Homage to Ionians as they hold on with 13

By LUKE JARMYN
Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts

IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was the bedrock of a crucial bonus-point win.
Their quick-phase play and back-row’s turnover count were also key, while lock Thomas Peters gave a superb display in a Yorkshire derby which gives Ionians a five-point gap at the top and the box-seat to bounce straight back into National One.
Director of rugby Martyn Wood said: “We we’re clinical in a few areas, particularly out wide. Our defence was the key. We were...

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