YORK RUFC sent out a warning to their Yorkshire One promotion rivals after cantering to an impressive 27-8 derby win over Selby.

A hat-trick from winger Nathan McBride and a brace from fly-half Carl Paterson gave the Clifton Parkers a comfortable victory over their local rivals.

It could, and should, have been a much wider winning margin as only indiscipline contrived to halt a York side which dominated up front and seemed able to move the ball at will in the backs.

But it was a sobering experience for Selby, who enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges before succumbing in the face of purposeful rugby full of power and pace.

York tight-head prop Cory Wallace managed to get himself yellow-carded on the opening kick-off after tackling a man in the air, but while the two sides traded missed penalties Selby were unable to capitalise.

And back at 15 players ten minutes in, York scored the game's first try almost immediately. A crunching run from number eight Ian Davies, following good work from Nick Ventress, ended with Paterson driving through for the score.

Six minutes later and it was 10-0. A cleverly worked move after Rob Sparrow stole the ball from a Selby line-out allowed McBride an easy touchdown in the right corner.

When a Dan Porter penalty narrowed the gap to 10-3 at half-time, Selby were still in the game, even though they had barely penetrated York territory during the first 40 minutes.

But whatever was said at half-time did the trick for York who killed the penalty count and sealed the game in 18 second half minutes.

First, Paterson scored his second try in a sweeping move which finished with Wallace off-loading the ball like a flanker into the hands of his number 10 who had an easy route in.

Then, after 53 minutes, McBride finished a wonderful passage of play starting with a surging Stu Davies run and ending with full back Mike Westwood handing the ball outside to the winger who dived in at the corner.

With a 22-3 advantage the points were already in York's grasp, but McBride's third try arrived after 66 minutes when more good work from Wallace left the winger with an easy score following a move which involved the entire back line.

Toby Pemberton gave Selby a consolation try right on full time, but the points were too little, too late.

Updated: 11:40 Monday, October 03, 2005