ROWNTREE RUFC will go into 2014 in second place in the Central/North Yorkshire District Merit Table.

The York club’s final game of the year proved to be a walkover when Burley seconds were unable to raise a team last Saturday.

’Trees have lost only two of their 11 fixtures this season – to fifth-placed Wetherby seconds and table-topping Harrogate thirds.

The first fixture of the new year sees Rowntree travel to York thirds in the cup on Saturday, January 4 (2.15pm).