London Skolars 12 York City Knights 44: Tuffour on top after York deliver lesson

Tuffour, on loan from Hull FC and a former Harlequins Academy player, raced clear on the right to touch down after nine minutes to add to Lee Waterman's opening try.

Jack Lee finished a neat handling move by the posts and when Tuffour scored with an 80-metre breakaway to make it

18-6, the game looked over.

But York failed to add to their lead until after the break. Both sides had 'tries' disallowed before half-time as the game lost its rhythm.

Watched by both Leeds and Harlequins squads in the stand – who were playing afterwards – York's forward pack dominated down the centre, Brett Waller setting up Lee for his second score by the posts.

The try of the game came just three minutes later when Lee's inside pass was moved on brilliantly by Casey Bromilow for Ratcliffe to score, Waterman making it 32-10.

Danny Wilson scored York's seventh try on 64 minutes before Ratcliffe added the game's final try in the last minute, allowing Waterman to kick his sixth goal of the game to signal a 29th consecutive defeat for the Skolars.

It meant York coach Chris won the battle of the Thorman brothers leaving siblings Paul and Neil disappointed.

London Skolars: N Thorman, Aggrey, Paxton, Gee, Adebisi, Coleman, P Thorman, Sykes, Honor, Purslow, Ball, Hodson, Boston. Substitutes: Simon, Jones, Prescott, Bloom.

York City Knights: Wilson, Tuffour, Mitchell, Waterman, Lineham, Lee, Ratcliffe, Freer, Williams, Benson, Ross, Duckworth, Hardbottle. Substitutes: Bromilow, Waller, Lewis, Stearman.

Referee: James Leahy (RFL).