{"id":389792,"date":"2026-01-25T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389792\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:06:09","slug":"hull-fcs-2026-reserve-fixtures-in-full-as-john-cartwright-gets-schedule-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389792\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull FC&#8217;s 2026 reserve fixtures in full as John Cartwright gets schedule desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hull FC&#8217;s reserves fixtures have been confirmed.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3__AM20106.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Houghton is Hull FC's new reserves coach. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Danny Houghton is Hull FC's new reserves coach. \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Danny Houghton is Hull FC&#8217;s new reserves coach. (Image: )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hull FC&#8217;s reserves fixtures for the 2026 season have been confirmed. The Black and Whites will play 11 games from February to June, taking on 10 Super League sides and one from the Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Coached by club legend Danny Houghton this year, Hull open their reserves account with a home game against London Broncos, with the fixture taking place on the same day as the club&#8217;s Super League opener against Bradford Bulls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The same process applies the following week at Wigan Warriors, with the reserves in action before the first team game, something that will please head coach John Cartwright, who has previously told Hull Live of his desire to see the two competitions run as close to each other as possible, ensuring recovering and training schedules can mirror each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Elsewhere, Hull play every Super League side once barring Catalans Dragons, Toulouse Olympique, and York Knights. Home games are scheduled at the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulldailymail.co.uk\/all-about\/university-of-hull\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">University of Hull<\/a>, with fixtures, as always, subject to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 1 &#8211; London Broncos &#8211; Home &#8211; Saturday 14 February &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 2 &#8211; Wigan Warriors &#8211; Away &#8211; Sunday 22 February &#8211; 12pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 3 &#8211; Warrington Wolves &#8211; Away &#8211; Saturday 28 February &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 4 &#8211; <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulldailymail.co.uk\/all-about\/hull-kr\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Hull KR<\/a> &#8211; Home &#8211; Saturday 14 March &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 5 &#8211; Wakefield Trinity &#8211; Away &#8211; Saturday 28 March &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 6 &#8211; St Helens &#8211; Home &#8211; Saturday 18 April &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 7 &#8211; Bradford Bulls &#8211; Away &#8211; Sunday 26 April &#8211; 5pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 8 &#8211; Leeds Rhinos &#8211; Home &#8211; Friday 15 May &#8211; 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 9 &#8211; Leigh Leopards &#8211; Away &#8211; Saturday 23 May &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 10 &#8211; Huddersfield Giants &#8211; Home &#8211; Saturday 6 June &#8211; 2pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Round 11 &#8211; Castleford Tigers &#8211; Away &#8211; Thursday 11 June &#8211; 7pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hull FC&#8217;s reserves fixtures have been confirmed. 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