{"id":234856,"date":"2025-07-03T13:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234856\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:51:13","slug":"hull-fc-and-wakefield-trinity-men-in-race-to-claim-super-league-record-from-st-helens-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/234856\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull FC and Wakefield Trinity men in race to claim Super League record from St Helens legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two current Super League players, from Hull FC and Wakefield Trinity, are bidding to make history and break a competition record that has lasted over 15 years.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop forwards are not known for their try-scoring ability. However, for Herman Ese\u2019ese and Caius Faatili, the whitewash has been very familiar to them in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both players have scored seven tries this season, and are on track to break the record for most tries scored by a prop in a single Super League campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The record is currently 10 tries, set by St Helens pair James Graham and Tony Puletua, who both managed to break into double figures in 2008 and 2009 respectively. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This season, that feat could be broken, with Ese\u2019ese and Faatili both having incredible seasons so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Could Hull FC and Wakefield men make Super League history?<\/p>\n

The pair are also the first props to score seven or more tries in a season since 2020, when Alex Walmsley crossed the whitewash on nine occasions. \u00a0<\/p>\n

For Ese\u2019ese, it is not just try scoring that has made him a standout for Hull FC this season. His averages are pretty on the eye,<\/a> with over 105m per game, as well as two offloads, over five tackle busts and 30 tackles. This makes him an all-round threat, with his ability to get over the try line another string in an already very powerful bow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Faatili only signed for Wakefield in late January, and arrived at the club a week before the Super League season began. However, his impact was felt almost instantly<\/a>, and that form earned him a new 3-year deal after just 13 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was Super League\u2019s Player of the Month for June, and scored try doubles in wins over Castleford, Warrington and Salford.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With just under half a season remaining, if the duo keep on the same track they are currently on, they will have more than enough time to break the record.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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