Hull Ionians

Hull Ionians RUFC
Full name Hull Ionians Rugby Football Club
Union RFU
Nickname(s) The I's
Founded 1989 (1989)
Ground(s) Brantingham Park (Capacity: 240 seated [1])
Chairman Pat Wilson [2]
President Pete Sharp
Coach(es) Alex Crockett
Captain(s) Joe Makin
League(s) National League 1
2015–16 12th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/hullionians/

Hull Ionians are a rugby union club in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Their home ground is Brantingham Park which opened in September 1995 and is situated in the village of Brantingham, off the A63 road between Brough and South Cave.

History

Hull Ionians was formed in 1989 by the merger of Hull and East Riding with Ionians.[3]

The club has played in the upper echelons of regional rugby throughout its history but in 2012–13 the club won National Division 2 North and were promoted to National League 1 for season 2013-14.[4] They were immediately relegated back to National League 2 North but were promoted the following season, again as champions. playing at the third level of English club rugby for the second time.

Club honours

Current standings

2016–17 National League 1 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Hartpury College 15 15 0 0 696 198 498 15 0 75
2 Birmingham Moseley 15 12 0 3 426 316 110 6 1 55
3 Plymouth Albion 15 11 0 4 450 292 158 8 3 55
4 Ampthill 15 11 0 4 389 304 85 6 1 51
5 Blackheath 15 10 0 5 381 281 100 8 1 49
6 Coventry 15 8 1 6 458 374 84 6 2 42
7 Rosslyn Park 15 7 1 7 420 300 120 5 5 40
8 Loughborough Students 15 7 1 7 481 490 −9 8 1 39
9 Old Albanian 15 7 0 8 375 388 −13 8 3 39
10 Cambridge 15 6 0 9 381 489 −108 8 2 34
11 Esher 15 5 0 10 382 412 −30 6 5 31
12 Fylde 15 5 0 10 343 503 −160 7 3 30
13 Darlington Mowden Park 15 5 1 9 277 420 −143 3 2 27
14 Hull Ionians 15 4 0 11 292 473 −181 2 5 23
15 Blaydon 15 2 1 12 310 571 −261 5 3 18
16 Macclesfield 15 2 1 12 305 555 −250 4 3 17
  • Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

    Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
    Updated: 10 December 2016
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Current squad

    2016-17 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

    Player Position Union
    Ally Forth Hooker England England
    Ali Thomson Hooker England England
    Mike Dias Prop England England
    David Laverick Prop England England
    Steve Johnson Prop England England
    Rikki Stout Prop England England
    Joe Makin Lock England England
    Danny Paul Lock England England
    Lee Bray Flanker England England
    Laurence Cowen Flanker England England
    Will Foden Flanker England England
    James Sanderson Flanker England England
    Mark Wigham Flanker England England
    Phil Eggleshaw Number 8 England England
    Zak Poole Number 8 England England
    Player Position Union
    Isaac Green Scrum-half England England
    Adam Thomas Scrum-half England England
    Callum Irvine Fly-half England England
    Greg Lound Fly-half England England
    Lee Millar Fly-half England England
    Joe Allott Centre England England
    Alex Crockett Centre England England
    Chris Lound Centre England England
    Luke Thundercliffe Centre England England
    Ben Winterburn Centre England England
    Max Wright Centre England England
    Jack Colbourne Wing England England
    Steve Slingsby Wing England England
    Aquile Smith Wing England England
    Sam Wilson Wing England England
    Lewis Minikin Fullback England England
    Keane Naylor Fullback England England

    References

    1. ↑ "Brantingham Park - Conferencing . Events Sport Functions".
    2. ↑ "Assem Allam investment deal with Hull Ionians called off". This is Hull and East Riding. Northcliffe Media Limited. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
    3. ↑ "History". Hull Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
    4. ↑ "Hull Ionians". Club Profile. Statbunker.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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