Hull Ionians

Hull Ionians RUFC
Full name	Hull Ionians Rugby Football Club
Union	Yorkshire RFU
Nickname(s)	The I's
Founded	1989
Location	Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)	Brantingham Park (Capacity: 1,500 (240 seated) )
Chairman	Stephen Townend
President	Pat Wilson
Coach(es)	Martyn Wood
Captain(s)	David Laverick
League(s)	National League 1
2019–20	16th (relegated to 2020–21 National League 2 North)
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.hullionians.co.uk

Hull Ionians is a rugby union club in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The first team play in English rugby's National League 1, the third tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion from National League 2 North as champions at the end of the 2018-19 season. 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, playing at the third level of English club rugby for the second time.

Honours

North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winners (2): 2001–02, 2004–05
National League 2 North champions (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19

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
Ali Thomson	Hooker	England
Mike Dias	Prop	England
David Laverick	Prop	England
Steve Johnson	Prop	England
Rikki Stout	Prop	England
Joe Makin	Lock	England
Danny Paul	Lock	England
Lee Bray	Flanker	England
Laurence Cowen	Flanker	England
Will Foden	Flanker	England
James Sanderson	Flanker	England
Mark Wigham	Flanker	England
Phil Eggleshaw	Number 8	England
Zak Poole	Number 8	England

Player	Position	Union
Isaac Green	Scrum-half	England
Adam Thomas	Scrum-half	England
Callum Irvine	Fly-half	England
Greg Lound	Fly-half	England
Lee Millar	Fly-half	Scotland
Joe Allott	Centre	England
Alex Crockett	Centre	England
Chris Lound	Centre	England
Luke Thundercliffe	Centre	England
Ben Winterburn	Centre	England
Max Wright	Centre	England
Jack Colbourne	Wing	England
Steve Slingsby	Wing	England
Aquile Smith	Wing	England
Sam Wilson	Wing	England
Lewis Minikin	Fullback	England
William Stowe	Fullback	England
Keane Naylor	Fullback	England

Current standings

2019–20 National League 1 Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

1

Richmond (C)

25

20

0

5

741

347

394

12

5

97

2

Rosslyn Park

25

18

1

6

728

472

256

12

4

90

3

Rams

25

19

0

6

680

521

159

16

2

89^[a]

4

Chinnor

25

16

2

7

631

502

129

13

4

85

5

Blackheath

25

16

1

8

621

511

110

12

4

82

6

Plymouth Albion

25

13

2

10

698

617

81

14

5

75

7

Darlington Mowden Park

25

13

1

11

796

517

279

14

6

74

8

Old Elthamians

25

13

1

11

574

501

73

10

4

68

9

Cambridge

25

12

2

11

571

560

11

4

67

10

Cinderford

23

13

0

10

526

452

74

7

6

65

11

Sale FC

25

12

0

13

621

602

19

10

6

64

12

Bishop's Stortford

24

9

2

13

599

595

4

12

9

61

13

Birmingham Moseley

25

8

0

17

505

649

−144

4

8

44

14

Rotherham Titans (R)

25

6

1

18

490

727

−237

7

40

15

Canterbury (R)

25

2

0

23

357

824

−467

2

6

16

Hull Ionians (R)

24

1

22

330

1071

-741

3

2

11

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
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: 14 March 2020
Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby.

Notes

^ Rams deducted 5 points due to an issue with their Payment of Players declaration during the 2018–19 National League 2 South season.^[5]

References

^ "Brantingham Park - Conferencing . Events Sport Functions". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Assem Allam investment deal with Hull Ionians called off". This is Hull and East Riding. Northcliffe Media Limited. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ "Club History". Hull Ionians RUFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Hull Ionians". Club Profile. Statbunker.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ "RAMS DEDUCTED 5 POINTS". Rams RFC (Pitchero). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

External links

Official website

[6] Rams deducted 5 points due to an issue with their Payment of Players declaration during the 2018–19 National League 2 South season.^[5]

[1] "Brantingham Park - Conferencing . Events Sport Functions". Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[2] "Assem Allam investment deal with Hull Ionians called off". This is Hull and East Riding. Northcliffe Media Limited. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[3] "Club History". Hull Ionians RUFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[4] "Hull Ionians". Club Profile. Statbunker.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

[5] "RAMS DEDUCTED 5 POINTS". Rams RFC (Pitchero). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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