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...