Hull had gone into the match without Jimmy Bullard as boss Phil Brown decided to rest his star man so that the midfield playmaker could recover from a minor knock to his knee.

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Irish were quickly on the back foot, conceding an early penalty to Robinson before their Samoan international centre Seilala Mapusua limped off after taking a hefty knock to his right knee.

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Innovations could take a system that requires sixty-three clinicians for a knee replacement and knock the number down by half or more.

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