Yorkshire trio keep on course for day in sun at Twickenham

Bridlington beat Eccles 27-12 in the Intermediate Cup North final to progress to the semi-finals of the competition.

Centre Ryan Kerr got the Yorkshire One side off to a good start with a try and No 8 James Thompson soon made it 10-0.

A further try from Steve Mellonby and a brace from Regan Stirk put the seaside town 24-0 up and by the time Eccles were awarded a penalty try, the fixture was all but over.

Although Eccles did run in two tries as the clock ran down, Bridlington looked comfortable. Their next opponents in the competition will be Coalville.

Selby overwhelmed Trafford MV 52-5 in the North final of the RFU Senior Vase. Full-back Dan Porter scored two tries and kicked four conversions and a penalty.

Other tries came from Martin Protherough, Ben Booth, Alex Webster, Ian Adamson, Charlton McCoy and a penalty try.

The game was marred by a 40-minute delay while a Selby player received treatment for an injury after a fight which led to Trafford going down to 14 men.

Selby face Stourbridge Lions in the national semi-final.

In the RFU Junior Vase North final, Baildon won 26-24 at Manchester Medics.

Second-row Phil Wilson and winger JJ O’Connell touched down, and Jake Duxbury kicked both conversions and four penalties.

Baildon will play Old Yardleians in the national semi-final.

Huddersfield YMCA ran out 38-13 winners in their rearranged Yorkshire One match at Scarborough.

Winger Gavin Stead touched down and kicked four conversions, and other tries came from centre Adam Ryder, No 8 Mark Whitehead, stand-off Ed Barber, prop Josh Wraster and flanker Sam Hodge.

Hullensians also enjoyed a good away win, running out 43-8 victors in their Yorkshire Two match at Moortown.

There were two tries each for No 8 Jason Conroy, full-back Chris Smith and winger John Wilson, while Rob Harding also scored.

Aireborough brushed aside York Railway Institute as scrum-half Oliver Catherall and No 8 Christopher Blackshaw both scored hat-tricks in the Yorkshire Three game.

York particularly struggled to contain Aireborough on the flanks and, as a result, most of the home side’s tries came from the wings.

The injuries started to rack up for York later on and with their props out of action, scrums went uncontested.

Aireborough dominated proceedings from start to finish and scored 11 tries on their way to a 61-0 win.

York made an inspiring comeback to take victory in their tie against Driffield in the Yorkshire Shield.

After leading 15-12 at the break, Driffield went on to make it 22-15 with tries coming from Robin McGill, Craig Gray, Alisdair McClaren and Rob Hamilton.

But York sparked into life and as their forwards showed more determination and strength, they went on to win 36-22.

The scoring was led by winger Billy Cakaunitabua who bagged a brace with Chris Fox and Matt Dudman also getting in on the act.