Opening day Tigers pay for their sins

Technical offences left Tigers short-handed and enabled Huddersfield to cement their grip on the game.

The home side led after five minutes following a penalty from George Hinchcliffe, and while centre Zak Hill pulled Tigers level with a penalty three minutes later, Hudders-field scored the first try on 10 minutes through flanker Ollie Scrimshaw, while Hinchcliffe converted to put his side 10-3 ahead.

Hill and Hinchcliffe traded penalties on 22 and 24 minutes, and although Huddersfield extended their lead once again with winger Gavin Rhodes touching down, Hill's third penalty kept Tigers within nine points.

Tigers restricted Hudders-field to two more penalties from Hinchcliffe.

n Two late tries raised Sheffield's hopes of battling back for a shock win, but in the end hosts Ilkley just held on for a 31-28 victory in Yorkshire One at Stack Field.

With eight first team players unavailable, Sheffield were much lighter than their hosts.

But after a controversial refereeing decision angered the Sheffield side, they found an extra gear and battled back, but just failed to catch Ilkley.

Captain Ryan Amos scored Sheffield's first try, John Cox converting, and although Ilkley extended their lead to 24-7, Sheffield were not finished and stand-off Adam Byron scored again, Cox's conversion making it 24-14.

But controversy hit when, after calling a mark to fairly catch a high kick, Cox was tackled by Ilkley and had the ball stripped out.

With Sheffield expecting a penalty, the referee let play continue and Ilkley ran in unhindered for their final try, putting them 31-14 ahead.

Sheffield showed their grit whenwinger Cox raced in and Amos added his second try as the game headed into injury time, and he converted both to bring.

Tries from winger Ben Wright and scrum-half Joe Smith were not enough to stop Dinnington falling to a 16-12 defeat at Yarnbury in opening Yorkshire Two.

Barnsley ran in six tries as they demolished Thornen-sians 45-6 at Coulman Road in Yorkshire Three.

Both Andrew Appleyard and replacement David Reed scored tries, while others came from right wing Tom Gray and centre Matt Burrows, while Patrick Jensen kicked three conversions and three penalties.

After being relegated from Yorkshire Three, Stocksbridge showed little sign of an early revival when they went down 25-15 in Yorkshire Four clash at Hornsea.

James Lambert and Tony Plusa scored Stocksbridge's tries, with Dan Lowe converting one and adding a second-half penalty goal.

But the visitors had no answer as Hornsea ran in four tries.

Sheffield Oaks, relegated from Yorkshire Four, underlined their bid for a quick return with a 32-13 win at Mosborough in the new Yorkshire 5A league.

Stuart Whiteley and Graham Bulmer touched down for two tries each and there was a fifth from Andrew Selkirk.

James Feetam and Shain Heath converted one try each, and Feetam also landed a penalty.

Winger Luke Gayton had put Mosborough ahead with a try, but their only other first-half score was a penalty from Dale Adey. Lock forward Jim Burton scored a try in the second half.

Sheffield Medicals conceded the points in their Yorkshire 5A match at Ossett when they were unable to field a full front row.