More Disappointment For Blue And Golds Against Haworth Park

October 1, 2012

The blue and golds will be very disappointed to have not taken both points from this encounter at Haworth Park. They led 12-0 after 15 minutes and were 22-14 up with just 15 minutes to go.They clearly have the ability to win games like this but a little bit of tactical naivety at times proved to be their undoing.

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Blue & Golds Lose Despite Leading At Half Time

November 30, 2011

This was a desperately disappointing afternoon for the blue and golds at the Beverley Leisure Centre. A second half capitulation saw them concede 22 points without reply despite leading 12-8 at the break and the Haworth Park outfit having a man dismissed in the 39th minute. The game started poorly for the hosts with Beverley fumbling the kick off and the visitors scored in the corner off the resultant set…

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Blue & Golds Face Haworth Next After weekend Match Cancelled

November 22, 2011

The blue and golds will return to action this Saturday with a fixture at home to Haworth Park. Beverley ARLC fixture at home to Bilton Sully’s was cancelled due to several players from the two sides having bought tickets for the England v Austrailia four nations final. This rendered staging a match impossible. Kick off is 2pm at the Beverley Leisure Centre.

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Tickton Do Double Over Hedon Rangers

October 11, 2011

AFC Tickton came out 5-0 winners against Hedon Rangers. The first half was a tight affair with AFC Tickton and Hedon Ranges unable to find an opening going in to the break. In the second half AFC Tickton’s Liam Jones ran the Hedon defence into submission netting five goals to give AFC Tickton the comfortable win – Final score: 5-0 In the second match AFC Tickton took an early lead,…

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Shaw Comes Out Of Retirement For Haworth Defeat

October 2, 2011

Holiday and work commitments severley depleted Rich Shaw’s squad and left him with only 16 players available. Indeed he was forced to bring himself out of retirement and include himself on the bench. The starting line up was very makeshift with a number of players playing in unacustomed positions. Paul Atkinson was switched to prop and Steve Connolly filled in at hooker. In a game played in near record temparatures…

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Beverley ARLC Face Stern Test at Pontefract

August 9, 2011

The blue and golds make the trip to Pontefract this Saturday to play Chequerfield Rangers in a pre-season friendly. The new season will commence the first weekend of September and the picture is now a little clearer as to the make up of the two divisions. West Hull ‘A’,East Hull ‘A’,Skirlaugh ‘A’ and Dockers ‘A’ have left the Hull & District League to play in a March to November season…

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Blue & Golds Beaten in Final Home Fixture

May 2, 2011

The blue and golds ended their league season at the Beverley Leisure Centre in dissapointing style. Not for the first time this season, they let a winning position slip when they led 24-14 midway through the second half having clawed their way back from an initial 10-0 defecit. The visitors were quick out of the traps with two tries in the first 10 minutes. The fightback began when Steve Davidson’s…

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Blue and Golds Return to Action After Millennium Magic

February 16, 2011

The Blue and Golds resume their season this Saturday with a home fixture against Embassy. Beverley ARLC opponents have returned to the Hull & District League this season following a 2 year absence and have been one of the pacesetters losing only four times this season. Beverley will look to improve on their last game which was at home against Haworth Park, the Blue and Golds took the lead though…

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Beverley Throw Away Half Time Lead

February 7, 2011

The Blue and Golds threw away a winning position yet again at the Leisure Centre last Saturday. They led 12-0 after only 20 minutes but slipped to their most disappointing defeat of the season against a side that was there for the taking. The hosts scored with almost their first attack with Liam Lane going over after only three minutes for a try converted by Steve Jonson. They then immediately…

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Interview: Craig Hancock

June 22, 2010

It’s been a hellish month for stricken Beverley rugby star Craig Hancock – but the local lad is still smiling and full of optimism. Craig, 25, of Chestnut Drive, Beverley, suffered an horrific broken leg in the dying seconds of Beverley ARLFC’s Ray Speckman Cup Final victory over Cottingham Tigers last month. Two weeks spent in hospital, five operations, a skin graft and weeks of pain and discomfort have followed…

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Cottingham Tigers Vs Beverley ARLC

May 24, 2010

Beverley ARLFC’s powerhouse pack laid the foundations for  their superb come-from-behind 28-18 Ray Speckman Cup final victory over rivals Cottingham Tigers at Haworth Park on Saturday. In the build-up to the game,  blue and golds’ coach Rich Shaw and captain Steve Davidson had talked about the need to muscle up in defence against a pacy Tigers’ side, certain that if they could contain their opponents’ powerful centres their big, bruising…

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Beverley ARLC Lift Ray Speckman Cup

May 23, 2010

Beverley ARLFC produced a thrilling second-half fightback to win the Ray Speckman Memorial Cup at Haworth Park on Saturday. Trailing 18-6 at the break in energy-sapping heat, Beverley’s powerful pack gradually ground down Cottingham Tigers’ defence to earn a thoroughly-deserved  28-18 victory in front of a vocal travelling crowd. Second-half tries from Craig Hamlet, Matt Bielby and a superb brace from hooker Gavin Proctor, added to Liam Lane’s first-half try,…

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Shaw: ‘Winning this Will be Massive for the Town’

May 18, 2010

Beverley ARLFC captain Steve Davidson believes his team’s ‘in-your-face’ defence can bring his side cup glory on Saturday. Stand-off Davidson, 26, leads his team into their biggest match of the season when they take on Cottingham Tigers in the final of the Ray Speckman Cup at Haworth Park (ko 1.30pm). In a season of ups and downs, victory over their biggest rivals will provide a massive filip for the club…

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Beverley Book Place in Final by Beating Isberg

May 13, 2010

Beverley ARLFC’s rugged pack laid the foundations for the Blue and Golds to power into the final of the Ray Speckman Cup. With man-of-the-match Aaron Horsfield setting the example, Beverley proved too strong for a game Hull Isberg side, running out 36-26 victors to set up a mouthwatering final against East Riding rivals Cottingham Tigers. Although the scoreline suggests a tight game, Beverley’s dominance was such that in reality they…

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