By MALCOLM KNOWLES
Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts
AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and held his feelings in check long enough to tell them how proud he was of them and their achievements in winning the league title.
For the first time in 15 years, they go into the final game of the season with nothing riding on the result.
Wood said: “Leicester made a great start, but I always thought we would win.
“We have been top or thereabouts for all the season and the table doesn’t lie.
“I am very, very pro...
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