Hull FC interim boss Andy Last has revealed that both Herman Ese’ese and Aidan Sezer will return to the side this week.
The Black and Whites travel to Warrington Wolves on Friday night, and do so off the back of three straight defeats.
With a week off to regroup and recover, Last has confirmed that overseas enforcer Ese’ese will make his long-awaited return from injury, whilst Sezer comes back in after being dropped for the game against Leigh.
Ese’ese last featured for the club in August, before an Achilles injury saw him out for nine months. After recovering to full fitness, Last has confirmed that the former NRL prop will feature against the Wolves this week.
“Herman is fit and ready,” he told BBC Radio Humberside. “He’s ticked off the boxes that he needs to, and we’re looking forward to Herman being back available to us, and I’m expecting a big impact from Herman.
“It’s been a long time since he’s laced up the boots and pulled on the Black and White jersey. He’s really keen to get out there and help the boys with the performance and the stature that he has within our group, so it’s going to be exciting to see Herman go.”
On Sezer, who was left out of the side due to his performances not being up to the required standard, he said: “He’ll be in the squad this week. Sezer will start.
“He responded to the feedback that I gave him very, very well. He was good in and around the group… He supports his teammates, and he’ll be playing well, I should think, on Friday.”
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Hull FC coach Andy Last pays tribute to John Kear
As well as providing the latest on his squad, Last, like many coaches this week, has commented on the shock passing of coaching icon John Kear.
Kear was a former Hull FC boss, and one of his most famous victories came in 2005 when he guided the club to a Challenge Cup victory over Leeds Rhinos.
Speaking on Kear’s legacy and how he impacted Last, the interim boss said: [He was] a great guy, and a guy that I will miss.
“There’ll be a lot of people within the game who are feeling very, very emotional and disappointed to lose someone of great stature like he has, but I think the mark of the man is the impact he’s had on the game and the impact he’s had on so many individuals, me included.”
