Warrington edge Hull FC in try-less Super League encounter

Stefan Ratchford kicked two second-half penalties to edge Warrington to a tense 4-0 victory over Hull FC in a try-less Super League encounter at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

It was hardly high-quality fare from two sides low on confidence and desperately searching for a win as the opening 40 minutes ended scoreless.

Ratchford's two penalty successes in the second half saw the Wolves edge into a 4-0 lead and Daryl Powell's men hung on in the closing minutes as Hull forced two drop-outs but could not turn their late pressure into points.

Warrington gave a debut to James Harrison, who missed the opening half of the season with an ACL injury sustained while still with Featherstone, and there was also a home debut for Thomas Mikaele after his arrival from Wests Tigers.

Hull started life without marquee half-back Josh Reynolds, who left the club during the week, with Joe Lovodua partnering Luke Gale in the halves.

The first half proved to be a cagey affair littered with handling errors.

The best and only real clear-cut opportunity of the half went Hull's way when, on 25 minutes, Gale looked a certain try scorer when he dived for the line but lost possession as his head accidently collided with Warrington full-back Gareth Widdop.

It proved to be Gale's last action of the game as the half-back was helped from the field and failed his head injury assessment.

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Hull also lost winger Adam Swift in the first half with a suspected fractured fibula.

Warrington had their own injury setbacks as hooker Daryl Clark was led from the field for a concussion assessment after taking a knock, although he did return for the second half, while there looked to be a more