From Hull’s last 42 Super League games, Sunday’s win was only their 17th. It has been thin gruel on the banks of the HumberBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredIf it’s not long since you lost 13 games in a row, any win is gratefully received. When Hull FC hung on to claim the two points in London last Sunday, there was a collective sigh of relief. Friday night will bring an even tougher test of their revival when high-flying Warrington come to the East Riding. But whatever happens, Hull left winger Bureta Faraimo is just glad Lee Radford’s team are living in the light again.“We had to get out of that dark place we were in,” said Faraimo, who...
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