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 this week?
1 February 2020 – National Two North : Hull 33-20 Loughborough Students
Hull overcame a strong Loughborough Students side to record a well-won victory. An even first half saw Hull lead 7-5 at the break thanks to Tomasi Tanumi jinking his way through to score under the posts and record his 300th point for the club, Simon Humberstone adding the conversion. Hull soon added to that score early in the second half when Latu Makaafi plunged over for a converted try and ten minutes later winger Lee Birch, making his 100th appearance for the club, went over.
The Students rallied with two tries of their own but Hull sealed the win when a superb kick from Humberstone picked out Keane Naylor to score in the corner and Will Hall added another try before the visitors scored a consolation try of their own at the death to finish the scoring.
Team: T Tanumi, M Adlard, T Lee, S Johnson, L Birch, S Humberstone, H Harding, M Dias, M Jobling, B Boothman, C Curry, L Regardsoe, T O’Donnell, A Thomson, L Makaafi. Subs: T Kivalu, K Naylor, R Watts, W Hall, C Beech.
Tries: T Tanumi, L Makaafi, L Birch, K Naylor, W Hall.
Cons: S Humberstone 4
31 January 2015 – National Two North : Hull 15-31 Huddersfield
Hull’s hopes of staving off relegation suffered a setback with this home defeat to Huddersfield. The visitors opened the scoring with a penalty after five minutes but Hull replied with a Greg Lound penalty four minutes later. Huddersfield scored two converted tries either side of half time.
Huddersfield extended their lead on 60 minutes through another converted try. Hull were awarded a penalty try on 69 minutes with Lound adding the conversion but the visitors split the home defence for a converted try on 72 minutes before Ollie Cook scored a late consolation try.
Team: J Kirk, A Piercy, A Heard, R Fletcher, A Holland, G Lound, J Clark, T Price, T Rice, A Macklin, A Corkish, T Benjamin, R Devonshire, B Sullivan, O Cook. Subs: J Stafford, A Tamanis, M Alderson, T Tanumi, J Matthews.
Tries: O Cook, Penalty try
Con: G Lound
Pen: G Lound
30 January 2010 – National Division Two North : Hull 23-12 Harrogate
Hull gained revenge for their 57-11 reversal in the away fixture in October when they comfortably defeated fourth placed Harrogate 23-12 at the Ferens Ground in a heated encounter that resulted in five yellow cards. James Cameron scored two penalties in the first 30 minutes and both sides had a player sin-binned following an altercation in the ruck. Harrogate scored the opening try which was converted but Hull rallied. Rob Devonshire touched down with a minute of the first half remaining. Cameron added the conversion to put Hull 13-7 ahead at the break.
Harrogate had another player yellow carded early in the second half before Chris Murphy scored Hull’s second try. With 13 minutes remaining Devonshire scored his second try from another close range drive. The referee banished a further two yellow cards before Harrogate ended the scoring with an unconverted try and Hull had their eighth consecutive league win.
Team: G Martinson, R Kitching, T Vaikona, M David, D Smith, J Cameron, C Kendra, A Gravil, S Plevey, K Fullman, C Murphy, A Campbell, D Wigg, S Onesi, R Devonshire. Subs: K Renwick, A Piercy, M Davies, J Ward, M White.
Tries: R Devonshire 2, C Murphy
Con: J Cameron
Pens: J Cameron 2
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