Archbishop of York to attend Hull's clash with Castleford

ByPA Sport

Published 23/02/2016 at 18:11 GMT

The Archbishop of York will be among the spectators at the KC Stadium this week to see if Hull can retain top spot in the First Utility Super League.

The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu will attend Hull's match against Castleford

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Dr John Sentamu, the first black Archbishop, will attend Thursday night's match against Castleford as part of a walk around his province that started in November and ends in West Hull this week.

Hull FC club chaplain Rev Tony Cotson, who will spend the day with the Archbishop, said: "H e is very interested in learning what rugby league and Hull FC are all about.

"He has a background playing rugby union so I'm going to try and convert him!"

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