Young stars given a Cartwright challenge

JOHN Cartwright has challenged every young Hull FC player and those in the wider community game to keep pushing and earn a spot on the club's academy trip to Australia.

- JOHN Cartwright

The Black and Whites will head out Down Under for a three-week tour of Australia in 2027, with the club set to play three games against NRL youth opposition.

Laying out his views, Cartwright sees the tour as an opportunity for every young player in the region, whether at Hull now or still playing in the community game, to keep improving with an incentive given.

And while the club's current scholarship players are expected to make up the lion's share of the academy side for 2027, there's every chance that community club players could still be looked at and signed up as was the case for hooker Will Hutchinson, who wasn't originally picked for scholarship but who debuted for the first team earlier this year.