YARNBURY put in a impressive performance to win 30-8 in a Yorkshire Two match at North Leeds rivals Roundhegians on Saturday.

As injuries take their toll, Yarnbury made eight changes from the previous week.

Yarnbury started with a breeze in their favour and played an expansive game which threatened to blow the home side away.

The first quarter was an impressive display of the 15-man game against plucky opponents who were caught in the blocks.

First Yarnbury attacked down the left, the outside backs James Endersby and Josh Bell made good ground to set up captain James White for a try in the corner, but full back Joe Pinnick missed the conversion.

Yarnbury pressure was constant, and two penalties followed converted by Pinnick, who then gathered a clearance kick in his own half and circled wide right through the centres using his pace to make the gap and right winger Josh Bateson did the rest running in for a second try, converted smartly by Pinnick.

Wing forward Tom Goldthorpe looked menacing with ball in hand on a couple of occasions before breaking the cover in impressive style only being brought down short of the line and the defence scrambled to cover.

The second quarter saw Roundhegians back in the game and slowed down the Yarnbury offensive play due to repeated penalties given against the Horsforth side.

A James Dobson penalty was all they had to show for these efforts as Yarnbury led 18-3 at the break.

The second half was more of the same with the Yarnbury momentum stifled by technical infringements.

Roundhegians pressed the Yarnbury line for their first try but a loose ball gave the Yarnbury backs a chance to clear their lines, but the decided to run the ball down the right and got winger Bateson away in a race for the line, which he did effectively holding off the covering full back Jonny Dobson. Pinnick could not convert.

Roundhegians then had a good spell of pressure as Yarnbury again infringed and centre Elliott Jackson got over after successive forward drives.

This was all they got for their efforts but inevitably on the day Yarnbury were not going to be deprived of their bonus point that their performance merited.

After a defensive kick, the ball was slipped to wing forward Calum Fawcett who outstripped the defence with an impressive turn of speed. Pinnick converted to seal the victory.

It was impressive rugby from the Horsforth side prior to their inaugural league game this Saturday on the all weather Yarnbury pitch.

JOHN RAWSON