ESL ESL - Hull FC News

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Hull FC have signed winger Darnell McIntosh from Super League rivals Huddersfield on a three-year deal.

The 24-year-old, who has scored 47 tries since making his debut in 2017, will join the club for the 2022 season.

 

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Betfred Super League
Catalans (10) 31
Tries: Davies 2, Yaha, S Tomkins, Bousquet Goals: Maloney 5 Drop goal: Maloney
Hull FC (14) 16
Tries: Tuimavave, Faraimo Goals: McNamara 4

Super League leaders Catalans Dragons ran in five tries in Perpignan as they eventually saw off a determined Hull FC to cement their place on top of the table with a 16th win in 18 games.

Hull led 14-10 at the break after tries from Carlos Tuimavave and Bureta Faraimo and three Ben McNamara kicks.

But, aided by James Maloney's kicking, Catalans scored three second-half tries to Tom Davies's first-half double.

Fouad Yaha, Sam Tomkins and Julien Bousquet all crossed for the hosts.

But it was Maloney's crucial one-pointer at 16-16 which finally opened the door.

As the Black and Whites finally wilted in the French heat, Tomkins and Bousquet both scored converted tries to allow Catalans to push out to a more flattering 31-16 final scoreline.

 

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England international utility back Jake Connor has signed a two-year contract extension with Hull FC.

The 25-year-old, who has mostly featured at full-back under Airlie Birds coach Brett Hodgson, has 33 tries in 114 games since joining in 2017.

Halifax-born Connor, who started out with Huddersfield, has also played for Great Britain and Combined All-Stars in representative rugby league fixtures.

 

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Hull FC have extended the contracts of Jack Brown, Connor Wynne and Ben McNamara.

The trio have all previously graduated through Hull's academy to the first team in recent seasons.

 

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Hull FC have signed hooker Joe Lovodua from Australian National Rugby League side South Sydney Rabbitohs on a one-year deal for the 2022 season.

The 23-year-old is yet to make his NRL bow for the Bunnies, but has been a regular in their reserve grade NSW Cup team, scoring two tries in 11 games.

Fiji international Lovodua joined the Rabbitohs from St George Illawarra for the 2021 season.

 

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Tonga international back-rower Manu Ma'u has signed a one-year contract extension at Hull FC.

The 33-year-old has been at Hull for two seasons, playing 33 games, but was unable to help the club reach the Super League play-offs in 2021.

Ma'u moved to Super League after a 115-game stint in the Australian National Rugby League with Parramatta Eels.

 

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Hull FC have released winger Mahe Fonua after coming to a financial agreement.

 

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Hull FC have signed England half-back Luke Gale from Leeds Rhinos on an initial one-year deal.

The 2017 Man of Steel has scored 115 tries in more than 320 games during his career, which he began with Doncaster.

 

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Hull FC have signed England half-back Luke Gale from Leeds Rhinos on an initial one-year deal.

The 2017 Man of Steel has scored 115 tries in more than 320 games during his career, which he began with Doncaster.

The 33-year-old captained hometown club Leeds in the 2020 Challenge Cup final.

 

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England international Jake Connor will miss the start of the Super League season after breaking his hand in Hull FC's friendly against Leeds on Sunday.

The versatile playmaker, who is likely to play full-back for Brett Hodgson's Airlie Birds, scored six tries in 18 appearances last season.

Connor, 27, could be out for up to six weeks, but hopes for a swift return.

 

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Hull FC forward Andre Savelio will miss the rest of the 2022 Super League season after sustaining a serious knee injury in their defeat by Hull KR.

 

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Betfred Super League
Hull FC (14) 14
Tries: Lane, Satae Goals: Connor 3
Catalans Dragons (4) 8
Tries: Yaha, Pearce

Hull FC held out to beat Catalans Dragons and record their fourth successive home Super League win.

Tries from Jordan Lane and Chris Satae helped the home side into a 14-4 half-time lead.

Catalans, who got on the scoreboard in the first half through Fouad Yaha, reduced the deficit when Mitchell Pearce held off two tacklers to get the ball down on the line.

But the hosts stood strong in the final 10 minutes to move up to fourth place.

It was a tough, physical game for both teams, coming off the back of the busy Easter period.

 

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Betfred Super League
Wigan (24) 30
Tries: Field 2, Ellis, Farrell, Smith Goals: Smith 5
Salford (12) 24
Tries: Vuniyayawa, Costello, Gerrard, Sio Goals: Brierley 4

Jai Field scored a stunning late length-of-the-field try to earn Wigan a 30-24 victory over Salford in a pulsating Super League encounter.

Field gathered a Morgan Escare drop-goal attempt in front of his own posts and raced through the Salford defence.

The Wigan full-back had opened the scoring before tries from Kaide Ellis, Liam Farrell and Harry Smith earned Warriors a 24-12 half-time lead.

Alex Gerrard and Ken Sio went over to level the scores before Field won it.

Wigan's sixth successive home league victory of the season drew them level on points with St Helens at the top of the table, but they made hard work of it after seemingly being in control at the break.

 

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Betfred Super League
Hull FC (18) 31
Tries: Swift 2, McIntosh, Reynolds, Tuimavave, Satae Goals: Gale 3 Drop-Goals: Gale
Wigan (12) 22
Tries: Bateman, Marsh, French, Farrell Goals: Smith 3

Hull FC beat Wigan Warriors in an end-to-end Super League thriller that saw 10 tries scored.

The hosts' winger Adam Swift powered over twice in the opening 13 minutes to help build a 12-0 lead.

Missed conversions kept Wigan in touch, with Liam Marshall cutting the gap to six points at half-time, before Bevan French raced through to make it 18-18.

Second-row Liam Farrell's try set up a frantic finish but ultimately Hull held on as their attack proved too strong.

Fast, flowing Black and White play from the kick-off stunned Wigan as Swift picked up the ball on the left and dived across the line with the first clear chance.


Fellow winger Darnell McIntosh then scored after being found unopposed on the right, before Swift got his second after a brilliant driving run.

 

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Hull FC full-back Jake Connor will miss 10 to 12 weeks of the season after sustaining a medial ligament injury.

 

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Betfred Super League
Wigan (28) 60
Tries: French 7, Field 2, Marshall, Smith Goals: Smith 8
Hull FC (0) 0

Bevan French hailed his link-up with Jai Field as he broke the record for most tries in a Super League game with seven scores in Wigan's win over Hull.

Field scored twice and had a hand in four of French's tries as the pair bossed a stunning Wigan showing.

Liam Marshall and Harry Smith padded their lead as the hosts nilled Hull.

 

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Hull FC back-rower Manu Ma'u and hooker Joe Lovodua will miss the rest of the Super League season with a broken arm and knee ligament injury respectively.

Tonga international Ma'u, 33, played his 64th and final game for Hull in Friday's defeat by Wakefield, as he will join Catalans Dragons for 2023.

Fiji international Lovodua, 24, played 25 games in his first season, and has damaged his medial cruciate ligament.

Both players are major doubts for the World Cup, which starts on 15 October.

 

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Super League side Hull FC have appointed former Hull KR boss Tony Smith as head coach.

 

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Hull FC have signed half-back Jake Clifford from NRL side Newcastle Knights on a two-year deal, to begin next season.

The 24-year-old arrives with the option of a further year and joins team-mate Tex Hoy in signing for 2023.

Having made 67 appearances for North Queensland Cowboys, Clifford joined the Knights midway through 2021.