MANU & FAR FIRE UP HULL

TWO tries each from Sika Manu and Bureta Faraimo helped Hull climb to fourth in Super League after beating Castleford 36-12 at the KCOM Stadium.

Manu (above), who had not managed a try all season, scored two of Hull’s four first-half tries to give them a 20-6 lead at the break.

But influential playmaker Marc Sneyd went off the pitch at the start of the second half with a leg injury.

After a high-tempo start, Hull took the lead with a well-crafted try. Jake Connor’s perfectly weighted drop-off pass allowed Manu to burst through and score Hull’s 50th try of the season which was converted by Sneyd.

But Michael Shenton cleverly kept play alive by palming a high kick backwards for Paul McShane to score a try. Jamie Ellis’ conversion levelled it at 6-6.

Sneyd restored his side’s advantage with a wonderful dummy that created the space to run through to score.

Following Alex Foster’s interference on Carlos Tuimavave trying to play the ball quickly, Manu was in the right place at the right time as Sneyd’s kick dropped into his hands after the Tigers made a mess of dealing with it. Sneyd made it 16-6 with his second conversion of the game.

Hull’s third try in 12 minutes came from another Sneyd kick. Connor flicked the ball backwards where Faraimo gathered and powered his way over.

Sneyd’s missed conversion left Castleford trailing 20-6.

Connor extended Hull’s lead to 22-6 with a 44th-minute penalty.

Castleford needed to score next to stay in the game and did through Calum Turner’s try on his Tigers debut. Ellis converted to leave the visitors trailing 22-12.

But Hull sealed it in the 65th minute when Josh Griffin’s offload let Faraimo in to score.

A late Connor penalty and a Griffin try, converted by Connor, made the score at the final hooter 36-12.