 Radford will return to Hull after seven years at Bradford |
Challenge Cup winners Hull have secured their first new player for next season after agreeing a deal to re-sign forward Lee Radford from Bradford. The 26-year-old left Hull for the Bulls in 1998 but has failed to agree a new contract despite winning six major honours in seven years at Odsal.
"He has a lot of experience despite being young and has won everything," said chief executive David Plummer.
Radford played for the Bulls in Friday's 49-6 win over Hull.
He said there was only one place he wanted to go once he realised his future did not lie with Bradford.
"It's massive for me to come back to Hull and play in the black and white jersey again," he told the Hull Daily Mail.
"I think the timing is just right. I had a number of good offers from other clubs - one was an exceptionally good one, but when Hull came in for me that was it. Hull is where I want to be."
The arrival of Radford, who can play in the second row or at loose forward, will help Hull deal with the impact of losing Stephen Kearney and Paul McNicholas at the end of the season.
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