Betfred Championship: Rochdale 18 York City Knights 24
Rochdale: J Johnson, Hamlett, Case, Worthington, Wood, Sheridan, Abram, Mitchell, Moore, Cottington, Gillam, L Johnson, Moores. Subs (all used): Gregory, Ryan, Coleman, Carberry.
Tries: Sheridan 27; Carberry 53; B Wood 70.
Conversions: Abram 27, 53, 70 (3/3).
Penalties: none.
Sent off: none.
Sin-binned: none.
Knights: Bass 6, Mazive 6, Salter 6, Hey 6, Whiteley 6, Marsh 6, Robinson 7, Baldwinson 6, Jubb 7, Teanby 6, Jordan-Roberts 6, Stock 6, Spears 6. Subs (all used): Brining 7, Kelly 6, Blagbrough 6, Porter 6.
Tries: Marsh 6; Bass 17, 37; Mazive 23; Blagbrough 56.
Conversions: Robinson 6, 56 (2/5).
Penalties: none.
Sent off: none.
Sin-binned: none.
Man of the match: Kriss Brining – made a couple of a breaks and was one of few players not to mar anything good with an error.
Referee: John McMullen (Wigan) – inconsistent.
Half-time: 6-18
Weather: sunny – with no wind.
Attendance: 500 approx
Moment of the match: Jack Blagbrough’s second-half try – which proved decisive – came courtesy of a fine piece of half-back play from Connor Robinson, who breezed through the line with a lovely show and go.
Gaffe of the match: where to start? There were a number of howler moments, the positive being that York still won despite them.
Gamebreaker: like last week against Batley, it was only the final hooter that assured victory as the Knights held on with hosts Rochdale pressing.
Match rating: this was an error-strewn performance from York against a bottom-of-the-table Rochdale, the main positives of which were the two points which lifted the Knights to third in the Championship table.
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