■By MIKE BROWN

Billingham..............27
Hull Ionians ........... 12
BILLINGHAM had just a little too much for their visitors as they secured the win.
But Hull Ionians started brightly as they ran the ball back from a Foreman kick.
Billingham infringed at the ruck and Ionians chose to kick to the corner, and from a drive forward, Hudson reaped the rewards.
Billingham came back into the game when Foreman kicked two penalties, before Husband found Dixon who barged over a defender before running 22 metres to score.
Ionians tried to steady the ship as they used their forward...