Lancashire and arch-rivals Yorkshire will meet at Doncaster RFC on Sunday in the final of the North section of the National Under-20 Championship after the Roses rivals claimed emphatic victories in the semi-finals.

Yorkshire, beaten by eventual winners Gloucestershire in last year’s national semi-final, claimed their place at Castle Park with a 46-8 win over Cheshire at Beverley RFC, while Lancashire were matching them with a 48-8 victory over Northumberland at Fylde.

Yorkshire had to contend with a string of changes when they entertained Cheshire and it took them a while to develop any rhythm.

“We had half an hour or so without any pattern to our game but we eventually settled into it to get the win,” said team manager Keith Dyas (Wibsey).

“One real positive from the changes was the performance of Pocklington flanker Richard Skowronek, who came into the side as a late replacement and had an outstanding game.”

Yorkshire scored seven tries through Skowronek, centre Joe Martin (Hull), scrum half James Munro (Leeds University), full back Jack Moon (Morley), wingman Chris McTurk (Darlington Mowden Park), replacement Ned Brown (Ilkley) and wing Will Heylings (Harrogate), with fly half Greg Lound (Hull) adding 11 points with the boot.