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HULL’S MULLET MAN BRAD A CULT HAIRO
IT started as a lockdown trim but Hull’s Brad Fash now has a cult following for his crazy mullet and hardhitting displays.
He is one of Betfred Super League’s most instantly recognisable faces and has no intention of getting rid of the wacky hairstyle.
The England Knights prop, 27, is in career best form, illustrated by the club announcing yesterday he’s signed a new three-year deal.
It can’t all be down to the flowing locks but Fash is loving the attention his distinctive look has been getting.
He resembles a vampire out of 80s movie The Lost Boys more than a rugby league front-row but insists that wasn’t the inspiration.
“No, Kiefer Sutherland’s not my man!” joked Fash, who’s been nicknamed Brad ‘Fashenhuyzen’ by Hull fans in reference to Melbourne’s mulleted full-back Ryan Papenhuyzen.
“The missus cut it like this and now it’s the best haircut in the world. She did it in lockdown. She’s not a hairdresser – I do have a barber now – so it’s the magic of Covid.
“Everyone’s copying it. I like to think so anyway. They’re not on this level, though, are they? And it is here to stay. Or at least until Head and Shoulders ring me up and tell me they want me to do it in a different style.
“I do like how it’s all taken off. My main shirt sponsor, Mark Leak, even had a mullet at the Huddersfield game, wearing a wig in the hospitality box!” That game saw Hull end a seven-match losing run. Tony Smith’s side bid to back up with another victory when leaders Wigan visit tonight and exCastleford stand-off Jake Trueman is ready to debut after 10 months out with an ACL injury.
Fash said: “It’s a big game. They’ll be a real challenge. Wigan have been playing well but if we perform like we did against Huddersfield we have a good chance.
“We needed to break the cycle and get back to winning like we did the first two games.” Fash has spent his entire career at hometown Hull and was always going to stay on longer.
After signing his new deal, he said: “I didn’t look anywhere else. I’m happy at Hull. I like it here.
“With Tony just coming on board and new training facilities I think we’re in with a good chance. And I do think we can do something.”
■ WARRINGTON’S newly-capped England winger Matty Ashton, 24, has signed a new deal until the end of 2026.