Beverley Braves Beat Hull Rivals To Lift The Cup

Beverley Braves Beat Hull Rivals To Lift The Cup

A healthy number of spectators gathered at West Hull to witness the Under 15s division two cup final between Hull All Blacks and the .

Hull All Blacks started the brighter receiving the kick off and making good yards with some powerful drives up field, on the sixth they put in a high kick which Braves full back, Will Kirkup, solid all day under the kicks, dealt with confidently gaining some good yards up field in the process.

From this position, moved rapidly up field before spinning the ball along the line, Ollie Loney providing the final pass to put Archie Murdoch in at the left-hand corner. If there was any doubt the Braves meant , then added the touchline conversion to make it 6-0 after only two minutes.

Beverley’s next set of six saw some great team work. Kai Johnson and Tom Baker made good yards up field on the back of fast distribution from Jack Turner at hooker setting up the position for Walker to put in a high cross field kick. Right wing managed to pat the bouncing ball back in field allowing his centre Will Wallis to pick up and score, four minutes gone, and it was 10-0.

Hull All Blacks had not just come to make up the numbers, and they punished Beverley after a handling error gave them possession 30 metres out. Quick hands across the line followed by dummy that the Braves defenders bought by Kai Green allowed him to touch down without a finger being placed on him. At 10-4, it was game on.

Hull All Blacks put a huge amount of pressure on the Beverley line with three consecutive sets of six, the final one as a result of kick into the in goal area forcing a drop out. It looked all on for the All Blacks to score on the right-hand side when up popped Ethan Rowbotham playing in the unusual position for him – but not looking out of place – of winger to make the all-important try saving tackle.

A crucial event in a very tight first half. Both teams went toe to toe for the rest of the half knowing how important the next try would be. It was a little Lewis Egan magic that broke the deadlock putting Harry Vorwerg into a hole to race fifty metres and score under the posts right on the stroke of half-time, Walker’s conversion making it 16-4 at the break.

Beverley recognised the game was far from won at this point and were the first to get the score board in the second half. Another Walker cross field kick being taken by Vorwerg to score, four minutes into the second half. Soon after it was George Bennett-Teare turning provider as he made a great break on the left before passing on to the supporting Murdoch, who raced away to touch down, Walker converted, 26-4.

Despite tightening their defence up – Ollie Gresswell and Henry Hughes putting in a huge amount of effort in this department alongside Egan and Johnson – All Blacks scored again to put the result in back into doubt. This time it was Jackson Davies- Barker who forced his way over under the sticks and Ben White’s conversion making it 26-10 with 15 minutes remaining.

The big All Blacks revival did not happen, however, Murdoch picked up from acting half-back, did a neat body swerve which opened up the defence for him to race 70 metres, Walker converted again, and the cup looked like it was on its way to Beverley.

This was confirmed when the Braves scored too late tries to give the final score a rather lop sided reflection of the match.

First, the ball went through seven or eight pairs of hands before Wallis put an inside ball to his winger Cohen to score in the right corner, Walker added another touchline conversion before a few minutes later he provided the long pass that gave Wallis the space to race over.

Final Score: Beverley Braves 42 Hull All Blacks 10

Men of the match Murdoch (Beverley), Green (All Blacks).



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