It felt good to score a try, but even better that we got the victory

HULL'S RISING STAR SAVOURS THE PRECIOUS HOME WIN OVER WAKEFIELD

- By DAN TOMLINSON

Lewis Martin entered the 2025 season not knowing if his place in the team was guaranteed, never mind playing all 21 games to date and scoring an impressive 20 tries.

But if anything can sum up the 20-year-old’s whirlwind career so far, it’s that. Martin, the Hull-born flyer who continues to go from strength to strength, just doesn’t take a backwards step.

Debuting at St Helens in the final game of 2023, he has missed just three of Hull’s 50 matches since, clocking up 47 appearances and 30 tries, his latest: Hull’s matchwinner in a 16-10 victory over Wakefield Trinity on Thursday night.

And for Martin, formerly of Hull City before switching his allegiance to rugby league and Hull FC, the sky is the limit. Setting his sights high, the young gun is thriving, with the speedster believing he and teammate Harvey Barron can go on to be the club’s wingers for the next ten years. And by his own admission, why not?

Speaking to the Mail, Martin said: “It felt good to score, but I’m even happier about the win. I just wanted to win. We talk about working for each other and hanging in there, and I think we did that.”