YORK Acorn ARLC Under-16s held out with only ten men on the field to secure a 22-10 win over Wibsey Warriors.

The young Blue and Golds were 16-10 up when Josh Peacock and Tyler Dawson were sin-binned for high tackles, and then Stuart Leeke went for a professional foul.

They were left stretched, but still managed to hold out and a second Tom Eaton try on the final whistle, goaled by himself, sealed the win.

Acorn had got off to a good start with the wind in their favour, keeping Wibsey penned in their own half and going ahead when good cross-field handling put Mike Kellett in on the right wing.

Further pressure quickly led to man of the match Matt Winn scoring easily near the posts, Antony Chilton converting.

Several good chances to increase the scoreline were wasted, and Wibsey got back into the game towards the end of the first half with a try to give them hope at 10-4.

With the wind in their faces Acorn needed to work at their game.

Leeke, James Mountford and Winn led the defensive effort and Eaton got on the scoreboard for the second week running with a well-taken try, Chilton's goal increasing the advantage to 16-4.

Indiscipline and mistakes came into Acorn's game, as they surrendered field position and allowed Wibsey back in with a converted try 16-10.

But they dug deep to finish as winners.

Meanwhile, York Acorn U12s put up a spirited performance but lost 17-11 to Oulton Raiders in the first round of the Yorkshire Junior Cup.

Division two leaders Acorn proved they could play with the best from division one, and were first to score with another excellent try from in-form Josh Potter, converted by Ali Fawcett.

Raiders hit back with a try and defended their line well, with a Fawcett drop goal Acorn's only reward for forward pressure, before good work from Zak Agnew, Ben Church and Ricky Watson paved the way for Potter - the joint man of the match with prop Ashley Robson - to score his second try for an 11-4 lead at the break.

Oulton, coming out stronger, scored two converted tries to go 16-11 ahead and, while the Blue and Golds should have made more of their opportunities and were twice denied by refereeing calls, the home team sealed the win with a drop goal.

Lewis Lord topped the tackle count to take the most improved performance award.