POCKLINGTON players and supporters were left shaking their heads in disbelief as they contrived to lose 21-19 to Dinnington in a game they had controlled and dominated for so long.

Pock remain fourth in the North One East table but the shock result saw Pock lose ground on the top two while it lifted lowly Dinnington to fourth from bottom, leapfrogging Malton & Norton.

In the first hour, Pocklington had enough possession and enough chances to win half a dozen games, never mind this one.

But, although they entered the final quarter leading 16-6, they had crucially failed to kill off their limited opponents.

And when Dinnington then grabbed a try on a rare visit to home territory, it suddenly gave them the belief and momentum to go on and steal the result - clinching victory with a late second try and touchline conversion.

Earlier, the possibility of a visiting victory had been unthinkable as Pocklington spent long periods hammering at the Dinnington line.

However, despite winning all their own ball and a fair share of their opponents’ possession, they bombed a host of scoring chances that could have put them out of sight.

Lock Tom Peters dived under the posts for a Pocklington only try on the half-hour mark, while his younger brother Jonty added a conversion and four penalties.

But that was it for the hosts as they lost the ball over the line, were twice adjudged to be held up over the whitewash, were stopped a foot short half a dozen times and also gave away a series of penalties in good positions.

Pock’s poor finishing meant Dinnington, who for so long had been content to aim for survival rather than success, were able to stay in contention. And to their credit, once the visitors got within a score in the last quarter, they stepped up a level to deserve the spoils at the death.