Who delivered big success on both sides of the city?
Over the years some of the rugby league legends in the city have played for both Hull FC and Hull KR. Clive Sullivan is a legend in both camps, while heroes like Mick Crane, Paul Rose and Andy Dannatt have represented both sides of the city. But there has also been plenty since the turn of the century.
Here, we pick a squad of 17 to have played for both since 2000.
Full-back - Shaun Briscoe
Briscoe was a favourite at FC after agreeing to join from Wigan Warriors at the age of 20 in 2003.
The following year he claimed a spot in the Super League Dream Team and the England squad and in 2006 he played in the Grand Final for the Black and Whites.
Briscoe continued his fine form with Rovers after making the switch across the River Hull in 2007, helping the club to their highest finish in the summer era.
Wing - Paul Parker
Parker will go down in history as the last player to score a try at the Boulevard, going over for FC in the exhibition match against New Zealand in October 2002.
After joining Halifax briefly in 2003, Parker made the move to Hull KR, where he played until 2005.
Centre - Graeme Horne
Horne came through the ranks at Hull, spending eight years in the first team and making a name for himself, alongside his brother Richard.
But after spending two seasons with Huddersfield Giants, he made the move back to East Yorkshire in 2012 to represent the Robins. He made 87 appearances for KR, scoring 17 tries before eventually joining York City Knights.
Centre - Ben Crooks
The Super League’s top scorer this year, Crooks has been in fine form under Tony Smith and will hope to ensure Rovers’ survival when he returns from a neck problem.
However, he started his career at the KCOM, bursting onto the scene and helping the club to the
Challenge Cup final in 2013, before joining Parramatta Eels in 2015.
Wing - Craig Hall
Hall has enjoyed two spells with the Robins, his most recent stint coming to an end ahead of the 2020 campaign when he signed for Featherstone Rovers.
He came through the FC academy and spent four seasons in the first team before joining KR for the first time in 2011 and after spells at Wakefield, Toronto and Leigh he returned to Craven Park in 2018.
Stand-off Albert Kelly
The Australian starred for KR after arriving at the club from Gold Coast Titans ahead of the 2015 season, but couldn’t prevent the club from being relegated in 2016 and he subsequently joined FC.
Since making the move across the city, he has picked up the Challenge Cup and won over the Black and Whites fans with his talismanic performances.
Scrum-half - James Webster
The half-back has a place in the history books at KR having helped the club to promotion to the Super League in 2006.
In 2008 he was released by Rovers and picked up by FC, however, due to paperwork complications, he only made one appearance for Hull, ironically coming at Craven Park.
Prop - Scott Taylor
The Hull FC vicecaptain realised a dream by signing for his boyhood club ahead of the 2016 season and he has since gone on to help create history for the Black and Whites.
But, it was on the other side of the city that his career began, making his debut for Rovers in 2009 and representing the club until a move to Wigan came about in 2012.
Hooker - Josh Hodgson
He’s known as one of the best hookers in the world at present, but Hodgson’s career started with Hull. After struggling for game time at the KCOM, though, he moved to Craven Park in 2010, where he really made a name for himself and earned his shot in the NRL.
Prop - Liam Watts
The prop forward is another to begin his career with the Robins, doing well and becoming a regular in the KR side under Justin Morgan. But in 2012, he made the controversial switch to the KCOM, where he was a fans’ favourite before his departure from the club in 2018.
Second-row - Dean Hadley
The back-rower spent seven seasons in and around the first team after breaking through at Hull, but in 2019 he made the decision to leave the club for the good of his career.
Chasing a more senior role, Hadley joined Rovers on loan towards the end of last season before penning a three-year deal alongside Jez Litten.
Second-row - Danny Tickle
Tickle spent his best years at FC after signing from Wigan ahead of the 2007 campaign and he would go on to rack up 1,333 points for the club in his 177 appearances before leaving in 2013.
However, he returned to East Yorkshire in 2018, this time wearing red and white, for a single season under
Tim Sheens.
Loose-forward - Paul Cooke
After working his way through into the Hull side in 1999, Cooke established himself as hero with the Black and Whites, playing key roles in the club’s Challenge Cup final victory in 2005, but also en route to the 2006 Grand Final.
But, he put that hero status in jeopardy in 2007, when he made the controversial move across town to Rovers in their first season back in the top flight.