Memory Lane With Stephen Hodgson

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?

6 February 2016 – National Three North : Lymm 24-25 Hull

Hull edged out hosts Lymm thanks to Josh Bragman’s magnificent 50 yard penalty in the 76^th minute which completed a second half comeback for the visitors. Lymm took the lead after five minutes with a penalty and followed it up with a converted try after eighteen minutes. Hull replied with a catch and drive try from Danny Hague, converted by Lee Birch. As half time approached Lymm took advantage of a Hull penalty and went into the break 13-7 ahead. The start of the second half saw Lymm extend their lead with another penalty before Hull applied huge pressure to the Lymm line and following a series of penalties and a yellow card for the Lymm No.6 finally scored when Joe Stafford strolled over the line for an unconverted try. Hull scored again when Josh Bragman’s deft chip saw Tomasi Tanumi win the race for a fine try which Bragman converted to put Hull 19-16 ahead. The lead then changed hands several times as Lymm scored an unconverted try to lead 21-19 before a Bragman penalty back in the lead at 22-21. The Lymm kick off resulted in a home penalty in the 72^nd minute and a 24-22 lead but with four minutes remaining Bragman kicked a huge penalty that gave Hull the deserved win.

Team : L Birch, J Kirk, A Heard, J Martin, N Karim, T Tanumi, H Harding, T Price, T Rice, M Jobling, R Brown, D Jurcevic, J Stafford, J Uriburu-Gray, D Hague.

Subs : B Sullivan, A O’Donnell, J Bragman

Try : D Hague, J Stafford, T Tanumi

Con: L Birch, J Bragman

Pen : J Bragman 2

5 February 2011  – Hull RUFC had no game this weekend.

4 February 2006 – North One : Hull 20-15 Chester

Hull gave an outstanding display of rugby at Haworth Park to end the six match winning run of visitors Chester. Hull scored the first try of the afternoon when No 8 Shaun Higginson picked up a loose ball and plunged over the line for an unconverted try. They scored again the 23^rd minute when full back Guy Martinson joined the line to dive over in the left hand corner for another unconverted try. Chester replied with a catch and drive try converted try in the 38^th minute and as the half went into added time a penalty for the visitors levelled the scores. Hull regained the lead in the 58^th minute when Higginson took the ball up the left touchline before feeding the supporting Waylon Tangohau to score although he missed the conversion. Three minutes later Hull scored again when slick handling resulted in Tangohau putting in centre Matt Donkin for Hull’s fourth try . Chester came back strongly and in the 73^rd minute a quickly taken tap penalty resulted in an unconverted try. Both sides gave everything in the final seven minutes plus another seven minutes of added time but it was Hull that emerged victorious.

Team :  G Martinson, D Smith, M Donkin, B Hepi, J Wilson, W Tangohau, M White, J Ward, A Atkinson, C May, J McLeod, G Jackson, S Bates, R Mackay, S Higginson.

Subs: W Perkins, M Holness, P Roberts

Try :  S Higginson, G Martinson, W Tangohau, M Donkin