Knights stun Hull with comeback win

The decisive moment came when veteran hooker Paul McShane made a last-ditch tackle to dislodge the ball from Herman Ese'ese inches from the line, securing York's 20-16 win over Hull.

The match reached this point after York came back from 16-8 down at half-time, with tries from David Nofoaluma, Jon Bennison, Denive Balmforth, and Nikau Williams, boosted by two kicks from Bennison's boot.

Hull had led at half-time after three tries in 12 minutes, with Aidan Sezer, Tom Briscoe, and Joe Batchelor scoring, and Zak Hardaker converting twice for extras.

However, York's fightback started with a dancing try from Balmforth just three minutes into the second period, with the extras added by Bennison, whose penalty levelled the score at 16-16.

The result means York have secured a third consecutive Super League victory for the first time in their history, and have leapfrogged Hull in the table to go ninth.

York head coach Mark Applegarth praised his team's character, saying: 'I'm really proud of the character shown. We made hard work of that second half, but the lads responded and did what they did was absolutely outstanding.'

In contrast, Hull interim head coach Andy Last was 'disgusted' with his team's performance, saying: 'Lots to ponder and lots to think about, but I'm disgusted really with 60 minutes of that performance.'