After confirming that he will retire at the end of the season, Hull FC winger Tom Briscoe has looked back on his career, picking out a highlight, whilst also previewing what is next to come.

Briscoe played the final home game of his career on Saturday and it was only right that it came at the MKM Stadium for Hull FC, the club that he started out at before returning in the latter years of his career.

In total, Briscoe has played 211 games for Hull FC and scored 107 tries, but there’s still a chance that he adds two more to that tally with the Black and Whites still to play Toulouse Olympique and Leeds Rhinos.

That final game against Leeds Rhinos, should he play, will also be incredibly special for Briscoe given that he spent a good chunk of his career at Headingley, winning two Super League titles and three Challenge Cups.

He’d win a further Challenge Cup in 2023 with Leigh Leopards, and Briscoe was keen to pay tribute to the fans of all three when he spoke post-match to Sky Sports on Saturday, as he looked back on his stellar career.

Asked how he felt, Briscoe said: “Just incredibly proud. Like you say, I’ve got the kids here, the family over there and it’s just an unbelievable feeling really.

“The journey and the years I’ve been playing and the emotions of having one last game here at the MKM, it’s special. I feel very privileged to have been in the game for so long and to be in the position that I am now, so yeah, I’m incredibly proud.”

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Retiring Hull FC man picks career highlight and previews what is next

In a career as impressive as his, there are plenty of highlights to look back on but there was one that stood out to the 36-year-old.

“There’s that many to look on and I feel incredibly privileged that the teams I’ve been involved with have achieved so much,” he admitted.

“It’s hard to look past the 2015 Challenge Cup, scoring the five tries and getting the Lance Todd [Trophy] there. I think that’s the highlight of the career.”

As for what comes next in his career after playing, Briscoe pumped the brakes initially and explained he will spend time with family first, though he also admitted that he may put his PhD in Sports Science to good use.

He said: “I’ve got no plans at the minute. I’ll take some time with the family and just take it all in, I think, for a while.

“Obviously, I’ve just passed and graduated a PhD so I’m looking to maybe stay around the research, maybe a bit of teaching, lecturing somewhere and maybe keep my foot in the strength and conditioning side of things with a team.

“There’s a few options there, I’ll take some time to assess and spend time with the family and then make some decisions.”

“Incredibly privileged” – Briscoe thanks the fans

As such, there’s a chance that we see Tom Briscoe on the coaching staff of a Super League team in years to come but for now, he was just focused on paying tribute to the fans from across his career.

“I can’t speak highly enough of the supporters over the years,” he said of those at Hull FC.

“Through the good times and the bad times, it’s been incredible. The atmosphere here at the MKM and whenever we’re travelling away, the support has been great from the Hull fans.

“Not only that, all the clubs I’ve played at, Leeds obviously holds a special place as well and in a couple of weeks, get to run out one final time at Headingley, which again will be a special moment.

“I can’t go without obviously saying about Leigh. My time there was incredible and the support there on the back of that Challenge Cup, bringing that back to Leigh [for the first time] in 50 years, that was just special as well.

“The support, no matter what club I’ve been at, has been incredible, and just like I said before, I feel incredibly privileged to be on the receiving end of that.”