PREVIEW BIG MATCH FYLDE V HULL RUFC
We are delighted to welcome players, officials and supporters of Hull RUFC to the Woodlands on Saturday, 15th March (ko 15.00). Fixtures between the two clubs do not have a long history. Hull RUFC was formed on July 1st 1992 as a result of a merger between Old Hymerians RUFC and Hull & East Riding RUFC (1989). There have been only ten previous league games between the two clubs which began in 2009-10 when Hull took the honours with victories at the Ferrens Ground by 31-25 and at the Woodlands by 16-25. The following season saw this reversed with Fylde victorious by 37-8 at home and 9-31 in Hull. With Fylde being promoted to National One at the end of that season, there was a gap of nine years before fixtures began again in 2019-20. In the campaign which came to an abrupt end in March 2020 when Covid 19 struck, the only game was in November at the Woodlands when the visitors edged home by 20-22. On the restoration of fixtures post-Covid in 2021-22, Hull swept through the campaign to finish as outstanding champions and were promoted to National One (level 3) for the first time. There were two cracking matches between the clubs that season, with Hull winning both, by 22-14 at the Ferrens Ground and 26-28 at the Woodlands.
clear bragging rights with a 7-3 win advantage overall.
Rather like Fylde, Hull have performed unevenly during the current season, starting with seven defeats in the first nine fixtures including a heavy 18-55 beating
on their own ground at the hands of local neighbours Hull Ionians. Matters improved when they beat Fylde on 16th Nov and they went on to win four of the next seven matches including a sweet revenge victory against Ionians in a classic 36-37 battle at Brantingham Park. Close games against league pacesetters Leeds, Sheffield & Lymm illustrated the talent in the squad. More recently injuries have undermined their efforts and they’ve lost four of their last five games. They sit in 12th place in N2(N) and have a relegation battle on their hands although given the ability in their squad they should pull clear.
Hull Hull
12-13 18-55 49-16 40-26 24-34 36-38 45-29 18-24 39-19 23-21 29-15 29-12 38-17 36-37 34-17 32-19 24-33 43-23 41-24 50-24 17-40
Otley
L/H
Hull Ionians L/H
Leeds Tykes
Hull
L/A
Hull
Billingham W/H
Wharfedale
Hull
W/A L/H L/A L/H
Hull
Sheffield
Preston G
Hull
Hull
Lymm
Chester
Hull
L/A
Woodlands Ferrens
Fylde result
Hull
Fylde
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Sheffield Tigers
Hull
L/A
2009-10 2010-11 2019-20 2021-22 2023-24 2024-25
16-25 37-8 20-22 26-28
31-25
L/L
Hull
Harrogate W/H
9-31
W/W
Tynedale
Hull Hull Hull
L/A
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L
Hull Ionians Billingham
W/A
22-14 39-36 23-21
L/L
L/A
35-8
W/L
Hull Hull
Wharfedale W/H Leeds Tykes L/H
-/L
Sheffield
Hull
L/A
The difference between National One and Two is well known. For every club that steps up between the divisions and flourishes such as Caldy, other struggle greatly. Hull were in the latter category and went through the whole 2022-23 season with just one draw and 25 defeats. Fixtures between the Clubs were restored in the 2023- 24 campaign and two home wins were the result. This season saw Fylde struggle once again to come out on top at the Ferrens Ground as they went down by 23-21 in a very tight exchange. So it’s true to say that Hull hold the
Hull
Preston G W/H
Lymm
Hull
L/A L/H
Hull
Chester
Hull RUFC have a rather different set-up than Fylde in that they are a one team club, with no Mini-Juniors and sharing the Hull Sports Ground complex in the heart of the City with a variety of other sports clubs including football, lawn tennis, bowling and cricket. They have been extremely successful in securing sufficiently large sponsorships to fund the 1st XV squad and the rest of the considerable expenses running a National League club.
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