North Yorkshire clubs use the opportunity of a non-league weekend to catch up on the league programme interrupted by pitches being waterlogged or frozen.

York travel to Darlington to fulfil a North 2 East fixture postponed from November 4, Goole entertain Huddersfield, who they had originally been due to play on November 11, while York RI tackle Halifax Vandals in Yorkshire Three in a game which was called off in September because of the fuel crisis.

Unavailabilties have necessitated a number of changes in a York line-up still seeking its first league victory of the season.

While bottom club York have lost all their ten games to date, second-placed Darlington have won nine of theirs, losing just once.

York's North east 2 rivals, Goole, have a strong side out to take on Huddersfield, including their hooker, Neil Cawood who is on leave from America.

RI were originally down to entertain Stanley Rodillians for a non-league game, but the league game with the Vandals takes priority. RI will field a strong side despite the absence of their St John's College contingent.

Selby fill a gap in their first team's fixture list with a Yorkshire One trip to North Ribblesdale, whose ground was unfit for their original league game at Settle.

Jason Cisero is back from Cardiff, so Selby name him at lock, while Wright Phillips returns from holiday to fill the gap left by the unavailable Rob Taylor.

Ripon entertain Northallerton for a non-league game with their captain Jim Buckley missing with a knee ligament problem.

Malton and Norton and Scarborough get together for a club game tomorrow with Scarborough taking the opportunity to give two players a first team outing after they had been knocking on the door recently.

Oliver Grimwood will be at prop for Scarborough and Tom Fish is promoted from the bench.

Malton will be without fly-half, Chris Creber who is on honeymoon in his native Australia.

Pocklington's 1st XV have to wait until Boxing Day for their next action.

Tomorrow's scheduled game against York has been postponed as York have re-arranged their league game with Darlington.

So the senior Pock ranks do not swing into festive spirit until Boxing Day and their traditional clash against Old Pocklingtonians, the Pocklington School old boys' side.

The 'Town v School' encounter kicks off at 1pm with the Bottomley Trophy up for grabs.

York have also called off the scheduled second team game, but there will be Pock v York derbies tomorrow at third and fourth team level. Pocklington Pilgrims meet their York counterparts at Percy Road, 2.15pm kick-off, while Pocklington Merovingians make the short trip to Clifton Park.

There is no Pocklington junior, or mini-rugby, on Sunday.