By COLIN NEWBOULT

On target: Joe Ford

THIS battle may have been lost but, after a first leg dismantling of Ealing Trailfinders, the war was ultimately won as Yorkshire progressed to the Championship play-off final.
Unlike the reverse fixture, in which Carnegie asserted their authority throughout, this was an uncomfortable evening for the Leeds-based outfit.
Bryan Redpath, their head coach, was underwhelmed by his team’s performance after Luke Peters’ superb last minute try gave Ealing a thoroughly deserved victory on the night.

“That was probably our worst game of the...