MALCOLM KNOWLES

Hull Ionians...... 31pts
Fylde.................. 34pts
RECENT encounters between these two sides have produced hard fought, high scoring affairs and yesterday’s match was no exception.
It wasn’t by any means a classic; too many errors by both sides, a lack of clinical finishing and an erratic performance from the whistler prevented that, but it was another full-blooded, enthralling contest from two evenly matched two sides Fylde probably had 75 per cent of possession so may be disappointed to have not had a greater winning margin. Ionians will bemoan t...