■By ADAM SMITH
Fylde …29
Hull Ionians…41
A POOR second half saw Fylde fall to a heavy defeat against Hull Ionians.
Two quickfire Lewis Minikin penalties gave Hull an early six-point lead and although Fylde got one of their own through Gregory Smith, they gave away a cheap try as Ben Stephenson broke through the line and touched down.
Thomas Carleton managed to get a try back for the hosts soon after and they ended the half superbly by getting another score from Ralph Dowds, the successful Smith conversion giving them a 17-13 advantage at the interval.
Hull controlled the...