s chairman, Adam Pearson, and newly promoted coach, Lee Radford, to emphasise homegrown talent in the squad, following the successful models of Wigan and Leeds. Biggs, who is from Beverley, attended Hymers College in Hull, and has supported the black and whites all his life, said: "I think it is a big challenge in a sport that I've never played before, but it's one that I'm really excited about." Radford,...
s semi-finals on Thursday night – reaching a first Old Trafford Grand Final, and in the process leaving the Wolves with egg splattered all over their faces. Warrington entered new territory last weekend by choosing Huddersfield rather than Leeds as their semi-final opponents under the controversial ClubCall system – the first time in the five seasons since it was introduced that a team has opted to...
s future. He said he was "100%" sure he would remain with the club, but it is understood the ambitious Pearson does not entirely share Gentle's belief that he remains the right man for the job. Gentle...
s bruising defeat by Wigan and reverting to the freeflowing style that has already earned them the League Leaders' Shield for finishing top of the Super League table, scoring nine tries in the first half alone. But Hull were an embarrassment, to the club's proud history and to the Super League competition as a whole. The Grand Final play-off series was imported from Australia in 1998 to provide an...
re not panicking," Chan said. "The Wigan game was disappointing because we know we are capable of better. We've got the talent and all the ethics to come out and never lose a game all season but it just didn't work out last week. "We've gone over everything and changed a couple of things. I'm glad it's happened now rather than further down the track. The journey's not finished." Huddersfield are clear...
season and signalled the end of the road for the popular Australian second-row Menzies , who hung up his boots and trademark headguard after 21 years as a professional, while skipper Remi Casty bowed out of Super League in disappointing fashion as he heads for the NRL with Sydney Roosters. A damp and miserable night in Hull, in front of a crowd of just 4,979 in the cavernous KC Stadium, might not...
annual assault on Old Trafford continues, with Wolves their likely opponents in final as well as first round There was more than a hint of autumn in the air around Wigan on Thursday night: swallows were gathered on telegraph lines, leaves started to fall – and at the DW Stadium, Leeds Rhinos launched their annual stampede towards Old Trafford. In each of the past two seasons, the Rhinos have come...
winning run with 29-16 reverse • Hull edge Wigan 34-33; Leeds beat Catalans 20-12 The St Helens coach, Nathan Brown, tipped Warrington to lift the Super League crown after they ended his side's five-match winning run with a 29-16 defeat at Langtree Park. The Wolves, runners-up on their maiden Grand Final appearance last October, are guaranteed a top-two finish for the third year in a row and, although...
s coach, Shaun Wane, insisted would have ruled a lesser man out on Saturday, permit him to have one last crack at Old Trafford. Then there is the World Cup, in which Tomkins will be arguably the key to England's success on the field, and therefore the tournament's off it. After that, everyone assumes, he will be off to the National Rugby League, probably with the New Zealand Warriors, having judged...
s rugby aficionados will know that their team have played much better, at least on attack, in several recent defeats. But their defence was watertight, not that it was asked that many questions by a Hull team whose handling was embarrassingly bad. Maybe the Black and Whites cannot handle Wembley, where they have now played in eight finals without a win – although they cannot have performed as haplessly...
last trophy was at Cardiff in 2005 • Teams stir memories of classic Wembley final in 1985 The last time Hull lifted the Challenge Cup, in Cardiff in August 2005 , Adam Pearson was in Plymouth watching a 1-0 win for the city's football team who were still some way short of fulfilling their Premier League dreams. Now, as Hull City prepare to celebrate their return to football's top tier with a first...
s finalists produced a feast of tries and attacking rugby league when they met at Wembley back in May 1985 If I think back to the sporting year of 1985, I can instantly relate to Marty McFly and his desperation to return to that period of time. From that world snooker final to Europe's Ryder Cup triumph, via McGuigan's Loftus Road glory, Lyle's Open win, Mansell's breakthrough, to the arrival of Becker...
s Challenge Cup final against Wigan at Wembley on Saturday week. Rovers led 8-6 at half-time but Hull seized control with the penalty try, then a long-range score from the young full-back Jamie Shaul. Joe Arundel and Richard Whiting, the latter on his 200th Super League appearance, added further tries as Danny Tickle kicked seven goals. There was some good news for Rovers as Bradford suffered a dramatic...
s Challenge Cup final with a 16-12 win against Warrington but in the league they had lost five games on the bounce. Hull took an early lead with a Daniel Holdsworth long-range try before Widnes hit straight back with an effort by Cameron Phelps. FC regained their six-point advantage when Briscoe crossed in the corner. Kevin Brown scored for the Vikings to level, before three quick tries by Kirk Yeaman...