Castleford Tigers have confirmed the signing of exciting young halfback Jacob Hookem from Hull FC today.
The new Tiger is very happy to be at the Jungle: “I’m really happy to be here! The opportunity came up and I’m excited to be able to progress here at Castleford.” Hookem told castlefordtigers.com.
“I was able to get a few Super League games under my belt last year at Hull so my aim is to keep progressing and kick on to become a regular at the top level.”
Hookem went on to explain that current Castleford Tigers duo Cain Robb and Jason Qareqare were key due to his pre-existing relationship with him:
“I know Cain Robb from my time at Whitehaven and I know Jason Qareqare from representing on camps together. I’ve spoken to them about coming here and I can’t wait to be mixing in with them too.”
Also key to the move were Danny Wilson and Rob Nickolay:
“I owe a lot to Danny and Rob. They’ve put a lot of development into me and really helped me with my game so I’m happy to be back with them. Those two are key reasons why I chose to come to Cas, the pathway too and the type of knowledge they have they were a key factor in coming here.”