By MALLY KNOWLES HULL Ionians emerged victorious from this tight, tetchy Yorkshire derby between two sides more intent on not losing than fashioning a win. […]
Hopes: Martyn Wood, former England scrum-half NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 NORTH After the bitter disappointment of his side’s controversial relegation from National One last season, Hull […]
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY National One clubs have accused the RFU and Premiership Rugby of ‘damaging the integrity’ of their competition after a majority vote […]
■By HENRY HOLLAND Division Three Round-up MARLBOROUGH scrumhalf Jake Williams was the hero for Dorset & Wiltshire as they snatched victory from the jaws of […]
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers completed their season in style with a 66-20 win at home to Sandal. Sam Gale scored four tries followed by […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians….16 Ampthill ……….42 HULL Ionians succumbed to a resurgent Ampthill side for a result that virtually condemned them to relegation. All […]
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS-ELECT Preston Grasshoppers suffered only their second defeat of the season, as Billinghamcame from behind to secure a 31-27 victory. A brace from […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 33 Plymouth …14 HULL Ionians produced one of their best performances of the season to claim victory against visitors Plymouth […]
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers celebrated in style with a 57-3 win over relegation bound Morley. Hoppers crossed for nine tries through Alex Hurst (2), […]
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT PRESTON Grasshoppers are champions of the Northern Premier and will return to National Two North next season after beating Ilkley 42-26. The […]
Northern Premier IT was a real humdinger at Beechwood, where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers were forced to come from behind to take the honours 32-39 […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians …27 Rosslyn P…26 GREG Lound’s dramatic late drop-goal gave Hull Ionians victory over Rosslyn Park. Park kept the early possession […]
Hull Ionians …32 Blackheath …2 ■By MALLY KNOWLES THERE were few people in National One circles expecting this result. Blackheath arrived at Brantingham Park fresh […]
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers still top the table but they had to come from behind, beating relegation strugglers Birkenhead Park 32-12 at Upper Park, despite […]
By MICHAEL YOUNG Hull Ionians….13 B’mingham M29 WINGER Samuel Pointon scored two tries as Birmingham Moseley earned a bonus-point win over struggling Hull Ionians without […]
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers further consolidated their hold of the top of the table beating Wirral 14-7 in an ill-tempered match at Thornton Common. Oga […]
Northern Premier LEAGUEleaders Preston Grasshoppers had to come from behind to beat third place Harrogate 32- 16 at Rudding Lane. Jon Croser was the try […]
THE FORMER LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, BATH, WORCESTER AND ENGLAND SAXONS & SEVENS WINGER TOM BIGGS From pea factory worker and cinema usher to professional rugby player, […]
Northern Premier STILL unbeaten Lymm continue to top the table following a 40-0 win at home to Birkenhead Park. Lucas Titherington and Richard McEvoy led […]
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….46 Hull Ionians….13 BLACKHEATH marched to a comfortable victory against Hull Ionians, scoring eight tries in a match they controlled from […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 26 Old Albanian .36 OLD ALBANIAN secured victory with a workmanlike display against a disappointing Ionians. Both teams made a […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 20 Coventry 63 WHETHER Coventry are potential champions is a moot point, but this ninetry victory underlines their ambitions. Ionians […]
By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire 61 Eastern Cn 15 YORKSHIRE finished the group stage in grand style with a nine-try haul against a valiant Eastern Counties, […]
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 15 Plymouth Alb 40 CAMBRIDGE finished their season with a sixth successive defeat and no win at Grantchester Road since beating […]
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with it cemented their National […]
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhave taken the National Three North title with a record breaking 26 wins from 26 after beating Sandal 37-35 in a […]
National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record beating Cleckheaton 47-14. Adam […]
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDremain unbeaten in the league and enjoy an unassailable 15-point lead over secondplaced Rossendale after beating Morley 60-14. Lewis Workman crossed […]
National League 3 North UNSTOPPABLE Huddersfieldmarch on undefeated – this time on the back of an 83-0 win at home to bottomof- the-table Stockport. Nick […]