2018 Hull FC season | ||||
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Super League XXIII Rank | 8th | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | |||
2018 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 20 | |||
Points scored | For: 615; against: 787 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Adam Pearson [1] | |||
Head Coach | Lee Radford [2] | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | KCOM Stadium Hull, East Yorkshire [3] | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,174 | |||
High attendance | 17,564 | |||
Low attendance | 10,051 | |||
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This article details the Hull F.C. Rugby League Football Club's 2018 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Helens | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 713 | 298 | +415 | 42 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 573 | 345 | +228 | 32 | |
3 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 567 | 480 | +87 | 31 | |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 531 | 410 | +121 | 29 | |
5 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | −202 | 23 | |
6 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 534 | 544 | −10 | 22 | |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 581 | 506 | +75 | 21 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 531 | −43 | 21 | |
9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 441 | 527 | −86 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Hull KR | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 476 | 582 | −106 | 17 | |
11 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 384 | 597 | −213 | 14 | |
12 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 387 | 653 | −266 | 6 |
W WinD DrawL Loss
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Helens (L) | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 895 | 408 | +487 | 52 | Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors (C) | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 740 | 417 | +323 | 46 | |
3 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 767 | 582 | +185 | 41 | |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 767 | 561 | +206 | 37 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 747 | 696 | +51 | 27 | |
6 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 539 | 794 | −255 | 27 | |
7 | Catalans Dragons | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 596 | 750 | −154 | 25 | |
8 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 615 | 787 | −172 | 22 |
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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10 August | S1 | Wakefield Trinity | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 13–31 | 10,301 | RLP | ||
17 August | S2 | Huddersfield Giants | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 6–26 | 4,499 | RLP | ||
30 August | S3 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 10–80 | 8,101 | RLP | ||
7 September | S4 | Castleford Tigers | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 8–28 | 10,570 | RLP | ||
14 September | S5 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–38 | 9,348 | RLP | ||
22 September | S6 | Catalans Dragons | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 20–26 | 10,467 | RLP | ||
28 September | S7 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12–14 | 11,189 | RLP |
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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10 May | 6 | Featherstone Rovers | A | LD Nutrition Stadium | W | 38–20 | 3,222 | RLP | ||
4 June | Quarter-finals | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 22–25 | 9,644 | RLP |
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