Hull FC v Castleford Tigers preview and 21-man squads

   12/08/2026

HULL FC’S interim head coach Andy Last has made four changes to the squad that was announced ahead of last week’s victory over St Helens.

Zak Hardaker (calf) and Yusuf Aydin (knee) drop out through injury, Tom Briscoe is absent while Max Wood has returned to Warrington Wolves following his loan spell.

The quartet are replaced by Davy Litten (ankle), Sam Lisone (pectoral), Ligi Sao (shoulder) and Matty Laidlaw.

For Castleford, Mikaele Ravalawa has been recalled from his loan at Doncaster while Tom Weaver (head) and Daniel Sarbah also come in for Fletcher Rooney, Corey Sharpe and Alfie Salmon, none of whom played in last Friday’s home thrashing by Hull KR.

Head coach Ryan Carr is still away from the club.

SQUADS

Hull FC: 2 Harvey Barron, 3 Davy Litten, 5 Lewis Martin, 6 Jake Arthur, 7 Aidan Sezer, 8 Herman Ese’ese, 9 Amir Bourouh, 10 Harvie Hill, 11 Joe Batchelor, 14 Cade Cust, 15 James Bell, 16 Sam Lisone, 18 Ligi Sao, 21 Arthur Romano, 24 Logan Moy, 25 Matty Laidlaw, 26 Hugo Salabio, 29 Will Hutchinson, 32 Lloyd Kemp, 36 Lennon Clark, 39 Ethan O’Neill

Ins: 3 Davy Litten, 16 Sam Lisone, 18 Ligi Sao, 25 Matty Laidlaw
Outs: 4 Zak Hardaker, 19 Tom Briscoe, 20 Yusuf Aydin, 40 Max Wood

Tigers: 5 Mikaele Ravalawa, 6 Daejarn Asi, 7 Tom Weaver, 8 Renouf Atoni, 9 Liam Hood, 10 George Lawler, 11 Jordan Lane, 12 Alex Mellor, 13 Joe Stimson, 15 Jack Ashworth, 21 Louis Senior, 23 Krystian Mapapalangi, 24 Jenson Windley, 25 Sam Hall, 27 Cain Robb, 30 Daniel Sarbah, 32 George Hirst, 35 Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, 36 Tyler Dupree, 37 Jack Brown, Tylor Sharpe

Ins: 5 Mikaele Ravalawa, 7 Tom Weaver, 30 Daniel Sarbah
Outs: 18 Fletcher Rooney, Corey Sharpe, Alfie Salmon

Referee: James Vella

STATS

Hull FC’s LEWIS MARTIN has scored tries in his sides’ last three meetings with Castleford (>1-2-1).

Last ten meetings:
Castleford 10, Hull FC 50 (SLR9, 24/4/26)
Hull FC 14, Castleford 22 (SLR14, 13/6/25)
Castleford 14, Hull FC 24 (SLR6, 27/3/25)
Hull FC 20, Castleford 39 (SLR24, 31/8/24)
Castleford 30, Hull FC 22 (SLR12, 24/5/24)
Castleford 29, Hull FC 12 (SLR25, 8/9/23)
Hull FC 36, Castleford 18 (SLR19, 15/7/23)
Castleford 8, Hull FC 32 (CCR6, 21/5/23)
Hull FC 32, Castleford 30 (SLR1, 19/2/23)
Hull FC 18, Castleford 46 (SLR20, 22/7/22)

Super League summary
Hull FC won 31
Castleford won 28
3 draws
Hull FC highest score: 52-18 (A, 2004); 52-0 (H, 2013) (Widest margin: 52-0, H, 2013)
Castleford highest score: 46-18 (A, 2022) (Widest margin: 44-12, H, 2019)