Venables holds key in biggest of battles

By MALCOLM KNOWLES

Over: Benjamin Dixon goes in for Leeds and below, Sam Pocklington is in for Ionians to make it a tight last ten minutes
PICTURES: Mike Inkley

Hull Ionians..... 34pts Leeds Tykes.... 49pts
THIS was the first league encounter between theses two sides as they met at Brantingham Park, having both got off to winning starts.
And they produced a pulsating match that could have gone either way.
But in the end Leeds Tykes proved to have the greater power and strength-in-depth to pull away in the final quarter to maintain their 100% start to the season.
But it was Ion...

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