Round-up: Doncaster Phoenix rise to occasion | Harrogate stun South Leicester | West Leeds wallop Whitley Bay

Not only did Phoenix battle their way to a comfortable win but they did it with some style, fielding a team consisting of mostly reserve team players and youngsters.

With Ionians first-team regular Isaac Green putting his side into an early lead with a penalty, Phoenix captain Andy Ellis led by example with a try on 20 minutes.

The North One East leaders never looked in trouble from this point on as flanker Ben Hyde added a second try and full-back Joe Gomes added the extras.

Gomes added a penalty and another conversion from Ellis’s second try to his tally and Chris Planchant saw the game end on a high, the second-row running 20 metres to add a fourth try in the dying seconds.

Harrogate came from 10-0 down to beat South Leicester 42-22 in a National Two North game which was more competitive than the scoreline would suggest.

Despite losing those early points, Harrogate soon took control of the game when Willem Enslin crashed over after 30 minutes and this saw his side score twice more before the break through Danny Matthews and Connor Ward. Lewis Minikin converted all three tries to make it 21-10.

Although Leicester still threatened in patches and went on to score twice in the second half, another three tries scored by Charley Purkis-McEndoo, Sam Bottomley and Jake Brady put the game to bed for the home side.

West Leeds marched on in the RFU National Senior Vase with an impressive 115-0 win over Whitley Bay Rockcliff.

Leading 63-0 at the break, their backs were simply too fast for their opposition and winger Mark Calderwood was particularly impressive, scoring five of their 15 tries.

They will now play at Littleborough in the Northern final, with the winner going forward to the national semi-final. The final will be played at Twickenham.

Ilkley ran in four tries on their way to a bonus-point win at Huddersfield YMCA, emerging 37-15 victors from the National Three North game.

Left wing John Johnson, prop Dan Lawrence, right winger Declan Jackson and centre Elliot Morgan scored tries for the visitors, and scrum-half Joe Rowntree added all four conversions and a penalty. There were drop goals from stand-off Ed Brown and centre Josh Kimber.

Sheffield went down 28-19 in their match at Lymm in Cheshire, despite tries from No 8 Jonny France, right wing Gareth Morley and back-row Tom Womack.

Malton & Norton drew level with Yorkshire One leaders Bradford & Bingley as they ran out 38-19 winners at North Ribblesdale.

Tries came from No 8 Josh Heggie, centre Sam Harrison, prop Ben Boothman, hooker James Thornton, flanker Ali Coe and second-row Jamie Rounthwaite, and Zweli Sodladla kicked four conversions.

Bridlington maintained third spot with a 32-13 win at Heath, while Scarborough were 13-10 winners at Bradford Salem.

There was also an away win for York, who were 25-18 victors at Old Crossleyans, while Old Brodleians scraped a 20-18 win over bottom of the table West Park Leeds at Hipperholme.

Second-placed Keighley, five points behind West Leeds, maintained their promotion push in Yorkshire Two with a 24-7 win over Pontefract, while Old Grovians ran in six tries on their way to a 48-7 win over Knottingley.

Bottom of the table Beverley’s trip to promotion-chasing Alnwick in North One East was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.