Overview
- Hull FC, which announced Tuesday that head coach John Cartwright will leave after the 2026 season, said he will lead the team for the final 20 rounds.
- The club says an update on a 2027 successor is coming soon, and Hull Live reported Steve McNamara has been lined up, though the hire is not confirmed.
- Warrington head coach Sam Burgess said Thursday that McNamara remains fully committed to the Wolves and that training is business as usual.
- Former players Paul Cooke and Ged Corcoran urged Hull to brief players and staff quickly to steady nerves and to move on recruitment as injuries thin the squad.
- Cartwright lifted Hull to seventh in 2025 with a 48% win rate, and McNamara is a Hull-born ex-FC player with trophies at Catalans and stints coaching England and in the NRL.