Overview
- Hull FC and Warrington Wolves announced an agreement that appoints Steve McNamara as Hull’s head coach for the 2027 Super League season under a substantial transfer fee.
- McNamara will stay in his current role as Warrington’s assistant coach for the rest of the 2026 campaign before linking up with Hull ahead of pre-season.
- John Cartwright has stepped away from his day-to-day duties with immediate effect and remains on the club’s payroll on gardening leave, which means he will not work during his exit process.
- Assistant coach Andy Last has been promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the current season and will lead first‑team matters.
- McNamara, a former Hull player, previously coached England, Bradford, and Catalans Dragons, where he won the 2018 Challenge Cup, a League Leaders’ Shield, and reached two Super League Grand Finals; Cartwright recently said his departure was not mutual and that he felt betrayed and disrespected.