An ultimate 13 of rugby league players born in Hull, featuring FC and KR stars aplenty
From left to right: Brad Fash, Jordan Abdull & Mikey Lewis all feature in our ultimate 13 of players from the city of Hull
The city of Hull, or Kingston upon Hull to give it its full name, has a rich history of producing some incredible rugby league players – be that for FC, KR or even both!
With a huge Challenge Cup quarter-final tie coming up on Saturday afternoon between the two halves of the city, we’ve put together an ultimate 13 of currently active players born or raised in Hull…
1. Logan Moy (Hull FC)
The first of four FC players in this 13, local lad Moy came through the Airlie Birds’ youth ranks and was handed his senior debut back in April 2024 against Huddersfield Giants.
The full-back is still a teenager until August, but has 21 first-team appearances to his name in an Airlie Birds shirt, consistently delivering impressive performances when presented with the opportunity.
2. Elliot Wallis (Huddersfield Giants)
24-year-old Wallis, born in Hull with Nigerian heritage, played junior rugby league for community outfit Skirlaugh Bulls. Spending time in the now-defunct City of Hull Academy, the winger’s senior career began in the east of the city with KR, featuring five times for the Robins in the 2018 season.
After a brief spell in League 1 with Coventry Bears (now Midlands Hurricanes), Wallis joined Castleford Tigers on trial in 2022 and earned a contract for 2023. Four tries in 13 appearances followed, and he was snapped up by Huddersfield ahead of the 2024 season, penning a four-year deal at the John Smith’s Stadium. He has scored eight tries in 20 Giants appearances to date.
3. Craig Hall (Doncaster)
The first man in this team to have donned a shirt for both FC and KR is 36-year-old Hall, still involved in the game having joined Championship outfit Doncaster ahead of the 2024 campaign. An incredibly versatile back, the 29 appearances he’s made so far for the Dons have taken him on to 389 in his career with an incredible 246 tries scored to this point.
Starting out with FC, who he made 75 appearances for and scored 47 tries, Hall had three separate stints at KR – two permanent and one as a loanee. Across those three stints, he racked up 118 appearances in Robins colours, scoring 69 tries. The veteran has also represented Widnes Vikings, Wakefield Trinity, Toronto Wolfpack, Leigh (then-Centurions) & Featherstone Rovers.
4. Louix Gorman (Hull KR)
At the opposite end of the age scale, KR youngster Gorman – who will turn 20 later this month – takes our second centre spot having made his senior debut for the Robins in a heavy defeat at Wigan Warriors back in August 2023, the week prior to the Challenge Cup final defeat against Leigh Leopards.
The teenager – a versatile back – hasn’t featured for Willie Peters’ side since then, but is highly thought of at Craven Park and signed a long-term deal until the end of 2027 last year. He has nine appearances for Featherstone on his CV across the last two campaigns, coming via loan/dual-registration.
5. Lewis Martin (Hull FC)
20-year-old Martin scored a try on his senior FC debut against St Helens at the back end of 2023, and really hasn’t looked back since, with 21 tries now to his name in just 34 first-team games. Remarkably, 11 of those tries have come in just eight appearances across all competitions so far this year.
The speedy winger – who previously played for community outfit West Hull – arrived at FC with a footballing background having joined their academy after eight years on the books of EFL Championship outfit Hull City.
6. Jordan Abdull (Catalans Dragons)
There aren’t many in this team that aren’t currently playing for FC or KR. Abdull – who remains a free agent having been let go by the Airlie Birds in pre-season without playing a game – ticks that box, but has featured for both of his home city’s two Super League clubs before.
The 28-year-old, who spent time with local clubs Norland Sharks ARLFC and Skirlaugh Bulls in his youth, has made 182 senior career appearances. That tally includes one for England, 78 for the Robins and 54 for the Airlie Birds. He’s also donned a shirt for London Broncos, Featherstone and Doncaster as well as Catalans Dragons, who he spent the 2024 campaign on loan at from KR.
7. Mikey Lewis (Hull KR)
Abdull reunites with former half-back partner Lewis in this 13, with the pair previously playing together at KR from 2020 until 2023. At 23, Lewis has now surpassed a century of senior career appearances, and has scored 73 tries to this point in his career having made his first-team debut for the Robins in August 2019 against Wigan.
The playmaker spent time on loan with both Newcastle Thunder and York as he was cutting his teeth, and now has five England caps on his CV having made his international bow against Tonga back in 2023.
8. Jack Brown (Hull KR)
Our first prop is a man who made the rarely-trotted path across the city fairly recently. Brown, who made 73 appearances for the Black and Whites between 2019 and 2024, joined the Robins on a deal until the end of 2026 last May. In doing so, the 24-year-old linked up with his boyhood club having played at junior level for East Hull.
The forward has played 11 games for KR since his arrival, and having made appearances as a loanee for both Doncaster and Bradford Bulls during his time with FC, as well as featuring on dual-registration for Featherstone after joining KR, he is now sat on 96 senior appearances in total.
9. Jez Litten (Hull KR)
One-time England international Litten knows exactly what it’s like to represent both sides of the city in one season having done so back in 2019, spending the last few months of that year at Craven Park on loan from FC before making the switch a permanent one ahead of the 2020 campaign.
The experienced hooker, 27, made 18 senior appearances for the Airlie Birds in total, featuring 20 times on loan for Doncaster during his time contracted to FC. 131 games in a KR shirt – including the handful as a loanee – have followed so far, with Litten now eyeing up the milestone of 200 club career appearances.
10. George Lawler (Castleford Tigers)
Utility Lawler – a West Hull junior – came through at the City of Hull Academy before linking up with KR, making a senior debut for the Robins in August 2015 against Widnes and marking the occasion with a try. Almost nine years on from that day, he’s now made 169 senior appearances.
103 of those – and 12 tries – came in KR colours, featuring on loan for both York and Newcastle Thunder during his time contracted at Craven Park. The 29-year-old departed East Hull at the end of the 2021 season, joining fellow Super League outfit Castleford. He’s now played 64 games in the Tigers’ colours.
11. Dean Hadley (Hull KR)
Hadley is another who has donned a shirt in both sides of his home city, coming through the ranks at FC and making a senior debut in April 2013 having already featured on dual-registration for York that season. Skip forward 12 years, and he’s now with KR, surpassing the milestone of 200 club career appearances last season.
The 32-year-old – who picked up a Challenge Cup winners’ medal during his time with the Airlie Birds – made the switch across the city in July 2019, and has remained at Craven Park ever since. He has now comfortably made more appearances for KR (111) than he managed for FC (87), featuring in both a Challenge Cup final and a Super League Grand Final.
12. Jordan Lane (Hull FC)
Versatile forward Lane, 27, came through the FC academy and made his breakthrough into the Black and Whites’ first-team in 2018 having appeared on loan for Doncaster the season prior. Come 2019, he’d been crowned Hull’s Young Player of the Year with his seventh and – to date – final appearance on loan at Doncaster also coming that same season.
Lane now has 156 senior appearances for the Airlie Birds on his CV, scoring 19 tries in the process. With one appearance for England Knights to his name, which came in 2022, he’s another now eyeing the milestone of 200 career appearances.
13. Brad Fash (Hull FC)
Rounding things off at loose is another man with one England Knights appearance on his CV, made in 2018 against Papua New Guinea in Lae.
Fash‘s senior debut for FC came in July 2015, with loan appearances made thereafter for Doncaster, Leigh (then-Centurions) and Canadian outfit Toronto. Almost a decade on from his debut for the club, the 29-year-old has now made 180 appearances for FC, scoring six tries in the process.
