Hull FC will welcome a special guest to take part in tomorrow’s AA Jones Legend’s Parade at the MKM Stadium.
Delivering the match ball prior to kick-off will be long-serving member of club staff, Sasch Brook, who has served the Black & Whites for 25 years.
Sasch currently works as Team Manager for Hull FC’s Academy, also overseeing administrative duties for the club’s Reserves and Scholarship teams.
Those involved in the grassroots game of Rugby League in the city will probably be familiar with Sasch, as he also works as Fixture Secretary, arranging all of the matches for junior grade teams.
Sasch is not on his own as a long-serving off-field member of staff, with retail assistant Sandra Blexill and kit assistant Chris Bratton also representing the club for periods spanning well over two decades. Photographer Chris Turner has also worked with the club since the days of The Boulevard, impressively.
But he has been invited by the club to deliver the match ball ahead of tomorrow’s match against Leeds Rhinos, celebrating 25 years of working for Hull FC.
In a recent interview with hullfc.com, Sasch discussed his love for Rugby League, and how working in the sport has had such an impact on his life.
“I can honestly say that Rugby League has given me everything – it really has,” he said.
“When I reflect on some of the memories I have had in this sport and at this club, I do get a little bit emotional. But the big thing for me is that I remember all of the great people in my life that I have met through Rugby League.
“I’ve met some absolutely awesome people; coaching staff, backroom staff, players, even players’ parents and family members.”
Reflecting on the early days of his time with the Black & Whites, he commented: “In the early 2000s back at The Boulevard, things were obviously very different. We did a lot of printing and used fax machines an awful lot,” he said.
“I worked closely with a lot of good people at the time – my role at that point was a bit of a free role really. It was just a case of getting lots of work done.
“At The Boulevard, we used to have a comfortable seating area. And at busy periods, when work needed doing, I would stay behind at night to get it done and stay the night there. I’d put my head down for two or three hours and then get up again at 3 or 4am and get more work done.”
Make sure you’re in your seats with just over 10 minutes until kick-off tomorrow to give Sasch a big round of applause as he takes part in the AA Jones Legend’s Parade.
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