Hull FC brace for Jake Connor offers as NRL clubs circle

Hull FC full-back Jake Connor is currently attracting attention from a number of Australian clubs. Connor has caught the eye with his performances in a black and white shirt this year and Hull Live understands NRL outfits have shown interest in taking him Down Under for next season.

Canberra Raiders are one club known to be keen on the 27-year-old after studying his performances and it seems they could be ready to make their move. Of course, having signed a new two-year deal last year, Connor is under contract at the MKM Stadium until the end of the 2023 Super League season.

As such, any move for Connor would require a transfer fee and are unlikely to want to part with their star man on the cheap. His contract also indicates that should Connor make the move to the NRL it would have to be on Hull’s terms.

The Englishman, who looks set to represent the Combined Nations All Stars later this month, has a young child and it is currently unknown whether he is keen on the switch. However, the Raiders will be hopeful of being able to prise him away from East Yorkshire and take him to the Australian capital with a deal to play in the sport’s premier competition next year.

Connor has been one of Super League’s outstanding performers this season, picking up 22 try assists from full-back from the Black and Whites. He has also touched down for three tries and he’s not far behind Jai Field in the race to win the competition’s Man of Steel award.

With such stats, it was inevitable that he would crop up on the radars of NRL recruitment managers, who have looked to the Northern Hemisphere with regularity of late. The likes of Oliver Gildart, Dom Young and Harry Rushton have all made the move in recent seasons and a number of others have