KNIGHT PENS NEW HULL DEAL

FC FEND OFF INTEREST IN PROP FORWARD

- By DAN TOMLINSON

HULL FC have extended the contract of prop forward Liam Knight, fending off competition from at least one Super League rival to re-sign the player.

Hull, namely head coach John Cartwright, have made no secret of their desire to keep Knight.

The Mail first reported back in April the club's intention to offer the prop, who arrived in February on a contract until the end of the current season, a new deal, with that deal now understood to be completed.

Fellow Super League club Warrington Wolves were also interested, with head coach Sam Burgess, a former teammate of Knight at South Sydney Rabbitohs, admitting so in a recent press conference.