Jamie Shaul (born 1 July 1992) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

in the Super League and

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. Shaul spent time on loan at the

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

in the

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in 2013 and at

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the ...

in 2022.

Background

Shaul was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-ea ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

An ex-brick layer, he was Hull's U20 player of the year in 2012 and has been ever present since August 2013. In the 2014 season, he has made 14 appearances and scored 10 tries. After making a strong start to his

career in 2013, he was handed a new 5-year contract. Shaul was Hull's starting full-back in the teams Challenge Cup Final defeat by

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union followin ...

In 2016, Shaul played an important part in Hull's successful campaign. He scored the winning try in the team's 2016 Challenge Cup Final win over the

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warrington ...

, with a narrow 12-10 score at

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. As a result of his successful season, Shaul was included in the

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along with 5 of his teammates. In 2017, Shaul once again won the Challenge Cup as Hull FC defeated Wigan Warriors by a score of 18-14 to win their second cup in as many years, the first time Hull have done this.

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the

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Performance squad. In 2018 he was selected for

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against

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at the Leigh Sports Village.

Honours

Club

* Challenge Cup: (2) 2016, 2017 **Runner-up: (1) 2013

Individual

: (1) 2016

References

External links

Hull FC profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaul, Jamie 1992 births Living people England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull Wakefield Trinity players York City Knights players