Blackheath v Hull Ionians
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With no-one available to provide an acceptable report the Blackheath missive will have to suffice.
The disappointment of Blackheath’s first defeat a week ago at Coventry was quickly dispelled with this eight tries to two victory, lifting the Club to fourth, whilst at the same time consigning Hull Ionians to the foot of the table, the only National League One side without a win from the opening five rounds.
With a dominant scrum, courtesy of Hayden King, Danny Herriott and Kieron Scutt, and smooth functioning line-out, the hosts never looked seriously threatened, and it was the former set-piece that offered a first opportunity to score. As the Ionians’ eight collapsed at the first engagement, the ball found its way to touch, Harry Fry held the ball at the base of the maul, before Leo Fielding was unleashed out wide, the full-back crossing within four minutes of his return to action after a broken hand.
Ionians also moved the ball sweetly at times, and might have answered with a try of their own but for a forward pass, but the Yorkshiremen’s scoring in the first period would be limited to three points from fly-half Chris Bell, while at the other end Blackheath capitalised fully on their momentum.
With the hosts producing fine ball retention and off-loading, Tom Stradwick drove over at the end of the first quarter, and Mark Cooke finished off another multi-phased move, for a 17-3 lead at the interval.
Josh Davies scored within two minutes of the re-start, as CJ Osazuwa burst clear away from a ruck, an inside ball from the second-row sending his scrum-half over, before a two-man overlap gave Ionians’ full-back Jacob Heath an opportunity to grab one back for the visitors.
However, it was a brief interlude to the main direction of flow.
Freddie Owen crossed after Stradwick and the excellent Tom Baldwin made ground, and Fielding added his second in similar fashion to his first, spurning the extra man outside to glide through the defence.
Mike Perks drove across after Blackheath poached an Ionians line-out, and Alex Pickersgill followed up Tom Chapman’s searing break down the left touch-line for number eight, Ben Stephenson offering some consolation for the visitors with a try at the death.
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Ben StephensonKey moments
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As it happened
- Blackheath
- Hull Ionians
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L Fielding Try 4:00'
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Chris Bell Penalty 13:00'
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T Stradwick Try 20:00'
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J Tarrant Conversion 21:00'
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Chris Bell Sub Off 25:00'
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Isaac Green Sub On 25:00'
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Benjamin Bell Sub Off 29:00'
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Rikki Stout Sub On 29:00'
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Edward Falkingham Yellow Card 36:00'
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M Cooke Try 38:00'
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J Davies Try 42:00'
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J Tarrant Conversion 43:00'
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Jacob Heath Try 47:00'
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Zac Berill Sub On 48:00'
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Jacob Heath Sub Off 48:00'
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F Owen Try 50:00'
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J Tarrant Conversion 51:00'
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L Fielding Try 56:00'
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Alistair Thomson Sub Off 57:00'
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Zak Poole Sub Off 57:00'
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Ben Stephenson Sub On 57:00'
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James Newman Sub On 57:00'
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Joe Allott Yellow Card 61:00'
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Benjamin Bell Sub On 61:00'
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David Laverick Sub Off 61:00'
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M Perks Try 62:00'
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A Pickersgill Try 66:00'
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Edward Falkingham Sub Off 74:00'
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Zak Poole Sub On 74:00'
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M Burcham Yellow Card 79:00'
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Ben Stephenson Try 79:00'
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| # | Team | Pl | Pts |
| 10. | Cambridge | 30 | 72 |
| 11. | Caldy | 30 | 68 |
| 12. | Rosslyn Park | 30 | 66 |
| 13. | Loughborough Students | 30 | 62 |
| 14. | Hull Ionians | 30 | 59 |
| 15. | Old Albanians | 30 | 54 |
| 16. | Fylde | 30 | 20 |
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