Super League

Hull FC reportedly make huge offer to NRL halfback and former Leeds Rhinos target

by
Cam Pattison
July 6, 2022

Yesterday, was a huge day for Hull FC recruitment wise.

The Black and Whites brought in three short term signings in Jack Walker, Josh Simm and Ellis Longstaff to ameliorate their current availability crisis.

But the big news was the confirmation of the worst kept secret in rugby league: that Jake Trueman will be a Hull FC player in 2023.

It’s a huge signing for Hull with the young halfback regarded as perhaps the best young stand-off in Super League with the potential to be the very best and play for England one day.

There was something of a drawback with Trueman also confirmed as having an ACL injury meaning he has played his last game for Castleford and will miss the start of next season, however on a three year deal he is to be the centre piece of a long term project at the MKM Stadium.

But who will partner him in the spine?

Both Luke Gale and Jake Connor are currently at the club and would work wonders alongside Trueman with Gale having played with Trueman before. However both have been linked with moves away with Gale tipped to retire by some and Connor courted by Canberra in the NRL.

Hull meanwhile have had an interest in Newcastle Knights pivot Tex Hoy but that fell through and it seems another potential target has gone the same way.

Reports from the Wide World of Sports‘ The Mole say that Hull FC made a huge offer for former Sydney halfback and current Canterbury man Kyle Flanagan who has long been pursued by Super League clubs most recently being linked with a move to Leeds when Gary Hetherington went to Australia in search of a new coach.

Happy at the Bulldogs and under former St Helens and Catalans boss Mick Potter he is starting to unearth some of the potential he burst onto the scene with a rejected what was reported to be a big offer.

The player did respond to the article saying “Couldn’t be further from the truth. Got you Canterbury Bulldogs” in a move that seems to indicate he’s staying which is what the rumour initially stated so perhaps the offer never happened or it did and Flanagan’s statement is simply an odd confirmation of it.