KNIGHTS PUT DONS TO THE SWORD
DAVE PARKINSON
DONCASTER
0 YORK KNIGHTS 56
Eco-Power Stadium, Sunday
YORK KNIGHTS all but confirmed themselves as league leaders of the Championship with an imposing second half that yielded seven of their ten tries.
Hat-tricks from Toa Mata’afa and Jesse Dee caught the eye, but the work of the pack and halfbacks Liam Harris, who dominated the first half, and Ata Hingano who was at his best in the second half, brought celebrations in the stands.
The Knights dominated the first quarter, where the hosts’ lack of early completions came back to haunt them. The Dons defended particularly well in the first few minutes with Kieran Buchanan and Connor Bailey held over the line in the same set and before a crunching tackle on Dee from Sam Smeaton brought him down and a further defensive play by Edene Gebbie dislodged the ball from the grasp of Ben Jones-Bishop. York kept up their high intensity start, forcing a drop out from a Harris high kick and an all encompassing hit on Craig Hall, however the visitors couldn’t take advantage.