Cust: 'I want to prove a point, play good rugby, and be successful'

WHEN Hull FC signed Cade Cust, the club's plan was to play him off the bench in a '14' role - the number he has on his back - with the player covering both the hooker and half-back positions.

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However, as pre-season training progressed, it soon became apparent that Cust's future lay in the starting side and in the halves alongside Aidan Sezer. And while Marc Sneyd was very much on Hull's radar after Jordan Abdull's January departure, it turned out that the answer was already in-house.

Once that half-back spot opened up, Cust, who already had the respect and understanding of head coach John Cartwright from his NRL days, knuckled down in training and soon earned the respect of his teammates.