Unlikely hat-trick hero Josh Griffin fired up Hull and ruined Warrington’s hopes of reclaiming Super League’s top spot.
Tony Smith’s resilient side recovered from 12-0 down to round off Magic Weekend in style. Second-row Griffin claimed all his three tries inside just 17 minutes in the second half. The 33 year-old has converted from centre to the pack in recent times but clearly lost none of his strike quality.
Hull had lost seven on the bounce earlier in the year but have now won five of their last six to rise up to ninth. After a 30-18 success, Smith enthused: “We played some good footy up against a top-of-the table side. Warrington will always be dangerous with people like George Williams. We had to be right on our game and were for most of it. It’s hard to come from behind against them and we had to dig our way back, particularly in the first half.
