■By BRIAN NORMAN

Hull Ionians............32
Fylde.........................35
FYLDE made a strong start with two tries in the first seven minutes by Ben Turner breaking blind from the first scrum 70 metres out then Alex Clayton finishing after good support play. Patrick Bishop converted both and the further three.
Hull Ionians fought their way back with Lewis Minikin looping round to score and convert then Will Yates finishing off a cross-field move. Minikin added a penalty to take the lead, but Fylde ball retention and frequent line-out steals gave them the edge to close wit...