Driffield were feeling better after last week’s big win away against a very depleted York.
Hull have been going well at home and have a bit of confidence, and had a bigger and more experienced pack.
Although the Hull forwards dominated the match, at 12 apiece at half-time the game appeared evenly-matched. The strong wind was blowing straight across the pitch so no advantage gained or lost. Perhaps it could go either way ?
20 minutes after half time, Hull camped in the Driffield half, and the pressure of some big ball carriers started to show.
Driffield probably tried to over-play. They kept the ball extremely well, given the conditions, but a resilient Hull defence seemed happier without the ball and were able to capitalise on mistakes.
As far as performances go it was a massive improvement for Driffield compared with Scunthorpe and Blaydon, and disappointing not to get a point from the game, but showed some real positives moving forward.
Scoring
- Rix : 2 tries
- Robinson : 1 try
- Watts : 2 conversions