Match Reports – 4th & 5th October 2025

by | Oct 5, 2025 | Match Report, Senior Rugby

SCUNTHORPE 18 – HULL IONIANS 24 

The Greens had a few changes this week with Nick Dyson returning after more retirements than Frank Sinatra, in for Dan Gilbert who played a full game for the RAF on Wednesday, Dan Longden retained his place for the injured Marcus Payne. In the backs Ethan Taylor returned at 10 while the Ethan Heath-Drury moved to fullback. On a blustery day at Heslam Park  with the wind blowing across the field Ionians kicked off towards the Queensway end. Ionians were soon on the attack but a mistake by them saw the Greens break out and only a try saving tackle by Ionians 5m from their line prevented the Greens getting off to a flying start. Ionians cleared their lines but were eventually penalised for killing the ball in midfield.  The Greens kick for the corner and from a well rehearsed  catch & drive from the line out, Nick Dyson to goes over the line for the first try, a cracking conversion by Ethan Taylor from near the touch line makes the score.

Scunthorpe 7 Ionians 0 8 mins.

Good attacking play by the Greens brings a penalty with Ionians straying offside. This converted by Ethan Taylor.

Scunthorpe 10 Ionians 0 15 mins.

Ionians get back into the game and the Greens are penalised. Ionians kick for the corner. Ionians from the line out replicate the Greens with their own catch and drive to score a try.

Scunthorpe 10 Ionians 5 23 min.

The Greens go back on the attack, and from a line out drive on with Ionians being caught swimming up the side of the maul. With another penalty the Greens go for the corner. The Green win the line out and with a catch & drive go through the phases before eventually losing the ball forward and from the ensuing Ionians scrum, clear their lines just outside their 22.

Scunthorpe continued their impressive start, moving the ball well between the pack and backs, and it was only over-eagerness that cost them when a couple of scoring opportunities arose. Ionians again were penalised and the Greens opt for the kick at posts. Ethan Taylor converts the penalty bringing the score to,

Scunthorpe 13 Ionians 5 at half time.

The Greens kick off the second half towards the Queensway end and are immediately on the attack, from a line out on the Ionians 22 the Greens catch & drive the ball goes through the hands but an optimistic pass misses the right winger and goes into touch.

Greens go on the attack eventually losing the ball forward referee brings Ionians back for a penalty against them for offside

Green kick for the corner once more, from a great line out catch by Ben Hyde the Greens catch & drive to go over the line for a second try to Nick Dyson.

Scunthorpe 18 Ionians 5 45 mins.

At this point Ionians bring on their big guns from the bench. This seemed to turn the tide. The Greens are penalised & Ionians kick for the corner. From a line out 10 metres out. Ionians catch and drive to be brought down a metre from the line but Greens had once more transgressed, a further Ionians catch & drive this time is successful bringing the score to

Scunthorpe 18 Ionians 10 56 minutes

The Greens get the ball and Ionians penalised the Greens kick for the corner. This attempt at a catch and drive is held up giving Ionians a scrum from which they clear their lines.

The Greens now somewhat under the cosh and the Ionians replacements making their mark. From a line out in the Greens half the much effective catch and drive see Ionians score a try and with an excellent kick Ionians are only a point behind.

Scunthorpe 18 Ionians 17 59 mins

From the restart the ball goes into touch on the Ionians 22, they win the ball and swift hands see the centre break through passing to the winger who carried the ball up the blind side before off loading and Ionians scoring on the right hand side. A further excellent kick under the conditions gave Ionians the lead for the 1st time in the game.

Scunthorpe 18 Ionians 24 61 minutes

The heavens the opened and with the weather deteriorating the game became somewhat of a lottery. The score remained the same to the end and but for the Greens over eagerness to keep the ball moving, saw their chance of a win go. Consistency is the watchword and go to Lightfoot Green Lane to play Preston Grasshoppers next week still looking for their 1st win.

Match Report written by Graham Migdalski

MOM – Nick Dyson

Hull Ionians Match Report – Match Report: Scunthorpe 18 – 24 Hull Ionians : 1st XV

Photo Credit to Hull Ionians

WOMEN’S TEAM

SCUNTHORPE 56 – AMBER-VALLEY – 5

Scunthorpe Women travelled to Amber Valley for their long awaited first league game . We were fielding a full 22 squad which is brilliant for us . With the tail end of storm Amy the weather conditions were questionable along with the meadow like grass 🤣
From the kick off we were putting constant pressure on Amber Valley . They couldn’t handle the pressure and the turnovers were quickly used to our advantage. When the greenies had clean ball , our go forward was impressive and there were some well worked tries across the team 👌🏻
We had to work hard and maintain focus to allow the game to flow and try and work on some strategies that would play a part for the rest of the season . Amber Valley had a couple of injuries and dropped their numbers which we matched for them , we always as a team show great RFU TREDS throughout . Scunthorpe always maintained a positive attitude , if it meant allowing the game to flow and unfortunately the game was called at 60 minutes due to more injuries for them . The final score was 54-5 to Scunthorpe 💪🏻
Also a note worthy mention for Trisa Mahoney. Playing in the squad today meant she is the only Scunthorpe President to date to have been in position and have played a league game of rugby ! Well done Trisa 👌🏻
Tries
Ewa 🏉🏉🏉 🏉🏉🏉🏉
Ella 🏉🏉
Jorja 🏉
Ella x 2 conversions
Players player and Oppositions Player – Gabby Cocks – As a convert from rugby league Gabby has great power and strength . She showed this today with some fantastic straight hard running which constantly got us on the front foot . Well done Gabby !
Coaches player – Charlie Ellis – A returning player this year from a long sabbatical! She brings energy and go forward for the team . Her positive attitude is encouraging for younger team members too . Well done Charlie .
Writing Credit – Becky Clark

2nd TEAM (STAGS)

SYSTON 2NDS 91 – SCUNTHORPE STAGS 12

The Stags faced a tough encounter at Barkby Road, Syston as the home side had amassed a total of over 200 points in their first two league games. This task was even more daunting with late cry offs and players playing out of position. 

Scunthorpe started well and used the strong wind to their advantage with an exchange of penalties in the early few minutes. However, on three minutes a converted try from the Syston fly half set the tone for the afternoon as he stepped through the defence and scored easily under posts, 7-0.

Five minutes later the second try came through the very well drilled and highly efficient Syston back line, 14-0.

Scunthorpe responded bravely with a well taken try from experienced prop Jack Rowbottom. It came from a penalty, Jake Goodison put the ball into the 22 and the catch and drive lineout worked a treat. Captain Jack peeled off with the ball and with a robust drive scored the touchdown. Henry Dawson narrowly missed the conversion, 14-5.

Syston scored again and their superior backs were now running amok. Things went from bad to worse on 20 minutes when young Dante had to leave the field with an injury. To add insult to injury James Lovell received a yellow card for an innocuous high tackle. On the half-hour, a great try came from speed merchant Troy Edwards. Jake Goodison marshalled the backs in his usual forthright style. Cole Gosling made the try as he trapped the ball football style from a deep Syston penalty punt into the Scunthorpe half. The young winger picked up the ball and ran at the opposition defence. Great back up play from his teammates allowed second phase ball which Goodison moved rapidly wide. Edwards finished in style rounding his man to score with Henry Dawson converting, with the score now 28-12 The Greens were still in the game. However, Syston scored two more converted tries before half time to lead 42-12 at the break.

If Scunthorpe could keep the ball away from the opposition backs and work together, they could surely rescue a bonus point by scoring four tries. Scunthorpe came out of half with some good play and held on for quarter of an hour but then three converted tries in the space of six minutes killed off any chance of a revival. It was plain to see why this exceptional side had scored an average of over 100 points per game so far and it was obvious that they were far and away the best side that Scunthorpe had played thus far in the league. The Stags’ heads went down, and it was inevitable that more points would come.

With the score at 77-12 Scunthorpe showed some spirit and pressed the line, forwards and backs carrying well but as the final pass went astray the chance went begging. Not too disheartened they came back again and asked questions of the defence. Good driving runs from Josh Duggan and some determined running from Charlie Aitkenhead gave the boys some encouragement. Young Adam Wilson also made a good impression coming off the bench. Scunthorpe got to the line and in the act of stretching over to claim the touchdown the ball went forward. To rub salt into the wound the Syston scrum half scooped up the ball and went the length of the field to score under the posts. A further converted try finished off a bruising afternoon and although the Stags expected a tough game they did not think they would come up against such a good 2nd team side.

They must put this behind them and work hard in training to prepare for the local derby versus Gainsborough at Heslam Park next week. Hopefully they will have key players back playing in their natural positions.

Mom – TBC

Match Report written by – Steve Williams

DEVS

SCUNTHORPE 20 – HULL IONIANS 10

Scunthorpe arrived at Ionians before the opposition wondering if the game was going ahead. With storm Amy attacking England the conditions were not considered ideal and Scunthorpe decided to attack into the wind knowing it was a 10-14 point wind if used right. Ionians started the game well pinning Scunthorpe in their own 22 for the first 10 minutes of the game but great tackling and discipline stopped the attack from crossing the whitewash. Scunthorpe enjoyed a period of possession using the forwards to carry the ball creating the gaps for the backs to exploit and camping in the Ionians 22. After a knock on by Scunthorpe, scrum to Ionians and a clearance by their fly half down the throat of the Devs 15, little did they know he had the pace of road runner escaping Wile E. Coyote, Cameron Ogg ran the ball round the defence to go over for Scunthorpe’s first try (Storm Amy stopping the conversion). 20 minutes of a back and forth between the two side, Ionians managed to break through the defence to score a try themselves which then led to a half time score of 5-5.

The second half started with Scunthorpe piling the pressure onto the hosts but failing to exploit the dominance. Strong running from Ionians allowed for a brief period of game play inside the Scunthorpe 22 but strong tackles and great rucking left Scunthorpe coming out on top preventing any scores. A great platform from the Scunthorpe forwards allowed the fly half to make a break and put a clearance kick in to the flying fullback Cam Ogg to chase down, supported by the rest of the back line to give quick ball for Lloyd Akers to run the ball in (as well as running back the years) to give Scunthorpe a 10-5 lead, unfortunately storm Amy came out victorious again for an unsuccessful conversion.

Scunthorpe’s tails were up and continued to attack, but after some slow reaction to a penalty and a quick tap by the opposition scrum half the hosts ran in a second try bringing the game level 10-10.

10 minutes to go and The Devs wanted to continue their unbeaten run, great forward play, carrying the ball hard won a penalty, and after a calm head (correctly and forcefully) pointed out the position Fell slotted over the penalty to give Scunthorpe a 13-10 lead. The game opened up slightly with good play by both teams, a strip in the tackle by Scunthorpe allowed Rick Robbo to put boot to ball, Robbie Johnston chasing like a man possessed (and showing his excellent footballing skills) put the ball down for Scunthorpe’s 3rd try, this time converted. Score 20-10 giving the Devs the win!

Well played by everyone on the park, big hand to Finlay Storrs playing flank and wing and coming out as MoM. Onto next week.

Mom – Finlay Storrs 

Match Report Written By – Tom Fell 

PATRIOTS

MANSFIELD 3RDS – 5 – SCUNTHORPE 55 

Match Report Pending

MoTM – Kane Hackett – Jordan

COLTS

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER – SCUNTHORPE 60 – GRIMSBY 0

🏉Spencer Higgins

🏉 Alfie Murray

🏉 Reece Clark

🏉🏉 Arthur Boulgar

🏉 Finley Noble

🏉 Josh Quibell

🏉 Casey Hatfield

🏉 Josh Cook

Conversions

🏉 🏉🏉 Jack Murray

SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER – HULL IONIANS xx – SCUNTHORPE XX (National Cup Round 1)

🏉 Austyn Stow

🏉 George Favill

Conversions

🏉 Jack Murray

Penalty

🏉 🏉 Jack Murray

Information taken from Facebook / Instagram Stories – apologies for any inaccuracies. 

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