2020 Hull FC season
Appearance
2020 Hull FC season | ||||
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Super League Rank | 6th | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-final; (lost to Wigan Warriors 4–36) | |||
2020 record | Wins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 405; against: 436 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Andy Last | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | KCOM Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 10,843 | |||
Agg. attendance | 54,215 | |||
High attendance | 19,599 | |||
Low attendance | 0 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Jamie Shaul & (7 Each) | |||
Goals | Marc Sneyd (55 +5 DG) | |||
Points | Sneyd (123) | |||
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This article details the Hull FC's rugby league football club's 2020 season.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Win Draw Loss
- All fixtures are subject to change
Challenge Cup
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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13 September 2020, 15:00 | 6 | Castleford Tigers | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 29–16 | Tuimavave (2), Albert Kelly, Naulago | Connor (6) +1DG | 0[a] | BBC One | |
19 September 2020, 17:00 | QF | Wigan Warriors | A | AJ Bell Stadium | 4–36 | Fonua | — | 0[a] | BBC Two |
Regular season
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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2 February, 16:45 | 1 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | W | 30–4 | Tuimavave, Naulago (2), Bowden, Shaul | Sneyd (5) | 19,500 | Sky Sports | |
7 February, 19:45 | 2 | Hull KR | H | KCOM Stadium | 25–16 | Connor, Houghton, Sneyd, Griffin | Sneyd (4) +1 DG | 19,599 | |||
16 February, 15:00 | 3 | St. Helens | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 18–32 | Tuimavave (2), Shaul | Sneyd (3) | 12,399 | — | |
23 February, 15:00 | 4 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | 12–26 | Swift, Griffin | Sneyd (2) | 12,005 | |||
1 March, 15:00 | 5 | Catalans Dragons | H | KCOM Stadium | 29–34 | Fonua (2), Tuimavave, Shaul, Ma'u | Sneyd (4) +1DG | 12,003 | |||
6 March, 19:45 | 6 | Wakefield Trinity | A | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | W | 27–26[b] | Fonua, Buchanan, Kelly | Sneyd (5) +1DG | 5,528 | ||
12 March, 19:45 | 7 | Warrington Wolves | H | KCOM Stadium | L | 4–38 | Buchanan | — | 10,214 | Sky Sports | |
9 August 2020, 13:00 | 8 | Salford Red Devils | A | Emerald Headingley[c] | 18–54 | Kelly, Ma'u, Shaul | Sneyd (3) | 0[a] | |||
18 October 2020, 15:00[d] | 9 | Castleford Tigers | H | KCOM Stadium | W | 48–6 | Naulago (2), Savelio, Connor, Faraimo, Houghton, Tuimavave, Ma'u | Sneyd (7), Connor | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
30 August 2020, 16:15 | 10 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium[c] | 31–12 | Kelly, Sneyd, Griffin, Brown, Fonua | Sneyd (5) +1DG | ||||
4 September 2020, 20:15 | 11 | Warrington Wolves | A | Emerald Headingley[c] | L | 12–37 | Griffin, Tuimavave | Sneyd (2) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
10 September 2020, 18:00 | 12 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Totally Wicked Stadium[c] | W | 26–23 | Lane (2), Swift (2), Savelio | Connor (3) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
24 September 2020, 18:00 | 13 | Salford Red Devils | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium[c] | L | 22–28 | Shaul (2), Savelio, Lane | Connor (3) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
1 October 2020, 19:45 | 14 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 32–28 | Scott, Johnstone, Satae, McNamara, Connor | Sneyd (6) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
8 October 2020, 19:45 | 15 | Leeds Rhinos[e] | A | Emerald Headingley [c] | L | 22–40 | Fonua, Savelio, Brown, Griffin | Sneyd (3) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
13 October 2020, 17:30 | 16 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 18–16 | Naulago, Fonua, Faraimo | Sneyd (3) | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
C–C[f][g] | 17 | Catalans Dragons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
29 October 2020, 19:45 | 19 | Hull KR | A | Totally Wicked Stadium[c] | W | 31–16 | Bowden Naulago (2), Faraimo (2), Sao, | Sneyd (3) | 0[a] | Sky Sports |
Play-offs
[edit]Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
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13 November 2020, 19:45 | Elim | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 27–14 | Faraimo (2), Satae, Cator, Connor | Sneyd (5) +1DG | 0[a] | Sky Sports | |
20 November 2020, 19:45 | SF | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 2–29 | — | Sneyd | 0[a] | Sky Sports |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Match Played behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ After golden-point extra time
- ^ a b c d e f g all games resumed behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ As a result of at least six Hull F.C. players testing positive for COVID-19, round 9 matches involving Hull F.C. and their opponents, Salford Red Devils, were postponed, and the fixture list was reversed for this round, with Castleford now set to play St Helens, whilst Wakefield will now play Catalans.[1]
- ^ Leeds were originally due to play Castleford, but Castleford were stood down on 7 October after three players tested positive for Covid-19 and six more ordered to isolate. This left Castleford with just 14 fit players to form a team, so now they will play Hull in Round 18 instead.[2]
- ^ Match postponed on 21 October after five Catalans players and two members of the coaching staff tested positive for Covid-19.[3]
- ^ Match cancelled after Super League meeting on 3 November rescheduled the play-offs and ended the regular season early.[4]
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification[a] |
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1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 278 | 146.8 | 26 | 76.47 | Semi-finals |
2 | St Helens (C) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 195 | 240.5 | 24 | 70.59 | |
3 | Warrington Wolves[A] | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 365 | 204 | 178.9 | 24 | 70.59 | Elimination semi-finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 376 | 259 | 145.2 | 16 | 61.54 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 390 | 94.6 | 20 | 58.82 | |
6 | Hull F.C. | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 436 | 92.9 | 18 | 52.94 | |
7 | Huddersfield Giants[B] | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 86.6 | 14 | 38.89 | |
8 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 328 | 379 | 86.5 | 12 | 37.50 | |
9 | Salford Red Devils[C] | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 354 | 469 | 75.5 | 16 | 44.44 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 503 | 64.4 | 10 | 26.32 | |
11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 290 | 526 | 55.1 | 6 | 17.65 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
Player statistics
[edit]- As of Round 6 (6 March 2020)
2020 squad
[edit]First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 28 January 2020 |
2020 transfers
[edit]Gains
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Josh Jones | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | May 2019[9] |
Adam Swift | St. Helens | 2 years | May 2019[10] |
Mahe Fonua | Wests Tigers | 3 years | June 2019[11] |
Manu Ma'u | Parramatta Eels | 2 years | July 2019 |
Jordan Johnstone | Widnes Vikings | 3 years | August 2019[12] |
Ligi Sao | New Zealand Warriors | 2 Years | August 2019[13] |
Tevita Satae | New Zealand Warriors | 2 Years | August 2019[14] |
Losses
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Cameron Scott | Leigh Centurions | Season Long Loan | January 2020 |
Lewis Bienek | Leigh Centurions | Season Long Loan | January 2020 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hull & Salford weekend fixtures postponed". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Gordon, James (7 October 2020). "Hull step in to face Leeds after Castleford coronavirus outbreak". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Catalans v Hull FC off after positive tests". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Super League play-offs brought forward". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Josh Jones Signs for 2020! | News | Hull FC".
- ^ "Adam Swift: Hull FC sign St Helens winger from 2020 season". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Mahe Fonua: Hull FC re-sign winger on three-year contract from 2020". 25 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Young Hooker Johnstone Joins for 2020! | News | Hull FC".
- ^ "Ligi Sao joins FC".
- ^ "Tevita Satae: Hull FC sign forward from NRL side New Zealand Warriors". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019.
- ^ Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[6]
- ^ Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[7]
- ^ Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[8]