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 5, 10 and 15 years ago. It continues to be a popular read with former and current players. Do you feature in this week’s article?
7 September 2019 – National Two North – Huddersfield 22-22 Hull
Hull drew 22-22 with Huddersfield in our first game back in National Two North. However it was a sense of disappointment at the final whistle after taking a seven point lead with Simon Humberstone’s 80th minute penalty. Ten minutes of added time saw Hull lose two men to the sin bin before a late, late converted try from Huddersfield levelled the scores.
Humberstone’s penalty gave Hull a third minute lead, but Huddersfield responded with a penalty and an unconverted try to lead 8-3 at the break. The second half saw Hull score two unconverted tries from Latu Makaafi and Keane Naylor and two well taken Humberstone penalties put Hull in charge leading 22-15. But Huddersfield took advantage as Paul Hamber and Will Hall were yellow carded and drew level at the final whistle with a converted try.
Team: A Lennon, M Adlard, A Heard, S Johnson, K Naylor, S Humberstone, R Watts, M Dias, A Thomson, M Jobling, P Hamber, L Regardsoe, C Curry, W Hall, L Makaafi. Subs: T Kivalu, B Boothman, T O’Donnell, R Dean, T Tanumi.
Tries: L Makaafi, K Naylor.
Pen: S Humberstone 4
6 September 2014 – National Two North – Preston Grasshoppers 11-16 Hull
A new season began for Hull under a new coaching team of Geoff Wappett and Martin Webdale whilst off the pitch David Piercy was the new incoming Chairman and the team got off to a winning start with a 16-11 victory at Preston Grasshoppers.
Preston scored an early third minute penalty but an excellent first half display from Hull resulted in two unconverted tries for Jesse Bright and Jonathan Matthews followed by a huge penalty kick from Tomasi Tanumi for a 13-3 lead at half time.
A penalty to Preston after 53 minutes was matched by James Cameron to make the score 16-6. In the closing stages Preston mounted a furious assault on the Hull line and scored after 76 minutes to set up a grandstand finish but Hull’s defence held out for an opening day win.
Team: J Kirk, J Bright, A Heard, T Tanumi, J Clark, J Cameron, R Holmes, T Price, J Matthews, A Tamanis, M Alderson, R Devonshire, J Stafford, B Sullivan, M Argyle. Subs: M Jobling, S Socino, O Cook, G Lound.
Tries: J Bright, J Matthews.
Pen: T Tanumi, J Cameron.
5 September 2009 – National Division Two North : Hull 31-25 Fylde
The pre-season build up for Hull’s eighteenth season and our very first as a National League club had gone well . Fylde were the visitors for our introduction to National League rugby and in a thrilling match Hull won 31-25. Fylde led 10-0 after fifteen minutes before Hull responded with an Alex Piercy counter attack but another try for the visitors put them in control at the break.
Tevita Vaikona came on for Hull and contributed to tries from Matt White and Chris Harding in the 47th and 53rd minutes, both converted by James Cameron. Fylde stayed in the game with tries in the 50th and 70th minute but James Cameron converted three penalties before his drop goal five minutes from time put the match beyond doubt for a fine 31-25 opening day win.
Team: C Harding, R Kitching, O Norman, M David, A Piercy, J Cameron, M White, J Ward, S Plevey, K Fullman, C Murphy, D Cook, B Wade, R Devonshire, L Pearce. Subs: A Gravil, J-P Pretorius, N Gandy, T Vaikona, R Westcott.
Tries: A Piercy, M White, C Harding.
Con: J Cameron 2
Pen: J Cameron 3
DG: J Cameron
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