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?
24 October 2015 – National Three North : Hull 32-13 Birkenhead Park
Hull finally overcame their visitors Birkenhead Park following a second half blitz of 19 points in eight minutes. Hull dominated the early exchanges and scored first in the 14th minute when Ben Sullivan went over for an unconverted try. The visitors replied with a penalty five minutes later but that was equalled by Josh Bragman kicking a penalty for the hosts. On the stroke on half time prop Tom Price scored Hull’s second unconverted try to extend their lead at the break. The gap was narrowed immediately when the visitors scored an unconverted try straight from the kick off but Hull nullified the Birkenhead resistance in the next few minutes. Full back Lee Birch side stepped a couple of defenders to score Hull’s third try followed two minutes later by Tomasi Tanumi going over. Josh Bragman converted from the touchline and moments later Hull sealed victory with another try for Birch in the left corner which was again magnificently converted by Bragman. When Harvey Harding was yellow carded with 12 minutes to go the visitors made use of their numerical advantage with a 78th minute consolation try to end the scoring.
Team : L Birch, T Tanumi, A Heard, J Martin, J Kirk, J Bragman, H Harding, T Price, T Rice, A O’Donnell, L Brown, R Brown, A Torkington, B Sullivan, J Uriburu-Gray.
Subs: M Jobling, J Stafford, D Hague.
Try: L Birch 2, B Sullivan, T Price, T Tanumi.
Con: J Bragman 2
Pen: J Bragman
23 October 2010 – National Division Two North : Fylde 37-8 Hull
Hull produced plenty of good passages of play at Fylde but a combination of making basic mistakes at crucial moments and a lack of possession resulted in defeat at big spending Fylde. The hosts opened up a lead in the first fifteen minutes with a penalty and an unconverted try before Hull responded with an unconverted try from Alex Piercy midway through the half. The hosts pushed further ahead with s penalty and a converted try before Hull responded with a penalty from Jonathan West but in first half added time another home try put the hosts 25-8 ahead at the break. The second half was a different affair and after 25 minutes of nullifying rugby Fylde eventually got their bonus point with another converted try before ending the scoring when the referee awarded the home side a controversial try that appeared not to be properly grounded.
Team : J Kirk, A Piercy, W Robinson, M David, D Smith, J West, M White, A Gravil, S Plevey, K Fullman, M Lewis, P Murphy, R Devonshire, S Onesi, O Cook.
Subs: B Dorrington, J Lamping, F Hopa, A Longbone, J Greene.
Try : A Piercy
Pen : J West
22 October 2005 – North One : Middlesbrough 8 -18 Hull
Hull picked up their first league win of the season at a rain swept Middlesbrough thanks to the boot of full back Guy Martinson who scored all Hull’s points with six penalties as he scored his 100th goal for the club. Martinson opened the scoring in the 12th minute but seven minutes later the hosts levelled with a penalty of their own. Martinson put Hull back in front just before the half hour but the only try of the match came on 31 minutes when the home side scored an unconverted touchdown to lead 8-6 at the break. The second half saw Hull have much more possession and although Middlesbrough defended well some desperate defence led to penalties for the visitors. Martinson punished them with four successful kicks between the 56th and 75th minutes to seal the victory for Hull.
Team : G Martinson, D Smith, A Smith, M Donkin, L McKenzie, J Barkworth, C Kendra, P Mulumba, T Garnett, F Biddlecombe, J Salmon, S Bates, M Ma’ake, K Bates, W du Plooy.
Subs: M White, C de Meyer, A Atkinson.
Pen: G Martinson 6
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