2025 Hull FC season

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Hull F.C. 2025 season
Team information
ChairmenAndrew Thirkhill
David Hood
Head Coach John Cartwright
Stadium MKM Stadium
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The 2025 season will be Hull F.C.'s 28th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They will compete in the 2025 Super League season and the 2025 Challenge Cup.

Contents

The 2025 season will see major changes in the club's management. Following the sacking of head coach Tony Smith and assistant coach Stanley Gene during the 2024 season, Hull FC announced that former Brisbane Broncos assistant coach John Cartwright would be the club's head coach from the 2025 season. [1] Andy Last was also announced to be returning from the England national rugby league team to be Hull FC's assistant coach, having previously left the club in November 2020. [2] On 13 November 2024, chairman Adam Pearson announced that he had sold Hull F.C. to businessmen Andrew Thirkill and David Hood and was stepping down as chairman after 13 years in charge of the club. [3]

Preseason friendlies

Date and TimeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
1 February; 15:00 [a] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A The Jungle [4]

Super League

Date and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVPos.Report
14 February; 20:00 (GMT)Round 1 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus Sky Sports
21 February; 20:00Round 2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
28 February; 20:00Round 3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium Sky Sports
6 March; 20:00Round 4 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
21 March; 20:00Round 5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue Sky Sports
27 March; 20:00Round 6 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A The Jungle Sky Sports
12 April; 17:30Round 7 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium Sky Sports
18 April, 12:30
(Good Friday)
Round 8
(Rivals Round)
HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers H MKM Stadium Sky Sports Main Event
27 April, 15:00Round 9 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
4 May; TBCRound 10
(Magic Weekend)
Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants N St James' Park Sky Sports
16 May; 20:00Round 11 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium Sky Sports
22 May; 20:00Round 12 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village Sky Sports
31 May; 17:30 (GMT)Round 13 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus Sky Sports
13 June; 20:00Round 14 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
22 June; 15:00Round 15 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium Sky Sports
27 June; 20:00Round 16 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium Sky Sports
5 July; 15:00Round 17 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
10 July; 20:00Round 18 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
19 July; 15:00Round 19 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A Brick Community Stadium Sky Sports
26 July; 15:00Round 20 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
10 August; 15:00Round 21 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
16 August; 17:30Round 22 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
22 August; 20:00Round 23 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium Sky Sports
30 August; 15:00Round 24 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
7 September; 15:00Round 25 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park Sky Sports
13 September; 17:30Round 26 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H MKM Stadium Sky Sports
21 September; 20:00Round 27 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H MKM Stadium Sky Sports

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 00000000Advance to Semi-finals
2 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 00000000
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 00000000Advance to Eliminators
4 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 00000000
5 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 00000000
6 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 00000000
7 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 00000000
8 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 00000000
9 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 00000000
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 00000000
11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 00000000
12 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 00000000
Source:

Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3. [5]

Hull F.C. were drawn on 14 January to play York Acorn A.R.L.F.C., who play in the National Conference League Premier Division, following fixtures in Rounds 1 and 2 that eliminated GB Police, the London Chargers and the Oulton Raiders from contention. [6] [7]

Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
8 February; 14:00Round 3 York Acorn ATBC

Transfers

Gains

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Tonga.svg John Asiata Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 3 YearsMay 2024 [8]
Flag of Turkey.svg Yusuf Aydin HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2 YearsMay 2024 [9]
Flag of England.svg Jordan Abdull HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 3 YearsJune 2024 [10]
Flag of England.svg Amir Bourouh Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 3 YearsJune 2024 [11]
Flag of England.svg Zak Hardaker Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 2 YearsJuly 2024 [12]
Four Provinces Flag.svg Ed Chamberlain Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 3 YearsJuly 2024 [13]
Flag of England.svg Oliver Holmes Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards 2 YearsJuly 2024 [13]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jordan Rapana Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2 YearsSeptember 2024 [14]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aidan Sezer Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2 YearsSeptember 2024 [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cade Cust Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2 YearsOctober 2024 [16]
Flag of France.svg Hugo Salabio Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 2 YearsDecember 2024 [17]

Losses

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of England.svg Jack Brown HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2 YearsMay 2024 [9]
Flag of England.svg Cameron Scott Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 2 Years + 1 YearJune 2024 [18]
Flag of England.svg Jake Trueman Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 3 YearsAugust 2024 [19]
Flag of England.svg Danny Houghton N/ARetirementAugust 2024 [20]
Flag of Fiji.svg Mitieli Vulikijapani TBCSeptember 2024 [21]
Flag of Fiji.svg King Vuniyayawa Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils End of loanSeptember 2024 [21]
Flag of England.svg Leon Ruan Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos End of loanSeptember 2024 [21]
Flag of England.svg Charlie Severs N/ASeptember 2024 [22]
Flag of England.svg Liam Sutcliffe Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 3 YearsSeptember 2024 [23]
Flag of England.svg Lennon Bursell Goolevikingscolours.png Goole Vikings October 2024 [24]
Flag of England.svg Mackenzie Harman Goolevikingscolours.png Goole Vikings October 2024 [25]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeylan Hodgson Goolevikingscolours.png Goole Vikings October 2024 [26]
Flag of England.svg Sully Medforth Midlandshurricanescolours.png Midlands Hurricanes 1 YearNovember 2024 [27]
Flag of England.svg Kye Armstrong TBCNovember 2024 [28]
Flag of Samoa.svg Carlos Tuimavave Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 2 YearsNovember 2024 [29]
Flag of England.svg Jordan Abdull TBCReleasedJanuary 2025 [30]
Flag of England.svg Jack Walker Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles Rolling monthlyJanuary 2025 [31]

Squad

2025 Hull F.C. Squad
First team squadCoaching staff
  • 28 Flag of England.svg Nick Staveley PR
  • 29 Flag of England.svg Ryan Westerman CE
  • 30 Flag of England.svg Callum Kemp CE

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 29 November 2024
Source(s): 2025 Squad Numbers

Notes

  1. Joe Westerman's testimonial match

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