Club historian Stephen Hodgson takes us on a trip down memory lane every week of the season. Stephen picks out matches the club played on this week from the last 5, 10 and 15 years. It continues to be a popular read with former and current players. Do you feature in this week’s article?
13 April 2019 – Northern Premier Division : Hull 62-0 Rossendale
The final match of this promotion winning season was played in lovely spring sunshine as Hull celebrated with a startling display of attacking rugby to avenge the single point opening day defeat at Rossendale in some style. It took Hull twenty minutes to open the scoring, Stephen Johnson scoring the try and Simon Humberstone adding the conversion.
Five minutes later Stephen Hihetah powered over and Humberstone again added the conversion. Two minutes before half time Rossendale collapsed a scrum resulting in a penalty try before Ali Heard ran in for a fine try to put Hull 26-0 up at the break. The second half saw Hull score six more tries. Keane Naylor scored an unconverted try after 47 minutes and four minutes later Will Hall burst through for Ali Heard to score again with Humberstone converting.
Lee Birch forced his way over after 56 minutes and Stephen Johnson added the superb conversion. Four minutes later Birch set up Will Hall to race over for a try converted by Stephen Johnson, followed by Stephen Hihetah finishing off a 35 yard break from Keane Naylor before Ali Heard finished the scoring with his hat trick try for a 62-0 victory.
Team: K Naylor, M Adlard, A Heard, S Johnson, S Hihetah, S Humberstone, H Harding, M Dias, T Rice, B Boothman, P Hamber, L Regardsoe, T O’Donnell, C Curry, W Hall. Subs: M Jobling, T Tanumi, L Birch
Tries: A Heard 3, S Hihetah 2, S Johnson, K Naylor, L Birch, W Hall, Penalty try.
Con: S Humberstone 3, S Johnson 2
12 April 2014 – National Two North : Otley 45-0 Hull
Having pushed second placed Stourbridge so close the previous week in a pulsating game Hull travelled to Otley for the final away game of the season in good spirits but were met with a stone-wall defence from the hosts which a depleted Hull team failed to breach.
Otley produced an excellent all round performance with flanker (and eventual Hull RUFC player) Tom O’Donnell in particular having an excellent game for the home side. Hull were particularly depleted by the absence of Chris and Phil Murphy and although No.8 Max Argyle and scrum half William Haddow impressed a yellow card for substitute Dominic Lespierre only added to a bad day on the road.
Team: J Barnard, A Piercy, J Clarke, B Dorrington, J Bright, J Cameron, W Haddow, J Stafford, J Lamping, C Phillips, A Knight, R Devonshire, O Cook, S Socino, M Argyle. Subs: K Wood, B Thoy, H Lloyd, D Lespierre, W Kay.
2008/09 – Hull RUFC had no match this weekend.
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