Jamie Shaul (born 1 July 1992) is an English professional
rugby league footballer who plays as a for
Hull F.C. in the
Super League
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and
England national rugby league team.
Shaul spent time on loan at the
York City Knights in the
Kingstone Press Championship in 2013 and at
Wakefield Trinity in 2022.
Background
Shaul was born in
Kingston upon Hull,
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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.
Playing career
An ex-brick layer, he was Hull's U20 player of the year in 2012 and has been ever present since August 2013. In the 2014 season, he has made 14 appearances and scored 10 tries.
After making a strong start to his
Hull F.C. career in 2013, he was handed a new 5-year contract. Shaul was Hull's starting full-back in the teams
Challenge Cup
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Final defeat by
Wigan Warriors
In 2016, Shaul played an important part in Hull's successful campaign. He scored the winning try in the team's
2016 Challenge Cup
The 2016 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a ...
Final win over the
Warrington Wolves, with a narrow 12-10 score at
Wembley Stadium.
As a result of his successful season, Shaul was included in the
Super League Dream Team along with 5 of his teammates.
In 2017, Shaul once again won the
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
as Hull FC defeated Wigan Warriors by a score of 18-14 to win their second cup in as many years, the first time Hull have done this.
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the
England Knights Performance squad.
In 2018 he was selected for
England against
France at the
.
Honours
Club
*
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
: (2) 2016, 2017
**Runner-up: (1) 2013
Individual
*
Super League Dream Team: (1) 2016
References
External links
Hull FC profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaul, Jamie
1992 births
Living people
England Knights national rugby league team players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Hull F.C. players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull
Wakefield Trinity players
York City Knights players