Ionians no match for Sheffield steel

By BRIAN NORMAN

Hull Ionians.............. 6 S
heffield..................45
SHEFFIELD dominated every facet of play to run out comfortable winners by seven tries to nil.
Their early pressure was held up but Mathew Drennan ran back a goal-line drop-out to score the first try.
Sheffield’s ability to retain possession in the tackle saw them retain most of the possession and dominate the match.
The first scrum after 14 minutes saw Hull Ionians briefly dominant, winning a penalty that was kicked by Lewis Minikin. But when the Ionians got into the Sheffield 22, a turnover saw the...

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