Tag: Hull

Three-try burst is decisive for hosts

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield………………40 Hull Ionians…………33 HIGH-FLYING Sheffield were made to work hard for their ninth win of the season in a high-tempo game. In […]

Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………39 Hull………………………. 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull side which lacked penetration, […]

Ionians show grit but come up short

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale………… 30 Hull Ionians…………24 WHARFEDALE had established a good lead by half-time, but a spirited comeback by Ionians made for a tense […]

Hoppers are so committed to win

Preston G……………..45 Hull……………………….29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from Harry Holden and Jacob […]

Pocklington has the Ionians power

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………33 Sheffield Tigers…. 20 HULL Ionians deserved their bonus-point win with their creative play creating space, while Tigers took the route […]

Visitors leave it late to keep on winning

■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….36 Sheffield ……………..38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while Hull earned two bonus […]

Visitors give hosts Hull a late scare

By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….40 Billingham…………..26 HULL raced into a 40-7 half-time lead only to see a dramatic Billingham comeback make the final score closer than […]

Dixon delighted by ‘cohesive’ Tykes

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..37 Hull Ionians…………25 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a dazzling attacking display to ultimately overpower a […]

Flying start sets up Tykes victory

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..49 Hull………………………. 16 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the season by racking up a near half-century of points in […]

Lymm joyous over away-day success

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 […]

England can’t keep South Africa at bay

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa…..39pts England………….. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s ended their summer international […]

NATIONAL 2 NORTH

Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North as newly promoted Harrogate […]

Steadman joins York

York RUFC have appointed former Great Britain rugby league star Graham Steadman as head coach. Steadman will replace long-term head coach Lee Denham at the […]

Dean is the hero for Hull in tightest triumph

By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………37 Otley……………….36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley were quickly into their […]

Records tumble as Ionians stay up

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………94 Huddersfield……….26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to stay in National 2 […]

Sheffield back on winning form

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield………………39 Hull……………………….14 SHEFFIELD put last week’s shock defeat at Ionians well behind them with a seven-try domination of midtable Hull. In their […]

Dons win to set up nail-biting final day

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon………….55 Worthing………………32 WIMBLEDON beat Worthing to take their relegation battle with Hull Ionians into the final weekend. The Dons took advantage of […]

Yorkshire rugby has been shafted

YORKSHIRE rugby won the 1987 County Championship with England inter nationals such as Peter Winterbotom, Rob Andrew and Rory Underwood. Yet Premiership ring fencing means […]