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Crossland clincher proves difference

15 December 2024 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….36 Hull Ionians ………..35 IN A tight contest, Otley came out on top after a dramatic comeback. In a bright start Sam […]

Masterly Minikin destroys Hoppers

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ETHAN BENTS Preston G………………..0 Hull Ionians…………39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston Grasshoppers at Lightfoot Green. […]

Tom is the main Mann on a happy Dale trip

24 November 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians….. 12 Tynedale………. 16 TYNEDALE’S ability to adapt to the atrocious conditions and their strong defence gave them an enjoyable journey […]

Three-try burst is decisive for hosts

17 November 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Minikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory

10 November 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Ionians show grit but come up short

27 October 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Thanks, Jeff, your piece was spot on

20 October 2024 0 comments

THE main purpose of this letter is to thank you for your existence and quality. I used to play from 11 to 21 (when six […]

Pocklington has the Ionians power

20 October 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Late penalty try fits Bill for victors

13 October 2024 0 comments

■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 fail to read Freddie’s late play

6 October 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

6 October 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Dixon delighted by ‘cohesive’ Tykes

29 September 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians stand firm as defence is key to victory HULL

22 September 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians in derby-day demolition job in Hull

15 September 2024 1 comment

■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 […]

Lymm joyous over away-day success

8 September 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Tykes out to get it right this time

1 September 2024 0 comments

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 […]

NATIONAL 2 NORTH

28 July 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Holden keen to learn the McGeechan way

21 July 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Maliq Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian McGeechan after landing his […]

Kent hold on to take honours in thriller

16 June 2024 0 comments

Men’s Division 1 Kent …………………. 31pts Tries: Denham 48, Jones 50, 65 Conversions: Evans 49, 51, 66 Penalties: Evans 5, 36, 62 Yorkshire…………30pts Tries: Taylor […]

Steadman joins York

9 June 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Being in final is the pinnacle of community game – coach

9 June 2024 0 comments

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: […]

Titans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share

12 May 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Records tumble as Ionians stay up

28 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians overcome as Otley take home victory

14 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Dons win to set up nail-biting final day

14 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Great Britton! Josh lead the way in shock victory

7 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians face tough battle to avoid the drop

31 March 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Hull Ionians have three games left to make up a five point deficit and extend their 22-year stay in the National Leagues. […]

Referees are too quick to take the easy option

24 March 2024 0 comments

I READ the match report for last week’s Hull Ionians v Tynedale game with interest. The report asked a very pertinent question, “why is a […]

Lanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine

24 March 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians drinking in last-chance saloon

17 March 2024 0 comments

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, […]

Kivalu at the double as Titans make it ten in row

10 March 2024 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T… 42 Hull Ionians….. 17 ROTHERHAM Titans shrugged off a slow start to rack up a tenth straight win, capped by […]

Billingham boys hope to March way to survival

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Newly-promoted Billingham are up against it at the tail end of their campaign, and head coach Peter Evans says they have found […]

It’s 12th time lucky for battling Ionians

25 February 2024 0 comments

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 31 Lymm…………………… 19 AT the 12th time of asking, Hull Ionians pulled off a victory that has helped alleviate the […]

Minikin ready to see battle going right down to wire

25 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Hull Ionians finished third in National Two North last year but are up against it at the wrong end of the table […]

Dominant Dale prove too strong

18 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

It’s tries aplenty as points are shared

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Very close for Ionians but there’s no cigar!

4 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Makin determined to lead struggling Ionians to safety

4 February 2024 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In Joe Makin’s 15 years as a player and now head coach at Hull Ionians, he has witnessed first-hand the club’s fluctuating […]

Home comforts at last for Hoppers

28 January 2024 0 comments

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 […]

‘Clinical’ Tykes produce attacking masterclass

14 January 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians sunk by six-hitting hosts

7 January 2024 0 comments

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 […]

It’s a nasty taste in mouth for hosts

17 December 2023 0 comments

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, […]

Sheffield savour Steel City honours

17 December 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Ionians undone by late Otley scores

10 December 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Gregory lights up dour tussle to see Fylde home

26 November 2023 0 comments

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. […]

Tynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref

19 November 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Okafor leads the way as Titans stay in the hunt

12 November 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Preston hop to victory in insipid clash at Ionians

1 October 2023 0 comments

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. […]

Tigers run wild as I’s hunted down

24 September 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Fofie floors Field with last-gasp try

3 September 2023 0 comments

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 […]

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