Rivals Across the River – The Story of Hull’s Rugby League Derbies Style:Paperback About the co-author

About the co-author

Inspector Cornelius Armstrong

Colin Todd is a football man from the old school

and believe the line that you can be prudent and ambitious

Terry Hunt

Rivals Across the River – The Story of Hull’s Rugby League Derbies Style:Paperback About the co-authorDerby days featuring Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers have existed since 1899 and in the ensuing 100 years the two factions have had a natural divide because they have been based on either side of the River Hull. This is the story of the matches. Hull colonised the west and Rovers settled in the east and the clubs close encounters have generated their own characters and controversies, dramas and dreams. This culminated in a special day in May 1980