Queensbury will meet Odsal Sedbergh in the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup final at Odsal Stadium following two absorbing semi-final encounters.

Holders Queensbury always had the upper hand against fellow Premier rivals Birkenshaw but they had to battle all the way to gain their 7-0 success.

The turning point of the game came with the only score of the first half.

Loose forward Lee Charlton hoisted a huge bomb to the posts and Birky full back Morton Robinson lost the ball under pressure. Opposite number Steve Eyles gratefully snapped up the resulting gift to score.

The clinging mud made certain both defences were well on top and it took a drop goal from substitute Mark Craft plus a late penalty from stand off Paul Drake to clinch the tie.

Odsal Sedbergh gave Victoria Rangers a lesson in cup rugby as they coasted to a surprise 44-15 win at Newlands Sports Ground.

Sedbergh made a mockery of their underdogs tag, racing to a 22-1 half-time lead.

Sedbergh scrum half Darren Collins bossed the show, posting two tries and four conversions. Centre Steve Brown roared in for a hat-trick, while Gavin Buckley (2) and Bob Chapman (2) also crossed. Rangers restored some pride with tries from Saqib Murtza, Dave Newhall and stand off Mick Sigston.

Thornton booked their first-ever final appearance with a 16-6 win at Odsal Sedbergh A in the Hudson & Foster Supplementary Bradford Cup.

Thornton led 8-6 at the break following touchdowns from Damien Birkett and Guy Dunn and they didn't wrap up the game until ten minutes from time when second row forward Paul Kubanski powered over. Dunn added a further two goals.

Clayton stopped Division One title-chasers Thornhill Trojans in their tracks with an 11-8 success at Lidget Green.

The Villagers gained ample revenge for their 62-0 away defeat when a superb long pass from Craig Pickthall put Richard Wood over the whitewash. A brilliant second-half effort from speedy centre Jason Brooksbank plus a

conversion and a drop goal from wily hooker Peter Milnes made sure of the spoils.

West Bowling A were given a fright before a late try from Eddie Womersley earned them a 20-16 win against Keighley Town at Bankfoot. Forward Bob Benn also made the whitewash and Paul Priestley rounded the win off with a try and four goals.

At the bottom of Division Two, Dudley Hill Eagles posted a much-needed win 19-16 at home to Queensbury A.

The Division Three basement clash saw Undercliffe complete a double over Wyke with a 26-18 win. Paul Coates, Craig Scott (2) and Paul Phillips crossed for the black and whites while Richard Harrison, Alex Scargill and a cracking hat-trick from Liam Jordan earned Undercliffe the much-needed points.

Silsden Park Rangers have been in awful form lately but they breathed fresh life into their promotion challenge with a 24-10 win at Todmorden.

Player-coach Jon Gwilliam was delighted with the result saying: "We changed the team round a bit and gave them a rollicking after last week's performance and it seemed to do the trick."

Man-of-the-match Danny Horn, Matt Bowness and Chris Sutcliffe scored Silsden's tries.

Baildon rugby union club shook off the effects of their 90th anniversary celebratory dinner the previous night, as well as losing six scrums against the head, to defeat Old Rishworthians 22-14 in a club match in Halifax.

The visitors trailed 7-0, but levelled through a converted try from Haydon Lister and he then converted a penalty to put his side 10-7 up.

Baildon No 8 Nick Murphy was then sin-binned and they trailed 14-10 inside the final 20 minutes before tries from hard-working flanker Chris Smithies and

skipper James Dawson made sure of the win.