With all the injuries we've had over the past couple of seasons, I have personally felt that Motu's was the most significant for the club. A strange view perhaps, but when you consider the number of positions he can cover, we may well have been left with far fewer holes in the first team. The same goes I think for Richard Whiting. If a couple of years ago when things were really bad with injuries we'd had a fit motu and a fit Whiting, we may not have been in an injury 'crisis' at all.

As for his future, I really hope he gets another SL club. Given the lack of available players at the moment, and the fact that he would be fine on the visa front, I can't see why Crusaders don't go for him. They have a pretty skinny squad and the clock is ticking, he could over positions there as he did for us.

hull fc flash former fc player motu tony signs for hull rugby union full story in tuesday hull daily mail

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Pleased for Motu, hope him all the best down at Hull Rugby Union. Good bunch of lads down there, worked with them on some school rugby stuff and he will fit right in.

Good luck to him.

I hope he will still be around Hull FC though - he could do a great job for us in the community.

Another player turns rovers down to go somewhere else.

Good news that he's staying round the City. He's too good for Onion though.

who needs the Brother

Heard it??? More like imagined it in that warped head of yours. The very thought that Rovers would even consider him is laughable.

good luck motu, hope it works out o.k. for him... glad he's staying in and around Hull, hope he does still carry on doing work for Hull fc, a great ambassador for the club and an old round great bloke. Good luck Motu.

Ah that old chestnut. Rovers fans seem to make a habit of denying any approach for the players they lose out on!!

Good luck to Motu!

Well said.

I find it strange though that he would go to Hull RU. He's 27 and a NZ international. Is his injury maybe that bad? Does he just want to stay in the area?

I'd have thought he would have got another professional deal? (although if the rumours are to be believed what Tevita earned when he went there maybe Motu has done the right thing)

He still does alot of work in the community for FC such as attending youth sides Christmas parties and visiting schools.

In today's HDM: Tony's FC career was brought to a premature end last season when he was hit by a rare injury, suffering an insect bite.

And the former Castleford man revealed it not only almost ended his playing career, but also [ucould have caused him to need an amputation[/u.

"If the infection had been any more severe there was the possibility I could have lost a foot," he said.

"I had two weeks in hospital and three operations to get it right.

Blimey

Had some terrible injury luck, but didn't realise it was as serious as that. Good luck Motu in your new career, and as others have said, would be great to see your continued association with the black and whites.

Good luck to Motu. Always gave 100% and never let us down. I would have thought he could have got a berth with another SL club or maybe NL1 but if he wants to go to Union that's his choice.

Think he could of done better than NL2 Union side, Crusaders or even a top Championship side. Anyway good luck Motu, FC legend !

Get the feeling he's playing for Hull to prove his fitness before looking for another RL deal. Good luck to him

Not sure how playing in that backs in RU will prove anything, other than whether he can handle been cold or not.

As funny as you signing Chris Chester? The man who kept Smith + Nephew afloat?

That's me buying a Hull RUFC shirt.

Do they do one in pink?

They will

Well once he has proved his fitness you can pray he signs for stade france.

Flowers? What do you think I am?!?!