Hull Ionians (U14) vs Driffield (U14) Sunday 11th January 2009

Hull Ionians (U14) vs Driffield (U14) Sunday 11th January 2009

Driffield set their stall out from the first.
Quicker to the breakdown, more aggressive in their tackling, solid in the set piece, and better decision making with the ball in hand.
All of the above led to a comfortable 26-0 victory for the visitors at Brantingham Park, with the Ionians looking ring rusty from the start and not really getting out of first gear in this first match after the Christmas break.
One or two of the I’s players showed glimpses of what they can do, but this is a team game and individuals need to blend as one to deliver a positive result. They know they can do it, they have done it earlier in the season, and the next match in the Yorkshire Plate quarter final against Scarborough, in front of a home crowd, gives them the opportunity to get things back on track.
For the first time since the opening game of the season I’s will have both of their speedsters available for selection, with Luke Johnson now back after a long lay-off since suffering a broken collar bone in the opening game of the season. Having Alex Wilkinson on the other wing gives the I’s real attacking options on both sides of the field.
So everything is set up for the I’s to play to their strengths and put smiles back on faces. The pack has to front up, intimidate their opponents, give quick clean ball to their backs, and let their three quarter line loose to do the rest.