After eight years of playing for the York Knights, where he made 176 appearances, Jubb has faced Jones numerous times.
He joined the Knights from Hull KR in 2017 and quickly became a vital member of the team, contributing to their League One championship winning squad and scoring 30 tries.
Having played for York under head coach James Ford, he is aware of what would be expected of him in the upcoming season. He gave an explanation of why he decided to leave the Knights after a lengthy tenure in order to come to Featherstone.
“We have a really good group, and it’s been a really enjoyable start to my career here,” he said, adding, “but the guys have been great. It’s a new group, a new environment.”
“Obviously, I know Fordy from my time at York and it was a really good opportunity to come here. It’s exciting to feel part of this group going forward and hopefully we have a good year.”
“I was at York for a long time and I really enjoyed my eight years and however many games it was. However, this was a great opportunity – the aspirations of the club, the way the club is going under Paddy (Handley).”
Jubb continued: “I play hooker and Jones is a fantastic player. He’s slightly different to myself, he’s very good at running and just a bit quicker than me. Hopefully we will complement each other well.
“I’ve learned lots off him so far and hopefully he’s learned a bit off me as well. Hopefully we can build a good relationship going forward and put some good performances in.
“There’s a lot of great players and great teams in the Championship. The standard across the board is getting very high with a lot of Super League standard players.
“A lot of teams have recruited well and we’ll keep our goals to ourselves in here. But we are looking forward to a good season and hopefully we’ll be up there.”
Jubb is in contention to make his Fev debut this Sunday when Rovers play their first pre-season game against Goole Vikings.
