With Sunderland always looking sharp on the counter-attack, David Bellion surged his way to the dead-ball line.

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Jones later sent a clearance over the dead-ball line as he sought to take advantage of the wind at his back.

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Whitehead capitalised on Smith's failure to clear the danger caused by Sykes' grubber kick, stretching out to get the touchdown inches from the dead-ball line.

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But the Irish wilted in the closing minutes, and after Scelzo had forced his way over Bartolucci won the race for a kick ahead to touch down inches inside the dead-ball line.

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Farrell's kick off was going to fly out of play on the full but the New Zealander caught the ball and carried it over the dead-ball line to put his side under pressure.

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Hull, bidding for a first away win over Wigan for six years, looked on course when England winger Briscoe touched down Horne's kick just inches from the dead-ball line on 17 minutes, Tickle's conversion making it 10-4 at half-time.

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Skipper Brad Fittler then raced over straight from a scrum to close the gap to just eight points and, in a nailbiting finish, centre Russell Richardson had a try ruled out for putting his left hand on the dead-ball line before grounding the ball.

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