{"id":667146,"date":"2026-07-01T02:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/667146\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:04:16","slug":"super-league-hooker-secures-championship-season-long-loan-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/667146\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League hooker secures Championship season-long loan deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OH_7322.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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>Super League side Castleford Tigers have sent hooker Aiden Doolan out on loan to Championship side Hunslet for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The club have confirmed that there is a recall option for Doolan who, despite an injury to first-choice Liam Hood, has found game time hard to come by in his first season at Wheldon Road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-castleford-tigers-announce-latest-signing-as-former-warrington-wolves-youngster-makes-super-league-return-110330\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doolan was signed by Castleford in November<\/a>, penning a two-year deal with the Super League club having previously had a trial at Huddersfield Giants in the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>A former Warrington Wolves academy player, Doolan can name Widnes and Barrow among his former clubs and it had been announced back in January that he would join the Raiders on a season-long loan, though he was ultimately recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Doolan played five games for the Raiders from January through March before being recalled but he\u2019d only play three times for Castleford, and not since the end of April.<\/p>\n<p>With Ashton Golding now firmly securing the starting spot at hooker, Castleford have opted to send the 22-year-old Doolan out on loan to Hunslet for the remainder of their Championship campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Yorkshire club sit 15th in the Championship, just four points shy of the top ten and the play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming his addition, Hunslet said: \u201cHunslet RLFC are pleased to announce that Castleford Tigers hooker, Aiden Doolan has joined the Parksiders on loan until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAiden, who has Championship experience with Barrow, has made three Super League appearances for the Tigers this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castleford also announced his exit with their brief statement confirming that the club do have a recall option on the hooker with the Tigers having experienced plenty of injuries in the dummy-half position so far this year in Super League.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Castleford Tigers can confirm that forward Aiden Doolan has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HunsletRLFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HunsletRLFC<\/a> on a season long loan deal with a recall option<\/p>\n<p>Rip in Dools \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/COYF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#COYF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RugbyLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#RugbyLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ugFirSQJrT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ugFirSQJrT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Castleford Tigers (@CTRLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CTRLFC\/status\/2071911631806706069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 30, 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\" 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