LADBROKES CHALLENGE CUP, ROUND 3

York City Knights 48 Egremont 8

Knights: Robson 8, Brierley 7, Batchelor 7, Morrison 7, Foggin-Johnston 7, H Tyson-Wilson 6, Sowerby 6, Dixon 6, Carter 7, Siddons 6, E Smith 7, Hey 8, Spears 7. Subs (all used): P Smith 6, B Tyson-Wilson 6, Robinson 6, Porter 8.

Tries: Robson 4, 80; Carter 6; Foggin-Johnston 13, 65; Morrison 25; Hey 43, 73; Sowerby 50; Batchelor 53.

Conversions: H Tyson-Wilson 53, 73, 80.

Penalty: H Tyson-Wilson 65.

Sent off: none.

Sin-binned: none.

Egremont: Davies, Aitken, Crellin, Stainton, Newton, Brocklebank, Bold, Horner, Henson, Hailes, Bewsher, Glenn, Wright. Subs (all used): Telford, Laverick, Leak, Brown.

Tries: Brocklebank 32; Henson 61.

Conversions: none.

Penalties: none.

Sent off: Crellin 69.

Sin-binned: Glenn 63; Davies 65.

Man of the match: Brad Hey – two cracking solo tries and one cracking assist in a good all-round show suggests the athletic second-row might be turning his obvious potential into performances.

Referee: Liam Staveley (Bradford) – was kept busy by Egremont but was generally okay, though a long delay amid lengthy dialogue with a touch judge caused a painful pause in the action in the second half, with no apparent decision on the end of it.

Penalty count: 14-3

Half-time: 16-4

Weather: breezy but mild.

Attendance: 600 est

Moment of the match: Nev Morrison’s length-of-the-field try on a free play after an Egremont knock-on was a cracker.

Gaffe of the match: The goalkicking. York had to wait until the seventh attempt to add a conversion, Harry Tyson-Wilson’s effort from in front of the sticks heralding the biggest cheer of the day. Egremont’s fouling got a bit daft too.

Gamebreaker: York’s three tries in the first 13 minutes suggested this was not going to be as close an encounter as some other cup ties between League One and amateur clubs this weekend. Their three tries in the first 13 minutes of the second half confirmed their progress.

Match rating: The Knights avoided any potential banana skin to breeze into the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, only some fouling and frustration from Egremont making it less than straightforward.