{"id":509749,"date":"2026-04-02T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/509749\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:18:11","slug":"hull-kr-sign-veteran-utility-on-full-time-deal-after-successful-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/509749\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR sign veteran utility on full-time deal after successful trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AW9_5231.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hull KR\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Hull KR have confirmed the signing of veteran utility Ryan Hampshire on a full-time deal following a successful trial with the club.<\/p>\n<p>News of Hampshire first trialling with the club came when his name<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-hull-kr-name-ex-super-league-veteran-in-reserves-line-up-as-leeds-rhinos-score-13-tries-in-victory-113549\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> appeared on a team sheet for Hull KR reserves<\/a>, with Willie Peters going on to confirm that it was in fact the Ryan Hampshire formerly of Wigan Warriors and most recently Featherstone Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>After Featherstone went into administration, Hampshire was seeking game time to keep match fitness and Hull KR were able to offer that but the 31-year-old has impressed so much that he has landed himself a deal with the club until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Hull KR announced: \u201cThe 31-year-old utility back has featured for the club\u2019s reserves, showcasing his versatility across the spine. Hampshire\u2019s ability to cover multiple positions in the halves and at full-back adds valuable depth to Willie Peters\u2019 squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giving his verdict, head coach Willie Peters said: \u201cRyan (Hampshire) has come into the group on trial and has impressed us with his professionalism and attitude in training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRyan has earned this opportunity through training and his performances with the Reserves and the way he\u2019s applied himself since arriving at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an experienced player who understands the game and can cover several key positions in the spine, which is important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adept at full-back and in the halves, Hampshire offers plenty of versatility but also experience with the 31-year-old starting his career over ten years ago with Wigan Warriors, for whom he would make 30 appearances before returning to as recently as 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Peters, Brad Arthur\u2019s Leeds Rhinos future, RTS and Rivals Round previewed \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vVwoeWHL-xY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hull KR are pleased to confirm that Ryan Hampshire has signed a deal with the Robins until the end of the 2026 season, following a successful trial period with the club \u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>Read more \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/trGWCuqqAT\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/trGWCuqqAT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UpTheRobins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#UpTheRobins<\/a>\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sk1KHotkNW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sk1KHotkNW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hull KR (@hullkrofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hullkrofficial\/status\/2039734608359563527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hull KR have confirmed the signing of veteran utility Ryan Hampshire on a full-time deal following a successful&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-509749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}