SEVEN-TRY Malton & Norton RUFC whitewashed Bridlington 43-0 in Yorkshire One at The Gannock.

Second-placed Malton quickly set up camp in the Bridlington 22-metre area, with Sam Triffitt touching down for the opening try.

Zwelakhe Sodladla converted the sixth minute try from the touchline.

With half an hour gone, Malton extended the lead when flanker George Harrison scored when a set scrum five metres out from the Brid line was shunted backwards.

Just before the break,Vusumzi Dyantjies and Sizwe Zondo took Malton into the Brid half and from a lineout the ball was spread for Zondo to speed over in the opposite corner.

From the restart, Malton were awarded a penalty, which Sodladla delicately placed into the corner. A clean catch at the lineout by Ali Coe was driven forward and Harrison scored again. Sodladla converted.

Malton again opened out from the kick off and slick handling in the backs mesmeried the Brid defence, before fly-half Nick Daley sent Harrison racing in for his third try.

Sodladla again added the extras.

Midway through the half, the ball was hacked forward by Brid and bounced kindly into the arms of substitute Tom Newitt, who raced around the defence to score.

Malt attacked from the kick off and quickly moved the ball to the backs. Zondo entered the line from full-back, split the Brid defence apart before sending Newitt away for his second try.

The conversion from Sodladla ended the scoring.

York's first game against Middlesbrough in more than a decade was a dour affair that ended in an 8-5 win for the Acklam Park hosts.

Boro took advantage of a strong breeze in the first half to lead 8-0 at the break following a try by full-back Jack Bircham and a 40-metre penalty by fly-half Simon O’Farrell.

Early second half pressure saw York gain a five-metre scrum and number eight Marcus Britland was driven over by the pack after 50 minutes.

York piled on the pressure in the next ten minutes but were unable to score, despite Middlesbrough prop Helm being sent off for an alleged stamping.

Even when Middlesbrough were reduced to 13 men with two minutes remaining, York were unable to get the crucial match-winning score.