Wildcats take Hyde in Southernwood Bulls deal

WAKEFIELD have signed 20-year-old utility back Kieran Hyde as part of the deal which took teenage half-back Cain Southernwood to Super League rivals Bradford.

Hyde, who was on the Wakefield scholarship scheme before joining the Bulls four years ago, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Wildcats.

Southernwood, who like Hyde has yet to make his Super League debut, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Bulls.

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Wakefield coach John Kear said: "Kieran is a very talented player who has real pace and in the longer term we see him as a full-back.

"Cain, too, is a player with great ability but we're well blessed with players in his position here at the Wildcats so his first-team prospects were strictly limited.

"Kieran is further advanced by two years in his development than Cain and I expect he will be challenging for a place in the first team in the next few weeks."