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?
26 September 2015 – National Three North : Hull 46-21 Ilkley
Winger Will Robinson scored four tries as Hull posted their third bonus point win of the season with a comprehensive 46-21 win at home to Ilkley. Hull got off to a quick start with Jamie Clark scoring in the corner, converted by Josh Bragman. Ten minutes later a catch and drive from a lineout resulted in Ben Sullivan scoring before Will Robinson scored his first two tries in the 18th and 35th minutes. Bragman converted the second try to establish a 24-0 lead before Ilkley scored a converted interception try but a Bragman penalty put Hull in command at the break. Will Robinson scored two more tries in the 50th and 58th minutes and Bragman converted the second try to put Hull 39-7 ahead. Ilkley then had their best spell of the match and scored two quick converted tries but Hull finished the scoring when Clark scored his second try which Bragman again converted. A last minute fracas resulted in Lee Brown and an Ilkley player dismissed as Hull retained their second place position in the league behind Sheffield Tigers.
Team : J Goodison, J Clark, A Heard, J Martin, W Robinson, J Bragman, H Harding, T Price, M Jobling, C Ozanne, L Brown, R Brown, A Torkington, B Sullivan, J Stafford.
Subs: J Uriburu-Gray, T Rice, D Jurcevic
Try: W Robinson 4, J Clark 2, B Sullivan
Con: J Bragman 4
Pen : J Bragman
25 September 2010 – National Division Two North : Hull 27-13 Nuneaton
Hull overcame Nuneaton 27-13 with a fine second half performance in a scrappy encounter at the Ferens Ground. James Cameron opened the scoring with a 9th minute penalty which Nuneaton levelled with a penalty of their own ten minutes later. Five minutes later Alex Piercy finished off a good Hull move for an unconverted try but Nuneaton replied with a converted try to lead 10-8 at the break. Hull went back into the lead nine minutes into the second half when Matt White finished with Cameron adding the conversion. Nuneaton stayed in the game with a penalty on 63 minutes but then Hull broke clear. James Cameron scored in the 73rd minute but missed his conversion before the Hull pack surged forward and Sione Onesi applied the final touch to give Hull the bonus point.
Team : A Piercy, M White, J Greene, M David, W Robinson, J Cameron, O Hardisty, J Ward, S Plevey, A Gravil, C Murphy, P Murphy, R Devonshire, S Onesi, O Cook.
Subs: J Lamping, M Lewis, D Cook, T Vaikona, K Fullman.
Try : A Piercy, M White, J Cameron, S Onesi
Con: J Cameron 2
Pen : J Cameron
24 September 2005 – North One : Birkenhead Park 22-14 Hull
Hull were left still searching for their first league win of the season following a 22-14 defeat to Birkenhead Park in Guy Martinson’s 50th game for the club. The home side took the lead through a push over try which was converted before Hull levelled with a Leroy McKenzie try converted by Chris de Meyer . Birkenhead regained the lead with a penalty as the first half finished 10-7 to the hosts. Hull battled valiantly in the second half but conceded two more push over tries on 65 and 75 minutes to lead 22-7. Hull did manage to score the try of the match in the final minute when a flowing move resulted in Guy Martinson coming into the line to touchdown and then convert his own try to finish the scoring.
Team : G Martinson, D Smith, J Barkworth, M Donkin, L McKenzie, C de Meyer, C Kendra, J Ward, T Garnett, N Lyon, N Tonga, M Ma’ake, A Smith, K Bates, S Higginson.
Subs: M White, W du Plooy, P Mulumba.
Try: L McKenzie, G Martinson
Con: C de Meyer, G Martinson
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