Revealed: Hartlepool's 1st XV fixture list for 2018/19
Hartlepool's Durham Northumberland 2 campaign for 2018/19 will get under way with a home fixture against Sunderland.
Pool are set to kick-start their 125th Anniversary season on September 1 at Mayfield Park in a repeat of last year's opening day.
Next up is a trip to Gosforth on September 8 followed by Redcar on home soil the following week. Both teams were relegated from Durham Northumberland 1 last season and will be looking to secure an immediate return.
There are back to back home fixtures in October when Bishop Auckland are the visitors on October 20 followed by Whitley Bay Rockcliff a week later.
Hartlepool will conclude their Durham Northumberland 2 programme with the return trip to Sunderland on April 13.
1 – Sunderland (H)
8 – Gosforth (A)
15 – Redcar (H)
22 - Houghton (A)
29 – Winlaton Vulcans (H)
October
13 – Ryton (A)
20 – Bishop Auckland (H)
27 – Whitley Bay Rockcliff (H)
November
3 – North Shields (A)
17 – South Shields (H)
24 – Ashington (A)
December
1 – Sedgefield (H)
8 – Darlington (A)
15 – Gosforth (H)
January
5 – Redcar (A)
12 – Houghton (H)
19 – Winlaton Vulcans (A)
26 – Ryton (H)
February
9 – Bishop Auckland (A)
16 – Whitley Bay Rockcliff (A)
March
2 – North Shields (H)
9 – South Shields (A)
23 – Ashington (H)
30 – Sedgefield (A)
April
6 – Darlington (H)
13 – Sunderland (A)
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