Hull have announced that Richard Agar will be John Kear's assistant for the 2005 and 2006 Super League seasons. The 32-year-old has had a successful year at National League Two side York City Knights and reached Grand Finals as a player for Dewsbury and Widnes.
"He's a coach of undoubted potential as his record already indicates," said Kear, who takes over from Shaun McRae as Hull's head coach next season.
"He's a great thinker of the game who shows tremendous innovation."