Beverley Braves, eager for the last match of the season, was faced with an opposition who sadly had only 10 players so the Braves lined up with the same to make the match a more even battle.
The Beverley Braves had not played as a team since 22nd June so they were all hungry for a game. The whistle blew and the entire team were ready for battle against fourth place Featherstone.
Unusual conditions greeted the Beverley Braves for this derby match with a pitch made unpredictable by having a thick layer of cut grass covering the whole field.
Beverley Braves U16s have move to third in the Heinz BIG Yorkshire Division 1 after they beat the leaders Farnley Falcons at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley Braves took part in a game that was the biggest so far for club after they were drawn at home against a strong Blackbrook side from St Helens in the Barla Xamax National Cup.
The Braves started the first match of their Yorkshire campaign with only 13 players due to injuries and illness. The start was aggressive from Farnley who had a wealth of players to choose from.
Game day for Beverley Braves and this was probably the biggest game of their careers to date. A large crowd had come to support the youngsters against a top division one Yorkshire side.
Conditions were poor for this tense quarter final as the winds swirled round the pitch. Beverley Braves were up against a Yorkshire Division 2 side that had narrowly missed out on promotion this season.
Beverley’s first official game as an U16 was against Eastmoor Dragons from the Yorkshire League Division 4 in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup.
The nine a side matches favour the Beverley Braves game as there is more space and this suits their fast passing style. This became apparent in the opening minutes of the first match when James McGahey made a perfectly timed pass to Joe Wardill who was accelerating at pace.
Another hot Sunday morning rugby started with a crunching tackle by Joe Wardill which knocked the ball out from the grasps of the Dockers player to be expertly picked up by James McGahey.
After the bitter taste of cup final defeat Beverley Braves wanted to cement their place at the top of the league with a win over their nearest rivals Hull Isberg.
Beverley made the perfect start to the match with an explosive run from prop Harry Bulleyment who brushed the Tigers defence to one side as he powered through with an unstoppable charge between the posts opening the scoring for the Braves.
The Beverley Braves got off to a great start with Will Johnson taking the ball in strongly, the ball then found Keegan Bartlett who expertly kicked it across field.
This was going to be a tough encounter as the undefeated Braves took on second place Myton. The battle that commenced did not disappoint as Keenan Barker opened the attack with a ferocious run breaking
It was not long before the first points were on the score board for the Braves. Despite swirling winds at the Cottingham ground, Beverley executed a clinical move when James McGahey passed to Owen Harrison
This was a friendly fixture on paper but on the pitch it was a different story. Both sides were without key players and the players remaining had to play in different positions to what they are accustomed to.
Beverley continued the season with some more quality rugby as soon as the whistle blew to start the game. Their physical intensity overwhelms the opposition and despite some excellent defensive tackling from Wyke