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N2N League Fixture List 2009/10 now available     1st XV Fixtures

Training
Training at Hull Ionians started on Tuesday June 30th and now takes place every Tuesday & Thursday night at  Brantingham Park, meet at 6.30pm to start training at 7pm. In a revised organisation this year Stephen Townend is now Director of Rugby, Mick Watson continues as Head Coach and Grahame Simm continues as Rugby Manager. Training sessions are being varied and livened up by different experienced personnel taking each training session with the first sessions concentrating on fitness levels.

Yorkshire 56-3 Warwickshire - May 23rd at Brantingham Park
Saturday May 23rd saw Yorkshire's beat Warwickshire 56-3 but Lancashire's 80-12 victory over Northumberland took them to the final to meet Gloucester in the Beaumont Cup played at Brantingham Park, kick-off 3.00pm. Report & Photos

Rugby Festival - County Finals - Hull Ionians Cup Winners - Sunday April 26th - Details

Hull Ionians Next Match
Hull Ionians have completed their season in National 3 North for 2008/9 and retained their place to play in National 2 North as it will be known next season. Any players wishing to join the club should contact the Rugby Manager, Graham Simm, or Club Coach Mick Watson (See Contacts pages). Summer Rugby sees Hull FC Academy and Reserve matches at Brantingham Park - see below.

Spectators are welcome for all our matches, you do not have to be a member, though membership will give access to the club at all times when the club is open and also provide you with a fixture list. Admission for 1st XV matches is £6, concessions £4, including a 32 page programme.

Promotion & Relegation Situation
Congratulations to Nuneaton on their promotion which is now secure. Halifax and Darlington Mowden Park go down. Also congratulations to our newcomers from North 1 and Midlands 1, Westoe and Broadstreet are promoted as champions with our neighbours Hull beating Chester 40-15 in the play-off for the third spot. Waterloo are relegated from the current National 2 and one would expect Rugby Lions to come back in on the level transfer regulation to make the new National 2 North, as it will be known, up to 16 teams, but this decision is yet to be announced.

Hull FC Reserve & Academy Matches
Hull FC Reserve & academy Home matches are played a Brantingham Park - Fixture List & Hull FC Links

Hull Ionians announce an Alliance with Hull University Rugby Union Club

Ladies Rugby Match February 7th 2009    Match Photos
Hull York Medical School played Birmingham Medics  at Brantingham Park playing on the 2nd XV pitch, changing in the Gym Changing Rooms.

Promotion & Relegation at the end of this season.
The RFU council have now approved the league structure for 2009/10 renaming Level 2 - National 1 as the Guinness Championship, reduced from 16 to 12 teams.
Level 3 - National 2, becomes National 1 increased from 14 to 16 teams.
Level 4 - National 3 N & S, become National 2 N & S increased from 14 to 16 teams.
Level 5 will become 4 National 3 Regional teams.
To accommodate this at the end of this season in the current National 3 North & South just 1 team will be promoted from each league and  just 2 teams demoted. There will be no second placed play off. Two teams will be coming down to our league from above and the current North 1 & Midlands 1 that feed us from below will have the 2 league champions promoted and a second placed play off bringing 3 teams up in total. There will be no general National Cup or Trophy matches at level 3,4 & 5.

Hull Ionians 200 Club
For information on how to join and the monthly winners follow the link - 200 Club.

Hull Ionians Kit Sponsorship Deals

Hull Ionians links with Hull FC saw them at the KC Stadium on Friday August 22 to announce an addition to their sponsors and also their kit sponsors for 2008/9. The venue was chosen to also announce the signing of Hull FC Executive James Rule as a player for the club, returning to where he played his Junior Rugby, James Greene and Joe Donkin also being present to wear the shirts as they have been playing on loan to Hull FC Academy and U18 teams.
This Season's shirts carry the name of a new addition to the main sponsors, Roach Brothers. The Insurance Partnership, Bathroom Ceramic Creations, GFS and Croda are also providing major sponsorship of the club kit.

Graham Cross receives new shirt	Adrian & Rob Roach with James Rule	The Full party	Adrian & Rob Roach with James Greene & Joe Donkin	Trevor Stephenson of Insurance partnership	Roy Sarel from Bathroom & Ceramic Creations

Experimental Law Variations         Full IRB Guide (1.5Mb PDF File)
The IRB has decided to introduce some of the law variations from 1st August 2008. Please read them and take note of the changes.