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?
This Week’s Memory Lane ………………..10, 15 and 20 years ago
23 April 2016 – National Three North : Burnage 17-22 Hull
Hull needed a late surge to beat already relegated Burnage in the final league game of the season. Hull started well with Joe Martin strolling over for an unconverted try after just 60 seconds but the home side took the game to Hull and a penalty after six minutes reduced the deficit. However in the 15th minute Harvey Harding scampered over for a try converted by Josh Bragman but Burnage responded within five minutes with a converted try of their own for 10-12 at half time. Hull’s slender two point lead was short lived at the start of the second half when a kick was charged down for a converted try on 49 minutes and Burnage led 17-12. Just when it seemed it was not to be Hull’s afternoon the pack raised their game as Hull took control in the last five minutes. Tom Price barged over for an unconverted try on 75 minutes to level the scores at 17-17 and with the final whistle imminent Joe Stafford scored the winning try to earn a 5th placed finish in National Three North.
Team : J Bragman, N Karim, A Heard, J Martin, W Robinson, T Tanumi, H Harding, T Price, T Rice, J Thraves, L Brown, R Brown, M Jobling, B Sullivan, J Stafford.
Subs: P Sewell, A O’Donnell, M David.
Try : J Martin, H Harding, T Price, J Stafford
Con : J Bragman
23 April 2011 – National Division Two North : Morley 37-36 Hull
Hull let victory slip from their grasp when they surrendered a 10 point half time lead to lose the game in second half added time and keep alive Morley’s hope of avoiding the drop. Morley scored after only seventeen seconds when Hull fumbled the ball from the kick off and gifted the hosts an early converted try. Hull were level three minutes later when Ollie Hardisty fed Greg Lound to run through for a try which he converted himself. Morley went back in front with an unconverted try before Hull flanker Alex Campbell dived over to level things up at 12-12. Hull ended the half in the ascendency with two further unconverted tries from Chris Murphy and Max Lewis for a 22-12 half time advantage. The second half started badly for Hull when Maea David was yellow carded and within a minute the hosts scored an unconverted try. Morley took the lead ten minutes later with a converted try but after Maea’s return Hull came back with Campbell scoring his second try converted by Guy Martinson. Two successful penalties awarded to the home side put them back in front at 30-29 but with four minutes remaining Hull looked to have won it when James Greene offloaded to Guy Martinson who scored and added the conversion himself to put Hull in the lead 30-36. However in added time Morley gained a scrum close to the line and when the ball squirmed loose their substitute full back picked up to score under the posts for a converted winning try.
Team : G Martinson, M White, J Greene, J Martin, W Robinson, G Lound, O Hardisty, A Longbone, S Plevey, K Fullman, C Murphy, P Murphy, O Cook, A Campbell, M Lewis.
Subs: J Lamping, M David, C Foxton, A Piercy.
Try : A Campbell 2, G Lound, C Murphy, M Lewis, G Martinson
Con : G Martinson 2, G Lound
22 April 2006 – North One : Hull 64-40 Huddersfield
Hull ended their league campaign with a thrilling 64-40 victory against an equally attacking Huddersfield side in a try fest at a sun drenched Haworth Park . The first score came after three minutes when the visitors scored a converted try but Hull replied with a Julian Barkworth try converted by Waylon Tangohau. Six minutes later Shaun Higginson on his final appearance for the club got on the scoresheet with Tangohau again converting. Three tries in four minutes then followed as prop Chad May, winger Danny Smith and fly half Waylon Tangohau all went over with Tangohau adding one conversion. The half ended with two tries by Barkworth as he completed his hat trick with a try on 40 minutes and a second in first half added time. Tangohau added the extras for both tries and Hull led 45-7 – the highest half time lead in the club’s history with Julian Barkworth becoming the first player from the club to score a first half hat trick. On the restart Huddersfield’s pack got them back into the game as they scored four tries in fourteen minutes with three conversions to reduce the deficit to 45-33. Leroy McKenzie extended Hull’s lead with a try converted by Shaun Higginson but the visitors replied with a converted try for 52-40. With two minutes remaining Danny Smith scored his second try which Higginson again converted before the big Kiwi ended his spell at the club with his second try to end the scoring.
Team : D Martinson, D Smith, M Donkin, J Barkworth, L McKenzie, W Tangohau, C Kendra, J Ward, M Holden, C May, J McLeod, G Jackson, K Bates, S Higginson, W Perkins.
Subs: B Hepi, M Holness, R Mackay.
Try : J Barkworth 3, D Smith 2, S Higginson 2, W Tangohau, C May, L McKenzie.
Con : W Tangohau 5, S Higginson 2
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