from Hull.


Another delicate kick - this time from Ash Handley - then found Croft in space to dot down beside the sticks, and by the time Connor had actually included the bonus ball game was level at 14-14.


An outstanding ankle-tap take on from Cade Cust stopped Chris Hankinson in his tracks but after referee Moore had punished the hosts for a high take on in the build-up, Connor kicked Rhinos in front 2 minutes before the break from the ideal touchline.


Just one minute after half-time, Leeds' Maika Sivo was penalised for getting the marker and Hardaker slotted over to level the match again.


And Hull edged themselves back in front minutes later on when Hardaker kicked a fifth goal in front of the sticks.


The home side extended their lead when John Asiata's beautiful grubber kick was gathered on the bounce by Litten to dot down and Hardaker's 6th successful kick made it a two-score match.


With five minutes remaining, Connor started an effort to bring the match to within a transformed try - however the ball struck the upright and bounced to security as the home side held on in front of more than 12,000 fans to declare triumph.


'A little a reality-check' - post-match reaction


Hull FC manager told BBC Radio Humberside:


"They're a really harmful side to play against.


"So, bit anxious going into the game, however I understood that we prepared well - there were a few hiccups during the week but we had a good session Thursday.


"Courage is a requirement in any video game at this level. Sometimes, you require to show a bit more courage than usual and I thought we did that today.


"Effort-wise and grit-wise, we competed well. We did the fundamentals a lot much better than we've been doing, which's the structure of your video game. We need to do that nine times out of 10 now."


Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur informed BBC Radio Leeds:


"A bit of a reality-check isn't it? Basically, we're not as excellent as we believe we are. A few of that ill-discipline is not what I desire our club to be about and belong to.


"It was quite awkward, a few of the discipline in the second half. A lot of blokes just desire to talk about the referee rather of doing their own job. Unsatisfactory.


"It's really disappointed me. We require to get to the bottom of it [the ill-discipline] and discover that out on Tuesday [when the players go back to training]


"What's changed? We worked out in Vegas. So what? We require to accept some accountability and throw down the gauntlet."


Hull FC: Hardaker; Briscoe, Romano, Litten, Martin; Cust, Arthur; Hill, Bourouh, Sao, Bell, Bailey, Asiata.


Interchanges: C Kemp, Fash, Laidlaw, Lisone.


Leeds: Miller; Sivo, Newman, Handley, Hankinson; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, Levi, Palasia, Watkins, McDonnell, C. Smith.


Interchanges: Holroyd, Jenkins, O'Connor, Bird.


Referee: Liam Moore.


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