Fa'amanu Brown and Tex Hoy: Duo released by Hull FC with immediate effect

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Image caption, Fa'amanu Brown scored three tries in seven Super League appearances for Hull FC

Hull FC have released half-back Fa'amanu Brown and full-back Tex Hoy, a day after head coach Tony Smith left.

Both players were out of contract at the end of the season.

Hoy, 24, joined on a two-year deal before the 2023 campaign and made 21 appearances in Super League.

New Zealand and Samoa international Brown, 29, signed a one-year deal in October and had been ever-present this season but requested to be released on compassionate grounds.

The Black and Whites have won just one of their seven Super League games in 2024.