AFTER two successive home defeats Pocklington grabbed an important 24-14 away win at Barnsley in Yorkshire Two.

The visitors scored four excellent wing tries to gain revenge for defeat at the hands of the South Yorkshire side at Percy Road earlier in the season.

Pocklington, despite fielding an under-strength side, posed the greater threat out wide and took their chances for victory.

The first score came when skipper Matt Atkinson had led a forward drive before the backs took over for full-back Guy Hope to feed inside to emergency winger Dan Wilson to touch down.

Pocklington continued to look dangerous in the backs and fly-half Sandy Mitchell was the provider of two tries for left winger Tim Nixon. The first was a cleverly weighted pass and the second a neat cross kick.

Barnsley had hardly had a look-in but they somehow clawed themselves back into contention with three penalties - two from long range.

When the hosts had another penalty chance it turned in to a fluke try when the kick at goal boomeranged back off the woodwork to a home winger to score.

There was only one point between the sides and Pock had some defending to do before working their way back to the other end to seal victory in injury time. Another probe down the blindside sent Nixon in for his third try - and his second hat-trick in three weeks.

Updated: 11:18 Monday, January 30, 2006