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 […]
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…..25 Harrogate………23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw them gain victory over […]
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 […]
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 […]
■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 […]
■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after a tough campaign and […]
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 […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 30 Chester………………… 19 HULL Ionians’ strong defence proved the key to victory as they ground out a bonus-point victory over […]
■By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………. 18pts Hull Ionians……55pts THIS derby game was settled by half-time as a rampant Hull Ionians gave Hull a lesson in both […]
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 […]
National 2 North BY BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the new season getting underway […]
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 […]
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 […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Division 1 Final Yorkshire v Kent Saturday, June 15. 3pm Touchdown: Garry Jones scores a try for Kent against Hampshire PICTURE: […]
Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Team […]
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 […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..55 Hull Ionians…………34 AFTER conceding an early penalty by Lewis Minikin, an Otley cross-field kick saw Ben Dinsdale cross the line to […]
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 […]
Hull Ionians…………48 Sheffield……………… 14 By MALCOLM KNOWLES FEW could have seen this result coming. It was third top playing second bottom and, even though the […]
Fylde…………………….45 Hull Ionians………… 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands to pick up all […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………26 Tynedale……………..36 IONIANS’ session drinking at the last chance saloon is fast approaching closing time and, by the look of things, […]
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………3 9 Hull Ionians………… 19 DALE produced another dominant display to see off the challenge of Hull Ionians. Robbie Davidson took Dale […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………38 Billingham…………..38 HULL Ionians and Billingham shared the spoils in a thriller. It was Billingham who dominated early when Ryan Foreman […]
National 2N By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……25pts Sheffield T……..26pts Touching down: Oliver Butterworth scores for Sheffield Tigers, and right, James Sanderson scores Ionians’ third try […]
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……………. 44 Hull Ionians…………35 A TYLER Spence hattrick gave Preston Grasshoppers their first home win of the season in a thrilling […]
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..66 Hull Ionians………… 15 LEEDS Tykes put their opponents to the sword, with a commanding victory to firmly assert themselves as […]
By ADAM CLEARY National 2North Sheffield………………40 Hull Ionians………… 10 SHEFFIELD made it six wins on the bounce with a bonus-point victory over Hull Ionians. The […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 18 Hull……………………….23 SEVERAL hundred good folk sat down to a firstclass pre-match lunch. They, and those unable to join them, […]
By MO SHER Sheffield…………33pts Sheffield T……. 24pts THE Steel City bragging rights were once again claimed by Sheffield, the hosts taming the Tigers in […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………34 Otley……………………..39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes later through Josh Britton […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 14 Fylde…………………….36 THERE have been some classic encounters featuring the two clubs in recent seasons. This wasn’t one of them. […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….28 Hull Ionians…..25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with Hull Ionians yesterday. The […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………24 Rotherham T……….49 ROTHERHAM kept up their pursuit of Leeds Tykes with a professional, efficient performance over struggling Hull Ionians. The […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 15 Preston………………… 19 PRESTON Grasshoppers pulled off an unlikely win in an uneventful clash with Hull Ionians at Brantingham Park. […]
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….49 Hull Ionians………….. 5 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first home win of the campaign in style with a six-try demolition of […]
Huddersfield………. 31 Hull Ionians…………39 ■ By ANDREW SMITH A RELIEVED Hull Ionians claimed their first bonus-point victory of the campaign in an 11-try thriller. A […]
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate…………….40 Hull Ionians…………72 Hull Ionians came out on top after an entertaining game produced 18 tries at Harrogate. Harrogate were first off […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 19pts Sedgley Park…30pts Sedgley Park took another step towards the title with a hard-fought victory over Hull Ionians. The match […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 41 Otley……………………..35 This fixture was to settle the division’s best Yorkshire team, and it did not disappoint. A game that […]