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Nick Rawsthorne has been granted an early release from his deal to join Toronto Wolfpack with immediate effect, Hull FC have confirmed.

The winger, who was out of contract at the end of the campaign, made three competitive appearances last season during an injury crisis after he originally arrived at the Black and Whites in 2016.

Rawsthorne was down the pecking order last year and the presence of back-up Hakim Miloudi and the competition from fellow young gun Jack Sanderson has seen him surplus to requirements ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Hull's starting wingers include Bureta Faraimo and Fetuli Talanoa, with Josh Griffin, Miloudi and Sanderson all ahead of Rawsthorne before his departure on a two-year deal to Toronto.

“Nick hasn’t featured regularly in the first-team squad and faced plenty of competition for a place in the team this season,” Hull FC’s Executive Director James Clark said.

“The chance to join Toronto will allow him much more game time as he looks to progress his career, so we didn’t want to stand in his way.

“He has family in Canada and he is really looking forward to the new challenge. Everyone at the club would like to wish him well for the future.”

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