A strong first half display, against a team tipped to do well in the division above, gave Roth a first half lead of 14 points.

Rotherham went further ahead early in the second half with their third converted try and then withstood a strong onslaught from Hessle in the last 20 minutes with a solid defensive display.

Next Saturday Roth start their league campaign with a home game against Hemsworth.

Yorkshire Vase

Full Time: Rotherham 21 Hessle 0

15 Nick Warhurst, 14 John Ratcliffe, 13 Andy Stewart, 12 Simon Duke, 11 James Mallender, 10 Tom Jenkinson, 9 Alex Worth, 8 Jamie Morris (c), 7 Ben Hastie, 6 Richard Westran, 5 Jordan Ransom, 4 Luke Palethorpe, 3 Pete Robinson, 2 Scott Crookes, 1 Johnny White

Replacements:

16 Mark Coultis, 17 Carl Banks, 18 Andy Ellis, 19 Richard Hallford

Roth Scorers: Andy Stewart (T), Jamie Morris (2T), Tom Jenkinson (3C)

Man of the Match: Johnny White