Durham City water polo junior men won 13-5 at home to Durham School. In a game that was closer than the scoreline suggests, the School played well against an experienced City team.

Durham: Ian Storey, Adam Burton, Mark Jones, Oliver Metcalf, Karl Zammit, John Franklin, Chris Franklin, Chris Trotter, Rachael Mell.

Scorers: Adam Burton (6), Oliver Metcalf (4), Mark Jones (2), Chris Franklin.

The team manager was Kevin Burton, and the referees were Carl Watson (Newcastle) and Brian Greenyer of Warrender club, Edinburgh.

The Durham City youth team lost 19-8 at home to Warrender, the leading junior club in Scotland, who showed their class throughout the game. City never let their heads drop and did well to score eight goals.

Durham: Adam Wise, James Dixon, Philip Rogers, Chris Trotter, Chris Franklin, Joel Woods, Alison Mell, Anna Richardson, Alex Ward, Stefan O'Neill, Steven Howson, Simon Haley, Zoe Bowler.

Scorers: Joel Woods (3), Philip Rogers (3), Stefan O'Neill, Simon Haley.

Team manager: Ronnie Woods

Referees: Watson, Keith Johnston (Edinburgh).

Anna Richardson and Nicola Stephenson of Durham City played for Harrogate Ladies in the national womens water polo knock-out competition at the Manchester Aquatic Centre.