Ionians arrive late and pay the penalty

By JON EDWARDS
O Elthamians 42
Hull Ionians 26
A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try victory over Hull in an entertaining encounter at College Meadow. But they were forced to withstand a late onslaught by the battling visitors who produced a three-try burst in the closing ten minutes to claim a crucial losing bonus point.
Hull only arrived 15 minutes before a delayed kick-off due to traffic problems en route and they were stunned early on as Elthamians, sparked by the promptings of man of the match centre Kieran Moffat, raced out ...

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