Hull FC sign Batchelor and Bell from St Helens

Joe Batchelor has made 111 appearances for St Helens

Hull FC have signed St Helens forwards Joe Batchelor and James Bell on three-year deals for next season.

Batchelor, 30, joined Saints from York Knights in 2019 and has won four Grand Finals and one Challenge Cup.

Bell, 31, has spent the past four seasons with Saints after joining from Leigh and has scored nine tries in 81 appearances.

"It was a really difficult decision for me to leave St Helens and it was one that wasn't taken lightly," Batchelor told the Hull FC website.

"I've had some really good times there and I've got a lot of respect for the club, so it had to be a really exciting opportunity to draw me away."