Club Historian Stephen Hodgson takes us on a trip down memory lane every week of the season. With rugby cancelled 5 years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, Stephen has delved further into the club records to pick out games played on this week 10, 15 and 20 years ago. It continues to be a popular read with former and current players. Do you feature this week?
5 September 2015 – National Three North : Hull 83-8 Burnage
Following relegation to National Three North Hull started the new campaign in fine style, demolishing Burnage in the club’s first ever league meeting. Nine Hull players scored tries, together with a penalty try, and fly half Josh Bragman kicked nine conversions as Hull rattled up their second highest points tally in league rugby at that time. Hull scored early through Ben Sullivan and Will Robinson before Joe Stafford barged over for two more. Will Harrison scored his first try for the club before Robinson and Lee Brown put Hull in total control at the break. The second half continued in the same vein with Hull dominating at line out, scrum
and breakdown resulting in further tries for Ali Heard, Joe Martin, Tomasi Tanumi, debutant Harvey Harding and Will Robinson completing his hat-trick before a late penalty try. Burnagekept working but a try and a penalty were scant reward for the visitors as Hull began theseason with an emphatic win.
Team : J Goodison, W Robinson, A Heard, J Martin, T Tanumi, J Bragman, W Harrison, T Price, T Rice, M Jobling, L Brown, R Brown, A Torkington, B Sullivan, J Stafford.
Subs: A Gale, J Uriburu-Gray, H Harding.
Try : W Robinson 3, J Stafford 2, B Sullivan, W Harrison, L Brown, A Heard, T Tanumi, H Harding, J Martin, penalty try.
Con : J Bragman 9
4 September 2010 – National Division Two North : Kendal 22-29 Hull
The strength of Hull’s pack made the difference in this opening National Division Two North fixture of the season. Kendal scored an early penalty before Alex Piercy touched down for Hull with James Cameron converting. Two further Kendal penalties pushed the hosts ahead but a Matt White unconverted try put Hull back in the lead with both sides successfully scoring penalties before the half time interval. Within minutes of the restart Tevita Vaikona scored under the posts and Cameron converted to open up a ten point lead. Ten minutes later a converted try for Kendal reduced the deficit to three points but with twenty minutes remaining winger Piercy finished off a rapid counter attack, debutant James Greene converting. A late Kendal penalty finished the scoring as Hull got the season off to a very good start.
Team : G Lound, A Piercy, J Greene, T Vaikona, D Smith, J Cameron, M White, A
Longbone, S Plevey, K Fullman, C Murphy, P Murphy, F Hopa, S Onesi, R Devonshire.
Subs: B Dorrington, J Lamping, M Lewis, J Ward, W Robinson.
Try : A Piercy 2, T Vaikona, M White.
Con: J Cameron 2, J Greene.
Pen : J Cameron.
3 September 2005 – North One : Morley 50-7 Hull
Missing nine first team squad players Hull were heavily beaten in the opening league fixture of the season as Morley inflicted the club’s record league defeat at that time. The hosts scored four first half tries to establish a 26-0 lead at the break and Morley had added a further two tries before Guy Martinson scored and converted his own try with fifteen minutes remaining. New hooker Chris Narey and prop Neil Lyon were both injured during the game leaving the sides playing uncontested scrums for the final quarter but despite putting up a gutsy show Hull ended up well beaten.
Team : G Martinson, D Smith, C Tranmer, A Webster, L McKenzie, M David, C Kendra, J
Ward, C Narey, N Lyon, L Brown, M Ma’ake, K Bates, S Higginson, J Nicholson.
Subs: M Ellison, M White, G Pearce.
Try : G Martinson
Con: G Martinson
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