06 September 1924

HULL TROUNCED. Featherstone Their Old Selves.

The odds were all against Featherstone beating Hull, for they were without Clements, Hepworth, Wynard, and McGlone, and in the first half Sidney Denton went off with a broken rib. Yet, despite this, the Rovers not only won, but trounced their opponents.

Hull gave a feeble display. For a time they got possession of the ball four times in six, but despite good work by McGiever the third line showed up very poorly. On the other hand, forwards and backs alike on the Rovers side played well, and the work of the Featherstone pack, after Haigh had been withdrawn, was worthy of the best Featherstone traditions.

There was just one successful Hull movement which had the stamp of excellence about it when Stone, after combination McGiever and Kennedy, raced over with lovely try. Of the twenty points registered in the second half fifteen were Featherstone’s. Morgan, who did good work behind the scrum, made all the running for a try which Haigh scored. The try which McGiever got just before time was fitting reward for sterling effort, and Kennedy also deserved credit for trying to stem the tide. The attendance was over 4,000.

Leeds Mercury 8 September 1924