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?
12 September 2015 – National Three North : Hull 14-17 Stockport
Following their 80+ points opening day win the previous week Hull were brought back down to earth with a 17-14 loss to Stockport. With a strong wind at their backs Stockport had considerable territorial supremacy in the first half but the Hull defence held firm until a Stockport penalty on the stroke of half time gave the visitors a 3-0 interval lead. Hull failed to take advantage of the conditions in the second half and two converted tries in two minutes gave Stockport a 17-0 lead. With ten minutes remaining Joe Stafford crashed over for a try, converted by Josh Bragman and at the death Joe Martin scored a quick tap penalty, again converted by Bragman to finish the scoring 17-14 to the visitors.
Team : J Goodison, T Tanumi, A Heard, J Martin, W Robinson, J Bragman, H Harding, T Price, T Rice, M Jobling, L Brown, R Brown, A Torkington, B Sullivan, J Stafford.
Subs: J Uriburu-Gray, P Sewell, J Clark
Try : J Stafford, J Martin
Con : J Bragman 2
11 September 2010 – National Division Two North : Hull 47-27 Harrogate
Hull made it two wins from two with this home victory against Harrogate. James Cameron opened the scoring with a second minute penalty and eight minutes later winger Danny Smith intercepted a pass to run in for the opening try which Cameron converted. After twenty minutes James Greene scored to extend the lead but Cameron’s conversion attempt hit the upright. Harrogate replied with an unconverted try before Phil Murphy scored his first try for Hull. Cameron failed to convert but landed two penalties before the break, one a huge kick from the halfway line. Harrogate scored on the restart with a converted try but within two minutes Rob Devonshire set up Matt White to dive over, Cameron converting. Sione Onesi scored two catch and drive tries which were both converted with Harrogate scoring an unconverted try between the two Hull scores. With the game won the visitors added two late tries but Hull opened their home account with a stylish win.
Team : J Greene, A Piercy, J Cameron, T Vaikona, D Smith, J West, M White, A Longbone, S Plevey, K Fullman, C Murphy, P Murphy, R Devonshire, S Onesi, M Lewis.
Subs: B Dorrington, J Lamping, J Ward, W Robinson, F Hopa.
Try : S Onesi 2, D Smith, J Greene, P Murphy, M White.
Con: J Cameron 4
Pen : J Cameron 3
10 September 2005 – North One : Hull 12-18 West Park St.Helens
An end to end encounter at Haworth Park resulted in a victory for the visitors and left Hull still searching for their first league win of the new season. The unavailability of many players and a 14-2 penalty count contributed to the defeat as well as a disallowed Guy Martinson try just before half time. The Merseyside team led through a 19th minute penalty before a converted try after thirty five minutes gave them a 10-0 half time lead. An early second half penalty extended the visitors lead following another home transgression but just after the hour winger Danny Smith scored for the hosts with Martinson adding the conversion to make it 13-7. Martinson then provided the opening for Smith to score his second try and close the gap to a single point. But the visitors clinched victory in the last couple of minutes with an unconverted try for the concluding score of the day.
Team : G Martinson, D Smith, A Smith, A Webster, C Tranmer, G Pearce, M White, J Ward, M Ellison, N Lyon, L Brown, M Ma’ake, K Bates, S Higginson, J Nicholson.
Subs: L McKenzie, B Hepi,
Try : D Smith 2
Con: G Martinson
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