Hull FC have named their Centre of Excellence squads for 2022, featuring over 100 of the region’s most-promising young players across their reserves, academy, scholarship and college squads.
The club’s Centre of Excellence, the overarching pathway for the club’s development programmes, was introduced ahead of the 2021 season, and combines top-class coaching and facilities with tailored education and mentorship, strengthening the route from grassroots rugby to first-team.
The Category 1 ‘Outstanding’ rated Centre of Excellence now boasts five squads – scholarship (U15s & U16s), academy (U17s & U18s), reserves (U19s), and the Hull FC Sports College which features elite and development sides.
In addition, a number of players within the pathway have been selected in the club’s Rising Stars programme for players on the cusp of breaking into the first-team.
The club’s reserve side returns for the first time since 2019 following its Covid-enforced suspension over the last two seasons, with a 13-team competition running alongside the U18s academy competition, which will return to a competitive league format next year.
The squad will be made up of a small number of part-time players retained within the Centre of Excellence system having, as well as members of the first-team and academy squads.
Fixtures for our Hull FC Sports College elite and development sides are already well underway, having kicked off in September, with our elite squad previously crowned champions of the National Colleges League in their debut season in 2019/20 – winning all but one game.
The pathway allows players to learn and train in a full-time environment with the club, whilst progressing into the Hull FC academy and reserve teams, as well as providing a number of alternative exit routes into higher education and employment.
The roster for the new season includes 109 players aged between 14 and 20, including some of the brightest young talent from the region and further afield.
The group includes nine players who already find themselves as part of the club’s first-team setup through our Rising Stars programme, having excelled in the Centre of Excellence environment over the last 12 months.
The group includes trio Aidan Burrell, Marcus Walker and Jacob Hookem, all of whom made their senior debut in 2021, as well as Hull FC Sports College graduates Davy Litten and Zach Jebson, and England Youth international Harvey Barron.
The club will continue to enhance their national footprint over the next 12 months as they continue to progress with their regional talent hubs, including across Yorkshire, the North-West and the Midlands, amongst other areas.
In addition, the Centre of Excellence programme also boasts a women and girls rugby league pathway from U12s to open age, with the senior squad playing in the Championship next season, alongside our Learning Disability Rugby League and 2019 championship winning wheelchair team.
The club’s Centre of Excellence Roster for 2022 can be found below in full:
Hull FC Scholarship Squad
Year 10 – Under 15s
Alistair Swyer (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Callum Kemp (Hull Wyk)
Callum Smith (East Hull)
Corey Voakes (Hull Wyke)
Declan Maddison (Hull Wyke)
Ellis Opie (Hull Wyke)
Ethan Render (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Freddie Watts (Hull Wyke)
Harvey O’Brien (West Hull)
Henry Watkinson (West Hull)
Jon Turner (Hull Wyke)
Joseph Thompson (Hull Wyke)
Lennon Nicholson (Hull Wyke)
Lloyd Kemp (Hull Wyke)
Mason Tempest (Hull Wyke)
Max Nutbrown (Beverley Braves)
Mitchell McIntyre (East Hull)
Toby Matson (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Year 11 – Under 16s
Alfie Maclean (West Hull)
Ben Johnson (Hull Wyke)
Billy Thompson (East Hull)
Blake Collier (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Callum Barfield (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Daire Kemp (West Hull)
Ellis Lowthorpe (Hull Wyke)
Jack Charles (Beverley Braves)
Jack Horsfield (Hull Wyke)
Lennon Clark (Hull Wyke)
Owen Briggs (Hull Wyke)
Roman Dawson (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Ryan Westerman (Beverley Braves)
Sonny Wilkinson (West Hull)
Stan Broadbent (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Theo Roberts (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Will Kirby (Hull Wyke)
Hull FC Academy Squad
Alfie Oldridge (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Brandon Wright (East Hull)
Callum Shaw (West Hull)
Calvin Sandhu (Heworth)
Charlie Stipetic (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Darcy Sheriff (New Earswick)
Finley Yeaman (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Jake Smith (Cottingham Tigers)
Jenson Wainwright-Matson (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Junior Mafi (West Hull)
Keiran Masike (West Hull)
Kye Armstrong (West Hull)
Lennon Bursell (East Hull)
Lewis Martin (West Hull)
Logan Moy (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Logan Radford (East Hull)
Mackenzie Harman (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Manoa Wacokecoke (Cottingham Tigers)
Matty Laidlaw (Hull Dockers)
Owen Worthington (Crigglestone All Blacks)
Sam Dulson (Beverley Braves)
Sam Richards (West Hull)
Sully Medforth (East Hull)
Hull FC Reserves U19s
Alex Gibson (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Callum Rutland (Heworth)
Conner Gilbey (Hull All Blacks)
Harrison Petrie (Cottingham Tigers)
Harry Trulson (Hull Dockers)
Jermarie Chatham (Torfaen Tigers)
Leon Stewart (West Hull)
Hull FC Development Squad
Alex Fowler (Hull Dockers)
Alex Houlden
Alex Murray (Hull Dockers)
Alfie Morgan (West Hull)
Alfie Such (Hull Dockers)
Alisha Roper (Hull FC Girls)
Bailey Green
Brad Cook (Beverley Braves)
Bradley Mann
Cameron Pontin (Hull Wyke)
Conner Denston (East Hull)
Connor O’Kelly (Holderness Vikings)
Damian Lee
Deane Birch (Lambwath Lions)
Edward Nolan (Hull Dockers)
Ethan Hart (East Hull)
Gabriel Romianowski (Myton Warriors)
Harry Hunt (West Hull)
Harry Walker (East Hull)
Harvey Hilton (West Hull)
Harvey Newlove (Myton Warriors)
Jack Murr (Scunthorpe RU)
Jamie Collins (Cottingham Tigers)
Jason Hunter (Hull FC LDSL)
Joe Dobson (Beverley Braves)
Joshua Brown
Keelan Gregg (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Kieran Keating (Hull Dockers)
Luke Garmston (East Hull)
Owen Hagues (Hull Wyke)
Sage Winstanley (Hull Dockers)
Tommy Uscroft (East Hull)
Tyler Conroy (Hullensians RU)
Wesley Holmes (Myton Warriors)
William Gardiner (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Rising Stars Group
Aidan Burrell (Cottingham Tigers)
Callum Rutland (Heworth)
Charlie Severs (Heworth)
Davy Litten (Cottingham Tigers)
Harvey Barron (Beverley Braves)
Jacob Hookem (Skirlaugh Bulls)
Marcus Walker (Beverley Braves)
Nick Staveley (Stanningley)
Zach Jebson (Cottingham Tigers)
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