By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians blew visitors York apart in a preseason fixture that proved an entertaining encounter throughout. The visitors, fresh from victory over […]
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, […]
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 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…………34 Otley……………………..39 WHEN Hull Ionians scored after 65 minutes through Ben Stephen and scored again three minutes later through Josh Britton […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………3 6 Wharfedale…………23 HULL Ionians found their energy levels and confidence to storm into 19-0 lead in the first 20 minutes […]
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 RICHARD GORE Hull………………….25pts Hull Ionians……30pts LEWIS Minikin steered Hull Ionians to victory in a classic derby game that ebbed and flowed throughout. Hull started […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians………… 80 Blaydon………………..26 Hull Ionians ran in 12 tries to cruise to victory in an end-of-season party atmosphere, setting a new […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………59 Tynedale………………. 7 THIS was a game that was more one-sided than expected, with third against fifth in what has been […]
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………… 41 Otley……………………..35 This fixture was to settle the division’s best Yorkshire team, and it did not disappoint. A game that […]
By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield T……. 10 Hull Ionians…. 17 Hull Ionians overcame Sheffield Tigers to set themselves up perfectly for an all-important clash with third-placed […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………41 Sheffield………………30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late flourish from the visitors, […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 21 Hull Ionians…………36 After two successive defeats, Ionians bounced back to winning ways in impressive style with a six-try demolition of […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is effectively Rotherham’s ninth head […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………37 Wharfedale…………24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in the home as they […]
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G…………….. 20 Hull Ionians………… 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a resilient Preston Grasshoppers side. […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……26pts Chester…………… 10pts HULL Ionians proved too good for Chester as they consolidated their third-place status against a side who had […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………34 Sheffield Tigers……16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win over Sheffield with a […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Sheffield………………19 Hull Ionians…………26 The first league fixture between these two clubs for 17 years produced a fascinating and feisty game, with Hull […]
Wharfedale…… 13pts Hull Ionians…… 20pts By ED WILLIAMS A really entertaining game of rugby was just edged by the visitors thanks to a fortunate rebound […]
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon…………. 21 Hull Ionians…. 34 Hull Ionians outmuscled their hosts to open their season with a win. The visitors started strongly and […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………. 31pts Hull Ionians……29ptsIN a match that had everything, Hull yet again raised their game to win with the last play of […]
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park………27 Hull Ionians………… 21TIGERS fought back from conceding an early converted try to claim victory.The visitors dominated the opening stages and […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 15 Wharfedale………….. 3HULL Ionians’ better control of the ball saw them gain victory in terrible conditions after sleet and snow […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………47 Harrogate……………. 14IONIANS condemned Harrogate to a heavy defeat in an entertaining contest.The hosts started where they left off last week, […]
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………… 3 Hull Ionians…………33THREE late tries saw Hull Ionians ease to a bonus-point win in West Yorkshire.In a fiercely contested first period, scores […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 16pts Hull………………….22ptsHULL claimed the derby spoils in their first meeting with Hull Ionians in seven years.It is now more than […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 18 Luctonians……………. 7 THIS was not a classic. Luctonians, on the back of three successive victories, came with high expectations, […]
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde……………….28pts Hull Ionians…… 12ptsThrough: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to scorePICTURES: Gareth LyonsBen Bell scores for Hull IoniansFYLDE were forced […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 51 Blaydon……………….. 19HULL IONIANS overcame a spirited Blaydon to record a comfortable win, scoring nine tries, and had they had […]
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ………… 14 Hull Ionians ……….. 14A PULSATING match ended with both sides taking a share of the points.Wharfedale spent the first […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians….. 24pts Rotherham……..27ptsIN A classic game of two halves, Hull Ionians dominated the first half to lead 17-5, while Rotherham came […]
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate …….. 13 Hull Ionians ….36HULL Ionians may look to have taken the honours convincingly.But it was actually an even contest until […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ……….. 31 Huddersfield………. 17HULL IONIANS were always well in control to gain a bonus point victory, with Callum Sanderson taking […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……….. 50 Tynedale ……………. 14HULL Ionians gained a comprehensive home victory over Tynedale, outscoring the visitors by eight tries to […]
Boss: Graham SteadmanGRAHAM Steadman is relishing his return to rugby after taking up a key role at Hull Ionians. The Great Britain Rugby League legend […]
By PAUL MARTIN Canterbury…………24 Hull Ionians ……….15 CANTERBURY staged a second half comeback to claim victory in the battle between the bottom two in Kent. […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……….10 Cinderford …………58 CINDERFORD came away from Brantingham Park with a resounding 58-10 victory, scoring nine tries in the process, […]
HULL Ionians paid tribute to centre Billy Hardy who passed away just days after Christmas. Hardy, 27, died suddenly at home on Saturday, December 28. […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……7 Chinnor…………54 HULL Ionians suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Chinnor but put in an improved firsthalf performance […]
By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with head coach Ben Gulliver […]
Hull Ionians ……7 Sale FC …………36 By MALCOLM KNOWLES THE RESULT of this fixture was determined well before Sale scored their bonus-point try, after just […]
■By CHRIS HUGHES Hull Ionians….20 Rotherham T ..20 MAX Titchener missed two late penalties but Hull Ionians still climbed off the foot of the table […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……5 Darlington MP 52 @therugbypaper HULL Ionians fell to a second successive heavy defeat, which wouldn’t be a concern other […]
■ By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ……….70 Hull Ionians….16 AQUILE Smith grabbed a hat-trick against his former club as Birmingham Moseley got Adam Balding’s reign off […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and held his feelings in […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .22 Preston G ……..15 THE immovable force met the unstoppable object in a titanic forward battle at Brantingham Park, with […]
■By NICK DOYLE Otley…………….24 Hull Ionians..29 IONIANS overcame a 17- point deficit to maintain their ambition of returning to National League rugby. Otley scored after […]
By LUKE JARMYN Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was the bedrock of a […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians……34pts Fylde………………….22pts ?MARTYN Wood admitted his Hull Ionians charges were not at the top of their game against Fylde, but added […]
By LUKE JARMYN Hull Ionians ………31pts Hinckley ……………27pts A LATE catch-anddrive try saw table-toppers Hull Ionians stifle a Hinckley second-half resurgence and continue their unbeaten […]
■By CHARLES RICHARDSON Leicester L …17pts Hull Lonians …0pts IONIANS head coach Martyn Wood had no excuses after his league-leading side were comfortably beaten by […]
■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…18 Macc’field …16 VISITORS Macclesfield may feel aggrieved to have been defeated, having held a 16-6 lead with the scoreboard clock […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians….31 Otley…………….21 LEAGUEleaders Hull Ionians rallied from an early setback for a second week on the spin to claim all five […]
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ….29pts Hull Ionians…… 35pts SPEEDSTER Sam Wilson scored a spectacular hattrick as Hull Ionians notched their seventh consecutive win away […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians 20pts Huddersfield 15pts IONIANS missed out on a bonus-point victory over Huddersfield but were pleased with victory in an intensely- […]
■By WILL BECKMAN South Leics …12 Hull Ionians …24 HULL Ionians continued their excellent start to the season as a bonus-point victory over South Leicester […]
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. […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over newly promoted Peterborough Lions. […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………20 Hull Ionians….50 TYNEDALE crashed to their heaviest home defeat in years as Hull Ionians stormed to an impressive seven-try 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 WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk …36 Hull Ionians ..37 ISAAC Green’s late penalty gave Hull Ionians a vital victory against battling Rosslyn Park at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL welcomed Hull Ionians to Dillingham Park but sent them home with their tails between their legs after a comprehensive beating. A’s […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……27 O. Elthamians 11 AN OUTSTANDING contribution from the back-row provided the platform for this bonus point win for Hull […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …27 Cambridge ……21 AN EVEN encounter at Brantingham Park was eventually decided by the home side demonstrating a greater degree […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …33 Fylde …14 HULL Ionians gained a bonus-point win against fellow strugglers Fylde to give them confidence for another basement […]
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 KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with it cemented their National […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge. The visitors, inspired by […]
Hull Ionians..45 Macclesfield..21 By MALLY KNOWLES HULL IONIANS secured five points in this crucial re-arranged match against Macclesfield, a vital fixture to both clubs’ relegation […]
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 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 into […]
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 […]
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 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 an […]
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. […]
Week beginning Sunday, November 26, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Newcastle […]
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 RORY MORROW Lymm…………………… 31 Hull Ionians………… 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited Hull Ionians side. Ionians’ […]
By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..24 Hull Ionians………… 17 BILLINGHAM secured their fourth win of the season, but were made to work hard for it. Hull Ionians […]
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 […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs To add your club’s fixtures please email newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Chiswick v […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………33 Preston G……………..29 Had Ionians lost this match, they could have had few complaints, with the hosts gifting Preston all four […]
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 DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………34 Hull Ionians…………32 CHESTER snatched victory over Hull Ionians in a topsy-turvy match with the lead fluctuating until the final minute. It […]
Week beginning Sunday, February 19 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Leicester […]
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…52 Hull Ionians…..25 Rampant Rotherham produced their best showing in months to hand head coach Gary Pearce his first win in […]
Week beginning Sunday, February 12, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12 INTERNATIONALS Six Nations England […]
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……….33 Hull Ionians………… 17 Huddersfield’s mid-season revival scaled new heights with a barnstorming win over third-place Ionians. First-half tries from Callum Thomson […]
Week beginning Sunday, January 22, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Champions Cup […]
By ELLIOT BURROW Dream start: Thomas Grimes breaks for Fylde Cole. Above: Potts scores for Fylde on his home debut PICTURES: Mike Inkley Fylde……………….22pts Hull […]
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G……….. 21pts Rotherham T…. 16pts Preston Grasshoppers secured their first win in seven games with a hardfought victory over Rotherham Titans […]
Week beginning Sunday, December 11, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 CUP COMPETITIONS Champions Cup […]
By MO SHER Hull Ionians…………24 Harrogate……………. 17 In-form Hull Ionians were made to work hard against struggling Harrogate as they withstood a late rally. Graham […]
Week beginning Sunday, October 23, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 CUP COMPETITION Women’s World […]
Hull Ionians…………58 Huddersfield………. 17 By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians produced a 10-try demolition of struggling Huddersfield to gain a bonus point victory at Brantingham Park. […]
MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 31pts Fylde……………… 34pts RECENT encounters between these two sides have produced hard fought, high scoring affairs and yesterday’s match was no […]
Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Worcester […]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v Wales (7.30pm) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER […]
August 18Caldy v Birkenhead Park Biarritz v Ealing Trailfinders (8pm) Cinderford v Matson (7.30pm) August 19 Caldy v Sale Sharks (6.30pm) Jersey Reds v Leicester […]
World Cup gets smart PLAYERS at this year’s women’s World Cup will be offered the opportunity to wear ‘smart’ mouthguards – which have already been […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………47 Chester………………… 19 Ionians completed the season on a high with a comfortable home win. It was a scintillating start from […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………42 Stourbridge…………28 THERE may have been little at stake in terms of league position in this clash between these arch rivals. […]
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians………….. 20Hull Ionians………… 21HULL Ionians just hung on to victory after a lastminute kick from Tom Jones of Luctonians from halfway fell […]
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being stripped to their ‘bare bones’ due to a mammoth injury list, Rotherham continue their fight for the National […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians………… 21 Sheffield Tigers…. 17THIS game was as every bit as close as the scoreline suggests.Tigers made a lively start and […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………45 Fylde…………………….36THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby.Hull Ionians used power play to open the defence, […]
NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84.Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for North Eastern Counties in 1964 […]
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon………………..36 Hull Ionians…………26A STRONG first-half showing put Blaydon on the way to victory.Within five minutes Ewan Stephens ghosted through the Ionians defensive […]
MY LIFE IN RUGBYMICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against LeicesterFORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER, GLASGOW AND NEWCASTLE PROPANY new ‘foreign’ […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………52 Bournville…………….. 5THE fixture between these sides back in October produced a nail-biting thriller as Ionians triumphed 46-43.This couldn’t have been […]
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham……..40pts Hull Ionians…… 12ptsTitans’ time: Kieran Curran goes in for his second try Callum Bustin dives overROTHERHAM Titans kept on the promotion […]
By OLIVER LOCK Sheffield Tigers…. 13 Hull Ionians………… 16LEWIS Minikin’s late penalty broke Sheffield hearts as Hull Ionians snatched victory at a stormy Dore Moor.The […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………24 Loughborough…….23 WELL, what can you say? Ionians earned a draw last week with the last kick of the game; this […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale…………….. 18 Hull Ionians………… 18 A MAGNIFICENT touchline conversion from Lewis Minnikin 10 minutes into added time salvaged an unlikely draw for […]
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge…………42 Hull Ionians………… 15CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having their perfect record blotted by […]
By PAUL SUMNER Bourneville………….43 Hull Ionians…………46HULL Ionians travelled to Bournville for the first meeting between these two clubs – but hopefully it won’t be the […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…… 21pts Sedgley Park…28ptsTHE last time these two sides met, Sedgley brought to an end Ionians’ unbeaten home record, although the […]
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough ……29 Hull Ionians ………..24THE students from Loughborough secured a thrilling last-minute win over Hull Ionians.The hosts started strongly, with powerful running […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Weekend beginning Friday September 10, 2021FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 MIDLANDS DIVISIONMidlands 1 EastWest Bridgford […]
Round 1 – Sat 4 SepStourbridge v Sheffield TigersHull v LuctoniansChester v Hull IoniansTynedale v FyldeLoughborough S v BlaydonHuddersfield v BournvilleHarrogate v Sedgley ParkRotherham v […]
Q&A JOHN INVERDALE ON THE RECORD John Inverdale, star broadcaster and president of National Two Esher, has just taken on the chairman’s role at the […]
The Rugby Paper’s National League One correspondents pick a Team of the Season Captain marvel: No.8 Robbie Stapley was inspirational for Rams Jake Lloyd Toby […]
Hill as Richmond their first attemptBy NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve HillRICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength and character of his players and […]
Probyn: Many of old attacking options we used have been lostBy WARREN MUGGLETON CALDY director of rugby Gareth Davies said it would be “souldestroying” if […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ……….17 Blackheath ……….64 BLACKHEATH’S ability to recycle the ball quickly saw them notch ten tries in a comfortable victory over […]
MARK NELSON LANCASHIRE COUNTY COACH Change is in the air apparently, the structure of league rugby in the English club game is being overhauled for […]
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …….26 Hull Ionians ……….10 WING Ben Robbins’ two tries helped relegation battlers Rotherham Titans to an essential win over Yorkshire […]
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……40 Hull Ionians….22 STORTFORD banished a sloppy start to record a convincing win over Hull. The hosts were seven points down […]
By JON NEWCOMBE CARETAKER head coach Steve Salvin thinks Rotherham’s desperate situation at the foot of the National One table could work in their favour. […]
By WILL CRACKNELL RICHMOND recorded a fifth straight win as they scored 14 tries to thrash Hull Ionians. Three tries for captain Cameron Mitchell, two […]
By KEVIN ROBINSON BRANDON Asher-Wood scored seven tries and Darlington Mowden Park crossed 14 times in all as they thrashed a sorry Hull Ionians. The […]
■By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ….10 Cambridge……59 CAMBRIDGE handed out a ten-try trouncing to Hull Ionians in what was as one sided an encounter as […]
By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his side edge past Cinderford. […]
■By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s .31 Hull Ionians ……0 A DOMINANT Old Elthamians scrum laid the platform for an emphatic bonus point victory at rainswept […]
Rotherham ……6 Richmond ……23 By GUY WILLIAMS LEAGUE leaders Richmond recovered strongly from last week’s defeat and were far superior to Rotherham, who weren’t good […]
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……44 Hull Ionions……19 BLACKHEATH cruised in a one-sided contest, where at times they showed their class but at other points lacked control […]
Hull Ionians …7 Richmond…52 ■ By MALLY KNOWLES THERE is more than an element of Groundhog Day surrounding Hull Ionians performances, a calamitous start giving […]
By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM’S processional victory by 13 tries to nil served to highlight the severe problems facing Yorkshire Carnegie. “No one said it was […]
By JACK JOHNSON Joe Dancer and Jake Ashby helped Chinnor earn a bonus-point win over Hull Ionians in an energy-sapping contest. The home side never […]
Week beginning Sunday, 15th, 2019 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 NATIONAL LEAGUES National League 2 […]
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2019 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LONDON & SE DIVISIONS […]
Loughborough…40 Leicester L……29 KIERAN Curran helped Loughborough Students start the seven-day countdown to the new season on a winning note. The No.8 put the Students […]
NATIONAL TWO NORTH PREVIEW BUOYANT Huddersfield boss Gareth Lewis hopes his side can build on a record-breaking 2018/19 campaign to challenge for promotion to National […]
STEVE HILL Q&A ON THE RECORD Richmond rugby director Steve Hill tells NEALE HARVEY why the fallout from the Yorkshire Carnegie affair should make the […]
NATIONAL League rugby starts in just three weeks but Yorkshire Carnegie are flashing the RFU cash and signing players who had been recruited by Level […]
TUESDAY AUGUST 13 Morpeth v Tynedale, 7pm Leicester Lions v Nuneaton, 7pm THURSDAY AUGUST 15 Castres v Bristol Bears, 6pm FRIDAY AUGUST 16 Bridgend Ravens […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Swansong: Tom Varndell YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE have held talks with Premiership Rugby’s record try-scorer Tom Varndell in a move that will inevitably court […]
The new season brings improved budgets for some National One clubs, discovers Adam Ellis Hard edge: Ofisa Treviranus is bound for Chinnor Chinnor have sent […]
SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding young batsman at Oakham […]
By NEALE HARVEY Impact: Simon Hammersley runs in to score England’s second try against the Barbarians PICTURE: Getty Images RUNNING machine Simon Hammersley says the […]
NEALE HARVEY picks out some key early battles in next season’s National Leagues On the up: Rams celebrate winning National 2 South Despite a daunting […]
The Rugby Paper’s reporters have submitted their votes to reveal our National 2 North Team of the Season NOMINATIONS have come in from across National […]
LEICESTER Tigers are keeping tabs on Newcastle Falcons full-back Simon Hammersley, who could leave the club this summer. Hammersley penned a new twoyear contract with […]
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield……………14pts Hull Ionians ………17pts NEWLY-crowned champions Hull Ionians were made to work hard in a fiercely-committed encounter at a blustery Dore Moor. […]
By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair. The first quarter was […]
By CHRIS PRATT Sedgley Park ….45pts Chester………………..7pts A STUNNING secondhalf performance by Sedgley Park saw them run in 38 points and keep title-chasing Chester to […]
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….57pts Huddersfield ……10pts SHAY Owen scored a hat-trick as Chester strengthened their promotion bid by securing a dominant bonus-point victory against […]
By STEVE SMITH CHESTER completed a stunning turnaround against Hull Ionians at Hare Lane as they leapfrogged the Yorkshire side in the standings. The I’s […]
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 7 Hull Ionians 3 STOURBRIDGE produced an excellent defensive display to claim victory over table-topping Hull Ionians. Playing with a strong […]
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians… 38pts Tynedale… 29pts PAUL Cook was far from satisfied with his Hull Ionians side’s efforts despite them getting back to […]
By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half side Preston Grasshoppers, who […]
Week beginning Sunday, November 25th, 2018 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Leicester […]
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY have finally been beaten in National 2 League North – losing in a dramatic game at Chester. Phil Llewellyn’s runaway leaders […]
By MALCOLM KNOWLES THIS comfortable victory was a fitting result for Sam Wilson, who made his 200th senior appearance and also crossed twice to become […]
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT LEADERS Hinckley still remain the only undefeated side in the division following this victory over neighbours South Leicester at Leicester Road. And, […]
By GARY HEATLY Try time: Jamie Roberts punches through the Edinburgh defence PICTURES: Patrick Khachfe JAMIERoberts bagged a try on his Bath debut to help […]
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v Newcastle (TBC) Munster v […]
Jeff Gage, rugby expert and author of Rugby‘s Blazered Buffoon Questions: Former All Black prop Ben Franks during his time with London Irish PICTURE: Getty […]
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 […]
THREE of Cinderford’s promotion-winning side have been called up into the England Counties squad for a tour to Romania. Joe Smart, Matt Lane and Harry […]
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 […]
Cambridge…29 Hull Ionians…19 By STEVE JACKSON ANOTHE-Rimmense performance from Cambridge’s prodigious pack formed the cornerstone of a second successive bonus-point win at Grantchester Road. Hull […]
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 […]
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■By MALLY KNOWLES
Hull Ionions …………6
Old Elthamians ….26
OLD Elthamians claimed a bonus-point victory at Brantingham Park by dint of a pack of forwards that outmuscled the hosts to provide the necessary four scores.
The final try came with the closing play of the match, as once again Ionians conceded possession.
OE’s capitalised, catching Ionians cold on the counter and Ed Brown was yellow carded for illegally intervening.
From the resulting penalty the visitors pack rumbled over the line to score and herald jubilant celebratio...
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