By BRIAN NORMAN

Hull Ionians..... 24pts
Rotherham........27pts
IN A classic game of two halves, Hull Ionians dominated the first half to lead 17-5, while Rotherham came out fired up in the second half to lead 27-17, before Ionians fought to the end to claim the losing-bonus point in injury-time.
The first 20 minutes saw Hull Ionians pin Rotherham in their own 22, but breaking a solid defence was not easy.
When the visitors tried to clear deep kicks, good chasing saw them charged down.
Ben Smith kicked a penalty after seven minutes, an early longrange effort hit a post, then when Rothe...