Drama at the end as Macc stunned by Hull

■By MALLY KNOWLES
Hull Ionians…18
Macc’field …16
VISITORS Macclesfield may feel aggrieved to have been defeated, having held a 16-6 lead with the scoreboard clock showing 82 minutes, but Ionians staged a remarkable comeback to score two tries and snatch a win by the time the referee eventually blew for time.
Ionians had much the better of possession and territory for the opening half and led by a drop goal and a penalty to a well-executed try by winger Myles Hall.
The hosts should have made more of a prolonged period camped on the Macclesfield line, especially with...

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