York City Knights reserves beaten 58-18 by Featherstone Rovers (From York Press)

York City Knights reserves beaten 58-18 by Featherstone Rovers

11:25am Friday 4th May 2012 in Sport By Peter Martini

BRETT TURNER scored two tries from hooker for York City Knights reserves last night, albeit in a heavy home defeat.

The Knights led 12-0 thanks to Turner’s double - one digging in from dummy-half and the other a smart solo finish - but unbeaten Reserve Championship leaders Featherstone hit back to win 58-18.

Knights scrum-half Sean Carmody knocked on while trying to get through bodies at the try line as York led 12-6 during an even first half, but a 40-20 set up an equaliser and a rare error by Turner - losing the ball in contact at the end of a good run - saw Rovers go up the other end to take an 18-12 interval lead.

Turner and fellow first-teamer Dave Sutton, playing in the second row, were withdrawn at half-time, with the former if not both of them pencilled in to play in the Knights’ Championship match away to Swinton on Sunday.

Thereafter an inexperienced York 13, featuring a few students from York St John University were pretty much blown away by Rovers’ strong second string side.

The Knights got a late consolation try when Carmody’s excellent off-load saw prop Adam Howard - who played the full 80 minutes - crash in.

Tyler Craig goaled, to add to Carmody’s earlier conversions.