Tynedale.................34 Hull............................36 By BRIAN TILLEY

A HAT-TRICK from Tynedale’s England U20s hooker Jacob Oliver was not enough to win a game dominated by a strong wind, and the visitors managed the conditions better. Wind-assisted Tynedale led 19-7 at the break, with tries from Will Roberts, Oliver and Dan Taylor, two converted by Josh Leslie, but a 12-point lead never looked enough to win. Hull got off the mark with a Michael Jobling try, improved by Reece Dean, and four minutes into the second half a line-out move brought a score from Tomas Ba...