SAM BURGESS admitted his side were outclassed as Hull FC’s five-try blitz in the first half powered them to an unexpected victory over Warrington Wolves.
The Wolves were stunned when Hull pounced on costly errors to put themselves 26-4 up at half-time, giving them a mountain to climb.
Warrington staged a comeback, scoring three unanswered tries in the second half, but found the 22-point deficit inflicted by Hull insurmountable.
“We gave ourselves too much to do,” said the Warrington head coach.
“They’re a good side, with a lot of old heads and they know how to grind a game out.
“We tried our backsides off but they were against a quality side and it’s something we need to get better at.
“Hull played really tough, and I thought they beat us in all areas today. The performance probably didn’t look like us.
“I still believed we could win the game (at half-time). I really thought we had a chance if we played a bit more like ourselves. It just wasn’t our day today.”