WEST Hull's faint hopes of making the play-offs have all but faded after losing 30-6 away to Wigan St Patricks, who occupy the last of the six spots on offer.

Mark Hewitt's men looked to be in the game in a tight first half, but it was the home side who pulled clear after the break to move five points clear of Wests with four games left.

For West Hull, whose try came from hooker Aden Morton, it is now a matter of trying to avoid relegation as they sit just two points above the drop zone in ninth.

Hewitt said: "In the first half it was a close game again as it has been in all our games in the last few weeks.

"In the second half, the good things we had been doing in the first half we stopped doing and we basically gave in, which is not good enough.

"The vast majority look to be happy to put just 40 minutes work in and rely on others to do it, we've got to stop passing the buck like that."