Greens in storming victory as Ionians are left waiting
The Greens began at a furious pace, penning the visitors inside their 22 for much of the opening 10 minutes.
However, it was Coventry who opened the scoring, breaking out of defence for full-back Clifford Hodgson to finish in style and convert.
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Hide AdGreens centre Joe Donkin responded by breaking through a tackle 40 metres out to leave himself a clear run to the line. Barrett landed the equalising conversion.
Barrett was inside the home half when he made a devastating run to the posts before converting to make it 14-7.
Centre Barry Davies was the last man in an incisive Coventry move, touching down close to the right corner, Hodgson converting.
Wharfedale made their overall command in the forwards count. A lineout 15 metres from the line was taken cleanly and once the well-controlled drive was under way, the try, claimed by flanker Aaron Myers, was inevitable.
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Hide AdSoon after, No 8 Rob Baldwin received at pace to crash over betwen the posts. Barrett converted both scores for a first-half bonus point.
As the second half got under way, Coventry flanker Matt Tibbatts was sin-binned but the Greens garnered just one penalty in his absence.
However, on 62 minutes they effectively sealed the result when lock Richard Rhodes was offered a ‘walk’ to the line after a neat combination between new signing Dan Scarborough and Baldwin, Barrett converting.
Coventry winger Kohler was denied a try by a marginal foot-in-touch decision, then No 8 Jacques Le Roux and winger Ian Clarke scored to inject some respectability into the scoreline.
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Hide AdHull Ionians are still searching for their first victory in National One after a 29-13 defeat at Old Albanian.
The home side ran into a 17-0 lead in the first half-hour, and although Ionians stepped up their game and battled well thereafter, the damage had already been done.
Scrum-half Stefanes Liebenberg got Albanian off the mark with a try which stand-off Lawrence Rayner converted, and he added a penalty.
Inside centre Johannes Lombaard touched down on 26 minutes, Rayner converting, to make the lead 17-0 at half-time.
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Hide AdScrum-half Isaac Green slotted two penalties for the East Yorkshire side and Rayner bagged a try on the hour mark to make it 22-6 but replacement Adam Thomas touched down for Ionians six minutes later, Green on target with the conversion to narrow the gap to 22-13.
Ionians pressed but the final try went to Albanian, replacement Ian Vass touching down.