NEW Earswick ARLC face a tough task as they seek to sustain their 100 per cent home record in Pennine League championship one.

The All Blacks, with seven wins at White Rose Avenue, welcome title hopefuls Morley Borough on Saturday - a team who leapfrogged them into second place this week after yet another league reshuffle.

This one followed the resignation from the league of Bentley Good Companions, with league chiefs opting to make their remaining matches 30-0 walkovers.

All Blacks have already played Bentley twice, with one win and one defeat, so those results stand, whereas Morley were handed two points. The south Leeds side were likely to go above New Earswick anyway with their games in hand, but All Blacks player-boss boss Jack Stearman was still puzzled.

Said Stearman: “Why the league didn’t just expunge all of Bentley’s results, I don’t know.

“You generally know what your club sign up to when you enter a league so it’s frustrating when you have such a topsy-turvy season with teams dropping out and various reshuffles.

“I understand it’s been a transitional year, though, so we’re just focusing on what’s left - and our target is to win our remaining games. We set that target with seven games left and we’ve won the first three of those.

“Morley will be tough. They’ve recently beaten (previously unbeaten) leaders Doncaster Toll Bar. But teams don’t like coming here and we’re proving we’re becoming a tough team to beat at home.”

Reece Blake (knee) and Charlie Hill (quad) are out but Adam Kirby and Dan Atkinson could be back.

Selby Warriors will look to kick on to a good finish in the league after beating high-flying division four neighbours Sherburn Bears 28-12 in last week’s Selby Cup semi-final, young half-back Kyle Bailey the star of the show.

Selby host lowly West Bowling ‘A’ on Saturday, though it’s Sherburn who face a more crucial clash, at promotion rivals Eastmoor.

Selby took the lead in the semi-final after good ball movement across the back line saw Toby Thorpe take a sweet pass to score.

Centre Steve Laurie then broke through before feeding Matt Turner to gallop home, Gary Watkinson goaling both. Dropped ball at crucial times ruined Bears opportunities and Laurie, enjoying a blockbusting first half, went on to score the next two tries, Watkinson converting the first.

A sweeping Sherburn move from saw young back-rower Layton Orford ghost over, Connor Jordan goaling, to cut the deficit to 22-6.

The second half was a war of attrition. Sherburn’s man-of-the-match, prop Shaun Crossland, ran in from 30 metres, Jordan goaling, but Selby sealed victory via a great try from Jimmy Hansen after a fine offload from substitute half-back Ben Pearson, Watkinson goaling.

Brotherton edged Moorends 30-28 in the other semi-final.