Bonus Point Loss At Lymm

In a close fought game Hull lost the the penalty count 17-11 and a couple of their own line outs, but giving away an interception try 30 yards out after five minutes gifted Lymm seven points was the real difference between the sides.

Lymm accepted an early gift as their winger Beasley plucked a loose Hull pass out of the air to race in under the posts with off-half Shard kicking the conversion.

Hull took eight minutes to respond when they kicked a penalty to touch and having won the lineout, retain possession with back row man Alec Renouf powering over in the corner with full back Reece Dean kicking a magnificent conversion after 14 minutes.

Hull briefly took the lead when Dean kicked an 18th minute penalty. However that did not last long as Lymm, helped by a raft of penalties, were able to put Hull under pressure and Shard kicked two penalties in the 22nd and 28th minutes. They followed this score with a strong drive from a lineout which ended with their second row man Lilley plunging over for a try near the posts. Shard’s conversion seeing his side leading 20-10 at halftime.

The second half saw a considerable improvement for Hull and despite a yellow card for Peter Hudson-Kowalewicz, Hull closed the gap to just six points. The come back came quite late and not before Hudson-Kowalceiz had been yellow carded and Lymm’s full back had touched down for an unconverted try after 59 minutes and off half Shard had landed a 65th minute penalty to see his side 28-10 ahead.

Hull had been winning the scrum battle all game and after opting for a scrum after a penalty award after nearly 70 minutes, Hull’s centre Bureta Faraimo thundered over under the posts with Dean adding the conversion. 

Hull were getting the better of the penalty decisions at this stage and were building up good pressure and field position. Hudson -Kowalewicz’s try after 73 minutes culminated this period of Hull dominance as he surged down the left side of the pitch handing off a would be tackler on his way to an unconverted try.

With time running out Hull still looked capable of winning the game, but a yellow card for Hull’s second row Liam Regardsoe for a highly technical offence saw the chance slip away and Hull having to be content with a bonus point from a game they might have won.