Hull FC 82 Oldham 0: Agar has high hopes for Hull after 15-try demolition

Hull eased through to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, with Jordan Turner scoring three of 15 tries against injury-hit Oldham.

Agar, who has seen his team find form in recent weeks after a worrying start to the season, believes his players have the pedigree to challenge for the Cup.

“We have got enough quality and big-game experience in our team to do well in this competition,” said Agar, who has seen his side put together a four-match unbeaten run.

“Within our camp we have some players who are vastly decorated with honours and have been to one or two cup finals, and they all want to have another taste of it.

“We fulfilled our objectives which were to get our name in the draw and come through the game unscathed, and we also kept clean a sheet which is always noteworthy.

“I’m really happy with a competent display from our young guys and we played a lot of football in their half.”

Agar fielded a strong starting line-up but finished the game with 12 players on the pitch as some of his star names were given a rest.

“When you’re in the groove it sometimes isn’t a good thing to have a week off, and lots of players put their hand up to play,” said Agar.

Sam Obst got the ball rolling after seven minutes before Turner scored the first of his three tries just two minutes later.

Obst, Turner, Danny Houghton, Will Sharp and Richard Whiting scored further tries in the first half to give Hull a 42-0 lead at half-time.

Martin Gleeson registered his second try for Hull just after the break, and Reece Lyne scored twice before Whiting touched down for his second.

Richard Horne capped a fine display by wriggling to the line and prop Sam Moa ploughed through the wafer-thin defence before Lee Radford became Hull’s 10th different try-scorer.

Turner finished off the rout with his hat-trick try in the dying seconds.

Hull FC: Whiting, Sharp, Gleeson, Turner, T. Briscoe, Horne, Obst, Moa, Houghton, Dowes, Manu, Lauaki, Washbrook. Substitutes: Lyne, Aldous, Kent, Radford.

Oldham: Nield, Robinson, Fogarty, Wood, Gillam, Dallimore, Diveney, Ellison, Clough, Gilchrist, Noone, Clarke, Bentley. Substitutes: Ward, Mansfield, Stenchion, Sutton.

Referee: C Leatherbarrow (RFL).