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2012 Hull FC season

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Super League XVII Rank
  
6th

Challenge Cup
  
4th Round

Chairman
  
Adam Pearson

Play-off result
  
N/A

Points scored
  
For: 712; Against: 653

2012 record
  
Wins: 15; Draws: 2; Losses: 11

This article details the Hull FC rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.

Contents

Season review

  • Hull acquire new coach Peter Gentle from Wests Tigers.
  • Lee Radford retires as a player and becomes an assistant coach at Hull.
  • Shaun McRae and Andy Hay become assistant coaches for the club.
  • Veteran Sean Long leaves Hull FC to become an assistant coach at Salford City Reds.
  • Hull FC sign scrum-half Jamie Ellis from Leigh Centurions on a 2-year deal.
  • Hull FC sign fullback Wade McKinnon from Wests Tigers on a 3-year deal.
  • Hull FC sign hooker Aaron Heremaia on a 2-year deal and scrum half Brett Seymour on a 3-year deal from the New Zealand Warriors.
  • Danny Washbrook and Ewan Dowes join Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 3 year and 1 year deals.
  • Epalahame Lauaki signs for Wigan Warriors on a 3-year deal.
  • Youngster Luke Briscoe joins Leeds Rhinos on a 4-year deal.
  • Veteran Craig Fitzgibbon retires from playing and joins Sydney Roosters as an assistant coach.
  • Cameron Phelps and Martin Gleeson were both released from the club.
  • Hull sign centre Tony Martin on a 1-year deal from Crusaders RL.
  • Hull sign Martin Aspinwall from Castleford Tigers on a 1-year deal.
  • Hull sign prop Eamon O'Carroll on a 3-year deal from Wigan Warriors.
  • Hull sign prop Andy Lynch from Bradford Bulls on a 3-year deal.
  • Hull sign Mike Burnett on a 1-year deal from London Broncos.
  • Sam Obst joins Championship side Keighley Cougars on a 1-year deal.
  • The 2012 Super League fixtures were announced and Hull FC will play Warrington Wolves at the KC Stadium in Round 1.
  • Hull FC announce that they will play 3 pre-season friendlies - 21st Jan vs. York City Knights away, 22nd Jan vs. Hull KR at home and 27-29th Jan vs. Bradford Bulls at home.
  • Hull officially announce Andy Lynch as their captain for the 2012 season.
  • Hull FC draw their Round 1 game 20-20 against Warrington Wolves.
  • The Round 2 game against Catalans Dragons was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • Hull beat London Broncos 22-14 in Round 3.
  • Salford City Reds beat Hull 24-22 in Round 4.
  • Hull beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 14-10 in Round 5.
  • Hull beat St Helens RLFC 22-10 in Round 6.
  • Hull hammer Widnes Vikings 58-10 in Round 7.
  • Former Leeds Rhinos player Gareth Ellis signs for Hull on a 3-year deal.
  • Hull beat Castleford Tigers 42-28 in Round 8.
  • Hull defeat Bradford Bulls 24-18 in Round 9.
  • Hull go top of the table by beating rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 36-6 in Round 10.
  • Hull lose to Huddersfield Giants 22-4 in Round 11.
  • Hull are knocked out of the Challenge Cup 42-16 by Huddersfield Giants in the 4th Round.
  • Hull are heavily beating 56-12 in Round 12 by Wigan Warriors.
  • Wade McKinnon left the club with immediate effect.
  • Matty Russell joins the club on a one-month loan.
  • Andy Lynch signs a new contract keeping him at the KC Stadium until 2014.
  • Hull FC beat champions Leeds Rhinos 34-20 in Round 13.
  • Hull FC beat London Broncos 14-12 in Round 14.
  • Hull FC lose their Round 15 Magic Weekend encounter 32-30 against rivals Hull Kingston Rovers.
  • Jordan Turner signs a 3 Year Deal with St Helens RLFC for the 2013 season.
  • Hull FC announce the signing of Castleford Tigers centre Joe Arundel on a 4 Year Deal.
  • Hull FC draw with St Helens RLFC 18-18 in Round 16.
  • Hull FC lost 32-30 to Wakefield Wildcats in Round 17.
  • Fullback Matty Russell signs a one-month extension to his loan.
  • Hull FC sign prop Liam Watts from rivals Hull KR on a  3 1⁄2-year deal.
  • Hull FC lost 40-18 to Warrington Wolves in Round 18.
  • Prop Eamon O'Carroll moves to Widnes Vikings on an immediate  2 1⁄2-year deal.
  • Hull narrowly beat Huddersfield Giants 28-24 in Round 19.
  • Jamie Ellis is released and signs for Castleford Tigers whilst Ryan McGoldrick comes the opposite way and signs with the Black and Whites until the end of the year.
  • Hull lose 21-6 to Leeds Rhinos in Round 20.
  • Hull lose 44-14 to Catalans Dragons in Round 2.
  • Hull sign St Helens winger Jamie Foster on a months loan while Matty Russell goes back to Wigan Warriors.
  • Hull beat rivals Hull KR 32-18 in Round 21.
  • Hull beat Salford City Reds 36-24 in Round 22.
  • Hull lose 48-10 to Wigan Warriors in Round 23.
  • Hull beat Catalans Dragons 30-10 in Round 24.
  • Hull lose 42-16 to Widnes Vikings in Round 25.
  • Hull batter Bradford Bulls 70-6 in Round 26.
  • Hull beat Castleford Tigers 36-10 in final weekly round game.
  • Hull beat Huddersfield Giants 46-10 in the first playoff game.

    • Pre season friendlies

    Dragons score is first.

    Player appearances

  • Friendly Games Only

    • = Captain

    = Injured

    = Suspended

    Table

    As of 9 September 2012

    2012 fixtures and results

    2012 Engage Super League

    Player appearances

  • Super League Only

    • = Captain

    = Injured

    = Suspended

    Player appearances

  • Challenge Cup Games only

    • Player appearances

  • Play Off Games only

    • 2012 squad statistics

  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play Offs) as of 23 September 2012.

    • = Captain = Injured = Suspended

    Out of contract 2012

    Players out of contract in 2012:

    2012 transfers in/out

    In

    Out

    References

    2012 Hull FC season Wikipedia
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