They are not quite there yet, but the celebrations at full time here in east Hull told you everything you needed to know: the second part of an unprecedented treble is practically done and dusted.
It is to Hull FC’s immense credit and the work they have done under John Cartwright this year that they have undoubtedly closed the gap on their great rivals. Hull KR had to work for every inch of a high-octane and often ill-tempered derby win. But the result remains the same: as does the way we arrived at a sixth successive triumph in this game for the Robins.
