YORK RUFC recorded their third straight victory with a 15-13 success at Heath in Yorkshire One.

They were the first on the scoreboard when fly-half Liam Hessay converted a penalty on Heath's 22 metre line. Playing up a slope in the first half, York showed good ambition in the opening phases of the game and kept hold of the majority of the ball.

The scrum provided a solid platform and the forwards charged well in the tight - with Josh Mortimer and Chris Fox making ground.

Will Dunlop worked tirelessly in defence and attack from the wing but it was York's other winger, Charlie Nicholson, who crossed for the first try.

Scrum-half Tom Atkin took a quick penalty and Hessay kicked through.

Strong chasing by Nicholson put him ahead of the defenders and he skilfully half-volleyed the bouncing ball towards to the try-line before touching down as York took a 10-0 lead.

Heath pushed hard as the first half came to an end and York centre Chris Peace was yellow carded for an accumulation of penalties.

Heath, ignoring the potential for three points, used the numerical advantage to score a try out wide as they trailed 10-5 at the break.

The home side worked hard to try to add to their first try as they aimed to take advantage of their temporary extra man at the start of the second half.

A series of strong dives by Heath were kept out by stout York defence and a final charge to the line was held up.

But York’s previously sound scrum failed at this key moment and Heath took a ball against the head to release their backs with Callum Harriet-Brown crossing out wide to level the scores.

Heath were making the better of their possession and drew a penalty within kicking range. They converted to take the lead for the first time at 13-10.

Spurred on by the loss of the lead, York used their forwards and ground their way upfield with Marcus Britland making a number of strong charges.

Awarded a five metre scrum, the forwards put in their strongest drive and marched the home eight over their line as Britland touched down.

In the final ten minutes, Heath looked the stronger of the two sides and York did well to hold on to their narrow advantage as prop Will Norris was red carded with fewer than five minutes to go.

The home side had a chance to steal the game with a drop goal in the dying seconds but the ball slewed wide.

POCKLINGTON came away from Percy Park with a 19-3 victory in North One East.

They scored a try in the first five minutes and another with the last play, while they also stifled any home attacks with their strong defence, restricting Percy Park to a single penalty goal in reply.

Winning the ball at the tail of a line-out early on, it was fed back inside for flanker Matt Davies to burrow over, wing Nathan Saltmer converting.

Percy Park had their moments at the other end but got no change out of the Pocklington tackling and had to settle for a long range penalty to open their account midway through the half.

Pocklington resumed the offensive towards the break and, after sustained pressure, they went blind from a scrum to create an overlap and fly-half Matt Procter dived over in the corner.

There was little between the sides in attack in the second period, but Pocklington's defence again soaked up anything the home side threw at them before gaining the upper hand going into the final quarter.

They turned the screw near the home line before shipping the ball wide where flanker Jack Holbrough was in support of his backs to dive over, Procter kicking a good conversion from wide out.

Selby's bid for Yorkshire One survival was given a huge boost with a 35-17 victory over nearest rivals Old Crossleyans. The Sandhill Laners are now tied with their opponents on 19 points, although they have played two games more.

York RI continued their winning run with a much improved performance producing a 13-10 victory at Ossett in Yorkshire Four.

RI started well and, with Matty Robinson and Dale Baker dominating the home front row, the backs saw plenty of ball.

But a loose kick fell kindly for Ossett and they scored a converted try against the run of play. A penalty conceded in front of the posts increased the deficit and the game was in danger of slipping away.

Strong words from captain Frazer Land galvanised the visitors and constant pressure forced a penalty try, converted by Baptiste Brui, who then added a penalty to put RI level at 10-10.

RI started the second half brightly with full-back Tim Lewis looking dangerous each time he touched the ball.

Strong tackling by Owen Turner and debutant Tom Armes kept Ossett at bay and the match winning score came from the boot of Brui, who slotted a penalty to give RI a narrow victory.