After several near misses, York Wasps Academy finally recorded their second win of the season as they beat Chorley Lynx 40-8, writes Dianne Hillaby.

Despite missing 13 players through injury or holiday, the team on duty were still too strong for struggling Chorley.

After Sean Flynn had a try ruled out for a forward pass in the second minute, loose forward Andy Gargan opened the scoring three minutes later after good approach work in the forwards.

Skipper Danny Brown was next to cross the try line following a superb pass from scrum-half Ritchie Hunter.

Centre Marc Dawson scampered over from close range to touch down and, with Paul Flynn converting all three tries, the Wasps were 18 points ahead after just 11 minutes.

Chorley then tightened their defence and with the aid of some generous refereeing decisions worked their way back into the match with a converted try on 16 minutes.

They should have reduced York's lead further but for a try-saving tackle by full-back Kyle Wood.

York replied with the try of the game. Marc Dawson set off on an arcing run on the half way line and drew the full-back before feeding winger Sean Flynn to score between the posts, Paul Flynn again added the extras.

With two minutes of the half remaining Brown bagged his second converted try, a carbon copy of his earlier effort, before Chorley ended the half with a penalty to make the interval score 30-8.

The second half was a much closer affair but York were still able to extend their lead when Gargan sliced through the visitors' defence and Flynn kicked his sixth successive conversion.

York's defence held firm to keep Chorley at bay before Wood scored the final points of the match with a great individual try.

Scrum-half Hunter was at the heart of most of York's play but was just shaded for man of the match honours by the joint efforts of Brown and Gargan.

The young Wasps are away to Dewsbury at Ram Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm.

York: Kyle Wood, Ben Jones, Chris Spain, Marc Dawson, Sean Flynn, Paul Flynn, Ritchie Hunter, Paul Hagan, John Dick, Nick Burgess, Danny Brown, Chris Keld, Andy Gargan. Subs: Robert Scott, Dean Winspear, Jason Harper, Gareth Evans.

Updated: 11:56 Wednesday, July 11, 2001