Hull boss Tony Smith said Josh Griffin was left “shattered” after his costly red card shame.
They lost their Challenge Cup quarter-final against Super League champions St Helens after the second-row’s bizarre sending off. The Black and Whites played their part in a pulsating first half which was locked at 12-12 when he was yellow-carded for dissent after the interval hooter had sounded. But in chaotic scenes, as Griffin walked away, he said something else to referee Chris Kendall.
The official called him back and brandished a red. Stunned Griffin, 33, trudged off in disbelief - and his embattled side eventually fell away without him. Smith said: “No doubt some profanity has been said, I’d suggest. That’s all I know. I don’t know the details. I trust each and every one of the referees. They wouldn't send anyone off without a good reason.
