HARROGATE RUFC gave themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation from National Two by beating Manchester 39-19.

The result pushed Bracknell into the relegation zone and if Harrogate win at Waterloo on the final day of the season they will stay up.

Try scorers against Manchester were hookr Mark Erven, Kiwi second row Brendan Back, fly-half Lee Cholewa and No 8 Andy Boyle, with the rest of the points coming from the boot of man-of-the match Cholewa.

Updated: 10:03 Monday, April 25, 2005