Hull FC have announced that fullback Jake Connor has signed a new two-year contract extension with the club.
Connor joined Hull FC from Huddersfield Giants back in 2017 and has gone on to make 114 appearances for the Black and Whites, scoring 33 tries, and lifting the Challenge Cup in his debut season with the club.
The versatile back has also represented England, Great Britain and, most recently, the Combined Nations All Stars in this year’s mid-season international.
Hull FC currently sit 7th in the Betfred Super League ahead of this weekend’s Hull derby against 5th placed Rovers. Connor also sits in the top five of the Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel standings having racked up 20 assists so far in 2021.
On the decision, Connor said: “I’m absolutely buzzing to get my contract finalised. It was an absolute no-brainer for me; the club has treated me well since day one and I’m really glad to get it sorted, and I’m looking forward to cracking on.
“It was an easy decision to sign. It never got to a stage where I wanted to look elsewhere, I always wanted to stay here and didn’t really speak to anyone else. I’ve been here for five seasons now and wanted to extend that longer.
“The ultimate aim for me is to win silverware. I think under Brett [Hodgson], we’ve played some really good Rugby this year and we’ve got the squad to kick on and improve.
“When we’ve had the full team on the pitch we’ve played well, and we’re getting some bodies back at a vital time for us to put a good run of form together.
“Everyone wants to get to a Grand Final and we’re no different still, and I feel like we’ve got the squad to do that over the next few years and we can continue to improve.â€
Hull FC boss Brett Hodgson added: “Jake is an extremely talented player who is absolutely pivotal to any success we have as a team. He has worked extremely hard at improving areas of his game too this season, which is really pleasing to see.
“He has that skill that very few players possess. And his talent means that opposition players have to worry about him, which in turn creates space for his teammates. He is continually improving, and we’re excited to see him back on the field and continue that.
“Finding that consistency to his game has been really important for him this year. He is valuing aspects of the game a lot more now as a fullback in terms of the off-the-ball areas of his game.
“On the ball, he’s always been a talent, and just needed to get the ball in his hands a bit more which we have seen this season.
“He is an enormous competitor who hates losing, and will do anything to make sure we come away with the win at the end of the eighty minutes – you can see that in his training as well as on the field.â€
