Any news on reserves having a game? Next week would be the perfect time to give hopefully give the likes of Kelly and Westerman 40 mins to get some match fitness! Also Langtree must want a chance to be getting a game in our second row plus Ratu needs to get game time especially with MDJ gone for the year.

five of them will be playing for Doncaster

be interesting to see how there go

I'm surprised that Hull havnt arranged any friendlies against Championship 1 opposition. I think that a couple of Super League clubs have been doing that to get their fringe players up to speed.

Makes me wonder if Hull have decided to take a different route. Maybe see some of your fringe players leave or become part time and loaned out. Perhaps even look to get some game time with local Conference sides. (No idea if that's possible)

The fringe players played against Doncaster on Saturday morning

Match this weekend against Wakefield. Triple header, should be a good day.

This Saturday @Bishop Burton College .....

Development Under 16’s – 11.00am v Midlands Rugby
Academy Under 19’s – 12.30pm v Wakefield Trinity
Reserves – 2.30pm – Hull FC v Wakefield Trinity

Lack of notice really disappointing !! Will this be the norm for the season ?

Just wondering whether or not the salary cap limitation & recent ruling will prevent players making first appearance for the first team this year ?

So far Fash, Levy, Langtree & Logan to name but 4 who seem to be fit & not featuring.

Don't think the RFL granted any leeway for bolstering our squad to play regular reserve SL ?

You pose an interesting question there. When you build a big squad like Hull have in order to run a reserves it may well be that some players are outside of the Cap and unable to play first team rugby. I can understand Hull getting denied dispensation to sign a replacement for Dawson but surely common sence should prevail and you be able to select players currently outside of the Cap up to the value of his contract. On his podcast a few weeks back Craig Harrison speculated that Dawsons contract was circa £80k. You could promote a few young lads with that.

The top and bottom of it is that clubs who invest in a Reserves like Hull have should get some additional Cap space.