Hull Ionians............27 Lymm........................39
■ By BRIAN NORMAN

LYMM came away from Brantingham Park with the spoils after an entertaining clash against Hull Ionians yesterday.
The visitors were convincingly beaten here 31-19 last season, but their pace to the breakdown and speed of execution finally saw them clear in an error-strewn game with a wet ball.
The early play saw Lymm concede a staggering five penalties in nine minutes with Hull Ionians driving over through Ben Stephenson from a close range line-out. Lewis Minikin, a thorn in Lymm’s side in this ...